2015, 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, JERUSALEM, 6-10 JULY
Related to: General Bessarabia,
Wednesday, July 8, 11:15am Bessarabia SIG Meeting, with presentation by Dr. Dan Korn,
the President of World Federation of Bessarabiam Jews, Member of the 16th Knesset, 2006, Acting Chairman of the Chamber of Trade Israel-Moldova 1999-2015, researcher of Jewish communities in cooperation with The Academy of Science, Kishinev, Moldova 2002 - 2010.
Dr. Korn will give us an overview of the work of the Federation of Bessarabian Jews, their work in Transnistria and Moldova, connections between Moldova and Israel communities, publications of the Federation and more.
The outline of the presentation and some details of the biography of Dr. Dan Korn [PDF].
Dr. Dan Korn presenting.
Wednesday, July 8, 12:30pm Bessarabia Luncheon with presentation 'Kishinev, my native town: Can we now visit Kishinev and find help in our genealogical research?' by Yefim Kogan
Moldovan State Archive - can we get any information from it? How
welcoming is the country to people from the U.S. or other nations
looking for information? Kishinev Cemeteries where Jews were buried -
protection of graves/cemeteries, rules to keep up the conditions of
the sites. Overview of experiences (good and bad) of our members
hiring others to do research in Kishinev. Issues for visitors (how to
overcome language barriers, accessibility/cost of translators,
antisemitism, etc. What Jewish Organizations exist in Kishinev? Can
they help us?
- The slide presentation [PDF].
- USA-Moldova Law PL99-83, 1985 [PDF].
- Agreement between the governments of the USA and the Republic of Moldova on the Protection and Preservation of Certain Cultural Properties, 2001 [PDF].
- Jewish Heritage Sites and Monuments in Moldova, United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, 2010 [PDF].
Wednesday, July 8, 2pm From Bessarabia to North America -the Kogan-Tulchinsky Family Saga, Ala Gamulka, Yefim Kogan
On the border between Vermont and New Hampshire two relatives meet for the first time. They had discovered each other through Jewishgen and wished to have a more personal contact. Yefim Kogan (Boston) and Ala Tulchinsky Gamulka trace the saga of the Kogan and Tulchinsky families in 19th century Russian Empire, Soviet Union, the Romanian period of Bessarabia, World War II and up to 2015. Their ancestors originated in the shtetls of Bessarabia and Kherson gubernias and their descendants ended up in North America following very different paths through Russia, Romania, Israel, Canada and the United States.
- Handouts [PDF].
- Slide show [PDF].
Ala Gamulka is presenting and Tulchinsky (Gamulka) - Kogan Reunion.
Thursday, July 9, 8:15am Bessarabian Jewish Records. What our group have translated and what's new, Yefim Kogan
Bessarabian Jewish Records include Vital records (births, marriages, deaths), Revision Lists, Conscription Lists, Voter's Lists, Educational records, Holocaust records as well as Cemetery records from the former Bessarabia Gubernia, province of Russian Empire and parts of Kherson and Podolia Gubernias, which are now in the Republic of Moldova, Transnistria. This database has enabled researchers trace their families, families' growth and migration in provinces of Russian Empire and Romania. The presentation will outline new resources and developments, as well as many other initiatives planned by Bessarabia SIG in order to obtain new records.
- Handouts [PDF].
- Slide show [PDF].
Thursday, July 9, 11:15am The Jewish Surnames in Bessarabia/Moldova: What makes our surnames unique, Yefim Kogan
The geography, the history and the local languages of the region greatly influenced the process of acquiring surnames. Jewish surnames only appeared in the region after 1812, when the Russian Empire annexed Bessarabia. The first law pertaining to the Jews in Bessarabia was published in 1818, and later in 1835. 'Every Jew must keep forever his hereditary surname or, according to the statues, should get a surname...', April, 1835. The Revision records from 1824 show that most Jews have surnames. The only Jews without surnames in the 19th century were foreigners from Turkey and Moldova Principality.
There are a number of distinguishing features of Jewish surnames in Bessarabia: some names are words in Romanian or Turkish, with suffixes similar to Romanian names in the region. The statistical surnames research was conducted on 80,000 Revision records and approximately 20,000 cemetery records from several towns and will be presented at the session.
- Handouts [PDF].
- Slide show [PDF].
- Surnames from Bessarabia Revision and Cemetery records with origin in Romanian Language [PDF].
- Surnames from Bessarabia Revision and Cemetery records with origin in Turkish Language [PDF].
Openning of the Conference, 6 July, 2015
Meetings with Researchers, Genealogists, Relatives and Old Friends
At the Banquet
Jerusalem's Hills