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Help! How Do I Use These Links?

1. The JewishGen Site

JewishGen: The Official Home of Jewish Genealogy The main site for Jewish Genealogy, having a vast amount of information. and links to just about everywhere else. http://www.jewishgen.org
	JewishGen becomes a division of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC On Jan 1, 2003, JewishGen finally found a permanent home and supporter. See the news announcement. http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/pr/MJHAnnouncement.htm
	The JewishGen Fact Sheet Information about JewishGen, and an excellent summary of what they do and the resources (i.e. Databases) they have available. http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/factsheet.htm
	Jewish Gen FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions by Warren Blatt The best online guide to Jewish Genealogy there is. This file is a must-read for all Jewish genealogists. http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/faq.html
	JewishGen InfoFile Index Hundreds of information files covering a wide variety of topics to help you in you Jewish Genealogical research. http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/
	JewishGen Conference Archives A searchable archive of all the messages on the JewishGen newsgroup since September 1993. You need to register to access this. http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/archive.htm
	The JewishGen Shtetl Seeker Pinpoint exactly where your ancestral towns in Eastern Europe are, find out how to properly spell their names, and find all the small towns nearby them. http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/
	The JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) Contains surnames and towns being researched by thousands of Jewish researchers worldwide. You can search it, and add new entries to it online. http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/
	The Family Tree of the Jewish People (FTJP) A searchable database of a vast amount of GEDCOM data contributed by thousands of Jewish Genealogists. Submission to the JGFF is required for you to search. http://www.jewishgen.org/gedcom/
	The FTJP FAQ Frequently Asked Questions about the FTJP explain its workings. A link to the FAQ is not available on the FTJP page, so it is necessary to list it here separately. http://www.jewishgen.org/gedcom/faq/
	The JewishGen ShtetLinks Project Collections of information and links for people interested in particular ancestral towns. http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/
	The JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry JOWBR is a database of names and other identifying information from cemeteries and burial records worldwide, from the earliest records to the present. http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/
	IAJGS International Jewish Cemetery Project This is the information about the cemetery project. The Online Worldwide Burial Registry (see above) contains the individual records. This page leads information about the individual cemeteries. http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/
	Yiskor Book Project A searchable list of Yizkor (Memorial) books of Jewish shtetls in Eastern Europe destroyed during the holocaust, as well as information about where to find them. http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/
	JewishGen Databases A list of, and links to the databases available on JewishGen, including those of general interest (given above) and others for more specific interests. http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/
	JOS Calculator Several tools to calculate soundex codes, convert calendar dates, and determine distances between towns. http://www.jewishgen.org/jos/
	JewishGen Links Database A searchable database with links for Jewish and General Genealogy. You can add your favorite links to help make this database grow. http://www.jewishgen.org/links/
	The JewishGen Family Links Database A searchable list of surnames and links to the web sites of Jewish researchers. If you have your family info on a website, add your surname interests to it online. http://www.jewishgen.org/family/

2. The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies

The IAJGS Home Page The Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies promotes Jewish genealogical research throughout the world and coordinates the efforts of individual member societies. http://www.iajgs.org/
	Jewish Genealogy Yearbook Information about the activities being done by the genealogical societies worldwide. http://www.iajgs.org/Yearbook.pdf

3. Avotaynu, Inc.

Avotaynu, Inc. Home Page Avotaynu is the main publisher of products of interest to Jewish genealogists. http://www.avotaynu.com
	Nu? What's New? A free bi-weekly Internet magazine published by Avotaynu providing information of interest to persons tracing their Jewish family history. http://www.avotaynu.com/nu.htm
	Avotaynu Journal Page Their quarterly journal Avotaynu is the defininitive source of up-to-date information and a must-subscribe-to! http://www.avotaynu.com/journal.htm
	Books Published by Avotaynu, Inc. A list of the valuable books Avotaynu publishes for genealogists, and information on how to order them. http://www.avotaynu.com/allbooks.htm
	Recommended Material for a Jewish Genealogical Library I just love the way they set up this list. Use it to recommend to your society what they should order! http://www.avotaynu.com/recommend.htm
	Avotaynu Index Summary This is an index to most of the past volumes of Avotaynu. http://www.avotaynu.com/indexsum.htm
	Avotaynu Consolidated Jewish Surname Index A search tool to find which databases contain particular surnames. More than two million entries in dozens of databases are indexed. http://www.avotaynu.com/csi/csi-home.htm
	Soundexing and Genealogy by Gary Mokotoff Here is the complete definition of how the Russell, American, and Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex Systems are defined. http://www.avotaynu.com/soundex.html

4. Ancestry's Jewish Family Collection

Jewish Family History Collection Partnering with JewishGen and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), they've created the world's largest online collection of Jewish historical records. These collections will remain free as long as they exist on Ancestry.com http://landing.ancestry.com/jewishfamilyhistory/

