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Cousin of JGSTB member presents JewishGen talk on U.S. Jewish records

Apr 28
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Genealogist Ellen Shindelman Kowitt, cousin of JGSTB member Scott Mandel, recently gave a presentation sponsored by JewishGen on Jewish institutional records and other resources available to aid in genealogical research. Kowitt, director of JewishGen's USA Research Division, spoke about how to trace Jews in the United States using Jewish community and institutional records such as Jewish newspapers, synagogues, Jewish hospitals and orphanages, and where to find them. You can watch her presentation here.




 
 

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