Scattered Seeds PUBLISHED BY THE JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC

Twentieth Anniversary JGSPBCI Luncheon

February 27, 2011 - Renaissance Hotel Boca Raton - 11:30 am ( see page 3 for more information)

Membership meetings are held at the South County Civic Center 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach, FL

Brick Wall 12:30 pm -12:55 pm Meeting 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmSpecial Interest Groups 11:30 am -12:15 pm

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Logan Kleinwaks “The Genealogical Indexer Search Engine.” January 12, 2011

Bennett Greenspan “Beyond the Y-Chromosome”

February 9, 2011

Ava Cohn“Sherlock Cohn - The Photo Detective” March 9, 2011

In This Issue:Twentieth Anniversary Luncheon p. 3 Genealogy Workbook p. 7Anniversary Journal Sign-Up p. 3 Library News p. 8 President’s Remarks p. 4 Nu? What’s Nu? p. 9Editor’s Tidbits p. 5 Items of Interest in Genealogy p. 9-11Meeting Highlights p. 6 News from Jan Allen p. 10

Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.P.O. BOX 7796, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33482-7796

http://www.jgspalmbeachcounty.org/ editor@jgspalmbeachcounty.org Member IAJGS, Florida State Genealogical Society

Past Presidents: Mona Morris, Emeritus; Alfred M. Silberfeld, Emeritus; Alfred B. Leeds, z’l Sylvia Nusinov, Emerita; Marvin Hamburg, Dennis Rice, Sandra Hirschhorn 2010 - 2011 Board of Directors Elected Officers President: Mark Jacobson Vice Presidents: Joel Sisitsky, Cindy Potter Taylor Treasurer: Irving Skorka Secretary: Gary Stone

Board Members Archivist/Sunshine: Phyllis Frank Brick Wall/Education: Phyllis Kramer Cemetery Project: Ina Getzoff, Cindy Potter Taylor Directory/Membership Records: Arnold Davidson FHC/PBCL Liaison/Speakers Bureau/Workbook: Sylvia Nusinov Library Coordinators: Irving Skorka, Linda Epstein Librarian Emeritus: Ben Karliner Luncheon: Natalie Hamburg, Sylvia Nusinov Membership/Retention: Marilyn Newman Members at Large: Natalie Hamburg, Arnold Sarasky Newsletter Scattered Seeds: Tina Gudin Korn Parliamentarians: Dennis Rice, Alfred M. Silberfeld Program: Helene Seaman Publicity/E-Mail Coordinator: Jacqueline Fineblit Reception: Bernard Berger, Arnold Davidson, Ben Seaman, Joel Sisitsky, Cindy Potter Taylor Special Interest Groups (SIGs): Marvin Lopatin, Mona Morris Telephone Squad: Dorothy Bernstein Webmaster: Gerald Naditch

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COME JOIN US FOR OUR TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON

Commemorative Souvenir Luncheon Journal Entertainment in the spirit of our ancestors

THE AMAZING BOTTLE DANCERSSunday February 27, 2011

11:30 am—3:00 pm Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel 2000 NW 19th St, ample free parking

Mimosas served on the PatioChoice of three entrees: Chicken Piccata, Grilled Atlantic Salmon, Vegetarian dish

Member or spouse $30, guest $35Questions? Call Natalie Hamburg 561 734-7946 or Sylvia Nusinov 561 484-1060Send reservation to Cindy Taylor 8105 Florenza Dr., Boynton Beach, Fl. 33472

Paid reservations must be received on or before February 21--make check payable to JGSPBCI___________________________________

LAST CALL TO HONOR YOUR LOVED ONES IN OUR COMMEMORATIVE SOUVENIR LUNCHEON JOURNAL

*** Deadline for Receipt of Ad with Payment Is January 16, 2011*** Whole Page, Silver $100.00 Silver Half Page (½ P) $ 50.00 White Third of Page (⅓ P) $36.00 (3 lines max horizontal) Friends of the JGS $10.00 name only Ancestors and Descendants $10.00 in honor of/ (1 line) In memory of In Memory of those Martyred in the Shoah - - Whole pages: 4W x 7 H ½ page 3 ½ W x 4 H ⅓page 2W x 3 ½ All donations are tax deductible under IRS 501(c) (3)

Checks must be in U.S. Funds, payable to JGSPBCI, and accompany order. Mail to Journal c/o Mona Morris, 2247 NW 62nd Drive, Boca Raton, FL 33496

I/we request the purchase of ________ _________________page ad for the total cost of $ ______.00. Contact Person __________________________________________________________________ Phone (_____) _________- ________. E-mail ________________________@ ________________ All copy will appear in black ink and will be submitted for your approval prior to final printing. Suggestions: In Honor of --In Memory of –Congratulations--Best Wishes--Compliments of

Send Electronic Mail submissions (jpg, tiff, gif, pdf) to Mona Freedman Morris at geniemona@comcast.net, or by regular mail at the address above.

