Articles from Internet Genealogy Magazine

We provide a number of premium resources to our members through the website, such as articles from Internet Genealogy magazine, a US-based print magazine on using the Internet for genealogy.
One article per month is posted regularly for all registered users.
A library of past articles is available exclusively to IGRA members.


Original Articles

The Israel Genealogy Research Association [IGRA] electronically publishes peer reviewed articles. We invite articles for submission, which may be about any subject that touches global Jewish genealogy, most especially those that will improve research skills, or open new streams of research from which the reader can learn. Articles must not have been published previously.

You are encouraged to send your articles electronically to: [email protected], including a short biography of just a few lines and a photo of the author. Please note that all material published by IGRA becomes the property of IGRA and may be reprinted only by the written permission of IGRA. Any websites noted in the article should use the format http:// . In addition to links within the article, we encourage you to include visuals: photographs and/or illustrations should be sent individually as .jpeg, .png, or .gif files at a resolution of 250-300 pixels, along with their captions. The bibliography for your article should be standard and complete, including the publisher, the date, and the place of publication.

Finding Tante Fanni, by Jeanette R. Rosenberg
Discovering our Past: The Good, the Bad and the Sweet by Michael Salzbank
New Strategies in German Jewish Research by Karen Franklin
Chutes & Ladders: Innovative Approaches to Genealogy

Chutes & Ladders: Innovative Approaches to Genealogy

February 6th, 2012

Chutes & Ladders: Innovative Approaches to Genealogy Pamela A. Weisberger © 2013 Are you eager to connect the dots, score points and [...]

Tags: genealogy,IAJGS,israel,lecture,pamela,Petach Tikva,Weisberger

Images of the Holocaust
Hebrew genealogy terms

Hebrew genealogy terms

December 11th, 2012

English Phonetics Hebrew Search chipus חיפוש Name shem שם Given Name shem prati שם פרטי Family Name shem mishpacha שם משפחה Father av/abba אב/אבא Mother em/ema אם/אמא Spouse ben / bat zug בן / בת זוג Son ben בן Daughter bat בת Brother ach אח Sister achot אחות Cousin ben dod / doda bat dod / doda בן/דוד דודה בת/דוד דודה Father in law chote[...]

Tags: genealogy,Resources

Vabolnik Revisited: A Cemetery Documentation Project
גנאלוגיה באיתור יורשים לרכוש
Elvis Presley’s Jewish Ancestry

Elvis Presley’s Jewish Ancestry

August 29th, 2012

Goodness… It’s been 35 years since the King passed on. According to an article in Tabletmag.com, Elvis’s great great maternal grandmother was Je[...]

Tags: Elvis Presley,Gladys Love Presley,gospel music,Nancy Burdine

Israelis who lectured at the 32nd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Paris 2012

Israelis who lectured at the 32nd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Paris 2012

July 20th, 2012

Israelis who lectured at the 32nd International Conference on Jewish Genealogy Paris 2012 Alexander Avraham Yad Vashem Name lectures Behar Doron Prof. Rambam Medical Center Genetics of the[...]

Tags: conference,genealogy,IAJGS,Israelis,lecture,Paris

Jewish Cemeteries in Jerusalem**
History, Fiction and Genealogy

History, Fiction and Genealogy

May 20th, 2012

 History, Fiction and Genealogy by Hank Skirball Genealogy - An account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an [...]

Tags: anti-Semitism,Arnold Schnitzler,Fletcher Christian,genealogy,history,Konin,Max Nordau,Poland,Seldin Edwards,Sigmund Freud,Theodore Herzl,Winston Churchill

My REZEKNE

My REZEKNE

March 31st, 2012

My REZEKNE by Esther Rechtschafner Introduction A few years ago, a cousin of my father wrote me that my paternal grandmother was born[...]

Tags: Cemetery,Latvia,Rezekne

Visiting Grandpa Tuvia in America

Visiting Grandpa Tuvia in America

March 7th, 2012

Visiting Grandpa Tuvia in America Miriam Gil (1) 'Soon I'll meet my Grandpa Tuvia' (2) as once again the thought crossed my[...]

Tags: Adelson,Arluk,Detroit,Dvora Dolev,Kibbutz Kfar Blum,Lithuania,United States,Vilkaviskis,Yurkanski

Free Article from Internet Genealogy Magazine

Free Article from Internet Genealogy Magazine

February 23rd, 2012

We are happy to offer a free article from Internet Genealogy magazine each month on our web site to registered[...]

(Moyal) שם המשפחה מויאל

(Moyal) שם המשפחה מויאל

February 21st, 2012

שם המשפחה מויאל (Moyal) מטילדה א. טג'ר באמצע המאה ה19 עלתה לארץ משפחת מויאל ממרוקו ובהמשך נמנתה בין המשפחות הספרדיות הבולטות של הישוב במאה ה-19 ותחילת המאה ה-20. בירושלים פיתחו את כלכלה של ארץ ישראל משפחת אמזלג, אלישר, ואל[...]

Tags: Moroccan Names,MOYAL Onomastics,Sephardic Onomastics,מויאל- השם,שמות מרוקאים,שמות ספרדים

Using Newspapers and Land Registries to Find People

Using Newspapers and Land Registries to Find People

February 10th, 2012

Historical Newspapers The following are examples from Davar [i]– published in Eretz Israel from 1925 through 1996. The following examples are f[...]

Tags: british mandate,davar,israel,land registries,newspapers

Passover Break – Fifth Episode

Passover Break – Fifth Episode

December 28th, 2011

H. Daniel Wagner A few years ago, at Pesach time, I published a 4-part article in Sharsheret Hadorot which recounted short[...]

Tags: Daniel Wagner,galileo,passover

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