| The Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State proudly presents a free presentation Monday evening, 3/8/2021, at 7 p.m. Pacific Time: “The Alex Krakovsky Project: Navigating the Wiki to Locate Town Records and Find Hidden Data“ presented by Gary Pokrassa, Data Acquisition Director of JewishGen’s Ukraine Research Division DATE: Monday evening, March 8, 2021, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) via Zoom This free online meeting will open at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time, the meeting will start at 7 p.m., and the presentation will start at 7:15 p.m. Registration is required: 1) To register for this Zoom meeting, click on this live link or copy this link into your web browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87835324406 2) You will be prompted to enter your name and email address and when you hit enter, you will automatically be sent an email with the Zoom meeting link. The handout for this presentation will be emailed to you once you register! If you have any problems registering (or logging into the meeting on 2/8/2021), please contact Treasurer@jgsws.org. All other questions can be answered in the Chat function prior to the meeting start at 7 p.m. or in the speaker’s Q&A session at the end of the meeting. ABOUT OUR 3/8/2021 PROGRAM Gary Pokrassa, Data Acquisition Director of JewishGen’s Ukraine Research Division, will present on Alex Krakovsky’s Wiki and records digitization projects. Alex is a Ukrainian, who, using freedom of information laws in Ukraine, forced virtually every archive to permit him to scan their records and post them to an online wiki page, yielding a massive amount of raw data for the Ukraine researcher. Gary will go through Alex’s postings and describe how to navigate the Wiki to locate town records and how to find hidden data not obvious on the home page. Gary will also describe the Ukraine Research  Group’s project to capture Alex’s scanned files on the JewishGen server, which includes Index files for several of the larger cities including Kiev, Zhitomir Nikolaev and Odessa, and how the Ukraine Research Group is using these files in translation projects. He will speak on changes that have taken place since last August. A robust question and answer will be included in this evening’s presentation, as well as an overview of JewishGen’s Ukraine Research Division.ABOUT OUR SPEAKER Gary Pokrassa retired five years ago from a 46-year career, the last 11 as CFO of Lakeland Industries Inc. He is the Data Acquisition Director for the Ukraine Research Division of JewishGen, Treasurer and Director of JRI-Poland, and town leader for 4 shtetls. He is a member of the JGS of Long Island. At the 2020 IAJGS Conference, he presented on Alex Krakovsky and his Wiki and was a panelist on the Ukraine Research Division Meeting. Gary has authored an article on the Alex Krakovsky project published in AVOTAYNU Summer 2020 and also lectures on other topics, including an Intro to Jewish Genealogy. ———————————————————————————————————————————— SAVE THE DATES FOR OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS! Looking ahead to our upcoming 2021 spring presentations! JGSWS Monday evening meetings, usually 7 – 9 p.m. Pacific Time. Topics and speakers: April 12, 2021 – Hal Bookbinder, “The Changing Borders of Eastern Europe” May 10, 2021 – To be announced soon June 14, 2021 – To be announced soon ——————————————————————————————  ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR — INVITATON TO JOIN OR RENEW YOUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP! The JGSWS depends upon memberships and donations to bring in high quality, local, national, and international speakers, covering diverse topics. Membership Fees: $30 for single membership $40 for dual membership The JGSWS is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. Memberships are tax deductible (as are donations). Please see our website for payment by PayPal or via mail: http://www.jgsws.org/membership.php If you are not a member but are joining us for our free monthly presentations, please consider making a $5 donation for each presentation you attend. Better yet, please join as a member to support the JGSWS so we can continue to bring you free programs! To those of you who have already joined the JGSWS as members and/or made donations, thank you very, very much for your support! ———————————————————————————————- Upcoming Webinars/Meetings/Conferences Around and About SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, VIRTUALLY MARCH 4 – 18, 2021 Buy tickets now! SEATTLEJFF.ORG  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – https://www.cjh.org/  Link for Center for Jewish Genealogy Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/centerforjewishhistory/ Link to the Center for Jewish