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

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

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

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

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

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

(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

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

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

(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

    This webinar is now available for you to watch and hear in the VIDEO section of our website. We thank Mathilde Tagger for

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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.

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 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