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B’nai B’rith and Australia JGS Pioneer Local Jewish Community History Project
It’s a Mitzvah of Memory By Sallyann Amdur Sack Vero Beach, FL: Sometimes the shortest path to a goal is via a detour. In Jewish genealogy, if your goal is to build a tree of direct ancestors as far back as possible, the best way to maximize your chances is to go to...
Sarasota-Manatee JGS Pioneers Local Jewish Records-at-Risk Project with Support of Federation
Project Launches During International Jewish Genealogy Month By Sallyann Amdur Sack Vero Beach, FL: When I began my genealogy research back in 1977, Holy Blossom Synagogue in Toronto, Canada, sent me a copy of my maternal grandparents’ marriage record. Included is...
From Handwritten in Russian Centuries Ago to Easy Discovery in English Today – in Record Time
Foundations Harness AI-enabled Handwriting Recognition Technology to Reveal Jewish Documentary Heritage Vero Beach, FL: L’Dor V’Dor Foundation (LDVDF) and Tsal Kaplun Foundation (TKF) are collaborating to train artificial intelligence (AI) to read historic handwritten...
Heroes of Heritage and History — Ukraine
This morning we awoke to news of damage to the state archive in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Mykolaiv archive is where our Documentation of Jewish Records Worldwide (DoJR) project started and where, in four short weeks, we discovered previously unknown historic documents of...
Venezuela Rescue Project
80% of the Jewish population of Venezuela has left the country. There is much turmoil on the ground and anti-semitism. We are intent on identifying what records of the lives of Venezuelan Jews have so far survived so that priorities can be set to preserve or safeguard them before it is too late. The JGS Venezuela – mostly operating off-shore, is partnering with us to conduct this rescue survey…
Victoria Australia Survey Project
In 1788, at least eight (some say 16) Jews arrived in Australia on the First Fleet. Much of the documentation of Jewish lives in Australia has survived. Yet, you have to know about it to find it. The Australia Jewish Genealogical Society (Victoria) has discovered thousands of record collections for JCat. Its survey work continues…