Jewish Genealogical Society Meeting

[Harriet R Mayer harriet_mayer@yahoo.com]

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Jewish Genealogical Society (NY) Meeting
Sunday, January 21 at 2 PM
at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. New York

Program: Warsaw Genealogy Research
Speaker: Hadassah Lipsius

At the onset of World War II, Warsaw was the city with the largest population
of Jews in all of Europe. Hadassah Lipsius will lecture on genealogy research
in Warsaw, focusing on researching your Warsaw family. She will review
available sources, including vital records, newspaper announcements, business
directories, homeowners lists, and cemetery, notarial and business records,
show examples and provide aides and tips on how to perform your research.

Hadassah will also provide an introduction to the 38th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy to be held in Warsaw August 5-10, 2018.

Hadassah Lipsius is a long time board member of JRI-Poland as well as Archive
Coordinator for the Warsaw and Tomaszow Mazowiecki Archives. She is the
database manager for JewishGen's Warsaw Research Group and has helped index
Warszawa newspaper life cycle announcements. She serves on the executive
council of the Jewish Genealogical Society (New York). Hadassah has traveled
many times to Poland to pursue her family research.

Free for members of JGS; guests welcome, $5 at the door.

The Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute will be open starting at 11 AM.

More information available at our website: www.jgsny.org or on Facebook

Submitted by
Harriet Mayer
JGS NY VP Communications,
New York NY
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Don't miss the first IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
to be held in Eastern Europe and our 38th overall! The Warsaw, Poland
Hilton Hotel & Conference Center will be the base for lectures, panels,
networking, and historic excursions and a unique Resource Village!

Mark your calendar for 5-10 August 2018 and visit iajgs2018.org for details.
Early registration is now open through 28 April 2018.
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