Israel’s Genealogy Collections
Sun, Jan 26
|online via Zoom
On January 26 at 11 a.m. CST via Zoom, Rose Feldman, of the Israel Genealogy Research Association [IGRA], will speak about the group’s databases of Israeli records.
Time & Location
Jan 26, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST
online via Zoom
About The Event
It's common in Jewish genealogy to focus most of our attention on Eastern Europe, where many of our ancestors came from. But as Rose Feldman, one of the leaders of the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA), likes to point out, the term "Wandering Jews" was coined for a reason. Feldman oversees a massive — and growing — database collection of records from Jewish communities around the Middle East and beyond, some dating back to the 1800s, which she will show how to access. Join us on January 26 at 11 a.m. CST via Zoom when Feldman will speak about Israel’s Genealogy Collections.
Based in Israel, her group has assembled databases with more than three million records, most relating to families who lived in, or immigrated to, Israel before and after World War II. If you’re searching for family members with a connection to Israel, this may be a place to…