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Upcoming Events

February 19, 2026
  • Raanana Meeting: From Roots to Method: How to Start Your Research the Right Way

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Raanana Archive, Golomb St 6, Ra'anana, Israel

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    Raanana Meeting: From Roots to Method: How to Start Your Research the Right Way

    When: February 19, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Raanana Archive, Golomb St 6, Ra'anana, Israel

    ืžื”ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ื ื•ืขื“ ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื”: ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ื ื›ื•ืŸ

    ื”ืจืฆืื” โ€ฌื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช โ€ฌโ€ฌืžืคื™ ื“ื ื™ืืœื” ืืœื™ื’ื•ืŸ


    ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื‘ื™ืกื•ื“ื™, ืžืื– ื”ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ืืช ืขืฅ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืœืœื ื”ื™ื›ืจ. ืื‘ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ืžื—ืงืชื™ ื”ื›ืœ ื•ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื”ืคืขื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื™ืกื•ื“ื™. ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืœื›ืš ื•ืขืœ ื”ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงื•ืช ืฉืื ื™ ืžื™ื™ืฉืžืช ื”ื™ื•ื. ืชืฆืื• ืžื”ืžืคื’ืฉ ืขื ืชื”ืœื™ื›ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื ื™ืชื ื™ื ืœื™ื™ืฉื•ื ื’ื ื‘ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืœื›ื
    ื“ื ื™ืืœื” ืืœื™ื’ื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื ื’ื ืืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื•ืืงื˜ื•ืืจื™ืช ืขื ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžืขืœ 30 ืฉื ื” ื‘ื—ืงืจ ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช. ืชื—ื•ืžื™ ื”ื”ืชืžื—ื•ืช ื”ื’ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ื™ื ืฉืœื” ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ืืช ืื•ืกื˜ืจื™ื”, ื’ืœื™ืฆื™ื”, ื‘ื•ืงื•ื‘ื™ื ื”, ืคื•ืœื™ืŸ ื•ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ืžืชื•ืš ืื”ื‘ื” ืœืžื—ืงืจ ืืจื›ื™ื•ื ื™, ื“ื ื™ืืœื” ืžื“ืจื™ื›ื” ื—ื•ืงืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉืชืคืช ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ื•ืช ืœื—ืฉื™ืคืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื‘ื”ืจืฆืื•ืช, ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ืกื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ืžื—ืงืจื™ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื›ืœืœื™ืช

    ื”ืชื›ื ืกื•ืช ื•ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืงืœ ืž19:00. ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ืชืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘19:30. ื“ืจื•ืฉื” ื”ืจืฉืžื” ืžืจืืฉ.ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืขืžื•ืชื” ืœืœื ืชืฉืœื•ื. ื“ืžื™ ื›ื ื™ืกื”ย ืœืื•ืจื—ื™ื 20ืฉ"ื—.ย ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืื•ืœื ืฉืœื— ื“ื•ื"ืœ ืืœ [email protected]ย ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื‘ื–ื•ื

    Presentedโ€ญ โ€ฌin English by Daniella Alyagon

    I created my first family-roots project back in elementary school, and over the years, my family tree grew far beyond recognition. But a few years ago, I deleted everything and started againโ€”this time with a solid, methodical approach.
    In this talk, Iโ€™ll discuss what led me to rebuild my research from scratch and the techniques I use today. You will walk away with practical workflows you can apply to your own genealogical research.

    Daniella Alyagon is a genealogist and actuary with over 30 years of experience in family history research. Her geographical areas of expertise include Austria, Galicia, Bukowina, Poland, and Israel. Passionate about archival research, she mentor other researchers and share strategies for uncovering family stories through lectures, guidance, and tackling complex research challenges.

    Gathering and light refreshments from 7:00 PM The lecture will begin at 7:30. Advance registration required. No charge for IGRA members. Entrance fee for guests is NISย 20. Forย a seat at the venue send an e-mail to [email protected]ย The lecture will NOT be broadcast on Zoom.


