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Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI)
"Members helping members since 1981"
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How to
Begin
Your
Genealogical
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You can trace your Jewish roots
- Even if you don't know the names of your grandparents,
- Even if you don't know where your ancestors originated,
- Even if the town your ancestors came from was destroyed in the Holocaust.
You can discover the sources available by joining the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois and learn how to:
- Start your search,
- Interview and take oral histories,
- Use general research sources around the world,
- Understand photograph and document preservation,
- Locate your family shtetls,
- Find Jewish community and government records.
Special ways to start (some free, some $fee):
- JGSI Beginners' Workshops in January and in June
- Suggestions at JewishGen
- Suggestions at Avotaynu
- Presentation around the area by JGSI officers:
- Judith Frazin
- Mike Karsen
- Scott Meyer
- Harriet Rudnit
- Presentations at the $--Newberry Library
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- Presentations at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
- A series of articles at Ancestry.com
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“Tracing Your Family Roots” video collection
The American Jewish Archives
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