I am always happy to spotlight events and activities of the international Jewish genealogical societies, for Tracing the Tribe's many readers around the world.
The JGS of Venezuela, writes president Ignacio Sternberg, will begin offering basic and intermediate Jewish genealogy sessions in the computer labs of the Colegio Moral y Luces Herzl Bialik in Caracas.
The first session will be 7 p.m. on May 7, with others scheduled in the coming weeks. For more information, write JGSVenezuela@bellsouth.net.
04 May 2007
01 May 2007
Detroit's first Jewish settler remembered - UPDATE
UPDATE: The Detroit Jewish News cover this week headlines Michigan's pioneers, with stories on both Chapman Abraham and the Jewish community's boys in the Civil war. Thanks to a reader (see comments) for letting me know.
The Detroit Free Press recalls the area's first Jewish settler in this article.
Fur trader Chapman Abraham landed in Detroit in 1762; a Detroit River shoreline marker now commemorates the event.
The other side of the marker remembers the Detroit Jewish families who sent men to the Civil War in the 1860s; 150 Jewish families sent 181 men, 38 of whom died.
Michigan's first Jewish settler was another fur trader, Ezekiel Solomon, who moved to the Mackinac area in 1761.
According to the story, the early Jewish families made great sacrifices to settle in Michigan. Abraham's synagogue was in Montreal and, each year for the high holidays, he traveled 75 miles each way - by canoe - to worship with his congregation.
The Detroit Free Press recalls the area's first Jewish settler in this article.
Fur trader Chapman Abraham landed in Detroit in 1762; a Detroit River shoreline marker now commemorates the event.
The other side of the marker remembers the Detroit Jewish families who sent men to the Civil War in the 1860s; 150 Jewish families sent 181 men, 38 of whom died.
Michigan's first Jewish settler was another fur trader, Ezekiel Solomon, who moved to the Mackinac area in 1761.
According to the story, the early Jewish families made great sacrifices to settle in Michigan. Abraham's synagogue was in Montreal and, each year for the high holidays, he traveled 75 miles each way - by canoe - to worship with his congregation.
Coming to the conference?
This is for all the procrastinators out there. You know who you are!
Today's your lucky day: the 27th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy has extended its registration discount through May 15.
I'll be blogging at the event, and look forward to meeting readers there.
This annual event is where Jewish genealogy happens - where innovations and new resources are first announced.
Meet the experts in person, network with international researchers, meet old gen friends and make new ones.
Join your colleagues July 15-20 in Salt Lake City.
Read all about it here.
Today's your lucky day: the 27th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy has extended its registration discount through May 15.
I'll be blogging at the event, and look forward to meeting readers there.
This annual event is where Jewish genealogy happens - where innovations and new resources are first announced.
Meet the experts in person, network with international researchers, meet old gen friends and make new ones.
Join your colleagues July 15-20 in Salt Lake City.
Read all about it here.
Florida: Share your success stories on May 9
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County has a busy schedule set for May 9, at Delray Beach's South County Civic Center.
At 11:30 a.m., the Polish SIG group will meet, followed at 12:30 p.m. by a Brick Wall Session to answer questions.
At 1 p.m. the main program will be "SOS - Share Our Success," as members relate genealogical breakthroughs and how innovative approaches solved genealogy mysteries. Four members will share stories and demonstrate methods used to trace their families. A Q&A session will follow.
Admission: JGSPBCI members, no charge; others, $5.
Click here for more information.
At 11:30 a.m., the Polish SIG group will meet, followed at 12:30 p.m. by a Brick Wall Session to answer questions.
At 1 p.m. the main program will be "SOS - Share Our Success," as members relate genealogical breakthroughs and how innovative approaches solved genealogy mysteries. Four members will share stories and demonstrate methods used to trace their families. A Q&A session will follow.
Admission: JGSPBCI members, no charge; others, $5.
Click here for more information.
Maryland: Bennett Greenspan, May 6
The JGS of Greater Washington will host Family Tree DNA founder Bennett Greenspan on Sunday, May 6, in Rockville, Maryland.
At 1.30 p.m., he will speak on "The Role of DNA in Advancing Genealogical Research," and demonstrate how DNA is used in genealogical research, how family relationships are determined, highlight the science involved, what can be tested and learned, and address the future of DNA testing.
At 3.30 p.m., Greenspan will meet with JGSGW DNA Project participants for a Q&A. Members are encouraged to bring test results and questions.
An entrepreneur and life-long genealogy enthusiast, Greenspan recognized the value of and potential for genetic genealogy when he encountered a paper trail roadblock in his own research, and turned to molecular anthropology to find an answer to his dilemma. In 1999, he founded Family Tree DNA, turning his hobby into a full-time vocation.
For more information, click here
At 1.30 p.m., he will speak on "The Role of DNA in Advancing Genealogical Research," and demonstrate how DNA is used in genealogical research, how family relationships are determined, highlight the science involved, what can be tested and learned, and address the future of DNA testing.
At 3.30 p.m., Greenspan will meet with JGSGW DNA Project participants for a Q&A. Members are encouraged to bring test results and questions.
An entrepreneur and life-long genealogy enthusiast, Greenspan recognized the value of and potential for genetic genealogy when he encountered a paper trail roadblock in his own research, and turned to molecular anthropology to find an answer to his dilemma. In 1999, he founded Family Tree DNA, turning his hobby into a full-time vocation.
For more information, click here
Rome: Gentrification of the ghetto
JTA's recent story details the changes afoot in Rome's ghetto.
Once locked in at night, the Jewish residents have moved out as the ghetto has become fashionable and expensive.
From 1555 to 1870, Rome's Jews were required to live in the ghetto.
According to the article, in 1945, 6,000 of the city's 11,000 Jews lived there, in a small area (300 yards by 250 yards); today, there are only about 700 Jews left in the ghetto area. Buildings have been renovated, prices are rising and although the Jews seem to have left, the main Jewish institutions are still in the ghetto.
Once locked in at night, the Jewish residents have moved out as the ghetto has become fashionable and expensive.
Settimio Limentani no longer feels at home in the Jewish ghetto here, where he grew up, where he knew everybody and everybody had a nickname, and where his family has lived and worked for hundreds of years.
The family clothing store on the main plaza was first leased in 1846 by the ruling papal authorities.
Now Limentani may have to give up the business because real estate in Rome's ghetto has skyrocketed, and so have the rents. While rents have about doubled in other parts of Rome in the past five years, prices in the ghetto have tripled, and apartments with light and a view are now going for as much as $1,000 per square foot.
From 1555 to 1870, Rome's Jews were required to live in the ghetto.
According to the article, in 1945, 6,000 of the city's 11,000 Jews lived there, in a small area (300 yards by 250 yards); today, there are only about 700 Jews left in the ghetto area. Buildings have been renovated, prices are rising and although the Jews seem to have left, the main Jewish institutions are still in the ghetto.
Talking about the Roman government and the city's Jewish community, Limentani says, "They are turning the ghetto into a museum."
Steve Morse in Montreal, May 21 - UPDATE
Jewish genealogy's own guru, Dr. Stephen P. Morse, will be speaking in Montreal at 7 p.m. Monday, May 21, hosted by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal, in association with the Quebec Family History Society.
He'll focus on "One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools."
Steve's One-Step Web site is one of the most important genealogical research developments, and he has received both the Outstanding Contribution Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies.
A computer professional with a doctorate degree in electrical engineering, his career spans research, development, teaching, consulting, and writing. He is best known as the designer of the Intel 8086 microprocessor (the granddaddy of today's Pentium processor), that sparked the PC revolution 25 years ago.
The meeting is at the Eleanor London Cote Saint-Luc Public Library.
UPDATE - Montreal City Directories
In advance of his visit to Montreal, Morse has created a new One-Step page to quickly search Montreal Lovell's Directories (1842-1978) through the Bibliotheque et Archives Nationales du Quebec
He previously created One-Step search pages for the 1851-1911 Censuses of Canada, the U.S./Canada Border Crossing Records, and the 1841-1901 British Census.
Click here for information on accessing Jewish vital records of Montreal and Quebec.
He'll focus on "One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools."
Steve's One-Step Web site is one of the most important genealogical research developments, and he has received both the Outstanding Contribution Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies.
A computer professional with a doctorate degree in electrical engineering, his career spans research, development, teaching, consulting, and writing. He is best known as the designer of the Intel 8086 microprocessor (the granddaddy of today's Pentium processor), that sparked the PC revolution 25 years ago.
The meeting is at the Eleanor London Cote Saint-Luc Public Library.
UPDATE - Montreal City Directories
In advance of his visit to Montreal, Morse has created a new One-Step page to quickly search Montreal Lovell's Directories (1842-1978) through the Bibliotheque et Archives Nationales du Quebec
He previously created One-Step search pages for the 1851-1911 Censuses of Canada, the U.S./Canada Border Crossing Records, and the 1841-1901 British Census.
Click here for information on accessing Jewish vital records of Montreal and Quebec.
Florida: Author Daniel Mendelsohn May 7
Award-winning author, journalist and critic Daniel Mendelsohn will be hosted by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Broward County with the Soref Jewish Community Center at 7.30 p.m., May 7, in Plantation, Florida.
Mendelsohn's book, THE LOST: A Search for Six of Six Million (2006) is the story of his search to learn about family members who perished in the Holocaust. It was named among the year's best books by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and others.
Mendelsohn spent five years searching the globe for an answer to what really happened to his great uncle Shmiel, his wife and his four daughters during the Holocaust? He visited a dozen countries on four continents to track down Bolechow's remaining Jews.
JGSBC members, $6; others, $8.
For more information, click here.
Mendelsohn's book, THE LOST: A Search for Six of Six Million (2006) is the story of his search to learn about family members who perished in the Holocaust. It was named among the year's best books by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and others.
Mendelsohn spent five years searching the globe for an answer to what really happened to his great uncle Shmiel, his wife and his four daughters during the Holocaust? He visited a dozen countries on four continents to track down Bolechow's remaining Jews.
JGSBC members, $6; others, $8.
For more information, click here.
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