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President's Remarks Mark Jacobson Welcome to the second issue of Scattered Seeds under our hardworking editor Tina Korn. Please help her continue the tradition of quality JGSPBCI publications by submitting genealogy related articles. I am sure you have all enjoyed our first three meetings of the season and have learned a lot from our speakers Dennis Rice, Helene Kenvin and Jerry Naditch. Special thanks to our Past President Dennis Rice for his September program and our Webmaster Jerry Naditch for his November program. Both demonstrated the depth of talent we have right here on our JGSPBCI board.

In December we have another of our talented board members, Phyllis Kramer, with a program that will help you navigate the maze of online research. Our program chair, Helene Seaman, has been working hard to bring the finest speakers in genealogy to our 2011 meetings.

In January we will have Logan Kleinwaks, who will talk about his website for accessing historical European directories.

February's speaker will be Bennett Greenspan, from Family Tree DNA, who will give us the latest on using DNA for genealogical research.

In March, we have Ava Cohen, the “photo detective” to help us learn more about our family photos.

We are continuing our SIG meetings before each meeting for our members who are focusing on a particular geographic area. December is Hungary and Romania. In January, please join me for my Galicia SIG. February is Ukraine; March is Poland and Belarus; April is Lithuania.

Recently a new website was mentioned on the Jewish Gen mailing list. This is a remarkable 'moving map' of Poland that can allow you to follow changes in the Polish map over the past 1000 years. http://polmap.republika.pl/polska1.htm. It is in Polish, but the map part is easy to understand. Watch Poland grow to encompass much of what would become Galicia, the Ukraine, Belarus and Latvia and then, watch it be torn apart through annexations and war. Most of our Ashkenazi ancestors lived in these areas and suffered through this tumult.

Make sure to check your e-mail for Jackie Fineblit's monthly messages with information on our upcoming programs and special events, she works hard to keep us all informed.

Sunday, February 27, 2011 is a special day for us, the JGSPBCI's 20th Anniversary Luncheon. Natalie Hamburg and Sylvia Nusinov have planned an exciting program that will be a treat for everyone. In conjunction with the Luncheon we will be publishing a Souvenir Anniversary Journal under the guidance of Mona Morris.

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Tina’s Tidbits In July, 2010, my summerwas filled with familyreunion excitement, as Ienjoyed the success of meeting the descendants of my maternal grandmother’ssiblings.My new family tree project

will begin in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in January, as I continue my search for the descendants of my paternal side of the family. Many brick walls began to crumble this year, as my diligent library research revealed newly discovered records. My message to members is “Don’t get discouraged.” Read on line websites for recently added archives. Read blogs and postings. Special thanks to Jackie Fineblit for being so diligent and supportive. She is the backbone of Scattered Seeds. Thanks, too, to all of the Board members for their encouragement.

Beginners Genealogical WorkshopsThe Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County will hold Beginners Genealogical Workshops on January 12, 2011 and on March 9, 2011 at the South County Civic Center, Jog Road, Delray Beach from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. These workshops will be held prior to the regular scheduled meetings. It is suggested that you bring a snack, drink, paper and pen.

The Workshop will cover "Organizing Your Information", "Researching Census" and "Vital Records and Passenger Manifests". Our goal is to offer individual attention and follow-up to each student through JGSPBCI mentors and instructors.

This Beginners Workshop will be limited to 25 pre-registered participants and will cost $15.00, payable in advance. It is offered for members only. The workshop of January 12, 2011 will be repeated on March 9.

The Workshops will be presented by our own Phyllis Kramer, a dedicated educator and genealogist. Genealogy is her passion, and she brings her expertise and enthusiasm to all her endeavors.

