This is the most concise and thorough guide on the subject of jewish cemeteries that you are likely to. Articles should be sent in microsoft word form doc file. The international institute for jewish genealogy in jerusalem. The avotaynu foundation administers the the avotaynu dna project, a collaboration of experienced jewish dna project administrators, historians and geneticists worldwide to develop an online knowledge base that will enable genealogists to discovery the history of their own families and at the same time allow historians and demographers to illuminate. Formatting the text in ms word building outline family trees from the text also in ms word the first task requires a high level of native english and experience in copyediting. Morse earching for names in large databases containing spelling variations has always been a problem. A maaaotb coaapliation of data on 1 jewish families who came to norfolk after 1890 and. A solution to the problem was proposed by robert russell in 1912 when. Word processor programs that handle russian and hebrew are mentioned.
Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin. This article is adapted from a talk given at the chicago 2008 iajgs conferenceed. History and geography as crucial factors in determining. Stories are typically about how genealogy affected peoples lives, whether it be the researcher or the people they are researching. In this issue hyphenated and changing family names. On the other hand, the permanent place of residence also has certain obligations attached to it. Modern hebrew dictionary online translation lexilogos. The second and third require experience in working with ms word. Library resources for germanjewish genealogy avotaynu monograph series angelika g. Please enter your email address below and you will be given directions to change your password. Belgian society for jewish genealogy inlcudes a complete list of genealogical holdings at the jewish museum of belgium aussi en francais also in dutch cyndis list of genealogy sites on the internet. Basic resources for jewish genealogy general reference works.
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After graduating with distinction from secondary school in kaunas, he served in the lithuanian army. Apr 26, 2011 the book avotaynu guide to jewish genealogy which was edited by hostess sally amdur sack, is a complete reference for researchers at all levels of genealogy. Avotaynu online page 2 research into the origins and. It describes information that readers will find in monographs. We are particularly interested in original thinking that will improve genealogical practice and teach us something about jewish family history. In order to cut down on their inventory theyre having a black friday sale well, actually november 1927, so more than a week on many of their books. Avotaynu journal for phone orders call 1800avotaynu 2868296 the single most significant development in the field of jewish genealogy over the past decade has been the appearance of avotaynu. Polish books of residents and other lesserknown sources.
Harold rhode 3 genealogical news from israel sallyann amdur sackpikus 7 autosomal dna testing. Researchers must either use umlauts or the twovowel equivalents in some cases. Avotaynu volume xxix, number 3, fall 20 37 history and geography as crucial factors in determining where to look for balticarea archival recordswith emphasis on latvia by martha levzion, phd this article is based upon presentations given at. Jewish surnames in russia, poland, galicia and prussia. For example, one must search for goppingen or goeppingen but not goppingen. This month, weve been exploring lunar terminology, as well as looking at how the moon has woven itself into the fabric of our everyday language. Tales from the pages of avotaynu, edited by gary mokotoff. The objective of avotaynu online is to bring to genealogists the best writing in our field, with a special focus on jewish genealogy. History and geography as crucial factors in determining where. This free online pdf to doc converter allows you to convert a pdf document to microsoft word doc format, providing better quality than many other converters.
Avotaynu volume xxvii, number 2, summer 2011 35 tracing germanjewish ancestry to the 17th century and much earlier by arthur obermayer ith the help of ydna analysis, fortuitous acquaintanceship with an extraordinary researcher and the use of some relatively unknown sources, i have traced my. Cjsi is your gateway to information about 699,084 surnames, mostly jewish, that appear in. Do not say, i want to tell you about an exciting discovery. Pdfs in worddateien umwandeln mit free pdf to word doc converter. Kayle is also a variant of the masculine given name kale, which may have originated as an anglicisation of the irish name cathal, or as a masculine equivalent of kaylee. Avotaynu guide to jewish genealogy sallyann amdur sack, gary mokotoff snippet view 2004. In the spring issue of avotaynu, esriel hildesheimer published a. A demographic and genealogical profile by neville lamdan and michael tobias n 2010, the international institute for jewish genealogy in jerusalem iijg was challenged to think outside the box with regard to its future programs. Note that the original biblical name is given first.
Stage three of jripoland, presented by stanley diamond at the seattle iajgs conference and described elsewhere in this issue of avotaynu, illustrates the remarkable, complex and valuable organization that he and his volunteers have so brilliantly created. This monograph is a concise directory of which library sources are valuable additions to archival resources and how to use these sources efficiently. A proposed standard for names, dates and places in a. Our aim is to utilize the combined y, mitochondrial, and autosomal results of numerous existing ftdna geographic, haplogroup and surname projects to help identify areas in need of further research and thereby better serve our members. The avotaynu guide to jewish genealogy is a musthave book for anyone who wants to trace their jewish family history and lineage. Library resources for germanjewish genealogy avotaynu. Cjsi is your gateway to information about 699,084 surnames, mostly jewish, that appear in 42 different databases.
Ephraim dardashti was born in iran to a jewish family that embodied jewish strands from the communities of isphahan, shiraz, yazd, teheran and tsarist russia. Below is a list of headlines in the latest issue of nu. Avotaynu s weekly ezine delivers to you by email, every sunday, the latest developments that affect genealogical research. An alternative to soundex with fewer false hits by alexander beider and stephen p. Newspapers were brooklyn daily eagle, citizen and brooklyn standard union. Written by more than 60 authors, all experts in their own field. Fay served as copresident of the jewish genealogical society of greater boston 19982000. The magazine gets its name from the hebrew word, avotaynu, which literally means our. All material submitted and published by avotaynu is the property of avotaynu and may be reprinted only by written permission of avotaynu. The books we publish are meant to assist you in your. It is very clearly written and contains lots of useful information for the beginning genealogist.
