Videos
This page shows all the videos posted to this web site. These videos include both Webinars (online lectures given by experts) and Show & Tell (more informal Zoom meetings giving practical advice). If you want more specific lists, you can go to the Webinars or Show & Tell pages.
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Connecting with Family Through Virtual Family History Activities April 3, 2023 Extended families rarely stay in the same area anymore and are often scattered all over the … |
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GenealogyIndexer.org: Searching Historical Directories, Yizkor Books, and More March 22, 2023 Description: GenealogyIndexer.org is a free website for searching 2 million+ pages of historical … |
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Genealogy by the Clock-What We Can Do with the Time You Have February 21, 2023 Think you don’t have time for genealogy? Think again. Daniel will show you what you can do with … |
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Leveraging the Power of J-Roots for Russian Empire Research February 12, 2023 J-Roots is a Russian language Jewish genealogy portal that is a trove of genealogical information. … |
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My Czech Roots January 30, 2023 Jill Meron became interested in genealogy in 2016 after a Jewish Heritage tour of Poland. She was … |
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Limitations of Genealogy in Evaluating Familial Diseases January 8, 2023 The multiple occurrence of a specific disease in a family tree might at first sight be suggestive … |
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Finding Your Jewish Ancestors Within FamilySearch December 20, 2022 FamilySearch is one of the largest genealogical databases in the world, containing billions of … |
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Medical & Genetic Family History: The Role of the Jewish Genealogist December 18, 2022 U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona comments that "Knowing your family history can save your … |
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The Practitioner & the Patient in the IGRA collection December 16, 2022 IGRA's All Israel Database collection contains over 2.5 million records spanning the period from … |
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Prenumeranten: What We Can Learn from Subscription Lists in Hebrew Books September 19, 2022 Starting in the last quarter of the 18th century, many Hebrew and Jewish books were published with … |
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Genealogy by the Clock: What You Can Do with the Time You Have August 2, 2022 Think you don’t have time for genealogy? Think again. Daniel Horowitz will show you what you can … |
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The Ha'apala (Clandestine Immigration to British Mandatory Palestine) and Bintivey Ha'apala Information Center July 1, 2022 Rina Offenbach and Yael Kaufman We work in Atlit Camp, a national heritage site run by … |
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So They Immigrated to Eretz Israel - Is the Document Correct? Immigration to Eretz Israel Based on the IGRA Collection July 1, 2022 Information on immigration can be found in many types of documents. But these documents may not … |
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To Go or Not to Go: Aliyah and Migration Dilemmas and their Impact on Genealogical Research July 1, 2022 Why did siblings raised in the same family migrate (or not) to different destinations? In this … |
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Hungaricana: The Hungarian Culture Heritage Portal as a Resource for Jewish Research June 15, 2022 This presentation provides an overview and tips for using Hungaricana, a voluminous on-line … |
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450 Needles in a Haystack of 6 Million May 22, 2022 On October 1, 1939, the village of Miroslav in Czechoslovakia found itself annexed to the German … |
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A Beginners Guide to German Jewish Genealogy in North Rhine-Westphalia April 5, 2022 North Rhine-Westphalia is the largest and most populous of the 16 states of Germany and many of us … |
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Genealogy of Eretz Israel March 21, 2022 This lecture was recorded as part of the Genealogical Seminar in Memory of Zvi Bernhardt z"l, … |
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Evidence Analysis: Which is the Right Record? March 10, 2022 Utilizing the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS), this presentation will demonstrate methods of … |
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Polish Jewish Refugees in the USSR During WWII February 11, 2022 The "Ribbentrop – Molotov pact" divided Poland between the Soviet Union and Germany in 1939. The … |
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Is It Me or Was My Great Grandmother Crazy? January 30, 2022 Daniel Horowitz has been dedicated to Genealogy since 1986, Daniel was the teacher and the study … |
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The Woolf Pack - DNA tests to Reveal Jewish Ancestry January 11, 2022 During the Covid19 pandemic in the UK I was approached by several people whose recent DNA tests … |
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The Krakovsky Documents: Utilization of the Data by the Ukraine Research Group January 8, 2022 For several years, Alex Krakovsky, a Ukrainian Jew, has been scanning metrical and census records … |