A practicing genealogist, with primary interest in Eastern European Jewish research, Phyllis wears many hats. She serves on the JGSPBCI board of directors and is a member of the Advisory Board of JewishGen. At JewishGen, she is Vice President of Education, where she has created an online education program for over 1,000 students.

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Where to Search if You Are New to Genealogy http://www.jewishgen.org Become a member - there is no charge and this will allow you to search the many databases. 1. Enter your family name, cities and your own contact information on the http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff and then do searches for names.2. Do a search on Family Tree of the Jewish People http://www.jewishgen.org/gedcom/3. Search for your own cities of interest4. Search the Yizkor Book site for your cities of interest - a large number of translations are on this site and you may find items of interest here.5. Very helpful: under "Get Started", read:First Timer — Advice for Beginners.6. FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions about Jewish Genealogy http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles7. Explore the JewishGen site for other databases.http://www.jewishgen.org/databases

Future Meeting Highlights Wednesday, January 12, 2011Program: “The Genealogical Indexer - A Full-Text Search Engine for Historical Directories, Yizkor Books and Other Resources.”Speaker: Logan Kleinwaks, one of Jewish genealogy's brilliant young stars will discuss his newly updated Genealogy Indexer site, a fully searchable tool for text databases from various printed sources, such as historical city directories, Yiskor books (memorial books of communities) and more, including page images. Logan is continually adding Yiskor books, using images from the New York Public Library website. Currently, over 70,000 pages are included. When all the Yiskor books are included, the total will be a quarter-million pages.He is also the creator of www.ShoahConnect.org, an online tool that permits users to go to the Yad Vashem Pages of Testimony and to flag pages ofinterest. If two or more people flag the same Page of Testimony, they receive notice of the match.

Galicia Special Interest Group (SIG) in Rooms 1 and 2 with SIG leader Mark Jacobson, 11:30 am-12:30 pm*********************************************

Wednesday, February 9, 2011Program: "Beyond the Y-Chromosome: Tracing Your Genealogy with the ‘Other’ DNA"Speaker: Bennett Greenspan, CEO Family Tree DNA. Entrepreneur and genealogy buff Bennett Greenspan has turned a hobby into a career. In years past, genealogists were grave stompers, searching for ancestral information on tombstones and in cemetery histories. DNA technology has changed all that. Greenspan's organization, Family Tree DNA, now lists over 220,000 DNA records in its database. Greenspan will discuss "Beyond the Y-Chromosome: Tracing Your Genealogy with the Other DNA." Traditional genetic genealogy uses the male inherited Y chromosome or the universally inherited mitochondria. In the past, we had to follow direct lines of descent, with autosomal testing for genealogy. Sex doesn't matter any more.Mr. Greenspan, a well known lecturer in the United States and abroad, founded Family Tree DNA in 1999.

Ukraine Special Interest Group (SIG) in Rooms 1 and 2 [Mona Morris], 11:30 am-12:30 pm********************************************

Wednesday, March 9, 2011Program:"Sherlock Cohn - Photo Detective"Speaker: Ava Cohn, aka Sherlock Cohn,The Photo Genealogist, brings a lifelong fascination with heirloom photographs and a multidisciplinary background to photo dating and interpretation.She grew up surrounded by furniture and architecture of the 19th and early 20th centuries in Saratoga Springs, a Victorian-era town in upstate New York. Ms. Cohn holds a BA degree in Theatre Arts from Brandeis University. As she began to recover her own Jewish family history, she recognized the need for accurate dating of family photographs combined with specialized knowledge of Jewish immigrant and Eastern European culture and traditions to tell the background stories within our photos. She has made it her mission to help as many Jewish genealogists as possible to recover the personal information that our ancestors knew when they had their portraits originally taken and as such, specializes in the period of most Jewish photographs, 1880-1960.

Poland/Belarus Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in Rooms 1 and 2 [Paul Baranik and Marvin Lopatin], 11:30 am-12:30 pm.

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Newest Genealogy Records on the Internetfrom Genealogy in Time - November 2010

Below is a listing of the newest genealogy records that have become available on the internet:

US – FamilySearch has completed indexing the 1905 New York State census. Images of the original census documents are available for

viewing. Access is free. 1905 New York State Census

Latest Edition of Workbook {A Note from Sylvia Furshman Nusinov} With personal pride and humility, I herald the 9th Edition of GENEALOGY RESOURCES – SEARCHING YOUR ANCESTRY IN ARCHIVES AND REPOSITORIES (formerly titled Genealogy Workbook – Sources for Research of your Ancestry) - now available for immediate distribution by our JGSPBCI to everyone interested in pursuing their research of their maternal and paternal family histories.

