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Jewish Genealogy 101.
A Beginners Guide to Tracing Your Jewish Roots
Thursday, May 29
USA 12:00 pm PT / 3:00 pm ET
UK 8:00 pm / France 9:00 pm / Israel 10:00 pm
The talk will last approximately 90 minutes
About this talk
This presentation will outline some of the methods, materials, and sources available to help you trace your Jewish lineage. We will cover some of the complications in researching Jewish families, including variations in given names, surnames, and town names. Contrary to popular belief, spelling is not a major obstacle in Jewish genealogy.
Getting started on your journey can be challenging, and identifying where your family came from in the "old country" and what their original surnames were can be difficult. Some common myths will be dispelled—no, your family surname was NOT changed at Ellis Island or UK ports of arrival, and they were not "dumped" at a UK port and told it was America.
If time allows, we will also discuss DNA testing.
About Michael
Michael Tobias, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, has a BSc in Mathematics and Physics and an MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies.
He qualified as an Actuary in 1986. He is a co-founder and Board Member of Jewish Records Indexing-Poland (1995-), President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain (2022-), Honorary Research Fellow-Genealogical Studies, University of Strathclyde (2020-), and former Vice President of Programming for JewishGen Inc. (1995-2018).
He was a database matching consultant for the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (2000-2005). Michael received the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies Lifetime Achievement Award in Washington DC in 2011. He was awarded an OBE for services to the Jewish community in the Queen's 2021 New Year's Honours List.
He has an active leadership role in the Jewish community of Glasgow and he is the unofficial walking encyclopedia of the community's history.
You will be asked to select one of these options:
General admission - $18
Supported admission - $9
Sponsor this talk - $36
With your contribution, you will also be donating to The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre.
