The Western Massachusetts Jewish Genealogical Society exists to help its members research their family history. We connect beginners with people with experience, and people with knowledge with those seeking new avenues to explore.

We hold meetings of interest to Jewish family history researchers at all levels of expertise. Our meetings offer encouragement and inspiration to those facing roadblocks in their search and feature presentations by local and national experts and members sharing experience and resources.

If you're interested in learning about Jewish genealogical research or the resources and tools that are available to help you with a research project, please join us at an upcoming meeting.

                                      UPCOMING EVENTS

                                  APRIL MEETING NOTICE

                      Monday, April 7, 2008     7:00 pm

        at Forbes Library,  20 West St. Northampton, MA

       MIRIAM WEINER,  internationally known genealogist
      
                                      will speak on

             "VISITING YOUR ANCESTRAL TOWN"

       Have you thought about walking in the footsteps of your ancestors and been frustrated because “everyone who knows anything has passed away?”
    There are three great myths in Jewish genealogy:
    1.  My name was changed at Ellis Island and I don’t know how to determine the original last name.
    2.  My ancestral town in the “old country” was wiped off the map
    3.  All the documents were destroyed in the Holocaust.
    During Ms. Weiner’s presentation, she will dispel these myths. Please bring the name of at least one ancestral town with you to the presentation.
    Handout material will be available to lecture attendees.

Our speaker, Miriam Weiner, is an author, lecturer and journalist and currently serves as the president of the Routes to Roots, Foundation, Inc. She also coordinates individual and family tours to the “old country” and offers archive research services to those who want to know more about their roots.

         free and open to the public

          refreshments served

                                       May 6, 2008  at 7:00pm
                  
                                   at Congregation B'Nai Israel
                                  253 Prospect St. Northampton

                   Annual membership meeting and research
                   reports.   We will elect officers for next year
                   and discuss our successes (and problems)
                   in filling out our family trees.
                    open to the public              refreshments served

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