Featuring a newly designed cover, title, and two-sided pages, the book is a compilation of material which I have edited and updated, endeavoring to offer an essential resource tool for all researchers of genealogy. Whether one is a beginner or a seasoned researcher, the articles, charts and maps in the 33 chapters and 18 sub-chapters endeavor to answer the questions which “crop up” during our quest for knowledge of our ancestry.

Awarded the IAJGS 2003 Achievement Award for Outstanding Publication and a 2006 Genealogy Outstanding Achievement award by the Florida State Genealogical Society, the 9th Edition continues to be a valuable factor in utilizing current techniques and resource material to expand your genealogical research.

Many distinguished members of IAJGS (International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies) graciously contributed their individual expertise to the Resources book, presenting the latest references for research of Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Galicia, Sephardic and Ashkenazi Genealogy. Among the resources are current National Archives and Records Administration [NARA] forms useful in genealogy requests, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration service [USCIS] instructions and request forms; U.S. Federal Census forms 1790-1930, Canadian Census forms 1851-1911; Yad Vashem, International Tracing Service and American Red Cross family search material. Best Websites of 2010, Family Tree Charts – and many other references provide researchers the resources to aid in their family search. Glossaries, FAQ’s [Frequently Asked Questions], and Terminology Lists add to the understanding of genealogical words and expressions.

Wishing you all the best in your research!Sylvia Furshman Nusinov, EditorJGSPBCI President Emeritasylvia@jgspalmbeachcounty.org

Note: Spiral coil-bound, the 8 ½”x 11” book features a clear front cover with an underlay of pale floating green leaves [representing leaves on branches of our Ancestral Trees] and textured black card stock back cover; 271 pages. Fee: $20.00 [+ shipping, if necessary].

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Library NewsLinda Epstein, our newest board member, has been appointed Assistant Librarian. Linda, an experienced librarian/archivist, is in the process of reviewing and updating the library catalog.

The JGSPBCI research collection is now available by appointment. Wednesday 9:30 am - 12:30 pm; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM. Five JGSPBCI researchers will be present for assistance on the following days. To choose the day you would like to make an appointment call :• Tuesday, Mona Freedman Morris 561-245-8182• Wednesday, Irv Skorka 561-498-0799• Thursday, Howard Kauffman 561-626-8750• Friday, Jackie Fineblit 561-738-6724 or Sylvia Nusinov 561-483-1060

Directions:The Levis JCC is located on 95th Ave. S., Boca Raton, off of Glades Road, between Lyons Road and U.S. 441 (S.R.7). At the guard gate, indicate that you are visiting the Sandler Center. Continue on and go left, around the second traffic circle. The Sandler Center is the third building on the right.

The JGSPBCI Research CollectionReference Books and Jewish Community Books: A compilation of more than 380 hard and soft cover books which cover a very wide range of genealogical subjects, including the works of important researchers and writers. Also available are the Jewish Community books donated by forty Jewish organizations located in various cities and states around the country.Periodicals: Newsletters from over 80 JGS societies, all back issues of Avotaynu.Jewish Community Publications: Newsletters, articles and other materials from various Jewish organizations (such as JCCs, Synagogues and Federations).

Miscellaneous Source Material: A collection of video tapes, CDs, maps, pamphlets and other useful information.Jonas Collection: A private research collection donated by the Jonas family.

LIBRARY ORIENTATION

Orientation Programs for JGSPBCI members are held during the winter months and into the spring. Irv Skorka will be on hand to introduce you to all the valuable resource materials available at the library. One computer and a printer/scanner are available for on-line searches. The library now has Wi-Fi internet service and our members are encouraged to bring their personal laptops.

Space is limited to five people each session. Orientation Sessions will be available on Wednesdays from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Call: Irv Skorka 561-498-0799 one week in advance.

