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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. https://www.jewishgen.org/new/
The JewishGen Fact Sheet Information about JewishGen, and a historical account of their activity. https://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/factsheet.htm
JewishGen 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. https://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. https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/
JewishGen Discussion Group An internet forum allowing Jewish genealogical researchers worldwide to discuss and share information. The forum software was updated and as of 2021, this page is out of date, with the actual forum now being at: https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main https://www.jewishgen.org/Jewishgen/Discussiongroup.htm
	JewishGenDiscussion Group Archives Search Search discussion group messages from Sept 1993 to Nov 2018. http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~archpop
	JewishGenDiscussion SIG Lists Archives Search Search discussion Special Interest Group messages from July 1998 to Nov 2018. http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~sigspop
The JewishGen Communities Database and Gazetteer 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. https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/
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. https://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. https://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. https://www.jewishgen.org/gedcom/faq/
The JewishGen KehilaLinks Project Collections of information and links for people interested in particular ancestral towns. Formerly was called "ShtetlLinks". https://kehilalinks.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. https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/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. https://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. https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/
JewishGen Learning Centre JewishGen offers online interactive courses in Jewish genealogy. https://www.jewishgen.org/education/
JOS Calculator Several tools to calculate soundex codes, convert calendar dates, and determine distances between towns. https://www.jewishgen.org/jos/

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. https://www.iajgs.org/
	Jewish Roots Events A calendar of upcoming events offers by all the IAJGS member societies. https://www.iajgs.org/calendar/