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hxpsmQuarterly Publication of The Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington “Every man of the children of Israel shall encamp by his own standard with the ensign of his family” Numbers 2:2 Volume 23 , Number 2 Spring 2004 SOCIETY NEWS Are you looking for a project this winter? JGSGW volunteers for the Danzansky Project are beginning to index the Goldberg Funeral Home Books. We are looking for a few volunteers to join our team. We have permission to take the books home, so work on the project can be done at your schedule, in the comfort of your home. Instruc- tions and spreadsheet (Excel) will be provided. All that you need is a com- puter and some time. To sign up contact Roberta Solit at [email protected] or [email protected] Society Workshop at Family History Center The JGSGW is sponsoring a workshop at the Family History Center at 6:15 p.m. on May 3, 2004. Since space is limited, we must limit attendance to the first 15 people who sign up. The workshop will feature a presentation by Larry Krupnak and there will be a period for questions and answers. There will also be counselors available to help you explore the resources available at the FHC. This workshop may be repeated in June. Since space is limited, we recommend that you reserve a place as soon as possible. To reserve a seat, contact Liz Lourie by phone: 202-625-1082 or by email: [email protected], giving your phone number in case we need to contact you. Jewish Genealogy using the Internet - an online workshop This is a repeat of the popular workshop given last April, and at the International Conference last July. It is a 2½ hour, hands-on workshop where you will be able to visit and explore actual internet sites. Essentially, it will introduce you to what is available online for doing Jewish Genealogy. You will be given a handout with internet addresses and a description of each of these sites. There will be two sessions of the workshop, both at Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, Virginia. The workshop will be on Thursday, March 11 from 7 pm - 9:30 pm, and repeated on Sunday, March 21, from 2 pm - 4:30 pm. The sessions will be open to members only and the cost will be $15 (to cover the cost of renting the facility). Please contact Rich Mishpacha Meyersburg by email at [email protected] to register for the classes. The sessions will be limited to 14 students each. Rich Meyersburg, JGSGW JGSGW Officers and Committee Chairs for 2003-2004 hxpsm Mishpacha is the quarterly publication of the President Benjamin C. Fassberg Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington, [email protected] Inc., serving Washington, Northern Virginia, and the Vice Presidents Maryland suburbs. Programming Renee Payne Free to members, subscriptions are $15 and [email protected] $20 foreign. Membership dues are $25 for individuals Membership Marlene K. Bishow and $37.50 for families. Membership inquiries: PO [email protected] Box 31122, Bethesda, MS 20824-1122 Logistics/Administration Judy Miller Appropriate ads the size of a business card [email protected] will be accepted. The cost is $15 for one submission Corresponding Secretary Ben Okner or $50 for one year (4 issues) [email protected] Mishpacha by the Jewish Genealogy Society Recording Secretary Rich Meyersburg of Greater Washington (JGSGW). All rights reserved. [email protected] Mishpacha is intended to provide a free exchange of Treasurer Sharlene Kranz ideas, research tips, and articles of interest to [email protected] persons researching Jewish family history. Permission Member At Large Joel Stearman for reproduction in part is hereby granted for other [email protected] non-profit use, provided credit is given to the Database Management Ernie Fine JGSGW and to the author(s) of the reproduced [email protected] material. All other reproduction without prior written Librarian Judy Mostyn White permission of the editor(s) is prohibited. [email protected] All JGSGW members are encouraged to Mishpacha Co-editors Donna Sellinger submit their genealogical research experiences for [email protected] publication in Mishpacha. Submit articles to either Sharlene Kranz editor: Sharlene Kranz ([email protected]) or [email protected] Donna Sellinger ([email protected]) Research Roberta Solit Back issues are available from Sharlene [email protected] Kranz, 4336 Albemarle Street, NW, Washington, DC Workshops 20016 for $5 each. © Beginners Liz Lourie 2004 Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington, Inc. [email protected] Internet Rich Meyersburg Table of Contents [email protected] Hospitality Sonia Pasis Society News ....................... 1 [email protected] Letter to the Editor ............... 3 Translation Services Peter Lande Library News ....................... 4 [email protected] The amazing 24th IAJGS International Tapes Sonia Pasis Conference on Jewish Genealogy ..... 