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March 8, 2026
  • Webinar: ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืืŸ- ืžื” ื ืฉืื™ืจ ืœื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื™ื ื”ืจืฆืื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ืณืื ื” ื”ืœืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ

    Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm

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    Webinar: ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืืŸ- ืžื” ื ืฉืื™ืจ ืœื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื™ื ื”ืจืฆืื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ืณืื ื” ื”ืœืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ

    When: March 8, 2026 7:00 - 8:00 pm

    ย https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/YmlL80CkTS-mg9TvxMM_zgย ืœื”ืจืฉืžื”
    ย 

    ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืื—ืจื™ื• ืœื ืจืง ืžืกืžื›ื™ื ื•ืชืืจื™ื›ื™ื, ืืœื ืงื•ืœ, ืคื ื™ื, ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื•ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืื™ืฉื™ ืžืžืงื•ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ. ื‘ื”ืจืฆืื” ืžืขื•ืจืจืช ื”ืฉืจืื” ื•ืกืงืจื ื•ืช ื ื‘ื—ืŸ ืžื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืชื™ืขื•ื“ ืื ื•ืฉื™ ืจื‘ ื“ื•ืจื™, ืœืžื” ื”ืงื•ืœ ื”ืื•ืชื ื˜ื™ ืฉืœื ื• ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื“ื•ื•ืงื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื•ืื™ืš ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ื”ื•ืคื›ื•ืช ืœืžื•ืจืฉืช ื—ื™ื” ืœื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื™ื. ืžืกืข ืžืจื’ืฉ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื–ื”ื•ืช, ื–ื™ื›ืจื•ืŸ ื•ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”, ืฉืžื–ืžื™ืŸ ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืœืจื’ืข ื•ืœืฉืื•ืœ: ืื™ืš ื™ืกืคืจื• ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื• .
    ื–ืณืื ื” ื”ืœืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื ื’ื ืืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื’ื ื˜ื™ืช, ื—ื•ืงืจืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ื•ืžืจืฆื” ื”ืขื•ืกืงืช ื‘ืžืคื’ืฉ ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ ื“ื "ื ื–ื”ื•ืช, ื–ื™ื›ืจื•ืŸ ื•ืžื•ืจืฉืช . ื‘ืขืฉื•ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืœื™ื•ื•ืชื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื•ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ื—ืฉื™ืคืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื—ื‘ื•ื™ื™ื, ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ื™ื ืžืคืชื™ืขื™ื ื•ื“ื™ืœืžื•ืช ืื ื•ืฉื™ื• ืชืจื’ืฉื™ื•ืช ื•ืืชื™ื•ืช ืฉืขื•ืœื•ืช ืžืชื•ืš ื‘ื“ื™ืงื•ืช ื“ื "ื . ื–ืณืื ื” ืžืฉืœื‘ืช ื™ื“ืข ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ ืขืžื•ืง ืขื ืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”, ื•ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืงื”ืœ ืœืžืกืข ืžืจืชืง ืฉืžื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืžืชืงื“ืžืช, ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืื™ืฉื™ ื•ืชื™ืขื•ื“ ืื ื•ืฉื™ ืจื‘ ื“ื•ืจื™

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March 10, 2026
  • Givatayim Meeting: ืœื“ื•ืจ ื•ื“ื•ืจ: ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื—ืจื“ื™ "ืžื•ืฆื’ืช ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืข"ื™ . ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืฉืคื™ืจื, ืžืจืฆื” ื‘ื›ื™ืจ ื‘"ื’ื ื–ืš ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื”ืฉื"

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Shazar Community Center, 30 Yave'eli St., Givatayim, Israel

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    Givatayim Meeting: ืœื“ื•ืจ ื•ื“ื•ืจ: ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื—ืจื“ื™ "ืžื•ืฆื’ืช ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืข"ื™ . ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืฉืคื™ืจื, ืžืจืฆื” ื‘ื›ื™ืจ ื‘"ื’ื ื–ืš ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื”ืฉื"

    When: March 10, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Shazar Community Center, 30 Yave'eli St., Givatayim, Israel

