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First published in New York in 1934 as a weekly newspaper for German-Jewish exiles, the Aufbau newspaper provided not only coverage of the day’s major events for German Jews but also let the exiled community place announcements of important life cycle events. If a German-Jewish family wanted to let their former neighbors, friends, and family […]
New Director of Ukraine Research
The history of the Jewish community of Horodenka in Eastern Galicia began in 1743. Only in the eighteenth century did the Jews become a significant part of the town. In the period of 1870 to 1927, the average percentage of Jews in the town’s population was between 33% and 40%. The rich Jewish culture that […]
Thank you to all of you who have so generously contributed to the fund in memory of Phyllis Kramer, Z’L, long-time volunteer and Director of Education for JewishGen.org, who passed away earlier this month. The memorial fund will be used to advance JewishGen’s educational efforts, and the very critical work that will continue to define […]
Fund Established in Memory of Phyllis Kramer, z’l On Friday, September 6, 2019, Phyllis Kramer, long-time volunteer and Director of Education, passed away after a brief illness. A compassionate and courageous woman, someone who totally rejected self-pity, Phyllis chose not to publicize her health situation. Instead, she used all of her energy, until she could […]
What do old Jewish New Year’s postcards from Pinsk, school records from Dubno dated 1846, and a young girl from Rimalov standing alone on a Philadelphia dock in 1904 have in common? They are the inspirations for three moving success stories recently published on the JewishGen website. Thank you to the authors who shared their […]
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