History’s Programs and Research Information: https://www.cjh.org/ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  More information on the Holocaust Center for Humanity of Seattle’s free upcoming Tuesday virtual Lunch & Learn series and Continuing Generations Presentations can be found at: https://www.holocaustcenterseattle.org/programs-events/virtual-lunch-and-learn-series – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – The German Interest Group of The Eastside Genealogical Society will meet virtually on Friday, March 5, 2021 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm Pacific Time. The German Interest Group meets on the 1st Friday of each month, except July, August and December, from 12:30 to 2:30 pm with the meetings opening at 12:10 pm for networking. Visitors are always welcome. For more information, kindly visit our website at https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/. Visitors are always welcome at our meetings and may request an invitation by using the Contact tab on our website, no later than 2 days prior to our meeting. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – The Eastside Genealogical Society presents via Zoom meetings on Thursdays at 7:00 pm PST. https://eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org/ Join us via Zoom Cloud Meetings oat 7:00 pm PST for our monthly meetings: Eastside Genealogical Society presents: “Finding Women at the Courthouse” Our speaker: Janice Lovelace, PhD Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 7:00 pm PST Download the flyer for this meeting here. EGS Janice Lovelace flyer Watch for the meeting link in March. In April join us for “Breaking Through Brick Walls” with Mary Eberle Thursday, April 8th, 2021 at 7:00 PM PST via Zoom. Read the flyer for more information. EGS Mary Eberle flyerApril 2021 Watch for the meeting link in April. Future Speakers and Topics Date: Topic Speaker May 13 Westward Migration Mary Kirchner Roddy June 10 Tech for Genealogists Thomas MacEntee Note: The Zoom link for these meetings will be available on this site during the week of the meeting. Members of EGS will also receive an email containing the link. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  https://www.jewishgen.org/ Free webinars in 2021 will be announced soon. To watch past JewishGen free webinars, go to: https://www.jewishgen.org/education/edu-webinars.html Tracing your Jewish Roots through Catholic and Inquisition records* Originally presented June 3, 2020 Speaker: Genie Milgrom Researching NYC Resources Remotely Originally presented June 17, 2020 Speaker: Jordan Auslander Privacy and Genealogy: What Are The Rules? Originally presented June 24, 2020 Speaker: E. Randol (Randy) Schoenberg Rescue and Resettlement: Researching Refugees from Nazi Europe* Originally presented July 1, 2020 Speaker: Karen Franklin Manifest Destiny: Names at Ellis Island July 8, 2020 Speaker: Dr. Joel Weintraub From DNA to Genetic Genealogy: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask. Originally presented July 15, 2020 Speaker: Dr. Stephen Morse What the Jewish Genealogist Needs to Know About Jewish Names Originally presented July 22, 2020 Speaker: Dr. Sallyann Sack For more free educational resources from the JewishGen Learning Center go to: https://www.jewishgen.org/education/edu-resources.html – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –   41st Annual IAJGS (International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies) International Conference on Jewish Genealogy Mon Aug 2nd – Thurs 5th, 2021 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Close to 1000 participants are expected from across the US and around the world. The conference will feature more than 100 speakers, with more than 250 sessions covering virtually every aspect of Jewish genealogy. Details as they become available may be found at: www.iajgs2021.org – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – For information on more genealogical meetings, SIGs, and conferences in Washington State: Check out the Washington State Genealogical Society’s Blog! http://wp.wasgs.org/tag/wsgs-blog/ Check out the Washington State Genealogical Society’s listing of upcoming presentations: https://wasgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=76 Checkout the Seattle Genealogical Society’s Website! https://seagensoc.org/ or For a listing of events, seminars, SIG meetings: https://seagensoc.org/eventListings.php?nm=67 Checkout the Eastside Genealogical Society’s Website! Monthly meetings are held the second Thursday of the month (no meeting in July, August or December) at 7:00 p.m. https://eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org/ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  https://conferencekeeper.org/ is the most complete online calendar of