Limitations of Genealogy in Evaluating Familial Diseases
The multiple occurrence of a specific disease in a family tree might at first sight be suggestive of genetic inheritance or, at least, association with some factor which has been…
Finding Your Jewish Ancestors Within FamilySearch
FamilySearch is one of the largest genealogical databases in the world, containing billions of records from all parts of the world. In this presentation we will discuss how best to…
Medical & Genetic Family History: The Role of the Jewish Genealogist
U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona comments that "Knowing your family history can save your life. Millions of dollars in medical research, equipment, and knowledge can't give us the information…
The Practitioner & the Patient in the IGRA collection
IGRA's All Israel Database collection contains over 2.5 million records spanning the period from the end of the Ottoman Empire through the State of Israel mainly dealing with Palestine (Eretz…
Prenumeranten: What We Can Learn from Subscription Lists in Hebrew Books
Starting in the last quarter of the 18th century, many Hebrew and Jewish books were published with lists of subscribers, whose prepayments funded the book’s publication.These lists of subscribers, or…
