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I was alerted to the following story by my friend, Daniel Horowitz, at MyHeritage. This is really interesting! Not long ago, the MyHeritage research team encountered an extraordinary story from Karolina Jurzyk, a user who grew up in Poland. Karolina’s Continue reading MyHeritage User Finds Descendants of the Sisters Her Great-Grandfather Rescued from the Nazis
FRPC recently received a shipment of the new Genealogy at a glance: Finding Eastern European Jewish Ancestors. Following is a description of the new item. We’re making the price 10% off through December 31. Click on the link or illustration Continue reading New: Genealogy at a glance: Finding Eastern European Jewish Ancestors – 10% Off Thru Dec. 31
A very interesting article was written and posted by David Gewirtz, who hosts the ZDNet Government and ZDNet DIY-IT blogs. Not being Jewish, it’s a subject I hadn’t spent any time considering, but Mr. Gewirtz takes on the topic of Continue reading Cultural Identity, DNA Testing & Religion
As I wrote a few weeks ago, Josh Grayson is working on a large and very exciting project on the Prague Old Jewish Cemetery in the Czech Republic. The documents on the Prague Jewish Cemetery contain information on individuals as Continue reading Josh Grayson’s Prague Old Jewish Cemetery Project – Part II
My friend, Josh Grayson, recently started working on a large and very exciting project on the Prague Old Jewish Cemetery in the Czech Republic. This project is particularly important because while documentation for Jewish families in most of Europe only Continue reading Josh Grayson’s Prague Old Jewish Cemetery Project
Olivia Newton-John has long been one of my favorite artists. So I was intrigued when I ran across this article about her Jewish ancestry. Following is a teaser from the article written by Seth Rogovoy and posted at forward.com March Continue reading The Jewish History of Olivia Newton-John
The following info is extracted from FamilySearch.org. Click on the links to search. Collection – Number of Records – Date Posted or Updated BillionGraves Index – 25,551,766 – Aug 1, 2018 Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981 – 1,114,946 – Jul 31, 2018 Continue reading New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted July 25 through 31, 2018
The following excerpt is from the August 1, 2018 Jerusalem Post: U.S. Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan discovered something that shocked him when he participated in the PBS series “Finding Your Roots”: his 3% Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The Continue reading Fifth Season of Finding Your Roots to include “Roots in Politics” Episode
I’d like to give a shout-out for my friend, Dr. Joshua Grayson. I blogged about Joshua when we got together at RootsTech last year. I see that he’s got his website up and running. The following mission statement is from Continue reading Lost Roots Family History
The following was received from FamilySearch June 7, 2018: FamilySearch added over 700,000 New York naturalization records and one million more historical records and images from Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Ohio, and New Jersey. The BillionGraves Index has added over 600,000 Continue reading New Historical Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch the Week of June 4, 2018
With the excitement created by the publication of the new Second Edition of Finding Your Ancestral Village in the Former Austro-Hungarian Empire comes the question of what other resources are available. The following books are all stocked by Family Roots Continue reading More Eastern European Genealogy Research Titles Available From FRPC
The following news release is from NEHGS: New England Historic Genealogical Society Honors Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Stacy Schiff at Family History Benefit Dinner with Lifetime Achievement Award A Genealogy of Schiff by NEHGS Tells of Jewish Immigrants from Russia’s Pale Continue reading NEHGS Honors Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Stacy Schiff
The following excerpt is from the March 21, 2017 article posted at OnlineEthiopia.net: The Ethiopian Jews, who primarily relocated from Ethiopia to Israel through Israeli rescue missions in the 1980s, form a unique minority of today’s Israeli population. Back In Continue reading Defending the Israelite Ancestry of Ethiopian Jews
The following is from FamilySearch: Another 15 million indexed historic records have been added to FamilySearch’s vast collections. Included are a wide variety of records from 13 countries (including Argentina, Australia, Denmark, England, and the Netherlands) containing passenger lists, obituaries, Continue reading New Historic Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch the Week of Feb 13 2017
The Polish Institute of National Remembrance (INR) has posted the names of nearly 10,000 Nazi SS commanders and guards who helped in the extermination of more than a million Jews at Auschwitz. It’s been claimed that many of the guards Continue reading 9,686 Nazi SS Commanders & Auschwitz Guards Names & Photos Posted Online