For biblical scholars, it is of the utmost importance to familiarize themselves with all these names and their place in the human mosaic of their times.
On Sunday, Aug. 29, Sallyann Amdur Sack-Pikus, co-owner, founder and editor of AVOTAYNU, the International Review of Jewish Genealogy, will lead a webinar on "What the Genealogist Needs to Know About Jewish Family Names."
Journeys from Shtetl to Shtetl to be Jewish genealogy webinar topic on May 23 Eli Rabinowitz was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and has lived in Perth, Australia, since 1986. He is a board member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies.Provided
Updated 5/6/2021 9:07 AM
Eli Rabinowitz, a board member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) who lives in Australia and is from South Africa, will speak on Journeys from Shtetl to Shtetl for the Sunday, May 23, 2021, virtual meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois.
His live streaming presentation, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time. (A separate JGSI members-only genealogy question-and-answer discussion time will start at 6:30 p.m.)
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