2025, 45th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, Fort Wayne, August 10-14
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Welcome to the Bessarabia Corner at Fort Wayne, IN Conference!
Please join Bessarabia SIG RD at the 45th Jewish Genealogy conference in Fort Wayne, IN.
Here are sessions and events related to Bessarabia.
SHARE Fair - Sunday, August 10, 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
It will take place in Grand Wayne Convention Center - Ballroom A. Stop by at our Bessarabia SIG table, ask questions.
History and Genealogy of Jews in Bendery and Bendery uezd of Bessarabia - Monday, August 11, 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM. Yefim Kogan.
Jews lived in Bendery, shteitlakh, and villages of the Bendery uezd region of Bessarabia/Moldova from the 17th century and even earlier. We will explore History of the region, History of Jews in towns, villages; discover Jewish Genealogy of Bendery, Romanovka, Kaushany, Chimishlia, Lambrovka, and other places. We will discuss Vital records (births, marriages, deaths), Revision lists, Business directories, Cemetery records for the region. In addition to records for towns / shteitlakh, we found records for Jews who lived in small villages among non-Jewish population. There are several Yizkor Books for Bendery and other towns in the region. They are all great source of information for the Jews in the region. Since there are not a lot of Jews left in these places, it is a huge issue of how to preserve any Jewish artifacts remained there. We also will go through the book on Jews in Kaushany, Bendery uezd.
Full presentation in pdf format.
Kishinev Pogrom of 1903, Who Were the Jews Killed? - Monday, August 11, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM. Yefim Kogan.
The Kishinev Pogrom of 1903 stands as a crucial moment in Jewish history, marked by its profound impact on Jewish communities, Zionism, emigration of Jews from the Russian Empire in the early 20th century. Occurring in the city of Kishinev (Chișinău), the pogrom was a violent anti-Jewish riot that resulted in the deaths of 49 Jews, injuries to hundreds, and the widespread destruction of Jewish homes and businesses. There is historical, documentary research, archival material, poetry and fiction created a this event. Read works on pogrom by Nahman Bialik, Leo Tolstoy, Vladimir Korolenko, and others. This presentation will focus on Jews killed. What do we know about these people? Were they reach or poor? Bessarabia SIG RD at JewishGen.org helped in discovering a bit about 49 Jews murdered. You will see tombstones for some of people killed, an area at the Kishinev Jewish cemetery where victims were buried.
Full presentation in pdf format.
Bessarabia SIG RD Meeting - Tuesday, August 12, 2:00 pm-3:00 PM, Yefim Kogan - Leader and Coordinator of JewishGen Bessarabia SIG.
The meeting is open to anyone with roots or interest in the region historically known as Bessarabia, an area now comprising the Moldova Republic and parts of Ukraine. We also researching Transnistria, a breakaway republic from Moldova. It used to be part of Kherson and Podolia gubernias. At the end of the 19th century and before the War, Bessarabia had significant Jewish presence. The Bessarabia SIG was organized at the end of 2011 to help people in their Bessarabian genealogical research.
Full presentation in pdf format.
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