
Israeli Premiere of “Fioretta”
Please join us at ANU in Tel Aviv on October 8 for the Israeli Premiere of “Fioretta”. IGRA members will receive a discounted price. Please
Please join us at ANU in Tel Aviv on October 8 for the Israeli Premiere of “Fioretta”. IGRA members will receive a discounted price. Please
Please excuse our “dust” as we continue to make improvements on our website. We want to provide an improved experience and are interested in your
Ingrid Rockberger was born in England and came on aliyah with her family in 1981. Ingrid has been involved in community work and volunteering since
Extended families rarely stay in the same area anymore and are often scattered all over the country and sometimes the world! How can we stay
Description: GenealogyIndexer.org is a free website for searching 2 million+ pages of historical European directories (business, address, telephone), yizkor books, Galician secondary school reports, Polish
Salute! to the IGRA Database Volunteer Corps! IGRA Database Volunteer Corps, We Salute You! The All Israel Database of the Israel Genealogy Research Association recently
Think you don’t have time for genealogy? Think again. Daniel will show you what you can do with the time you have — whether it’s
It was with great sorrow that IGRA received word that Barbara Ellman suddenly passed away at the end of January. In addition to all of
J-Roots is a Russian language Jewish genealogy portal that is a trove of genealogical information. This talk will demonstrate how an English speaker can navigate
Jill Meron became interested in genealogy in 2016 after a Jewish Heritage tour of Poland. She was born in England and immigrated to Israel in
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
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
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
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
We hope you will be able to join us on November 13, 2022 as we recognize our many volunteers and present lectures on Family Research
In great sorrow, we announce the passing, on Rosh Hashana, of our founding member and loyal friend, Rabbi Henry (Hank) F. Skirball z”l. He was
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
Shana Tova! The Officers and Board of IGRA wish for you in the coming year good health, personal satisfaction, renewed energy and sense of purpose.
With the large genealogy conferences behind us and the New Year is looming, as daylight hours slowly decrease and we prepare for the Fall…. We
The IAJGS presented its 2022 awards and grants at the Annual Meeting of its virtual 42nd International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. The conference has more
Think you don’t have time for genealogy? Think again. Daniel Horowitz will show you what you can do with the time you have — whether
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
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
Why did siblings raised in the same family migrate (or not) to different destinations? In this talk I will present several general migration models, as
My father, Oscar Herschman, was born in the USA. His father, Gregory (Harry) Herschman, immigrated from Vitebsk, Lithuania (now Belarus). His goal was to earn
IGRA held its Annual Meeting on June 19, 2022. Reports were made from the Database, Finance, and Audit Committees. Rosemary Eshel and Daniel Horowitz were
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,
Immigration Impacting Genealogy Research The all-day virtual event will take place on June 26, 2022 from 10:30 am – 5:10 pm (Israel Time). The morning session
What A Surprise! I Found A “Divorce On Condition” that My Uncle Signed Rose Avigael Feldman My Uncle Yehezkel Lulkin was the second oldest of
On October 1, 1939, the village of Miroslav in Czechoslovakia found itself annexed to the German Reich in exchange for “peace in our time.” Armed
By Ellen Stepak nee Goldenberg Simcha Goldenberg was my paternal grandfather. He was born in September 1889 and died in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1948, when
North Rhine-Westphalia is the largest and most populous of the 16 states of Germany and many of us with German-Jewish roots have at least one
This lecture was recorded as part of the Genealogical Seminar in Memory of Zvi Bernhardt z”l, organized by Yad Vashem, that took place virtually on
Utilizing the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS), this presentation will demonstrate methods of looking at your research to find gaps and solutions as well as evaluate
We sailed in May 1940 from a Czechoslovakian port on a Bulgarian freighter flying the flag of Panama. Our goal was to arrive in Palestine
The “Ribbentrop – Molotov pact” divided Poland between the Soviet Union and Germany in 1939. The Polish territories annexed to The Soviet Union had a
Daniel Horowitz has been dedicated to Genealogy since 1986, Daniel was the teacher and the study guide editor of the family history project “Searching for
During the Covid19 pandemic in the UK I was approached by several people whose recent DNA tests had revealed Jewish ancestry (typically an unknown Jewish
For several years, Alex Krakovsky, a Ukrainian Jew, has been scanning metrical and census records found in long-closed Ukranian archives. He has placed the indexes,
Research Stories and Anecdotes in the Database of Historical Jewish Newspapers. What I was looking for and what did I find? The database currently has
DR ROSE LERER COHEN Rose Lerer Cohen is a Professional Genealogist and serves as a Board Member of APG, The Association of Professional Genealogists. She
KAREN S FRANKLIN Karen S. Franklin is Director of Family Research at the Leo Baeck Institute in New York and a consultant to the Museum
Dr. Lavi Shai is the library and archives director at Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi as well as one of the coordinators of the “Israel Naglit Le’in”
Garri Regev, President of IGRA, explains and demonstrates the IGRA website with the new Hebrew capability. The session is in Hebrew.
