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Previous Meeting Presentations September 2008 - Julian Falk discussed his recent success with DNA testing. Susan Melnick of the Rauh Jewish Archives reported on a recent development for advancing Jewish Genealogy through the Archives. April 2006 - Marty Madigan, Chief Deputy, Allegheny County Register of Wills. November 2005 - Abe Anouchi. History of Sephardic Jewry September 2005 - Alexander Orbach, Chairman of the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh, spoke on Russian policy in the Empire (1795-1895) and the related growth and development of the Jewish community. Professor Orbach is also Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History in the Department of Religious Studies and the Department of History. May 2005 - Robert Zavos spoke on research and travel in Poland. During his recent trip he visited the Warsaw Jewish Cemetery (Okopowa Street), the Jewish Historical Institute, and the Polish State Archives in Warsaw and Suwalki. He also made visits to his grandparents' shtels of Raczki and Sejne, both in Suwalki Gubernia.
April 2005 - Jack Greenburg spoke on the Centennia software
product which is a digitized historical atlas of Europe. December 2004 - Film and Discussion. Echoes that Remain - A
study of Jewish shtetl life before the Holocaust. November 2004 - Film and Discussion. A Jewish legacy:
Pittsburgh October 2004 - Robert Zavos. Jewish Genealogy Resources on the
World Wide Web June 2004 - Film and Discussion. The Lost Wooden Synagogues of
Europe narrated by Theodore Bikel, filmed in 2000 March 2004 - Susan Melnick, Archivist of the Rauh Jewish
Archives presented an overview of the Archive holdings and the
Pittsburgh Jewish cemetery project November 2003 - Abe Anouchi. Sephardic Jewry and his
experiences in researching his family his family roots beginning in
Toledo, Spain in the 15th Century. October 2003 - Martha Berg, Archivist, Overview of the Rodef
Shalom Congregation Archives. Pittsburgh Jewish Weekly Newspapers of
early 1900 decades. September 2003 - Overview of IAJGS Washington, DC Conference.
Eleven members of JGS Pittsburgh attended the Conference. May 2003 - Robert Zavos, Computer Demonstration of How to Use
Jewishgen Resources and Databases. April 2003 - Michael Jaron, "Jewish History, Identity and
Information: A Personal Perspective" March 2003 - Elissa Powell "Time and Money Saving Tips for
Attending the NGS Conference, Pittsburgh May 28-31, 2003." October 2002 - JGS Pittsburgh in conjunction with the Rauh
Jewish Archives of the Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center,
presented a program "Jewish Genealogy: A Path to Our Identity."
Featured lecturer was Dr. Sallyann Sack. Over 150 people attended the
program. September 2002 - Overview of IAJGS Toronto Conference. Ten
members of JGS Pittsburgh attended the Conference _____________________________________________________________________________ Click here to go back to JGS Pittsburgh Home Page: http://www.jewishgen.org/jgs-pittsburgh/ |