genealogy events, with an average of well over 700 posted genealogy events of all kinds – webinars, meetings, seminars, workshops, conferences and SO much more! CLICK ON THIS QUICK LINK FOR THE CALENDAR OF PROGRAMS: https://conferencekeeper.org/calendar/ • ——————————————————————————————————————– Information and Links to Help You in Your Genealogical and Family History Research Practicing Safe Computing – a series of articles by Hal Bookbinder, , in a single .pdf, is freely accessible at: https://tinyurl.com/SafeComputingArticles The Wiener Holocaust Library is one of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust and Nazi era. Formed in 1933, the Library’s unique collection of over one million items includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs and eyewitness testimony. The Museum is located in London, England, United Kingdom, The Wiener Holocaust Library’s current exhibition (6 August -30 November 2020) is Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust. https://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/ On Ancestry.com: Search new collections of Holocaust records for free, courtesy of Ancestry’s partners Arolsen Archives and USC Shoah Foundation: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/alwaysremember Preserving history, together – Ancestry® is grateful to its partners at Arolsen Archives and USC Shoah Foundation for entrusting them with these incalculably important collections. Arolsen Archives is an organization dedicated to documenting National Socialist persecution and the lives of the liberated survivors. USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education develops empathy, understanding and respect through testimony, using its Visual History Archive of more than 55,000 video testimonies, award-winning IWitness education program, and the Center for Advanced Genocide Research. Information you can find: Lists of displaced persons, in most cases traveling from a resettlement camp to a final destination, often the US. Registers of people living in Germany who were persecuted by public institutions and corporations. Some of these records include details on those who died, including burial information. Records relating to information from Holocaust survivor audiovisual interviews collected and preserved within the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive® ————————————————————————————————————————————- |
| JGSWS INFORMATION If you are interested in volunteering for the JGSWS, please contact Karen Campbell at president@jgsws.org. —————————————————————————————————————— If you are interested in attending our next JGSWS board meeting, it takes place via Zoom, from 6:30 – 8 p.m., on March 1, 2021. Please contact Karen Campbell at president@jgsws.org for more information. ——————————————————————————————————————- JGSWS Member Benefits: Members-Only “Happy Hour/Social Meeting!” Hosted by JGSWS’s Board Members, Linda Deneroff and Jessica Moskowitz. Next meeting April 19, 2021 from 5-7 p.m. Pacific Time Get to know one another, renew your motivation, ask questions, share resources, and discuss our favorite topic, genealogy! Special Topic: Brick Walls/Q&A Session Memorialize your ancestors! If you have photographs of your ancestors from the pre-1920s time period and would like to see them used on our website or in our publicity materials, please send them to our Webmaster, Phyllis Grossman, at webmaster@jgsws.org Please include information you might have – approximate date of photograph, names, location, and a brief description of the event taking place. Curbside pickup and return of books from the JGSWS specialized library! Stay tuned for more information. We will be setting this up, as it seems in-person meetings will not take place until after the new year, at the earliest. ———————————————————————————————————————————— The JGSWS is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. Membership dues and donations are tax deductible. If you have questions, please email us at Programs@jgsws.org or visit our website at www.jgsws.org Our mailing address is: JGSWS, P.O. Box 53102, Bellevue, WA 98015 Would you like to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. |
Saturday, April 3 Spring Seminar (Seminar) 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Meeting via Zoom We have 2 NATIONALLY known speakers!! Karen Stanbary – Author/Lecturer will be presenting: 1) DNA: A Power Tool in the Genealogist’s Tool Box – Learn the many ways DNA test results confirm and advance documentary research. Fun and entertaining lecture. All levels. 2) The Everleigh Sisters: A Case Study in Conflict Resolution – Minnie and Ada Everleigh, Chicago’s most famous pair of sisters, fabricated many details of their lives in order to run their shady business. Learn to sort the fact from the fiction. 