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Avotaynu Guide to Jewish Genealogy edited by Sallyann Amdur Sack and Gary Mokotoff
The definitive guide to Jewish genealogical research. Written by more than 60 authors, all experts in their own field. The list of authors is a veritable "Who's Who in Jewish Genealogy." Its more than 100 chapters cover all important aspects of the rich body of information available to do Jewish genealogical research. Each chapter in "Researching by Country of Ancestry" typically has (1) history of the Jewish presence in the country, (2) what records are available, (3) how to access records, (4) address of repositories and other institutions, (5) bibliography, and (6) Internet addresses. This book is of immense value to both the novice and the experienced researcher.
"...a beginning and advanced guide for anyone seriously researching Jewish family heritage"--Reviewer for the American Library Association
8½" x 11" 624 pp. hardcover $85.00
Contents AcknowledgmentsForeword: Genealogy as a Spiritual Pilgrimage . . . . . . . . . . . .Arthur KurzweilA Guide to Using This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sallyann Amdur SackPart I The Essentials of Jewish Genealogical Research 1. Methodology: How to Be a Genealogist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eileen Polakoff 2. The Art of the Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Gladstone 3. Shtetl Geography: The Changing Face of Europe. . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Mokotoff 4. Holisitic Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Randy Daitch 5. Jewish Naming Practices Family names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sallyann Amdur Sack Given names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren Blatt 6. The Importance of Jewish Religion, Culture and History . . . . . . . Harold Rhode 7. Organized Jewish Genealogy Avotaynu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Mokotoff JewishGen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren Blatt and Gary Mokotoff Jewish Genealogical Societies and Special Interest Groups. . .Sallyann Amdur SackPart II - Topical Section 8. Holocaust Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Mokotoff 9. Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Mokotoff 10. Modern Jewish Migrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sallyann Amdur Sack 11. Rabbinical Genealogy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chaim Freedman 12. Additional Sources Cemetery Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arline Sachs and Warren Blatt Compiled Family Histories and Genealogies . . . . . . . . . . . .Peggy Pearlstein Wills and Probate Records in the U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Bernstein Directories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Friedlander WWI Draft Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Eileen Polakoff Newspapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Friedlander Passport Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eileen Polakoff Social Security Death Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eileen Polakoff Communal and Synagogue Histories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peggy PearlsteinPart III U.S. Research 13. Vital Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Auslander 14. Passenger Arrivalcooperclaire@sbcglobal.net and Immigration . Nancy Levin Arbeiter 15. Naturalization Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Levin Arbeiter 16. Census Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Auslander 17. Archives and Repositories American Jewish Archives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine Crandall American Jewish Historical Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Feldberg LDS (Mormon) Family History Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Mokotoff Leo Baeck Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Franklin Library of Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharlene Kranz National Archives and Records Administration. . . . . . . . . . Sharlene Kranz U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharlene Kranz YIVO Institute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Fruma Mohrer 18. Jewish Museums and Historical Societies . . . . . . . . . Dianne Weiner Feldman 19. New York City Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eileen PolakoffPart IV -- Researching Country of Ancestry 20. Austro-Hungarian Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzan F. Wynne 21. Russian Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vladislav Soshnikov 22. Ottoman Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sallyann Amdur Sack 23. Spain and Portugal (Inquisition Records) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey Malka 24. Specific Countries Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philip Abensur Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Armony Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sophie Caplan Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Wellisch Belarus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vladislav Soshnikov Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marcel Apsel, Daniel Dratwa and Bob Drilsma Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frieda Wolff Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mathilde Tagger Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lawrence Tapper Caribbean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irene Saunders Goldstein China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Nash Czech Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nora Freund Denmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elsebeth Paikin Egypt/Sudan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeffrey Malka Estonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Len Yodaiken France (including Alsace, Lorraine and Comtat Venaissin)). . . . .Basil Ginger Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter Lande Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yitzhak Kerem The Netherlands (Holland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Odette Vlessing Hungary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Louis Schonfeld India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sallyann Amdur Sack Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sallyann Amdur Sack Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ephraim Dardashti Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Len Yodaiken Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shalom Bronstein Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . John Colletta, Ruth Ellen Gruber, Marco R. Soria Latvia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Getz Libya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vivienne Roumani-Denn Lithuania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Rhode Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alejandro Rubinstein Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vladislav Soshnikov Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philip Abensur New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Claire Bruell Norway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Henrik Carlsson Poland: Prussian Poland Including East Prussia. . . . . . . .Edward David Luft Poland: Russian Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fay Bussgang Poland: Austrian Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sallyann Amdur Sack Portugal See "Spain and Portugal (Inquisition Records)" Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ladislau Gyemant Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harvey Kaplan Slovak Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edward David Luft South Africa Including Countries of Central and Southern Africa . Saul Issroff Spain See "Spain and Portugal (Inquisition Records)" Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Henrik Carlsson Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rene Loeb Syria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Daniel Wagner Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sallyann Amdur Sack Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stella Kent Ukraine: Historical Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sallyann Amdur Sack Ukraine: Genealogical Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miriam Weiner United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Joseph Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ignacio Sternberg Yugoslavia (former) . . . . . . . Harriet Freidenreich and Sallyann Amdur SackPart V - APPENDIXES Appendix A: Alphabets (Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, Old German). . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix B: Hiring a Professional Genealogist . . .Eileen Polakoff and Gary Mokotoff Appendix C: Engaging Your Children in Family History Research . . . . . .Ira Wolfman Appendix D: Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Mokotoff Appendix E: Relationship (Cousins) Chart Appendix F: List of Contributors Appendix G: List of Advanced Subscribers
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