    ย ย ืœื“ื•ืจ ื•ื“ื•ืจ: ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื—ืจื“ื™ย ย ืžื•ืฆื’ืช ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืข"ื™ .ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืฉืคื™ืจื, ืžืจืฆื” ื‘ื›ื™ืจ ื‘"ื’ื ื–ืš ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื”ืฉื"
    ื”ืชื›ื ืกื•ืช ื•ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืงืœ ืž19:30. ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ืชืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘19:30. ื“ืจื•ืฉื” ื”ืจืฉืžื” ืžืจืืฉ .ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืขืžื•ืชื” ืœืœื ืชืฉืœื•ื. ื“ืžื™ ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœืื•ืจื—ื™ื 20ืฉ"ื—. ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืื•ืœื ืฉืœื— ื“ื•ื"ืœ ืืœ [email protected] ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื‘ื–ื•ื

    "From Generation to Generation - Searching for Roots in the Haredi World"ย presented by Shmuel Shapiro, senior lecturer at Ganzach Kiddush Hashem
    The lecture will be in Hebrew. Gathering and light refreshments from 7:00 PM The lecture will begin at7:30ย . Advance registration required. No charge for IGRA members. Entrance fee for guests is NISย 20. Forย a seat at the venue send an e-mail to [email protected].ย The lecture will NOT be broadcast on Zoom.


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March 15, 2026
  • Raanana Meeting: Yahasra.org - ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื” ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช ืœืชื™ืขื•ื“ ื•ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืขืœืžื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืจื•ืงื•

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Raanana Archive, Golomb St 6, Ra'anana, Israel

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    Raanana Meeting: Yahasra.org - ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื” ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช ืœืชื™ืขื•ื“ ื•ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืขืœืžื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืจื•ืงื•

    When: March 15, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Raanana Archive, Golomb St 6, Ra'anana, Israel

    ืžื•ื’ืฉ ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืข"ื™ ื“"ืจ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ื•ืขืงื ื™ืŸ

    Yahasra.orgื”ื™ื ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื” ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช ื—ื“ืฉื ื™ืช ืœืชื™ืขื•ื“ ืจืฉื•ืžื•ืช ืงื‘ื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืขืœืžื™ืŸื‘ืžืจื•ืงื•. ืขื“ ื›ื” ืชื•ืขื“ื• ื›- 28,000 ืงื‘ืจื™ื ื‘- 53 ื‘ืชื™ ืขืœืžื™ืŸ. ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืžืฉืœื‘ ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืžื™ื“ืข ืขืœืงื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืžืจื•ืงื• ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื—ืงืจ ืฉืžื•ืช ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ื•ืžืฆื™ืข ื›ืœื™ื ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื™ื ื›ืžื• AI ืœืงืจื™ืืช ื˜ืงืกื˜ ืขืœ ืงื‘ืจื™ื, ืืœื’ื•ืจื™ืชื ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืชื•ืจื™ืืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉืžื•ืช ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืื• ื ื™ืชื•ื—ื™ื ืกื˜ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ืœื–ื™ื”ื•ื™ ืคื™ื–ื•ืจ ื”ืฉืžื•ืช ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื™ืืœืคื™ ืื–ื•ืจื™ื. ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ื ืฆื™ื’ ืืช ื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื™ื ื‘ืชื™ืขื•ื“ ืงื‘ืจื™ื, ืืช ื”ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืชื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื™ื ืฉืคื•ืชื—ื• ื•ืืช ื”ืงืฉืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืžื•ืจ ืžื•ืจืฉืช ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช ืœืชื™ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ื. ื”ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื”,ื”ืฆืคื•ื™ื” ืœืขืœื•ืช ืœืื•ื•ื™ืจ ื›ืืชืจ ื•ื›ื™ื™ืฉื•ืžื•ืŸ ื‘ืคื‘ืจื•ืืจ 2026 ื‘ื—ืžืฉ ืฉืคื•ืช, ืชืฉืจืช ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ืžืจื•ืงื•ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื.