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I'm Looking for My Brother December 28, 2021 Research Stories and Anecdotes in the Database of Historical Jewish Newspapers. What I was looking … |
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Paya’s Choice – Crossroads and Challenges December 21, 2021 DR ROSE LERER COHEN Rose Lerer Cohen is a Professional Genealogist and serves as a Board Member … |
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Mining Mom: Genealogical Resources for Researching Women at the Leo Baeck Institute New York December 20, 2021 KAREN S FRANKLIN Karen S. Franklin is Director of Family Research at the Leo Baeck … |
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Researching Women from Eastern Countries in Israel in the 19th and 20th Centuries November 16, 2021 Dr. Lavi Shai is the library and archives director at Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi as well as one of the … |
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The IGRA website is now also in Hebrew November 10, 2021 Garri Regev, President of IGRA, explains and demonstrates the IGRA website with the new Hebrew … |
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Jews in Post-Communist Poland – Discovery, Resources, What now? November 4, 2021 Esther Fuerster, born in Poland, educated in England, living in Israel, owner of E. H. NEWTON and … |
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Documenting Ethnic Cooking in Ra'anana November 4, 2021 Rachel’s background in education, IT and design is apparent in her work at the archives, where she … |
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Attitudes Regarding Androgynous Given Names in Israel - In the Past and the Present November 3, 2021 Dr. Shlomit Landman is a researcher of Israeli and Jewish onomastics. Recently published her book … |
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Archives, Repositories and Libraries in the UK November 3, 2021 Jeanette Rosenberg gives an overview of the many different kinds of archives, repositories and … |
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From Liepaja to Latgale – Latvian Jewish Research October 18, 2021 In recent years, the number of resources available to the Jewish researcher with Latvian roots has … |
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Investigating in the Medieval Records of Spain and Portugal September 27, 2021 Genie Milgrom presents this webinar. Genie is foremost a genealogist and a global speaker. She has … |
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Migration, Immigration & Emigration: Genealogy on the Move August 2, 2021 This webinar with Jeanette Rosenberg covers Migration, Immigration, Emigration Transmigration and … |
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Understanding Your Galitzianer Family through Vital Records June 21, 2021 A great many Galician researchers have acquired copies of family records from repositories in … |
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Help! I Just Got My DNA Results and I’m Confused May 28, 2021 Gil Bardige lives the Columbus Ohio area. A graduate of the New York Institute of Technology,… |
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Online Resources at the USHMM April 29, 2021 Megan Lewis presents online resources at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.… |
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100 Days to a Better Family History April 20, 2021 Join this webinar and come away with a plan for your next 100 days of family history activities. … |
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Beyond the Family Tree - Sharing Your Stories March 30, 2021 When you bring out your family tree and genealogy reports at a family gathering, do your … |
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Finding your Eastern European Jewish Family on JRI-Poland.org March 2, 2021 Join us for this presentation, with Robinn Magid, of some truly memorable stories from the … |
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Show & Tell - Yad Vashem Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names February 9, 2021 Serafima Velkovich will guide us on the collection at Yad Vashem. Over 4.8 million of the six … |
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A Critical Evaluation of Online Holocaust Repositories January 16, 2021 Genealogy is shifting from onsite search to online search, making success more and more dependent … |
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Yizkor books & their Hidden Treasures January 9, 2021 Yizkor books provide an important insight into the communities that were decimated during the … |
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My Covert Search for Hidden Children in France after WWII December 16, 2020 This webinar was part of the IGRA 2020 Heshvan Event and is only available in English.… |
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How Family Belongings, Objects & Ephemera Can Provide Insight into Our Families' Lives November 29, 2020 This lecture was delivered by Elena Biegel Bazes as part of the IGRA 2020 webinar series. … |
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The War Started for Me in 1945 - Rob Sealtiel November 16, 2020 This lecture was part of the 2020 IGRA Heshvan Event. Rob Sealtiel is a language teacher, … |
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How Not to Read a Jewish Tombstone November 7, 2020 Robin Meltzer brings us important points to remember as we look at tombstones on a cemetery visit.… |
