The Ha’apala (Clandestine Immigration to British Mandatory Palestine) and Bintivey Ha’apala Information Center

Rina Offenbach and Yael Kaufman We work in Atlit Camp, a national heritage site run by the Council for Conservation of Heritage Sites in Israel (A.K.A The Society for Preservation of…

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So They Immigrated to Eretz Israel – Is the Document Correct? Immigration to Eretz Israel Based on the IGRA Collection

Information on immigration can be found in many types of documents. But these documents may not always be primary sources but secondary sources in which the information may not be…

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Hungaricana: The Hungarian Culture Heritage Portal as a Resource for Jewish Research

This presentation provides an overview and tips for using Hungaricana, a voluminous on-line collection of documents, records, directories, maps and other digitized resources in archives, museums, and libraries from Hungary…

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