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The Grossman Project by Jackie FineblitIf you are thinking of writing a family history, or are now in the process of recording your information in a book, blog or website, take a look at THE GROSSMAN PROJECT http://grossmanproject.net/intro.htm

This a website created by Max Elijah Grossman, who set out to learn something about the origins of his Grossman family when he was 29. Most genealogists tend to be senior citizens, but interestingly enough, our grand-children also seem to have developed an interest in finding their roots. Max, encouraged by his grandfather, took time off from his graduate studies to research his family. He recorded many personal interviews, research documents and visited cemeteries to complete this well written and correctly sourced family history.

News from Nu? What’s New? Volume 11, Number 20 | October 31, 2010 and Volume 11, Number 21 | November 14, 2010 Gary Mokotoff, publisher, Avotaynu

NARA Now Allows Ordering of Digitized Images

It is now possible to order digitized images of the holdings of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. This applies to immigration and naturalization records, land files, military service and pension records, court records, World War I draft registration cards, Native American records, census pages, and many other archival documents. The per-image fee is the same as the per-page fee for paper copies. In addition, NARA now offers digitized duplication of its microfilm holdings at an increased per roll rate. The digital copies that result from this new service are delivered via CD or DVD, depending upon file size. In most cases, the files are provided in PDF format. Additional information, including how to order digital images, can be found at http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2011/nr11-18.html.

Wanted: Ask the Experts Inquiries.

Do you have a tough, thorny research problem whose solution has eluded you? Send it to us and our panel of experts will assist you if at all possible. Our experts will not do the research for you. They will only direct you to sources of information.Answers are supplied by Randy Daitch, co-author of the Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex System and Eileen Polakoff, winner of the Grahame T. Smallwood Jr. Award of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Send your query: sallyannsack@avotaynu.com.

Are You Having Trouble With ITS Inquiries?

There have been rumors that the International Tracing Service in Bad Arolsen, Germany, is going back to the old days of rejecting inquiries for privacy reasons. If you have made an inquiry to ITS in the past year and are having difficulty getting the documents you want because of some ITS regulation, please contact

garymokotoff@avotaynu.com. It is important when you make an inquiry to ITS for family members that you specify that it is for humanitarian reasons.

Maps in English for Poland

http://english.mapywig.orgThis site contains extremely detailed mapsof Poland. These maps are a fountain of information about pre-WW2 Poland and, at the same time, can be still used in the field to locate villages which have long disappeared from the ground andcannot be found on modern maps."

Slovak Jewish Heritage Site

The Slovak Jewish Heritage Center has an Internet site located at http://www.slovak-jewish-heritage.org that is devoted to providing information about major Jewish sites in the Slovak Republic. There are a range of topics including synagogues, cemetery chapels, and selected cemeteries.You can download a brochure, Slovak Jewish Heritage Route, at http://www.slovak-jewish-heritage.org/fileadmin/www_files/images/Slovak_Jewish_Heritage_Route.pdf which provides colorful photographs of Jewish buildings in 21 Slovak towns.

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Welcome New Members

Leah Jordan Bisel Marian Levine David Mittelman Rita and Walter Rosenthal Paul Thorner Nathan Tinanoff

News From Jan Meisels Allen IAJGS Director-at-Large, ChairpersonIAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee Iraq Demands Return of Rare Jewish Books

An article in the Los Angeles Times on October 31, 2010, addresses the collection of antique torahs and rare Jewish books in Iraq that were brought to the US in 2003 for preservation and now Iraq is demanding their return to be placed in their National Library. They were found floating in water and the National Archives (USA) personnel took steps to stop the mold and preserve them. See: http://tinyurl.com/27wefc3

Our Military HeritageThe Allen County Public Library (Fort Wayne, Indiana) has launched a new genealogy website- which includes several free databases and portals including Our Military Heritage. See: www.genealogycenter.orgFor those who are not familiar with the Allen County Public Library it is known as one of the premiere genealogy libraries in the United States. The Fred J. Reynolds Historical Genealogy Department, located in the Main Library Branch of the Allen County Public Library, is the second-largest genealogy department in North America.A valuable online service for all is the "Ask a Librarian" section. Contact them at:Genealogy@ACPL.Info for additional information about The Genealogy Center.