6 Domestic Research .................. 6 [email protected] Overseas Research .................. 15 Webmaster Donna Sellinger [email protected] The JGSGW Web Site is located at: http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsgw Spring 2004 2 LETTER TO THE EDITOR the facilities and resources of the Family History Library; a mid-week informal group Dear Donna and Sharlene, discussion of progress and problem-solving. Distributing the newsletter via the web For those new to genealogy, a beginners (PDF download) saves the JGSGW money workshop on the first morning of the trip for printing and postage. In addition, you introduces them to the wonderful world of now have the ability to include as many Hamburg immigration lists, U.S. passenger pictures in color and sample documents as arrival lists, naturalization records and you want without concern for cost. It will census records. In addition to the beginners also be easier to distribute back issues using workshop, classes are given on problem your new methodology. solving, urban research and how to trans- As you might know, when the Belarus late Polish and Russian records. A copy of SIG first started five and a half years ago, the book, "Your Guide to the Family History we decided immediately that our newslet- Library," is part of the pre-trip literature. ter would be on line. We started doing Social events include a mid-week issues in PDF, but now we put up individual Sunday brunch for camaraderie and discus- articles as soon as they are edited. Please sion of successes (and failures); attendance see http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/ at the Sunday morning broadcast of the newsletter/bnl_index.htm Mormon Tabernacle Choir; informal group dinners; and group planning parties. Dave Fox, JGSGW For additional information, write to SLC Genealogy Trip, 155 N. Washington Jewish Genealogical Research Trip To Avenue, Bergenfield, NJ 07621, call 201- Salt Lake City Planned 387-8296; e-mail: [email protected]; For the twelfth consecutive year, website: http://www.avotaynu.com/ veteran Jewish genealogists Gary Mokotoff slctrip.htm and Eileen Polakoff will be offering a re- search trip to the LDS (Mormon) Family Workshop at Holocaust Museum History Library in Salt Lake City from Octo- Following the successful program on ber 21-October 28, 2004. To date, more Sunday, January 25 and in response to than 350 Jewish genealogists from the U.S., requests for a second workshop focusing on Canada, South America, Israel and Europe records at the Holocaust Museum and Li- have taken advantage of this program. In brary, Peter Landé, the winner of the 2001 the past few years, the group size each IAJGS Lifetime Achievement Award for his year has been between 30?40 people. work in Holocaust research and a member The program offers genealogists the of JGSGW, has offered to conduct a week- opportunity to spend an entire week of day program to be held on Tuesday, March research at the Library under the guidance 23, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. and assistance of professional genealogists The group, limited to 10 participants, who have made more than a three dozen will assemble in the fifth floor Archives trips to Salt Lake City. Each person has Reading Room for a briefing on USHMM access to trip leaders each day except resources of interest to genealogists. They Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the will then be able to utilize the library and Library for on-site assistance and personal the downstairs Registry where computers consultations. There is also a planned pro- will be available to search various data- gram that includes a three-hour class on day bases which hold about 2.5 million names. of arrival introducing the participants to There will be ample time for individual Spring 2004 3 questions. Participants may stay as long as they wish. No tickets are necessary for the workshop but Peter can arrange for tickets to the permanent exhibit for those who wish to have them. JGSGW Library News Judy Mostyn White, JGSGW librarian If you would like to attend, please send your name and phone number(s) to Liz Greetings and Happy Family Hunting! Lourie at [email protected] or if you The JGSGW library collection is housed don't have access to e-mail, you can call at: her at (202) 625-1082. Isaac Franck Jewish Public Library [IFJPL] 2006 Conference Site Announced 4928 Wyaconda Road The IAJGS is pleased to announce that Rockville, MD 20852 it has awarded the 2006 International Telephone: 301-255-1970 conference to JGS, Inc. (New York). With The IFJPL hours change seasonally, but the enormous resources in the New York generally they are open all day on Mondays area, and the outstanding conferences that and Wednesdays, afternoons and evenings have been hosted there in the past, this on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Friday mornings, should be a great opportunity.