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What's New? Gary Mokotoff, Editor Volume 18, Number 50 | December 31, 2017 Every
government puts value on preserving its history. That is why we have
national archives. Genealogy preserves history; the history of a
family. It cannot be done without access to records, just as historians
cannot preserve a nation's history without access to records. It is a
greater good than the right to privacy. It is a greater good than the
risk of identity theft.
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![]() I have read that 2018 should be a good year because the number 18 is considered lucky in Jewish culture; it is the numerical equivalent of the Hebrew word “chai” which means “life.” FindMyPast Offers Free Access to 98 Million Atlantic Emigration Records ![]() Search the collection at https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/ british-and-irish-roots-collection. Upon locating a result of significance, click “View the record's source.” This provides an expanded extraction the record. At the bottom of the page, click “View image.” This now provides the actual ship manifest. Important note: I tried two different results. In one case, I was able to retrieve the actual ship manifest at no cost. In the second case, it was only available by paid subscription. MyHeritage Adds British Mandate Period Citizen Requests to Its Collection ![]() The database is available in English at https://tinyurl.com/MandatoryPalestine. The Hebrew version is at https://www.myheritage.co.il/israel. Additional information about the announcement can be found at https://tinyurl.com/TOICitizenship. Ancestry Offers Discounts Again ![]() Legacy Family Tree Webinars for 2018 Announced ![]() Some of the January webinars include: • Genealogy for Beginners: Start Your Online Family Tree by Daniel Horowitz • Introducing the Geni World Family Tree by E. Randol Schoenberg • Understanding DNA Matching technology • Comparing the Genealogy Giants: Ancestry, FamilySearch, FindMyPast and MyHeritage by Sunny Morton The complete list of webinars can be found at https://familytreewebinars.com/ upcoming-webinars.php. Previous years’ webinars—639 in total—can be found at https://familytreewebinars.com/#. Database of Foreign Jews Interned in Italy During the War Period A posting to the JewishGen Discussion Group notes there is a website that includes nearly 9,500 foreign Jews interned in Italy during World War II. It is located at http://www.annapizzuti.it/. The site is in Italian only. There is the ability to search as well as browse the database. There is the ability to download the complete collection at http://www.annapizzuti.it/public/dbcompleto.pdf. Sources of Online Information about Victims of National Socialism (Nazis) Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter notes that the ManyRoads website has published a list of links to websites that have information about the victims of National Socialism (Nazis) from 1938 through 1945. The resources include information and data on persons known to have been persecuted on political grounds or for religion, nationality, sexual orientation, physical or mental handicaps, and other reasons as well. The list is at: http://www.many-roads.com/2017/12/27/victims-of-national-socialism. The Eastman announcement is at https://tinyurl.com/EOGNNazis. National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah Opens Jewish Heritage Europe notes that the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah located in Ferrara is now open, following the inauguration of a major temporary exhibit on the Jewish experience in Italy from ancient Roman times until the Middle Ages. (Click on image for larger view.) The inaugural ceremony—on the first day of Hanukkah—was attended by President Sergio Mattarella and other VIPs. Called “Jews, an Italian Story: The First Thousand Years,” the exhibit will run until September 16, 2018. The complete news item can be found at https://tinyurl.com/JHEItaly. Trove of Lost Jewish Material Found in Vilnius ![]() Additional information about the discovery can be found at https://www.yivo.org/Vilna-Discovery.
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