Taking Care of Your Personal ArchivesHow to preserve old photographs and documents.Atlantic Magazine, Nov. 11, 2010, by Nicholas Jackson

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/11/taking-care-of-your-personal-archives/66425/

YIVO Launches New Website

YIVO has announced they have launched a new website: "The Milstein Online Archives of the New York Jewish Community," sponsored by the Milstein Family Foundation and its successor, the PIM (Paul and Irma Milstein) Foundation, to preserve and document the historic legacy of Jewish New York with emphasis on the histories and archival treasures of five agencies. These are the 92nd Street Y, the Educational Alliance, F-E-G-S Health and Human Services System, NYANA, and Surprise Lake Camp. The site can be accessed at: www.milsteinjewisharchives.yivo.org

Paths to Your Past

The National Genealogical Society (NGS) has a channel on YouTube called Paths to Your Past where you can watch short videos, typically 2-10 minutes in length, from a variety of genealogists. Currently there are eight videos: a.. Connecting Youth to Family History - Leslie Anderson, MSLS b.. We Are All Cousins - Elizabeth Shown Mills, CD, CGL, FASC, FNGS, FUGA c.. On NGS - David Rencher, AG, CG, FIGRS, FUGA d.. Inspiring Others - Thomas Adams, Rubincam Youth Award Winner e.. We Are All Cousins - National Genealogical Society f.. Paths to Your Past - National Genealogical Society g.. Home Study Course - National Genealogical Society h.. Conferences - National Genealogical Society. For more information, see http://www.youtube.com/user/PathstoYourPast#p/u

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Testimonies Now On Line from JewishGen Digest - October 2010Yad Vashem has digitized their Pages of Testimonies:(http://www.yadvashem.org/wps/portal/IY_HON_Welcome) This amazing resource for those trying to find out what happened to relatives in the Holocaust, is also a resource for finding relatives, based on who wrote the Pages of Testimonies. Many people have been able to reconnect to distant branches of their families by using the information on who filed the Pages, and researching those people. ShoahConnect.com, launched in 2007, allows you to connect yourself to a Page of Testimony from the Yad Vashem site, and if someone else connects to the same record, you are put in touch online.

If you've ever searched the Pages of Testimony and found a record from your family, joining ShoahConnect may link yourself to the record. If you haven't searched Yad Vashem's records, it is highly recommended. It currently lists 635 users, with 9657 associations. The site estimates that 1 in 208 Pages of Testimony are linked. That's good, but it could be much better, and as more people use this resource, the usefulness will rise exponentially.

Postal Evidence of the Holocaustby Steven Lasky, Museum of Family History

Within the virtual Museum of Family History's three new online exhibitions about World War II and the Holocaust you will find dozens of postal artifacts, each one evidence of the Holocaust. Among these postal artifacts you will find various letters or more likely postcards that originated from or were sent to areas in Poland, not to mention various concentration camps.

You will find many more such pieces of postal evidence, not just to or from Poland, but from other regions in Europe, as well. You can find links to all three exhibitions at www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/mfh-wwII-holocaust-01.htm, andwww.museumoffamilyhistory.com

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For Genealogical Research:Always Check These Sites:

Eastman’s Blog: http://blog.eogn.com

Schelly Dardashti’s Tracing the Tribe:http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com/Gary Mokotoff’s free Newsletter:

http://www.avotaynu.com/nuwhatsnew.htm

Finding Relatives in Israel - in English by Daniel Horowitz ( IAJGS Webmaster)Shaun Waksman created a tool to help people from around the world find their relatives in Israel. The phone book of Israel in English includes many variations of spelling for first and last names. Jews in the Diaspora and new Olim (new immigrants) who don't happen to know Hebrew will find this very useful.

He also included the official Bezeq (phone company) 144 information web site in English, The Avotaynu Consolidated Jewish Names Index as well as the Southern Israelite Archive - Digital Library of Georgia 1929-1958; 1984-1986. www.israelpb.com/

VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR UP-TO-DATE  INFORMATIONhttp://www.jgspalmbeachcounty.org

Our web site offers a wealth of knowledge and support for our membership. You will find information about our monthly meetings, our Board members, the awards our society has received, and information about the community projects we have begun. Library hours, SIGS, local resources, and experts on call can all be found, by scrolling down the left side of the web page. We hope our members utilize what we have to offer and use it to keep up-to- date on all of our activities. Copies of our newsletter, Scattered Seeds, can be viewed, as well.

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JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETYOF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.P.O. BOX 7796DELRAY BEACH, FL 33482-7796FIRST CLASS

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