Phoenix Jewish Genealogy Group meeting - Sunday, May 1, 2016

[Emily H Garber emilyhgarber@gmail.com]

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The next Phoenix Jewish Genealogy Group meeting (and the last one
before our summer break) will be held:

When: Sunday, May 1, 2016 from 1:30-3:30 P.M.
Where: Jewish Community Center, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale,
Arizona, room 217.

During the first part of the meeting we will view "Jewish Social
Service Agencies," a talk presented by Rabbi Avrohom Krauss at last
year's IAJGS meeting in Jerusalem.

Jewish emigration from Eastern Europe exploded between the years
1881-1924 with the Great Wave of Immigration. Poor and disadvantaged,
the 'greeners' turned to their own for advocacy, assistance and
support. Free loan and burial societies, immigration aid and banks,
orphanages, old age homes and other Jewish social service
organizations addressed their pressing needs. This presentation will
survey key organizations of late- nineteenth to mid- twentieth century
and highlight genealogical relevant material using case studies.

Avrohom Krauss is a veteran educator and genealogist specializing in
uniquely Jewish resources. His contributions to AVOTAYNU addressed
social services (XX,2), landsmanshaften records (XXVIII,1),
immigration research (XXVII,2) and date discrepancies (XXVI,2). Krauss
has presented at IGRA in Jerusalem and at IAJGS conferences in L.A.,
Paris, Boston and Salt Lake City.

After the video, we will have a mentoring session to discuss our
research challenges. Come prepared with questions about how to proceed
with your research. We will talk them through together and our local
experts will try to help.

Emily Garber
Phoenix Jewish Genealogy Group
https://azjhs.org/Genealogy.html

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36th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy 7-12 August 2016.

Registration opens 3 January 2016, early registration runs until April 30.
www.iajgs2016.org
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