Esther Fuerster, born in Poland, educated in England, living in Israel, owner of E. H. NEWTON and Project Gravestone Poland. Batya Wieczorek grew up in
Rachel’s background in education, IT and design is apparent in her work at the archives, where she develops programs, stages exhibitions, leads heritage tours around
Dr. Shlomit Landman is a researcher of Israeli and Jewish onomastics. Recently published her book “I am the Only Lishaz in the World – Naming
Jeanette Rosenberg gives an overview of the many different kinds of archives, repositories and libraries in the UK and will look at some of their
The IGRA website is undergoing a facelift! Please be patient with us as we continue to work to provide you with an improved experience. Join
In recent years, the number of resources available to the Jewish researcher with Latvian roots has increased exponentially. This talk will introduce the core sources
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Genie Milgrom presents this webinar. Genie is foremost a genealogist and a global speaker. She has developed a method to trace Jewish Lineages to the
Yearly, in conjunction with International Jewish Genealogy Month, IGRA holds its “Heshvan Event”. Our virtual seminar day with lectures (four in Hebrew and four in English)
The IGRA membership year begins in January of each calendar year and goes through the end of December. Any person joining IGRA before October 1,
Plan to be with IGRA at our yearly Heshvan Event during International Jewish Genealogy Month. The Event this year will be virtual and will take
This webinar with Jeanette Rosenberg covers Migration, Immigration, Emigration Transmigration and genealogy on the move aka mobile genealogy. It looks at the kinds of information
In 2012 the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) took upon itself to prepare databases from materials available in Israel including the Ottoman period through the
A great many Galician researchers have acquired copies of family records from repositories in Poland and Ukraine or online images provided by the State Archive
The IGRA Annual Meeting, open to members, was held on June 15, 2021. We welcome Menachem Carmiel as our new Treasurer. Eyal Hollander and Ingrid
Gil Bardige lives the Columbus Ohio area. A graduate of the New York Institute of Technology, Gil is recently retired after a long career in
Megan Lewis presents online resources at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Join this webinar and come away with a plan for your next 100 days of family history activities. You will receive self-accessment tools, learn to
When you bring out your family tree and genealogy reports at a family gathering, do your relatives’ eyes glaze over? Are you overwhelmed with data
IGRA the Israel Genealogy Research Association receives a variety of enquiries and requests for help from those looking to find out more about their family
Join us for this presentation, with Robinn Magid, of some truly memorable stories from the JRI-Poland.org case file that highlight what this incredible database and
Serafima Velkovich will guide us on the collection at Yad Vashem. Over 4.8 million of the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis and their
Genealogy is shifting from onsite search to online search, making success more and more dependent on our ability to master the internet tools offered by
Yizkor books provide an important insight into the communities that were decimated during the Holocaust. Besides providing detailed histories of these communities, the Yizkor books
This webinar was part of the IGRA 2020 Heshvan Event and is only available in English.
This lecture was delivered by Elena Biegel Bazes as part of the IGRA 2020 webinar series. Most researchers concentrate mostly on genealogy records and documents
This lecture was part of the 2020 IGRA Heshvan Event. Rob Sealtiel is a language teacher, professional genealogist and was a hidden child. Born in
Here is the lineup for the first three webinars in 2021. Each webinar has its own registration link. The remainder of the IGRA 2021 Webinar
Robin Meltzer brings us important points to remember as we look at tombstones on a cemetery visit.
We were happy to have Jeanette Rosenberg OBE with us again and this time presenting all the wonders of Google and how, by taking advantage
Yearly, in conjunction with International Jewish Genealogy Month, IGRA holds its “Heshvan Event”. In addition to a virtual seminar day with lectures (three in Hebrew
Brooke Schreier Ganz is the founder and president of Reclaim The Records, and the first genealogist to successfully sue a government archive for the return of records to
Researching for relatives footsteps in Israel can be a challenge. The lecture will cover the kinds of records that may be found from around 1835
Considering joining IGRA? We love having you as part of our family! The policy IGRA has developed allows those joining from October to enjoy member
All you wanted to know about DNA testing and had no one to ask … These days we hear more and more about DNA testing
The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) is proud to collaborate with SephardicGen and announces today The Jeff Malka SephardicGen Database Collection a Sephardic collection commemorating
IGRA thanks AVOTAYNU for permission to reprint this article that appeared in AVOTAYNU Volume XXVIII, Number 4, Winter 2012 As Webmaster of the website des
Today we take education for granted, but it wasn’t always that way. To fill in the story of our ancestors’ lives, we need to think
This session of Show & Tell focuses on Tracing the Tribe. Schelly Talalay Dardashti – A journalist and genealogist, Schelly has tracked her families across
This lecture was given at the IGRA Virtual Seminar Day, June 23, 2020. Dan A. Oren Dan is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Adjunct) at
Explore your roots with LitvakSIG introduces the basics of using the website to its fullest. It includes tips for starting and expanding your quest for
Doron Friedman began investigating a treasure trove of family documents, photos and letters ranging from the late 1800’s to the post war period, which had
Dr. Anat Kutner Director of JDC Archives in Jerusalem, previously was a project manager at the National Library of Israel, and later directed a department
Daniel Horowitz explains the new tools MyHeritage has developed to enhance and colorize your photos.
