JewishGen education

Basic 1: Explore the JewishGen Website

Take a Self-Paced Class at home on your computer using a downloaded workbook. Want to learn to navigate your way through the maze of Jewish data collections on the revamped JewishGen website?

This course is a series of workbook exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up the JewishGen massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, Research Divisions (SIGs) and open up the wonders of JewishGen. Lessons include:

There is no requirement to receive this series of lessons; everyone is eligible. The price is $25.00. The fee will be waived if you qualify for JewishGen's Value Added Services (having made a $100 donation to JewishGen’s General Fund within the past 12 months). You are then welcome to enroll at no additional charge (the system will recognize you and will not ask for a credit card; if it doesn't, please email the instructor).

For questions, please email the instructor by clicking here: Nancy Holden.


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