    ื“"ืจ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ื•ืขืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืžื™ื™ืกื“ ื•ืžืคืชื—ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ Yahasra, ืžืจืฆื” ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืืจื™ืืœื•ื‘ืžื›ืœืœืช ืืฉืงืœื•ืŸ, ื•ื”ื™ื” ืขื“ ื™ื ื•ืืจ 2025, ืจืืฉ ื™ื—ื™ื“ืช ืžื—ืงืจ ื‘ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกื•ื”ืจ.

    ื”ืชื›ื ืกื•ืช ื•ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืงืœ ืž19:00. ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ืชืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘19:30. ื“ืจื•ืฉื” ื”ืจืฉืžื” ืžืจืืฉ.ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืขืžื•ืชื” ืœืœื ืชืฉืœื•ื. ื“ืžื™ ื›ื ื™ืกื”ย ืœืื•ืจื—ื™ื 20ืฉ"ื—.ย ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืื•ืœื ืฉืœื— ื“ื•ื"ืœ ืืœ [email protected]ย ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื‘ื–ื•ื

    Yahasra.orgโ€“ A Digital Platform forDocumenting Jewish Cemeteries in Morocco

    presented in HEBREW byย Dr. Yohanan Ouaknineย .ย 

    Yahasra.org is a digital platform fordocumenting and researching Jewish burial records in Morocco. The project hasdocumented about 28,000 graves across 53 cemeteries and combines cemetery datawith Jewish surname research. It employs advanced tools such as AI-basedinscription reading, surname-variation algorithms, and statistical analysis ofname distribution. The lecture will discuss the challenges of documentation,the technological solutions developed, and the link between digital heritagepreservation and roots tourism. The platform is scheduled to launch in February2026 as a multilingual website and mobile app, is intended to serve Jews ofMoroccan origin worldwide.

    Dr. Yohanan Vaknin, founder and developer of the Yahasra project and lecturerat Ariel University and Ashkelon Academic College, and until January 2025served as Head of a Research Unit in the Israel Prison Service.

    The lecture will be in Hebrew. Gathering and light refreshments from 7:00 PM The lecture will begin at 7:30. Advance registration required. No charge for IGRA members. Entrance fee for guests is NISย 20. Forย a seat at the venue send an e-mail to [email protected]ย The lecture will NOT be broadcast on Zoom.


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March 22, 2026
  • Webinar: NKVD Files: Finding Connections with Mandatory Palestine and Israel in English by Dr. Andrew Zalewski

    Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm

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    Webinar: NKVD Files: Finding Connections with Mandatory Palestine and Israel in English by Dr. Andrew Zalewski

    When: March 22, 2026 7:00 - 8:00 pm

    Register atย https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/q-WDZb2USvODhD47nEMmUQ

    After World War II began in September 1939, the Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland. This talk uses NKVD files from 1939โ€“1941 to explore Jewish experiences in western Ukraine, including arrests of Jews from Poland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, and Romania. Searchable on Gesher Galicia, the annotated records reveal links between many NKVD victims and Mandatory Palestine and showcase confiscated items that may connect Israeli descendants with their family history
    Dr. Zalewski is a former professor of medicine at Jefferson University, Philadelphia, and the author of two books on Austrian Galicia: โ€œGalician Trailsโ€ and โ€œGalician Portraits.โ€ In prior years, he led archival research into Jewish physicians and Jewish legal rights in Galicia. Currently, as historical research advisor to Gesher Galicia, he coordinates a multiyear project on the Jewish experience in Soviet-occupied former eastern Galicia (now western Ukraine). Dr. Zalewski regularly speaks at cultural institutions in the US and abroad

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April 12, 2026
  • Webinar: ืืœืกื“ื–'ื™ื™ ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ: ืกื™ืคื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ืฉื˜ืขื˜ืœ ืœื™ื˜ืื™ ืงื˜ืŸ ืื—ื“ - ื ืขืžื™ ืœื™ืกื ืจ

    Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm

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    Webinar: ืืœืกื“ื–'ื™ื™ ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ: ืกื™ืคื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ืฉื˜ืขื˜ืœ ืœื™ื˜ืื™ ืงื˜ืŸ ืื—ื“ - ื ืขืžื™ ืœื™ืกื ืจ

    When: April 12, 2026 7:00 - 8:00 pm

    ย https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/m4ywlLHiSUa-o-e8lK-ElAย ื”ืจืฉืžื”


    ืืœืกื“ื–'ื™ื™ ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ: ืกื™ืคื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ืฉื˜ืขื˜ืœ ืœื™ื˜ืื™ ืงื˜ืŸ ืื—ื“
    ื ืขืžื™ ืœื™ืกื ืจ
    ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื–ื” ื”ื—ืœ ื›ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืื™ืฉื™ ืื—ืจ ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ืœืื—ืจ ืžื•ืช ื”ื•ืจื™, ื ื“ื”ืžืชื™ ืžื›ืžื” ืขื•ื“ ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื’ืœื•ืช ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืžืกืคืจ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืคืชืงืื•ืช. ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ืขื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืกื‘ื™ ื•ืกื‘ืชื™, ืืœืกื“ื–ืื™, ืœื™ื˜ื, ื›ืžืงืจื” ืžื‘ื—ืŸ, ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ื‘ื•ื—ืŸ ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ื•ืืช ืื‘ื ื™ ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื•ืช ืฉื—ื™ื• ืคืขื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื›ื™ื›ืจ ื”ืฉื•ืง ืฉืœื”. ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืžืกืคืง ื’ื ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืฉื•ืื” ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ืขื™ื™ืจื” ืœื™ื˜ืื™ืช ืงื˜ื ื” ืื—ืช, ืชื•ืš ื”ื“ืจื›ืช ื”ืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืื—ืจ ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
    ื ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ื•ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ื™ื•ื”ื ืกื‘ื•ืจื’, ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื”, ื•ืœืื—ืจ ืกื™ื•ื ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคืชื™ ืœืื—ื™ื•ืชื™ื™, ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืขืœื• ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ. ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ื•ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ื’ื ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ืžื’ื“ืจ. ื‘ืžื—ืงืจื™ื™ ื”ืžื•ืงื“ืžื™ื ื”ืชืžืงื“ืชื™ ื‘ืฉืžื•ืช ื ืฉื™ื. ื‘ืžื—ืงืจื™ ื•ืžืืžืจื™ื™ ื”ื—ืืจื•ื ื™ื ืžืชืžืงื“ื™ื ื‘ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื ืฉื™ื, ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจ ื’ื™ื ืงื•ืœื•ื’ื™. ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช ื•ื‘ื’ื ืืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืœืื—ืจ ืžื•ืช ื”ื•ืจื™, ื‘ืฉื ื™ื 2013-2012.

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April 14, 2026
  • Givatayim Meeting: ืฉื•ืจื“ื™ื- ืกื™ืžื ื™ ื“ืจืš ื‘ืžืกืœื•ืœ ืฉืœ ื ื™ืฆื•ืœื™ ืฉื•ืื” ืข"ื™ ืืคืจืช ืฉืžืขื•ื ื™ ืกืกืจ

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Shazar Community Center, 30 Yave'eli St., Givatayim, Israel

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    Givatayim Meeting: ืฉื•ืจื“ื™ื- ืกื™ืžื ื™ ื“ืจืš ื‘ืžืกืœื•ืœ ืฉืœ ื ื™ืฆื•ืœื™ ืฉื•ืื” ืข"ื™ ืืคืจืช ืฉืžืขื•ื ื™ ืกืกืจ

    When: April 14, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Shazar Community Center, 30 Yave'eli St., Givatayim, Israel

    "ืฉื•ืจื“ื™ื- ืกื™ืžื ื™ ื“ืจืš ื‘ืžืกืœื•ืœ ืฉืœ ื ื™ืฆื•ืœื™ ืฉื•ืื” ืžื•ืฆื’ืช ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืชย ืข"ื™ ืืคืจืช ืฉืžืขื•ื ื™ ืกืกืจย  .