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Google for Genealogy October 18, 2020 We were happy to have Jeanette Rosenberg OBE with us again and this time presenting all the … |
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Show & Tell - Reclaim the Records September 23, 2020 Brooke Schreier Ganz is the founder and president of Reclaim The Records, and the … |
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The Basics of Research in Israel September 14, 2020 Researching for relatives footsteps in Israel can be a challenge. The lecture will cover the kinds … |
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All You Wanted to Know about DNA Tests but Had No One to Ask September 3, 2020 All you wanted to know about DNA testing and had no one to ask ... These days we hear more and … |
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Educational Institutions as Genealogy Resources August 3, 2020 Today we take education for granted, but it wasn’t always that way. To fill in the story of our … |
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Show & Tell - The Tale of "Tracing the Tribe" - from Tel Aviv to New Mexico July 23, 2020 This session of Show & Tell focuses on Tracing the Tribe. Schelly Talalay Dardashti - A … |
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Ask Not What Your Ancestors Can Do For You: Genealogy and the Restoration of Polish Jewish Cemeteries July 19, 2020 This lecture was given at the IGRA Virtual Seminar Day, June 23, 2020. Dan A. Oren Dan is an … |
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Show & Tell - A-Z of LitvakSIG July 14, 2020 Explore your roots with LitvakSIG introduces the basics of using the website to its fullest. It … |
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Discovery and Insight into a Long Forgotten World July 13, 2020 Doron Friedman began investigating a treasure trove of family documents, photos and letters … |
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JDC Archives and Name Search Possibilities July 12, 2020 Dr. Anat Kutner Director of JDC Archives in Jerusalem, previously was a project manager at the … |
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Show & Tell - MyHeritage Photo Enhancer and Colorization tools July 8, 2020 Daniel Horowitz explains the new tools MyHeritage has developed to enhance and colorize your … |
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Show & Tell - AID Census/Registry records July 3, 2020 Rose Feldman talks about the Census and Registry records that are part of the IGRA All Israel … |
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Keynote Speaker at IGRA 2020 Seminar Day - Gilad Japhet June 25, 2020 The IGRA Annual Seminar Day was held virtually this year. Gilad Japhet, MyHeritage Founder & … |
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Show & Tell - South Africa June 25, 2020 Rose Lerer Cohen introduces us to Genealogy Research in South Africa. https://player.vimeo.… |
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Ukraine 2020: Update Your Research Plan - Ellen S Kowitt June 22, 2020 Revisiting Ukraine this year catapulted my research, and it can advance yours too! Records access … |
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Show & Tell - Using CSI to help index databases June 19, 2020 Daniel Horowitz explains CSI (Crowd Sourced Indexing) and how our volunteers are able to help, one … |
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Show & Tell - Travel and Research in Lithuania: Kaunas Region June 9, 2020 Janette Silverman takes us on a tour through the Kaunas Region of Lithuania giving us a feel for … |
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Sources for the Genealogy of Tunisian Jews - Thierry Samama June 8, 2020 This webinar presents essential sources for the genealogy of Jewish ancestors in Tunisia. In the … |
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Show & Tell - IGRA All Israel Databases - Election results June 3, 2020 Rose Feldman guides us through the All Israel Databases (AID) results for various Elections.… |
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Show & Tell - B&F: Jewish Genealogy and More May 20, 2020 Philip Trauring, President of IGRA, presents his Award winning website B&F: Jewish Genealogy … |
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Genealogy in Western Europe, Jeanette R. Rosenberg OBE May 18, 2020 Discover new sources for researching your Jewish family history in Western Europe. Learn about … |
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Show & Tell - JewishGen Unified Search May 13, 2020 JewishGen has been the main research tool for Jewish Genealogy for most of the world. Recently, … |
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Using the JDC Archives Website and Online Databases for Family Research, Jeffrey Edelstein May 8, 2020 Jeff Edelstein is the digital initiatives manager at the JDC Archives, where his responsibilities … |
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Show & Tell - Working with BillionGraves May 6, 2020 Daniel Horowitz explains how to use the BillionGraves website to locate tombstones and to help … |
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Show & Tell - IGRA Q&A May 6, 2020 Open mike - Garri Regev answers questions regarding the use of the IGRA Database Collection.… |
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Video: Location, Location, Location: How Genealogical Research Can Benefit from Historical Maps April 27, 2020 The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) broadcasted on Sunday April 26th a free webinar … |
