Next Zoom Meeting: Wed. April 8th @ 7:30pm PDT
Looking for ancestors who lived in, passed through, or died in Israel? The Internet contains many rich repositories where you can learn about them — and these resources, which can be searched in English and in Hebrew, are growing each day. In this session, you’ll learn how to access these resources and receive the tools you need to make the most of them. Daniel will also provide a quick introduction to the Hebrew keywords and translation tools that can help you overcome language barriers and unearth fascinating details about your ancestors located in Israel.
Dedicated to Genealogy since 1986, Daniel Horowitz was the teacher and the study guide editor of the family history project Searching for My Roots in Venezuela for 15 years. He is involved in several crowdsource digitization and transcription projects, and holds a board-level position at the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA). Since 2006 Daniel has been working at MyHeritage liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers, and media, as well as lecturing, and attending conferences around the world.
This meeting is open to the Public
The Jewish Genealogical Society of British Columbia (JGSBC), a non-profit organization, brings together people who are interested in pursuing their Jewish ancestry or family history. Together with the Jewish Museum and Archives of BC we try to restore the history and family links that time has erased.
While there are many resources available on the internet, their use does require some skill and training. Many traps await the unwary: name changes, spelling errors, the same name for two different people, the many vagaries of census takers, clerks and other takers of record. The difficult task of digitizing the records has led to other errors creeping in. We will help you to avoid those pitfalls and develop an accurate and descriptive family tree. If you are interested in joining us, you can pay for a yearly membership here. Any questions? – send us an email.
This site also has links to resources (including Jewish newspaper archives) that we have found useful in our research.
JGSBC is a member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies
