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Jewish Genealogy
Month
Avotaynu has declared the month of Nisan 5766 (March 30-April 28)--the
Passover season--as "Jewish Genealogy Month." In association with this
event, we have created a poster that will be distributed to Jewish
genealogical societies free of
charge for posting in synagogues and other Jewish institutions in their
area.
The poster was created by the graphic artist, Caroline Guillot, of the
French Jewish genealogical society, Gen Ami. Its theme is "I will dwell
in the House of the Lord forever" which comes from Psalm 23. This
psalm, which is recited at every Jewish funeral, expresses
the belief that when we die we all dwell in the House of the
Lord forever. The poster depicts a Jewish marriage ceremony with
ancestors of the bride and groom viewing the ceremony on one
side and future descendants of the couple on the other.
Tracing your family roots is more than finding out who are your
ancestors. You must read about Jewish and world history; in the
process, you learn much about Jewish customs, Jewish culture, and the
Jewish religion. Pursuing genealogy makes you feel much more Jewish. In
his book Will
We Have Jewish
Grandchildren?,
Rabbi Jonathan
Sacks, chief rabbi of England, says that the way to combat today's
rampant intermarriage and assimilation is to provide our children with
a good Jewish education. Doing family history and learning the details
of our grandparents' and great-grandparents' lives is one element of
that good Jewish education.
Individuals who would like to receive copies of the poster can send
$6.00 to cover postage and handling ($11.00 outside North America) to
Avotaynu's offices at 155 N. Washington Ave., Bergenfield, NJ 07621. |