Shortly after our father passed away in June, 1995, my brother Mitch alerted me to informationhe had just received that our maternal grandfather was not
Rose Feldman talks about the Census and Registry records that are part of the IGRA All Israel Databases collection.
The IGRA Annual Meeting was held virtually via Zoom this week and allowed time for members to chat as we waited the allotted time without
The IGRA Annual Seminar Day was held virtually this year. Gilad Japhet, MyHeritage Founder & CEO gave the Keynote mentioning many new components of MyHeritage.
Rose Lerer Cohen introduces us to Genealogy Research in South Africa.
Revisiting Ukraine this year catapulted my research, and it can advance yours too! Records access is exploding thanks to efforts by Alex Krakovsky, FamilySearch, and
Daniel Horowitz explains CSI (Crowd Sourced Indexing) and how our volunteers are able to help, one page at a time, make more databases available to
Janette Silverman takes us on a tour through the Kaunas Region of Lithuania giving us a feel for the communities and suggestions for completing our
This webinar presents essential sources for the genealogy of Jewish ancestors in Tunisia. In the last ten years there has been major progress in the
Rose Feldman guides us through the All Israel Databases (AID) results for various Elections.
Registration for the IGRA Seminar Day: https://bit.ly/IGRAYomIyun להרשמה One registration for the event is all you need. You can come in for all of the
Philip Trauring, President of IGRA, presents his Award winning website B&F: Jewish Genealogy and More and the Compendium of Jewish Genealogy with over 25,000 unique
Discover new sources for researching your Jewish family history in Western Europe. Learn about new sources of information. Find out about place specific information for
This coming Monday, May 18, 2020, IGRA will be hosting an online Zoom meeting, in its continuing Show & Tell series, in English, with IGRA
JewishGen has been the main research tool for Jewish Genealogy for most of the world. Recently, instead of searching country by country, they unveiled the
Jeff Edelstein is the digital initiatives manager at the JDC Archives, where his responsibilities include management of the collections database and website, the digitization of
Daniel Horowitz explains how to use the BillionGraves website to locate tombstones and to help with transcribing tombstones right on the website.
Open mike – Garri Regev answers questions regarding the use of the IGRA Database Collection.
The History of the Friedman Family Interwoven with the History of Motza & Eretz Israel: 100 Years of Our Friedman Family in the Land of
The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Zvi Bernhardt, Deputy Director of the Hall of Names and
The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) broadcasted on Sunday April 26th a free webinar in English. The topic of the webinar was “Location, Location, Location:
Join us for the upcoming free webinar series of the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) starting April 22nd. We have chosen a variety of genealogy
Garri Regev brings many online resources for Holocaust Research. This particular recording of that lecture is a bit longer than our usual Show & Tell
IGRA’s first ZOOM session in our Show & Tell series. This session highlights the many resources available on the IGRA website. Be sure to make
IGRA has two new opportunities for you to engage and be connected to the genealogy community. After Pesach we will be hosting a series of
Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our volunteers and members. Like many organizations, IGRA has had to adapt to
In my “spare time” I volunteer at the Genealogy Center at the National Library of Israel. For seven years now there have been sessions twice
For thousands of years Eretz Israel has been the crossroads of invasions and an arena for wars, but documentation of individual Jewish soldiers and their
Simferopol is the largest city in the Crimean peninsula with a Jewish community dating from 1240. Esther Rechtschafner, the author, has researched it in full. “The
IGRA is in the middle of its largest web site upgrade since the site’s initial launch back in 2011. There are a lot of changes
Ada Holtzman (1951-2016) was born on Kibbutz Evron, where she was buried. She had a tremendous influence on the Jewish genealogical community, mainly thanks to
Following the summer lull in lectures and activities in Israel (but a very full week at the 39th IAJGS Conference in Cleveland, OH) IGRA begins
Beginning with the history of my maternal ancestors In Hesse, I will follow my maternal family though generations, and migrations, until my parents, Lorry Brenn
On June 19, IGRA is hosting a day of lectures that were originally given at a variety of international conferences in the past year. We
Genealogy research has changed over the last 35 years in ways we never imagined possible. The internet has come of age. Archives have made some
The IGRA website provides the genealogy researcher more than our database collection. In addition we have a variety of Resources, Articles and Videos/Recorded lectures. On
Until the founding of the State of Israel the Jewish and Arab populations had separate ruling bodies under the British government. This is the reason
Before the close of 2018 we want to make sure you are aware of the additions to our collection in December. Please check out our
The Jews are known as the People of the Book = עם הספר = Ahlil-Kitab. Are they worthy to be called also “The People of
My father Max KNISBACHER (Menahem Mordechai) of blessed memory, born April 7, 1913 in Berlin, passed away on June 2, 1995 in Baltimore. Amazingly he
IGRA continues to improve the AID (All Israel Databases). The databases that are included in the AID collection come from over 30 Archives. Some archives
IGRA is offering a special opportunity for new members. Anyone joining from now until the end of the year receives IGRA membership through December 2019!