Avotaynu volume xxi, number 4winter 2007 they relate to the topic ofgenetics. Discover your dna story and unlock the secrets of your ancestry and genealogy with our dna kits for ancestry and the worlds most comprehensive dna database. Index to articles on rabbinic genealogy in avotaynu. This article is a sequel to my earlier article in avotaynu online, entitled from one photograph to journeys of research and discovery, in which i described how i uncovered and researched the romance of my great uncle moshe and paula lichtzier. Johan and marie symel and their children arrived in baltimore, maryland, july 14, 1873 aboard the german bark, inca.
Avotaynu volume xxiv, number 3 fall 2008 3 a proposed standard for names, dates and places in a genealogical database by gary mokotoff very industry has standards, and the family history. Avotaynu volume xxiii, number 1 spring 2007 2 search. He wanted to be a scientist yakov fleishman i lost my older brother emanuel during the first battle of the 156th brigade on the 23rd february 1943 near alekseyevka. The work will be spread out over the next ten months, starting immediately. A complete table of contents and a sample story can be founda on avotaynus website. Our aim is to utilize the combined y, mitochondrial, and autosomal results of numerous existing ftdna geographic, haplogroup and surname projects to help identify areas in need of further research and thereby better serve our members, and to facilitate historical population studies of the. Frank ad vashems ongoing program of encouraging world jewry to submit pages of testimony pots on behalf of family victims of the holocaust has given heightened priority to aging survivors and other eyewitnesses of those. Avotaynu online page 10 research into the origins and. The aim of this paper is to show a possible approach in the domain of etymology of surnames for which the label scientific would be appropriate. Avotaynu volume xxvi, number 2, summer 2010 17 mechanize your pages of testimony submissions by werner l. Every family has a story vii making lemonade out of lemons howard margol 169 you travel thousands of miles to the old country and find nothing. The avotaynu dna project has entered its second phase and now seeks male participants for a study of eastern sephardi paternal dna lineages, specifically men whose family directly descends through turkey, greece, bulgaria, rhodes and related areas. For more information on naming in the jewish tradition, please see jewish name. Avotaynu volume xxi, number 4 winter 2005 3 international institute for jewish genealogy opens its doors by neville lamdan for the last two years, the international institute for jewish genealogy has been a gleam in our eyes.
Some limited knowledge of german orthography is necessary, however, when choosing the partial names to enter. Dardashti studied middleeastern history in college with an emphasis on persian, arabic and hebrew. Pdf in word umwandeln kostenlos pdf zu word konvertieren. Robinn magid has published an article about the conference in the winter 2017 issue of avotaynu. As becomes apparent from the pages of this tome pun intended, there is richness even in death. The avotaynu dna project is jointly managed by highly experienced jewish ftdna project administrators. Genealogists sometimes tell me that they know what i do, but dont need it because they have found their ancestors arrival records in the ellis island. When writing articles for avotaynu a guide to avotaynu style.
It would have saved me a lot of time if i had purchased it sooner. Jews have some of the largest varieties of surnames among any ethnic group, owing to the geographically diverse. Avotaynu online research into the origins and migrations. Nov 20, 2017 avotaynu tries to estimate the total number of books it will sell to avoid doing reprints, and as such they end up keeping many books in their warehouse. Dec 01, 2009 avotaynu, the leading publisher of books on jewish genealogy as well as, avotaynu, the journal of jewish genealogy is pleased to present the consolidated jewish surname index cjsi. We have taken the more than 2,900 articles published in our flagship journal avotaynu from 19852011 and placed them on the internet. As a yiddish feminine given name, kayle originated as a variant of keyle, meaning merry. Australian jewish genealogical society ereport au 22 april, 2009 presidents report as the new president of the ajgs, i look forward to working with past president rieke nash and the committee to make the coming year as productive and interesting for our members as it has been in the past. November 20, 2017 deals alexander beider, avotaynu philip note that this sale is now over its hard to do jewish genealogy and not come across the books and other publications of avotaynu, the long time publisher of books for jewish family researchers as well as the publisher of their eponymous journal. Avotaynu online page 14 research into the origins and. We are introduced to father william sanchez, a catholic priest in albuquerque, new mexico, whose dna indicates jewish ancestry.
For the past 28 years, avotaynu has devoted a portion of each winter issue to genealogy human interest stories. Your chance to have a one to one lesson with bestselling language expert paul noble, try a free audio sample of his brand new mandarin chinese course. Avotaynu volume xxiii, number 2 summer 2007 9 preliminary results of sephardic dna testing by alain farhi his paper reports on the results of a ydna project on sephardic jewish males to determine their preexplusion 1492 regions of ethnic origins and links among several sephardic families of the ottoman empire. Avotaynu consolidated jewish surname index avotaynu inc. The suffix ovich equivalent to polish owicz was used, but many other suffixesgerman, slavic and yiddishwere used as well. Gazetteer of 23,500 towns in central and eastern europe where jews. Jewish genealogy links page hundreds of linkss to jewish.
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