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Welcome to the Jewish Genealogy Society
of Long Island (JGSLI)!

JGSLI was founded in 1985 to encourage and assist the pursuit of Jewish family history. Our goal is to bring together people interested in tracing their Jewish family roots.

We are a non-profit organization, operating through member efforts. We work to educate members and the public regarding the “how to” of finding one’s roots.  See the future meetings tab below for dates, speakers and topics.

JGSLI MEMBERS-ONLY BENEFITS
Current members can now access our 1988 - 2023 LIneage newsletter issues, featured lectures and speaker handouts. Visit our members-only section to find out more. To join JGSLI visit our Membership page.

JGSLI’s 34TH ANNUAL FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP
Jewish Genealogy 101: Four Hours+ to Your Family Roots: JGSLI’s 34th Annual Family History Workshop will be held on December 8, 2024 via Zoom. See full details and registration information at jgsli.org/jgsli-workshop/ 

JEWISHGEN MEMORIAL PLAQUES DATABASE
Join our efforts to grow the JewishGen Memorial Plaques Database. Find out how you can help here.

Next JGSLI Meetings

For full details of the meetings and the Zoom registration links please click on the Details links. Sunday meetings start at 2 PM, Wednesday meetings start at 7 PM.

  • Sunday November 24, 2024: The Krakovsky Documents / Tricks for Finding Your Family by Gary Pokrassa / George Richard

    Split session featuring two talks. Talk 1: Gary Pokrassa will discuss the origin and method of Alex Krakovsky’s data acquisition, and then give an overview of the contents of his site and archive wiki pages along with the efforts of the Ukraine Research Division of JewishGen to make these records accessible to all researchers
    Talk 2: George Richard will demonstrate his tricks to finding people and building a family tree of over 9700 people. George will offer practical suggestions on how you can find more members of your family.

    Details about The Krakovsky Documents / Tricks for Finding Your Family by Gary Pokrassa / George Richard
  • Sunday December 22, 2024: JGSLI Annual Meeting with Tips of the Month

    JGSLI's Annual Meeting with a collection of Tips of the Month presented by Nolan Altman, Alex Calzareth and Gary Pokrassa. 

    Details about JGSLI Annual Meeting with Tips of the Month

 

Please watch our emails, Facebook page, and website for further details. Sunday meetings start at 2 PM, Wednesday meetings start at 7 PM.

 

Join the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island!

Membership Benefits Include:

Free Admission to monthly meetings
Receive periodic Lineage Newsletter
Receive JGSLI Online. A Monthly digital publication with tips and links to online resources
Opportunity to Network with other people and experts in Jewish Genealogy
Advanced notice of our Family Workshop and other special events.
Click here for more information!

The 2024 event will be held on a Sunday, December 8th, 12:30 - 5:00 PM via Zoom. 

Jewish Genealogy 101: Four Hours+ to Your Family Roots: JGSLI’s 34th Annual Family History Workshop

A review of the fundamentals of Jewish genealogy. Topics include interviewing relatives; identifying ancestral towns; Holocaust research; using censuses, city directories, ship's manifests, naturalizations, vital records, and other U.S. sources; European records; and internet resources. The annual beginner's workshop is generally held on the first Sunday in November. See full details at https://jgsli.org/jgsli-workshop/.

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