Each year in conjunction with the International Jewish Genealogy Month IGRA hosts our Heshvan Event. Don’t miss your opportunity to meet up with IGRA
IGRA is pleased to announce that it is expanding its activities in the Gush Dan area, with a series of lectures to be held at
IGRA is happy to announce that during the 2018 IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy that took place in Warsaw last week, a new strategic
In the current release of databases we have five new databases and additional material added in four others. These databases cover a time span from
I recently re-read The Hare with the Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal and gave a wry chuckle when I read that one day, when
Yesterday we had an amazing program held in conjunction with the National Library of Israel, to allow people planning to attend the IAJGS International Conference
Thank you to everyone who participated in the IGRA Annual General Meeting yesterday, and congratulations to everyone who was elected. Philip Trauring, Ellen Stepak and
IGRA is happy to announce that we will be screening the recently released documentary Scandal in Ivansk after the Annual General Meeting taking place on
We are announcing the latest database release that has many important additions to the AID collection. Please check the preview for additional details about these
The Montefiore Censuses provide us with an amazing window to life in the Middle East during those years. Volunteers connected with IGRA (and the IGS
Dr. Rapaport wrote, “I was searching for the origins of a known reputable Ashkenazi family, and I found them”. About three years ago I was
IGRA has added five new databases and updated three others. The preview will give you a good idea about our latest additions. 1914-1915 USS Tennessee,
Matan Shefi recently spoke on “Polish Research and Preview of Warsaw Conference”. The lecture was recorded and IGRA is now making it available to you.
Sometime late last year I was alerted to or offered a new app for my Android Samsung Galaxy 3 cellphone called Old News USA. I
In loving memory of my mother, Batsheva Friedman Stepansky z”l, whose forefathers arrived in Zefat and Tiberias 200 years ago and are buried in their
Today is the holiday of Tu B’Shvat where we celebrate trees…. and what better holiday could there be for genealogists? IGRA is bringing you additional
Many thanks are due to our dedicated volunteers who helped prepare the following databases. Please check out the slide presentation with a preview of what
The AID (All Israel Databases) has eight additions to its collection. Please check out the preview for more information about these databases. This release of
Very little, if anything, is written about mestechko, the small towns or townlets in Eastern Europe with fewer than two thousand Jewish residents. There is
As our hearts are turned towards family in this season, IGRA is offering a new member benefit to encourage you to begin your family history
(This event has lectures in both Hebrew and English. .באירוע הזה יהיו הרצאות בעברית ובאנגלית) In celebration of International Jewish Genealogy Month during Heshvan, the
An additional 13,000 records have been added to IGRA’s All Israel Databases. A preview is available including information about each of the additions. Two of these
And they said it couldn’t be done! In less than six years the IGRA database team, headed by Rose Feldman and assisted by Daniel Horowitz,
Comedians are unusual characters. Quite a few of them populate my paternal line and this short article will clarify what I mean. In their profession,
Annual Meeting of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Invitation to General Assembly Paid Members Only Date: Tuesday, 20 June, 2017Time: 18:00 (6pm)Place: Beit Fisher, 5 Klausner
With the latest addition of databases (check out our preview!) we now have over 967,000 records!! An incredible effort has been made by our volunteers
IGRA joins the international Jewish genealogy community in mourning the loss of Harvey Mark Krueger. Harvey died peacefully at home on April 23, 2017 –
Florence Jewry through the History of One Family Lecturer: David Cassuto, an architect born in Florence to a family that lived in the city for
“In the story of the Exodus, the Torah teaches us that G-d spoke to Moses and instructed him to encourage the reluctant children of Israel
IGRA featured a lecture/webinar series in 2016 and one of the webinars hosted Jeanette R. Rosenberg. This webinar on Using Directories and Maps for Genealogy
This latest release of databases has seven new databases and additions to four others. These span the years between 1922 and 1956. We have a
About one year ago I had a telephone conversation with Dr. Nirit Shalev-Khalifa, who was the curator of an exhibition entitled “Jerusalem: A Medical Diagnosis” which
In 2014 Marla Raucher Osborn delivered a lecture in Jerusalem giving insight into Preserving Jewish Memory with Rohatyn as an example of what may be
With the current release of databases IGRA has passed the 900,000 record mark! Our aim is to reach the million record mark by the upcoming
Part 2 Thus far this discussion has revolved exclusively around five people: two known Jagolinzers, Fischel and Keyla, Fischel’s suspected brother Samuel and Samuel’s wife
The Israel Genealogy Research Association invites you to a guided tour of the historical and ethnographic part of the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center, which includes
The list from which I have compiled this database is far from comprehensive. Many thousands of Jews were murdered in the pogroms of 1918-1920, immediately