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Show & Tell - Holocaust Resources April 22, 2020 Garri Regev brings many online resources for Holocaust Research. This particular recording of that … |
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Show & Tell - IGRA Resources April 5, 2020 IGRA's first ZOOM session in our Show & Tell series. This session highlights the many … |
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Recorded lecture: APPsolutely Genealogy! by Garri Regev March 14, 2019 Genealogy research has changed over the last 35 years in ways we never imagined possible. The … |
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Webinar: The Expanded Montefiore Census April 29, 2018 The Montefiore Censuses provide us with an amazing window to life in the Middle East during those … |
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Webinar: Polish Research and IAJGS 2018 Conference Preview March 8, 2018 Matan Shefi recently spoke on “Polish Research and Preview of Warsaw Conference”. The lecture was … |
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Using Directories and Maps for Genealogy Research April 7, 2017 IGRA featured a lecture/webinar series in 2016 and one of the webinars hosted Jeanette R. … |
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Rohatyn Challenges & Issues in Preserving Jewish Memory March 5, 2017 In 2014 Marla Raucher Osborn delivered a lecture in Jerusalem giving insight into Preserving … |
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The Ins and Outs of IGRA's Database Collection July 2, 2016 IGRA President, Garri Regev, delivered lectures in Portland, OR; Seattle, WA and Oakland, CA in … |
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Sources for Jewish Genealogy in Ukraine - Part II March 22, 2016 Following the webinar Tomasz did for IGRA a couple of years ago (available on the IGRA website to … |
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Sleepless in Seattle?... Not This August! March 13, 2016 Chuck Weinstein, Co-Chair of the 36th Annual IAJGS International Conference on Jewish … |
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Using Historical Newspapers as a Source for Genealogy February 20, 2016 Historical Newspapers are a wonderful source to enrich your genealogy research. Many newspapers … |
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Chutes & Ladders: Innovative Approaches to Genealogy January 15, 2016 As a tribute to the memory of Pamela Weisberger z"l, who passed away suddenly in September, 2015, … |
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Archives in Israel Series: Oded Yarkoni Archive, Petach Tikva April 3, 2015 IGRA Webinar that was broadcast on Monday, March 23, 2015 Galia Duvidzon, Director of the Oded … |
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Webinar - Montefiore Censuses Project December 17, 2014 Lecture by Mathilde Tagger given in Hebrew (with English slides) on December 7, 2014.… |
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Webinar: Transcribing Hebrew Tombstones with BillionGraves November 25, 2014 IGRA Webinar broadcast on Sunday, October 5, 2014: BillionGraves supports Hebrew transcription and … |
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Webinar: How to find your Jewish ancestors in Poland November 2, 2014 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Stroweis in Hebrew (with English slides) given on November 7, 2012.… |
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Webinar: Sources for Jewish Genealogy in Ukraine February 14, 2014 This webinar, "Sources for Jewish Genealogy in Ukraine" was broadcast on December 23, 2013 as part … |
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Webinar available: Searching Your Jewish Heritage Roots December 12, 2013 Have you ever asked yourself: How do I start my Jewish family history research? Where … |
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Webinar: Reuniting Holocaust Survivors December 31, 2012 A webinar in Hebrew by Zach Oryan Oracz given to IGRA on November 14, 2012.… |
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Video: Lesser known sources for researching Jewish genealogy in the UK December 12, 2012 Lecture by Jeanette Rosenberg on February 13, 2012.… |
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Video: What's In A Name? December 10, 2012 Description: Surnames hold many secrets - watch as they are decoded. Learn how surnames hold codes … |
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Video: The Genealogical Value of Jewish Cemetery Records - JewishGen's JOWBR Project November 3, 2012 IGRA celebrates International Jewish Genealogy Month! The first lecture in our series was on the … |
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Webinar: Unraveling DNA for Genealogists October 29, 2012 Lecture by Elise Friedman on October 24, 2013 as part of the International Jewish Genealogy Month.… |
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Video: A lecture on genetic genealogy by Richard Gussow April 29, 2012 Matching Genes: How DNA testing can help you discover family and ancestry Richard GussowIGRA … |
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Video: My Gaza Family February 16, 2012 Description: This video is of a presentation given by Dr. Steven Plaut on the history of the Gaza … |
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Lecture/Webinar: Research Genealogical Resources in Israel from your Couch February 2, 2012 Learn how to access genealogical resources and other useful databases available in Israel, that … |