    ื”ืชื›ื ืกื•ืช ื•ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืงืœ ืž19:30. ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ืชืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘19:30. ื“ืจื•ืฉื” ื”ืจืฉืžื” ืžืจืืฉ.ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืขืžื•ืชื” ืœืœื ืชืฉืœื•ื. ื“ืžื™ ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœืื•ืจื—ื™ื 20ืฉ"ื—. ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืื•ืœื ืฉืœื— ื“ื•ื"ืœ ืืœ [email protected] ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื‘ื–ื•ื

    Survivors - Road Signs on the Path of Holocaust Survivors presented by Efrat Shimoni Susser.
    The lecture will be in Hebrew. Gathering and light refreshments from 7:00 PM The lecture will begin at7:30ย . Advance registration required. No charge for IGRA members. Entrance fee for guests is NISย 20. Forย a seat at the venue send an e-mail to [email protected].ย The lecture will NOT be broadcast on Zoom.


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April 19, 2026
  • Raanana Meeting: ื—ืงืจ ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” โ€“ ืืœืฃ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Raanana Archive, Golomb St 6, Ra'anana, Israel

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    Raanana Meeting: ื—ืงืจ ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” โ€“ ืืœืฃ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช

    When: April 19, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Raanana Archive, Golomb St 6, Ra'anana, Israel

    ย ืžื•ื’ืฉ ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืข"ื™ ื™ืื™ืจ ืงื.

    ื‘ืฉื ืช 2013 ื”ืชื’ืœืชื” ื‘ืžืงืจื”, ื‘ื‘ื•ื™ื“ื ืฉืœื“ื™ืจื” ื‘ื’ืจืžื ื™ื”, ืžื–ื•ื•ื“ืชื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืœื™ืŸ ืœื‘ื™ืช ืื™ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ. ื”ืœื™ืŸ, ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืžื ื•ืกื”,ื ืฉืœื—ื” ืœืื•ืฉื•ื•ื™ืฅ ืืœ ืžื•ืชื”. ื‘ืžื–ื•ื•ื“ื” ื ืžืฆืื• ืื•ืฆืจื•ืช ื’ื ืืœื•ื’ื™ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื• ืœื—ืงืจ ืžืขืžื™ืงื•ืœืชื’ืœื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื•ืช. ืฉืจืฉืจืช ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืืจื•ื›ื” ื”ืชื’ืœืชื” ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœื›ืชื‘ื™ ื—ืกื•ืชืฉื ื™ืชื ื• ืœืื‘ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ืฉื”ื™ื• "ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ื—ืฆืจ" ื•ื‘ื ืงืื™ื ื‘ื—ื‘ืœ ื˜ื™ืจื•ืœ ื•ื‘ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืื™ื˜ืœื™ื”. ื”ืชื™ืขื•ื“ืžื’ื™ืข ืขื“ ืœื™ื™ื—ื•ืก ืจื‘ื ื™ ืœืจื‘ื™ ื™ืฆื—ืง ื‘ืŸ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื”ืœื•ื™, ืจื‘ื• ืฉืœ ืจืฉ"ื™, ืฉื—ื™ ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืืœืฃืฉื ื” ื‘ื—ื‘ืœ ื”ืจื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ื’ืจืžื ื™ื”.

    ื™ืื™ืจืงื, ื”ื ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืœื™ืŸ, ื’ืจ ื‘ืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘, ื—ื•ืงืจ ื’ื ืืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื›ืชื—ื‘ื™ื‘ ืžืื– ืฉื”ืžืžืฆื ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ืฉืชื•ืืจื”ืชื’ืœื”

    ื”ืชื›ื ืกื•ืช ื•ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืงืœ ืž19:00. ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ืชืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘19:30. ื“ืจื•ืฉื” ื”ืจืฉืžื” ืžืจืืฉ.ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืขืžื•ืชื” ืœืœื ืชืฉืœื•ื. ื“ืžื™ ื›ื ื™ืกื”ย ืœืื•ืจื—ื™ื 20ืฉ"ื—.ย ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืื•ืœื ืฉืœื— ื“ื•ื"ืœ ืืœ [email protected]ย ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื‘ื–ื•ื