As in past years, IGRA has scheduled a release of new databases to coincide with the Chanukah holiday. The preview of those being released now
Introduction This paper describes recent research on a very large and prominent immigrant family in Rhode Island and beyond, many from the area of Kamenetz
On September 14, 2016, the Raanana and Petach Tikva IGRA groups, in conjunction with Zvi Bernhardt, Deputy Director of Reference and Information Services and Deputy Director
IGRA invites you to check our databases again! In this release we have added over 15,000 records! Please check out the preview of added databases. Our
IGRA has a wide variety of records in its collection. One of the major categories are those databases related to immigration. Israel will be celebrating “Aliyah
I met my first cousin Zara [Zara Zeldin Smushkovich], known to us as Sofka, in late 1975 on Kibbutz Tzora…. Read Eli Rabinowitz’s search, trail
(This event has lectures in both Hebrew and English. .באירוע הזה יהיו הרצאות בעברית ובאנגלית) In celebration of International Jewish Genealogy Month during the Jewish
The AID (All Israel Databases) has grown again and now contains over 830,000 records! Some of the new additions compliment databases we published in the
Sadly this week former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres passed away. Many parts of his life are recorded in the All Israel Database
The majority readers of this article are relatively well experienced genealogists so there will be no need for me to define or explain the basics
IGRA member, Schelly Talalay Dardashti, received the Outstanding Project/Resource/Program 2016 Award at the Gala Banquet of the recent Seattle conference. This award was given “For
As we approach the opening of the 36th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy to be held in Seattle from August 7 – 12, 2016,
At the June 15, 2016 IGRA Annual Meeting elections were held and the new officers are: President – Philip Trauring; Secretary – Ellen Stepak; Treasurer
IGRA President, Garri Regev, delivered lectures in Portland, OR; Seattle, WA and Oakland, CA in the Spring of 2016 about vital records that are available
Join us for the next meeting of the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) on Tuesday, June 28th in Ra’anana at Beit Fisher. The doors open at 19:00
Before we close out the month of May, IGRA has added additional databases to our collection. Our collection now has 766,558 records that are represented
Join us for the next meeting of the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) on Monday, May 30th at 20:00 in Petach Tikva, Israel “The Lockdown of the
The holiday of Pesach requires us to tell the “family” story and to pass the history along to future generations. As genealogists we continue to look for
IGRA was among those recognized on April 6, 2016 during the Herlitz Day seminar in Tel Aviv. The certificate we received states: The Israel Genealogy Research
Being an active member of IGRA, I have become acquainted with “Billion Graves”. For over a year I have been transcribing the epitaphs on tombstones
Following the webinar Tomasz did for IGRA a couple of years ago (available on the IGRA website to all for a limited time) we received
Chuck Weinstein, Co-Chair of the 36th Annual IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy gave a preview of the upcoming IAJGS Conference to be held this year in
IGRA has just announced a series of webinars, open to everyone, free of charge. There are a limited number of “seats” available so please click to
The next Archive Seminar in our series is the Jabotinsky Institute in Tel Aviv. This seminar will be in Hebrew. When: March 20, 2016 –
Historical Newspapers are a wonderful source to enrich your genealogy research. Many newspapers have now been digitized and are searchable. You should check in your
IGRA is offering a workshop allowing you to better take advantage of MyHeritage. If you can answer “yes” to more than one of the next
As a tribute to the memory of Pamela Weisberger z”l, who passed away suddenly in September, 2015, IGRA has received permission from her family to
Reprinted from BRANCHES (December 2014), newsletter of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, and with the author’s permission. When Ava “Sherlock” Cohn, a specialist
This seminar will be in Hebrew. Registration and payment can be done via the link at the bottom of this page. It is best to
Sunday, December 20, 2015 we gather at the AACI offices at 37 Pierre Koenig in Jerusalem to remember Mathilde Tagger (1933-2014) on the first anniversary
IGRA has released additional databases to the AID collection. These databases relate to Candidates for Aliyah to Israel from Hungary in 1947. Of the current
In the fall of 2014 the Israel State Archives approached the Israel Genealogy Research Association [IGRA] with a request to build databases of materials from
We look forward to seeing many of you on Monday, November 9, 2015 as IGRA presents its Heshvan Event as part of its programming during
Introduction In October 16, 1914, less than three months after the beginning of WW1, Hugo Rosenthal, a Jewish German soldier, was taken prisoner by the
Effective immediately, IGRA membership fees have increased. The rates are now as follows: Individual – 150 NIS or $45 Couple – 200 NIS or $60
How many email or Facebook Rosh Hashanah greetings have you received this year? Those who send these ‘cards’ spend time clipping free clip art from
