Gary Mokotoff, a pioneering figure in the Jewish Genealogy world, has died. He passed away on August 31, aged 88. Mokotoff was involved in Jewish genealogy for decades. He authored many books and articles and was the longtime publisher of … continue reading →
Schelly Talalay Dardashti, a noted figure in the Jewish genealogy field, passed away August 16, aged 79. Dardashti was a writer and researcher who was the founder and main admin of the Tracing the Tribe Jewish genealogy group on Facebook, … continue reading →
The Call for Proposals is now open for the 45th Annual IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, to be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 10-14. Deadline for submission is Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 11:59 pm (U.S. Central Standard … continue reading →
Stanley Diamond, a leading figure in the Jewish genealogy world and co-founder and executive director of the non-profit, online database JRI (Jewish Records Indexing)-Poland, passed away December 18 in Montreal. He was 91. Founded in 1995, JRI-Poland has grown to … continue reading →
The full indexed catalog of the burials in the historic Old Jewish Cemetery in Suceava, in the Bukovina region of northern Romania, is now online, on the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina (JGB) web site. The cemetery is one of the … continue reading →