    ย presented In Hebrew byย Yair Kamm.ย 

    ResearchingFamily Roots โ€“ A Thousand Years of History of a family

    In2013, the last suitcase of Helene (nรฉe Einstein) was discovered by chance inthe attic of an apartment in Germany. Helene, who was fleeing persecution, wasdeported to Auschwitz and murdered there. The suitcase contained genealogicaltreasures that led to in-depth research and to unique historical discoveries. Thelong chain of generations was uncovered primarily thanks to letters ofprotection granted to the familyโ€™s ancestors, who served as "court Jews" andbankers in the Tyrol region and in northern Italy. The documentation reaches asfar back as a rabbinical lineage to Rabbi Isaac ben Eliezer ha-Levi, theteacher of Rashi, who lived about a thousand years ago in the Rhine region ofGermany.

    Yair Kam, Heleneโ€™s great-grandson, who lives in Tel Aviv and has pursuedgenealogy as a hobby since the family discovery described above came to light.

    ย Gathering and light refreshments from 7:00 PM The lecture will begin at 7:30. Advance registration required. No charge for IGRA members. Entrance fee for guests is NISย 20. Forย a seat at the venue send an e-mail to [email protected]ย The lecture will NOT be broadcast on Zoom.


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April 27, 2026
  • Webinar: Hungarian Citizenship by Descent Explained: The Expert Guide for International Applicants in English by Lidia Kรถrmรถndi & Ethan Cohen

    Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm

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    Webinar: Hungarian Citizenship by Descent Explained: The Expert Guide for International Applicants in English by Lidia Kรถrmรถndi & Ethan Cohen

    When: April 27, 2026 7:00 - 8:00 pm

    Register atย https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_UIQNXGCST6pQjHNy9TH5w

    Do you have Hungarian descent โ€” or roots from regions like Serbia, Romania, or even Ukraine that were once part of historic Hungary? If so, you may be eligible to become a Hungarian citizen and obtain an EU passport. For those interested, this session is a concise, experience-based walkthrough of the process, focused on the questions and parts people wonder about and struggle with most. Youโ€™ll see how this pathway can reshape your life and get a sense of what itโ€™s like to live as an EU citizen, and have your real concerns answered. Youโ€™ll leave with clarity, direction, and the confidence to move forward if you have Hungarian ancestry and want to reclaim EU citizenship.

    Ethan & Lรญdia built Learn Hungarian Anywhere on the belief that freedom is earned through knowledge, cultural connection, and self-reliance. Their program transforms Hungarian ancestry into EU citizenship โ€” and the ability to build a new life, from Berlin to Budapest to the beaches of Croatia.


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May 5, 2026
  • Givatayim Meeting:

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Shazar Community Center, 30 Yave'eli St., Givatayim, Israel

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    Givatayim Meeting:

    When: May 5, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Shazar Community Center, 30 Yave'eli St., Givatayim, Israel

    "ืžื•ืฆื’ืช ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืข"ื™ .
    ื”ืชื›ื ืกื•ืช ื•ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืงืœ ืž19:30. ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ืชืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘19:30. ื“ืจื•ืฉื” ื”ืจืฉืžื” ืžืจืืฉ.ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืขืžื•ืชื” ืœืœื ืชืฉืœื•ื. ื“ืžื™ ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœืื•ืจื—ื™ื 20ืฉ"ื—. ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืื•ืœื ืฉืœื— ื“ื•ื"ืœ ืืœ [email protected] ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื‘ื–ื•ื

    presented byย 
    The lecture will be in Hebrew. Gathering and light refreshments from 7:00 PM The lecture will begin at7:30ย . Advance registration required. No charge for IGRA members. Entrance fee for guests is NISย 20. Forย a seat at the venue send an e-mail to [email protected].ย The lecture will NOT be broadcast on Zoom.


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