Please check out this preview of the databases we have just added to our collection. In the current release of databases we bring to you
One of the many IGRA projects is to make available to researchers the names found on lists published in the early part of the 20th
IGRA played a central role in the recent 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy held in Jerusalem. Of the 1000 participants IGRA had over
I perform online volunteer work for IGRA and enjoy it very much. I have worked on just a few projects, however some were quite large
Our thanks to Brooke Schreier Ganz for moving the IGRA website to a new, much quicker server. Daniel Horowitz and Philip Trauring were essential as well
For the next few days IGRA will be upgrading its server and there may be some downtime of our website. If you register during this
With the Spring weather, IGRA resumes its documentation project of cemeteries in cooperation with MyHeritage and BillionGraves. We worked on the Holon cemetery several months
A condensed form of this article appeared in Avotaynu XXX (3) Fall 2014, pp. 40-45, and the present version is published here with permission. In
IGRA Webinar that was broadcast on Monday, March 23, 2015 Galia Duvidzon, Director of the Oded Yarkoni Historical Archive and Museum of Petach Tikva talks
Last year’s trip to the Chernigov archives uncovered plenty of information about my grandfather and his family. As is always the case in family research,
As Israel is in the process of choosing the representatives for the next Knesset IGRA has compiled for you all of the candidates in all
IGRA is continuing its Archives in Israel series of webinars. The next webinar will be on Monday, March 23, 2015 at 6pm Israel time. This webinar
Background Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) was one of the most prominent Jewish philanthropists in the 19th century. After making his fortune before the age of
Mathilde Tagger 1933 – 2014. Her memory is a blessing. Mathilde Tagger passed away in Jerusalem on December 27, 2014 and on that day the Sephardic genealogy
The weather prevented our lecture last week and so the next IGRA lecture will now be held in Petach Tikva on Monday, January 19, 2015 at
It is with great sadness that I inform the IGRA, Sephardi and Jewish genealogy communities that Mathilde Tagger has passed away. For those in Jerusalem,
At the outset IGRA wanted to bring to you a set of documents accessible by a bi-lingual search engine. We began modestly and behind the
In May this article appeared here in English. Now we are bringing you the article in Hebrew.
This webinar is now available for you to watch and hear in the VIDEO section of our website. We thank Mathilde Tagger for
Lecture by Mathilde Tagger given in Hebrew (with English slides) on December 7, 2014.
The first night of Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. As we enjoy these lights and embrace our families there is no better time to involve
Please excuse us as we prepare to release additional databases! Chanukah gives us the opportunity to give gifts. Ours naturally revolve around our articles, recorded
On Sunday, December 7, 2014, Mathilde Tagger will be speaking at the next IGRA meeting in Jerusalem. Mathilde has been involved in genealogy for many,
IGRA Webinar broadcast on Sunday, October 5, 2014: BillionGraves supports Hebrew transcription and we would like to give you some tips and ask for your
I happened to be sitting in a meeting today at Yad VaShem when those around the table realized that today, ten years ago, Yad VaShem
In 2008, I received a letter and photographs from my cousin, Peter F. STRAUSS of Oakland, California. The letter was from one of his genealogy
Lecture by Jean-Pierre Stroweis in Hebrew (with English slides) given on November 7, 2012.
IGRA and the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) participate in International Jewish Genealogy Month during the Hebrew month of Heshvan which corresponds this
IGRA frequently receives requests for information regarding the process to acquire a Birth or Death Certificate in Israel. Smaller communities may have some records but
In 1982, two weeks after the birth of my first daughter, I found myself fighting in the First Lebanese War. My parents [refugees from Nazi
The IAJGS recently announced that the website for the 35th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy to be held in Jerusalem, 6-10 July 2015 is live.
There has been a great response all over the world to the request to document the tombstones in our cemeteries. We will continue with this
As the New Year approaches we want to thank all of you for your support, your interest and your desire to help us continue to
We are delighted to invite you to be a part of history in the making! On Sunday, November 16th, 2014, MyHeritage will be hosting the
Before World War I, the Polesian city of Pinsk was in Czarist Russia. The city had a strong Jewish majority. In 1897, there were approximately
This week, in 1914, World War I broke out. IGRA has been able to document some of the resources relating to this period in history
The first half of this article is available at – Part Two – The British Administration of Eretz Israel – first half Employment & Licensed
IGRA has a variety of volunteer opportunities and hopes that you will join us in one or more areas. The IAJGS International Jewish Genealogy Conference
Every summer the IAJGS (International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies) brings together thousands of people to learn, question and experience subjects connected with Jewish Genealogy.
