Talk in Israel & New KehilaLinks

If you are in the Herzlia, Israel area on Sunday night, 5 July, don’t miss this presentation at Beth Protea at 7:30pm:

Exploring our Roots: Back to the Shtetl

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A virtual heritage tour and contemporary photographic journey to unlock the mysteries of Jewish life in Lithuania, Latvia and Poland.

Discover how to share your family stories and cultural yiddishkeit.

For more details, visit:

http://www.telfed.org.il/elirab_bethProtea_2015

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From JewishGen

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We are pleased to welcome the following webpages to JewishGen KehilaLinks

We thank the owners and webmasters of these webpages for creating fitting
memorials to these Kehilot (Jewish Communities) and for providing a
valuable resource for future generations of their descendants:

Druskininkai (Drosknik, Druskiniki), Lithuania
Created by Eli Rabinowitz
http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/druskininkai
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GOOD NEWS!  The following webpages were adopted:

Created by Joseph Rosin z”l (webmaster: Joel Alpert)
Adopted by Eli Rabinowitz

I have updated Birzh

Birzai (Birzh)
http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/birzai/Home.html

The others will follow:

Alytus (Olita)
http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Alytus/alite.html

Kaisiadorys (Koshedar)
http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Koshedar/Koshedar.html

Kapciamiestis (Kopcheve)
http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kopcheve/kopcheve.html

Klaipeda (Memel)
http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/memel/Home.html

Kybartai (Kibart)
http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kibart/Kibart.html

Marijampole (Mariampol)
http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/mariampol/mariampol.html

Kudirkos Naumiestis (Naishtot)
http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Naishtot/naishtot.html

Panevezys (Ponavesh)
http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Panevezys/ponievez.html

Varena (Aran)
http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/aran/aran.html

This is the full list of the 25 sites adopted:

Alytus
Arad
Aran
Birzh
Kibart
Kopcheve
Koshedar
Mariampol
Memel
Meretch
Naishtot
Naumiestis
Pilvsk
Ponievez
Pen
Salant
Serey
Shaki
Stokishok
Sudarg
Tavrig
Telz
Utena
Vikovishk
Virbain
Vishey

The New Birzh Kehilalink

The Birzh ShtetLink has been upgraded to a KehilaLink

Birzh front.12.15 pm

Visit: http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/birzai

Read:

  • the tribute to Joseph Rosin z”l by Joel Alpert
  • the report by Abel and Glenda Levitt on their recent visit
  • my photos from last month’s visit

I have four talks coming up:

Perth, Australia

Exploring our Roots

Beth Protea, Herzlia, Israel

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IAJGS International Jewish Genealogical Conference, Jerusalem, Israel

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Gitlin Library, Cape Town, South Africa

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Limmud Oz Sydney has finished.

A most successful Festival of Jewish Ideas with 200 presenters over 2 ½ days.

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