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Dedicated to helping people discover, document, and share their Jewish family history. Learn more and join us at www.jgsgw.org

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Jewish heritage news digest – NewsNosh (March 1, 2026) Jewish heritage news digest: curated links on Jewish family history, Jewish history, and Jewish heritageβ€”IAJGS AI Summit date, new JEWISH GENEALOGY journal, Dead Sea Scroll exhibit, Ferrara Bible, and...

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β€œOnce There Was a Town: The Memory Books of a Lost Jewish World” Book Launch
YouTube video by Museum of Jewish Heritage β€œOnce There Was a Town: The Memory Books of a Lost Jewish World” Book Launch

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JewishGen Talks: The Dash: Finding the Person in the Papers
YouTube video by JewishGen.org JewishGen Talks: The Dash: Finding the Person in the Papers

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New Weekly Newsletter from The Ancestor Hunt

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Generations Newsletter, March 2026 Volume 19, No. 3, March 2026

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In Concert: How Jewish Women Built Community Through Music

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How a Research Log Will Transform Your Family History Research A family history research log is a document that tells you what you’ve researched, what you've found, what you didn’t find, and what research you still need to tackle. Here's how to find one and put i...

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JUST PUBLISHED: JEWISH GENEALOGY, IIJG's new online journal

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Jewish heritage news digest – NewsNosh (February 22, 2026) Jewish heritage news digest: curated links on Jewish family history, Jewish history, and Jewish heritageβ€”MyHeritage in 50 languages, CEJHG Vienna conference, Holocaust memory & AI education, King Davi...

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The Jewish History of Washington, DC Discover the deep-rooted and multifaceted history of Jewish life in the nation’s capital during a tour of key landmarks and institutions led by Carolyn Muraskin, founder of DC Design Tours. High...

ALL DAY TOUR

Discover the deep-rooted and multifaceted history of Jewish life in the nation’s capital during a tour of key landmarks and institutions led by Carolyn Muraskin, founder of DC Design Tours.

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7 Genealogy Regrets I'd Fix with a Time Machine If I could hop in a time machine and travel back to my first year of family history research, I’d do things VERY differently! Today, I’m going to be sharing the things I wish I’d done differently whe...

What is your biggest genealogy regret?

Mine would have to be not taking advantage of the opportunity to talk with older relatives before they died.

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Origins of the Ellis Island Name-Change Myth Please stop repeating the story that your family name was changed by immigration officers.

This genealogy myth has taken on a life of its own. Learn more about its origins.

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Did you know there are dozens of online forums where family historians help each other solve their problems? We've picked some of the best - how many of these are you a member of? πŸ–₯️

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New Records on FamilySearch January 2026 β€’ FamilySearch Newsroom FamilySearch adds millions of free historical records every month. See new records from the Philippines, Sweden, and more.

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The Holocaust Reunion Project - Home - The Holocaust Reunion Project The Holocaust Reunion Project, empowering Holocaust Survivors and their children to find family and reclaim their histories by leveraging the extraordinary potential of DNA testing.

January 27 is #InternationalHolocaustRemberanceDay.

The Holocaust Reunion Project harnesses commercial DNA testing and expert genealogical research to reunite Holocaust survivors and their children with living relatives and illuminate lost family history.
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Sunday, February 15 at 1:30 PM EST

Restore an Abandoned Jewish Cemetery, Perform a Mitzvah!

Speaker: Jeffrey Miller

Free for members of JGSGW. Nonmembers may register to attend for a fee of $10.

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18.01.2026 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Generations Newsletter, January 2026 Volume 19, No. 1, January 2026

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A Message From 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki
YouTube video by GeneaVlogger A Message From 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki

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Editorial: When DNA Awakens Identity Something more consequential is unfolding: people who, upon discovering faint Jewish roots β€” a sliver of Ashkenazi DNA, a surname with Sephardic echoes β€” choose not merely to note the finding but to e...

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In Galveston, Descendants of a Forgotten Jewish Migration Keep Their Community’s Story Alive Today, the few remaining descendants of Jewish immigrants from that time period still living on the island are determined to preserve and nourish the story of the Galveston Movement.

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Reclaim The Records We’re Reclaim The Records, a new not-for-profit activist group of genealogists, historians, researchers, and open government advocates. We identify important genealogical records sets that ought to be...

Reclaim the Records has done it again!
NY State Death Index 1880-2017!
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In Galveston, descendants of a forgotten Jewish migration keep their community's story alive - Jewish Telegraphic Agency The Texas city was briefly known as "The Ellis Island of the West" thanks to Jacob Schiff.

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Generations Newsletter Volume 18, No. 11, December 2025

Generations Newsletter - December 1, 2025

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What Is a Township and Why Is It Important in Historical Research?? - MyHeritage Blog A township is a type of local government within a county and appears in federal census records to show where each household lives. Civil townships were

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Responsible AI Photo Restoration | Making Family History AI tools can restore faded and damaged family photos. They can also change important historical details. Learn to use these powerful tools responsibly.

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Why your old AI prompts aren’t working anymore (and how to fix them) Gemini 3 and ChatGPT 5.1 are out. Learn why that matters and get three new prompts that work for newer AI models.

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Reconstructing the Lost 1890 Census: Recent Records and AI Tools (2025 Updates) - Genealogy Bargains Author’s Note: I want to be transparent that this article – Reconstructing the Lost 1890 Census: Recent Records and AI Tools (2025 Updates) – was created in

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Why Your Ancestor Changed Their Name (And No, It Wasn't Ellis Island) - Genealogy Explained Here's what you think happened: Your great-grandfather stepped off the boat at Ellis Island. A cranky clerk couldn't pronounce "Wojciechowski," shrugged, and

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How to Hire a Professional Genealogist
YouTube video by GeneaVlogger How to Hire a Professional Genealogist

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