On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 IGRA held its Annual Meeting at Beit Hatfutsot in Tel Aviv. There were members from seven communities from the Negev up
A major goal of the International Institute for Jewish Genealogy and Paul Jacobi Center is to develop scientific research tools and technologies for the use
As we move from the Day of Remembrance for our fallen to Independence Day IGRA joins in celebrating Israel’s 66th birthday – and has released
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is an excellent example of genealogical methodology. The author shows intellect, patience, persistence, creativity, imagination, curiosity and generosity. She goes far
Marla Raucher Osborn, a lawyer and genealogist, has traveled and written extensively on issues of Jewish genealogy and methodology, European research and resources, and Jewish
History and Geography reprint from Avotaynu This is a reprint of the article History and Geography As Crucial Factors In Determining Where to Look for
With the new cooperative initiative between MyHeritage and BillionGraves it should be possible within a relatively short period of time to document thousands of cemeteries.
Introduction When researching your female ancestors as you go back in time, do you hit a brick wall? This need not be. As more is
In the United States March is being celebrated as National Women’s History Month. IGRA lends its recognition of the very important role of women by
This webinar, “Sources for Jewish Genealogy in Ukraine” was broadcast on December 23, 2013 as part of a meeting of the Israel Genealogy Research Association
The 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will be held from July 6-10, 2015 in Jerusalem, Israel. This is the largest event of its
To open 2014 IGRA has prepared a new group of records. We have been hard at work documenting cemeteries, most of which have not been
To welcome the New Year IGRA will be releasing additions to our databases. Look for the upcoming announcement! There will be a meeting in Jerusalem
Due to the weather challenges in Jerusalem we have had to cancel Neil Rosenstein’s lecture and the IGRA meeting that were scheduled to take place
Have you ever asked yourself: How do I start my Jewish family history research? Where do I find and save the information? How can technology
Recently, I was checking family names on the some of the various IGRA databases. My father had relatives, from the H.Gerschman family who had come
IGRA has four lectures in the coming weeks. We are taking advantage of local talent as well as traveling genealogists who will share with us
The Montefiore Endowment Fund is celebrating the publication of the five censuses (1839, 1849, 1855, 1866 and 1875) done in the Middle East as commissioned
IGRA will be releasing new databases each night of Chanukah. We have selected databases from a variety of time periods, covering many topics, involving additional
Learn about the main repositories for Jewish Genealogy available on the internet. This program will illustrate how to search efficiently in different databases, Jewish (JewishGen,
Pamela Weisberger will be in Israel the second week of November and there will be two opportunities to learn from her. On Monday, November 11,
The November calendar should be checked on the IGRA website! There are a variety of lectures in different venues – Jerusalem, Petach Tikva, Ra’anana and
Keeping the Memory of Mysovaya Alive In the small Siberian town near Lake Baykal, is an old Jewish cemetery. The last burial took place in 1937 and many
Searching the All Galicia Database & the Gesher Galicia Map Room Online The All Galicia Database (AGD) on the Gesher Galicia website has over 230,000
With the uploading of the 1875 census of the Jewish population of Eretz Israel, the 6 year project of digitizing and translating the 5 censuses
Selected Lectures on Genealogy: An Introduction to Scientific Tools עורך: פרופ’ דניאל וגנר הודפס במכון ויצמן למדע 204 עמודים כל מי שניסה אי פעם לבנות
Selected Lectures on Genealogy: An Introduction to Scientific Tools, edited by H. Daniel Wagner, Printed. Rehovot, Israel: Weizmann Institute of Science. Cost $30. Order from
Tuesday October 15th: Israel Genealogy Research Association brings this as part of International Jewish Genealogy Month. Guest speaker: Professional genealogist from New York, Jordan Auslander. Program
IGRA opens International Jewish Genealogy Month with an event at Beit Hatfutsot on the Tel Aviv University campus – October 7, 2013 from 3:30-8 pm.
We hope to see you at the “New Year Event” of IGRA on October 7, 2013 at Beit Hatfutsot on the Tel Aviv University campus.
The Israel Genealogy Research Association [IGRA] has been feverishly working on obtaining as many Israeli records as possible to database as an aide to your
The Jews of Dolina, Galicia ( now Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk region,Ukraine) trace their origins back to the times of the Polish kings who had conquered the
From us at IGRA to all our friends and colleagues! May this year be an especially healthy, happy and creative one for each of you
Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) invites you to a special event on Monday, 7 October 2013 at Beit Hatfutsot 15:30-20:00 Shalom! Come celebrate the New
The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) presented the nomination of The Oded Yarkoni Archives Historical Archive of Petah Tikva to receive the Stern Grant in
At the 2013 International Conference on Jewish Genealogy the IAJGS awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Neville Lamdan. The citation reads: “The IAJGS honors
IGRA has released four new databases in advance of the opening of the 33rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy to be held in Boston,
– SAVE THE DATE!! IGRA invites you to join us on October 7, 2013 for a special event. – A new article has been posted
Introduction When researching your female ancestors as you go back in time, do you hit a brick wall? This need not be. As more is
On Wednesday, June 26, 2013 there will be a day long seminar (08:30 – 18:00) on Genealogy Resources held at the National Library of Israel.
