Over TWO Million Records – Hard to Believe
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 early years of the State…
12 April 2012, Megan Lewis stands for a staff portrait
Online Resources at the USHMM
Megan Lewis presents online resources at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. https://player.vimeo.com/video/509974577
Show & Tell – Yad Vashem Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names
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 accomplices are commemorated in Yad…
A Critical Evaluation of Online Holocaust Repositories
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 the archives. COVID-19 even accelerates…
Yizkor books & their Hidden Treasures
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 also contain a wide range…