5. The Federation of East European Family History Societies

The FEEFHS Home Page This worldwide organization concentrates on aiding Genealogical research for those with roots in Eastern Europe - no matter what their ethnicity. http://feefhs.org/
	Jewish Genealogy CROSS-INDEX Lists FEEFHS home pages, microfilms, maps, and research files of interest to Jewish researchers. http://feefhs.org/indexjew.html

6. Museums and Research Facilities for Jewish Genealogy

The Beth-Hatefutsoth Home Page The Museum of the Jewish People holds Israel's major collections of Jewish Genealogical Information. http://www.bh.org.il
	The Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center The primary Genealogical resource site in Israel. http://www.bh.org.il/database-about.aspx?genealogy
The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP) In Jerusalem, they collect and preserve the archival remnants of Jewish communities throughout the world. They are especially rich in material from Central and Eastern Europe. http://sites.huji.ac.il/archives/
The Israel Genealogical Society (IGS) The IGS is the State of Israel's premiere genealogical organization, affording its members a full range of research materials, guidance and support. It is a non-profit organization founded in 1983. http://www.isragen.org.il/
The American Jewish Archives Seeks to preserve any documents illumination the history of Jews in the Western Hemisphere. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio. http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/
The Center for Jewish History Comprised of the following four institutes of higher Jewish learning: Leo Baeck Institute, the AJHS, Yeshiva University, and YIVO http://www.cjh.org/
The Leo Baeck Institute The Leo Baeck Institute is a research, study and lecture center, a museum, a library and archives, devoted to the history of German-speaking Jewry. http://www.lbi.org/
The American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) Historical societies are valuable resources for genealogists. The AJHS is the national society for the collection of materials related to American Jewish History. http://www.ajhs.org/
	Jewish Historical Societies in the United States and Abroad A listing and links to Jewish Historical Societies world-wide. http://www.ajhs.org/academic/other.cfm
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research The preeminent repository of library and archival materials on the history and culture of Eastern European Jewry and their descendants in the United States. Located in New York City. http://www.yivoinstitute.org/
International Institute for Jewish Genealogy and Paul Jacobi Center Opened in January 2006 in the Jewish National and University Library at Givat Ram, Jerusalem. http://www.iijg.org/
The Ellis Island Home Page Ellis Island in New York is where a great number of Jewish immigrants arrived to North America. They now have a comprehensive online searchable database of all the immigrants. http://www.ellisisland.org/
	Searching the Ellis Island Database by Stephen Morse and others A front-end developed for the Ellis Island Search Engine that will allow you to specify all your search parameters at once and optimize the search for Jewish passengers. http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/
	Ellis Island Database FAQ by Elise Friedman for JewishGen A comprehensive description of what is available in the Ellis Island Database and how to best access it. http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/eidbfaq.html
	The American Immigrant Wall of Honor Page This is a monument at Ellis Island that has inscribed on it over 500,000 names of immigrant ancestors. There is a search tool available from this page to search the names on the wall. http://www.wallofhonor.com
The Polish Jews Home Page The main purpose of this site is to collect on photos all possible remembrances about Polish Jews (like cemeteries, synagogues, monuments, etc.), which remain today. http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/3326/jewpol.html
Sephardim.com A Research Tool for Sephardic Jewish Genealogy http://www.sephardim.com/
Shtetl Foundation An organization documenting Jewish History in Europe before its destruction during the Holocaust. Includes a useful Find Your Shtetl page. http://www.shtetlfoundation.org/
FamilySearch.org - Jewish Family Resources The LDS church maintains the world's largest genealogy collection. They have some material not available elsewhere. This is their Resources page for Jewish researchers. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp?page=home/welcome/site_resources.asp%3FwhichResourcePage=Jewish
	Research Outline - Jewish Genealogy An excellent guide to everything you need to know for Jewish Genealogy research. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/docs/Jewish_Genealogy_Research_07_2007.pdf
	Tracing Your Jewish Ancestors Explains how to use the Family History Library to help find your Jewish ancestors birthplace or place of origin. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/docs/Finding_Jewish_Records_07_2007.pdf

7. Holocaust Sites

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The national museum for the Holocaust - in Washington, D.C. is collecting much information of interest to researchers. http://www.ushmm.org/
	Collections and Archives Search Online queries to some of the Museum's catalogues and finding aids are available from this page. http://www.ushmm.org/research/collections/
	Gateway to Electronic Resources on the Holocaust ... and there are a lot of them! http://www.ushmm.org/research/library/eresources/
Yad Vashem Home Page The Holocaust Memorial of the Jewish people in Jerusalem. http://www.yadvashem.org/
	The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names A searchable computerized database containing information about approximately half of the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The actual Page of Testimony can also be viewed online, and you can submit new Pages of Testimony online. http://www.yadvashem.org/lwp/workplace/IY_HON_Welcome
	The Shoah Related Lists Database Lists of data that Yad Vashem has that they are entering into the Names database. http://www.yadvashem.org/lwp/workplace/listoflist?WT.mc_id=lolen
USC Shoah Foundation California The University of Southern California's site with information about Steven Spielberg's project of videotaping and archiving interviews of Holocaust survivors all over the world. http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/vhi/
The Simon Wiesenthal Center An international center for Holocaust remembrance and the defense of human rights and the Jewish people in Los Angeles. http://www.wiesenthal.com/
	Museum of Tolerance Online Includes an Online Multimedia Learning Centre, Virtual Exhibits, Teacher's Resources, and Special Collections. http://motlc.wiesenthal.org/
Cybrary of the Holocaust A rememberance site. Lots of information of various types here. http://remember.org/
The Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust New York City's Holocaust and Jewish History Centre, and now the parent organization for JewishGen. http://www.mjhnyc.org/
	Holocaust Learning Links An extensive collection of links to other Holocaust sites. http://remember.org/cylinks.html
The International Tracing Service The American Red Cross has been providing tracing services to help people seeking the fate of their loved ones missing during the Holocaust and WWII. http://www.redcross.org/services/intl/holotrace/

8. Jewish Genealogical Conferences

Philadelphia - Aug 2-7, 2009 The 29th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy hosted by the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia (JGSGP). http://www.philly2009.org/
Chicago - Aug 17-22, 2008 The 28th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy hosted by the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS), th JGS of Illinois and the Illiana JGS. http://www.chicago2008.org/
Salt Lake City - July 15-20, 2007 The 27th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy hosted by the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) http://www.iajgs.org/conferences/2007-saltlakecity.htm
Jerusalem - Sept 10-12, 2006 The first symposium of the International Institute for Jewish Genealogy on "Jewish Genealogy: Research and Teaching Priorities". http://www.iijg.org/home/events2.html
New York City - Aug 13-18, 2006 The 26th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical Society of New York. http://www.jgsny2006.org/
Las Vegas - July 10-15, 2005 The 25th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Southern Nevada http://www.iajgs.org/conferences/2005-lasvegas.htm
Jerusalem - July 11-16, 2004 The 24th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy hosted by The Israel Genealogical Society. http://www.ortra.com/jgen2004/
Washington DC - July 20-25, 2003 The 23rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy hosted by the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington (JGSGW). http://www.iajgs.org/conferences/2003-DC.htm
Missed something at the 15th Summer Seminar? The Summer Seminar on Jewish Genealogy held in Boston in 1996 had wonderful research materials available. You can still get them. http://www.jewishgen.org/boston/missed.htm
Past Conferences on Jewish Genealogy Here is a list of all the previous seminars, in case you needed to know. http://www.iajgs.org/conferences/prior-seminars.html

9. Other Useful Jewish Genealogy Pages

Jewish Genealogy Wiki A wiki is a community-built resource. This wiki aims to bring together all Jewish genealogy links, resources and databases. All registered users can update and contribute to this site. http://www.jgene.org/
Webpages by Stephen P. Morse by Stephen Morse Various tools for Jewish Genealogists developed by Stephen Morse, including database searches, Jewish Calendar conversions and more. http://www.stevemorse.org/
Tracing The Tribe by Schelly Talalay Dardashti A JTA News Service blog about Jewish genealogy - the developments, tools and resources to help you in your research. http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com/
Jewish Web Index by Ted Margulis An easy-to navigate site with excellent links and information that have a heavy emphasis on Jewish Genealogy. http://www.jewishwebindex.com/
The Jewish Encyclopedia Online Contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. It is public domain, free to access and is completely searchable. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/

Help! How Do I Use These Links?

1. I link to individual pages, not just to home pages of sites. My links will identify good pages that are buried deep in a site.
2. I have organized my links by site, and sub-site. This way you can see at a glance what a particular site has to offer.
3. I set up a "Contents" and have navigation hot-links to make it easier to get between sections.
4. I display the web addresses (also known as URLs). It is nice to know where you are going.
5. I give a brief description of what I think is generally useful on each page.

These are home pages of a web site or sub-site. Generally they act as a table-of-contents, containing mostly local links to the rest of the site.

Up-to-date information about current activities and events. These pages are changed quite often, so check them regularly.

These pages give instructions on how to go on in your information quest, where to look next, and increase your level of overall expertise.

A web page that is designed to help you find or do something. It may be an index, guide, or even an online program.

The pages most researchers get really excited about. This is real data that has been made available online.

Collections of files, not designed to be looked at online, but made for downloading (using FTP) to your own computer. May often contain useful software.

Pages with the best collections of links to the multitude of other web sites. If you want to, you can follow all these until the wee hours of the morning.

Finally, you may see the following codes:

• (x) - Link did not work last time I checked.
• (xx) - Link did not work last 2 times I checked.
• Three strikes and they are out. (If I cannot find where they moved to.)