The Israel Genealogy Research Association held its Annual Meeting at Beit Hatfutsot – The Museum of the Jewish People on June 12, 2013. There was
June 9, 2013 is International Archives Day. Some of the goals are: making the public aware of the importance of archives, making all aware of
We received notice this week that our requested name change has been approved by the Rasham HaAmutot. Our name in Hebrew now reflects our name
On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 7:30 pm there will be a lecture by Eli Rabinowitz at Beit Fisher in Ra’anana (5 Klausner St.). Originally
No matter how experienced we are as genealogists, we probably all have brick walls in our personal genealogical research. Here is a short article about
Yom Yerushalayim falls on the 8th of May this year, and we at the Israel Genealogy Research Association [IGRA] have just the thing to help
“International Workers’ Day (also known as May Day) is a celebration of the international labour movement. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries and
The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) has been busy for the past year working together with various archives and preparing databases with the information. Rose
This month our lecture in Jerusalem will be: “Exploring Landsmanshaftn Records: A Link between the Old and New Worlds”. Our lecturer is Rabbi Avrohom Krauss,
Israel tonight celebrates its 65th birthday. In honor of Israel’s Independence Day the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) has chosen to release the following new
My genealogical journey began, I imagine, like many others begin, while sitting shiva for a parent. In my case it was my mother who had
The Israel Genealogy Research Association, with the help of our many volunteers, has reached another milestone. We now have 100 databases in our collection! Thank
From a lecture to the Colorado Jewish Genealogy Society January 14, 2013 I recently began working on a project to organize 50 years research files
IGRA values the many hours of dedicated work by those who volunteer their time to help with our various projects. If you are not yet
The next IGRA meeting will be on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 in the AACI Glassman Family Center 37 Pierre Koenig St. 4th floor, Jerusalem. We
Today is Election Day in Israel and everyone is taking another moment to think about their choice before heading to vote. Want to know who
As the snow melts in Jerusalem and is already just a memory, IGRA wants to remind you of the Webinar we are running on Sunday,
(Note: This article, having been edited by the IGRA editorial board, was published as modified simultaneously in Mishpacha Volume XXXIII, Issue 2) by Peter Lande Over the
A webinar in Hebrew by Zach Oryan Oracz given to IGRA on November 14, 2012.
IGRA has scheduled a webinar in English entitled “Navigating the All Israel Database Search Engine” for Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 8 pm Israel time
In our desire to bring to you a present for each night of Chanukah we have added to our site something special each day. We
IGRA is happy to bring to you another article from the magazine “Internet Genealogy”. This article was originally published in the May/June 2012 issue and
Lecture by Jeanette Rosenberg on February 13, 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
Description: Surnames hold many secrets – watch as they are decoded. Learn how surnames hold codes to Jewish heritage and watch people revealing their Sephardic
In the second night of Chanukah, we have opened a “Professional Genealogy Research Service” section were all professionals dedicated to genealogy research and related services
by Ellen Stepak The cemetery is located just outside of the village of Vabalninkas, known by its Jewish inhabitants as Vabolnik, or Abolnik. Vabalninkas [55’58″/24’45”]
IGRA is planning a huge Chanukah celebration. On each day of Chanukah we will release a surprise.
On Wednesday, November 21, 2012, there will be a lecture by Rose Feldman in Jerusalem on: “Amazing What You Find in Old Newspapers: Case Study
IGRA is closing out International Jewish Genealogy Month with two very special activities. For those in the Rehovot area there is a lecture by Prof.
The new IGRA search engine is almost ready!! An announcement will be made to let you know we’re up and running. And – the “AID”
Jean-Pierre Stroweis is going to be featured this week in our webinar – our fourth in our series for International Jewish Genealogy Month. He speaks
IGRA celebrates International Jewish Genealogy Month! The first lecture in our series was on the JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR) by Nolan Altman. This
Lecture by Elise Friedman on October 24, 2013 as part of the International Jewish Genealogy Month.
IGRA has added the Voters’ List for Second Assembly of Representatives of the Jews in Erez Israel (Jerusalem) 1925 to our databases. The list was
We had successful programs last week in Petach Tikva and Jerusalem and a wonderful webinar by Nolan Altman.
IGRA has a variety of programs in the coming month and we hope that you will be able to participate in many of our activities.
IGRA has released two new databases: 1. List of Candidates for the Third Knesset 1955 – A list of 1,315 candidates for the 3rd Knesset
The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) invites you to take part in our activities for the International Jewish Genealogy Month (IJGM).
IGRA is happy to let you know that our website is ready to welcome you again. We hope that you will see improvement in response
IGRA begins our year of programming in Jerusalem at the AACI Dr. Max & Gianna Glassman Family Center in Talpiot on Thursday, September 20, 2012
IGRA would like to take this opportunity to send greetings for the New Year to all of our supporters. May this year be one of
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