JGSGB-Announce Mailing List: Lecture Today (Wed) at AJHS

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Some JGSGB members may be interested in the event described
below that is taking place today (Wednesday) at the American
Jewish Historical Society.

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In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, The New
England Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society will
present a lecture, âAmong Mishpocha: At Home in the Boston
Jewish Communityâ by Dr. Michael Feldberg on Wednesday May 25,
2011 at 6 PM in the Education Center of the New England
Historic Genealogical Society,  99 Newbury Street, Boston.

Dr. Feldberg, an historian and former executive director of the
American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS), is currently
executive director of the George Washington Institute for
Religious Freedom. He will speak about Jewish genealogy in its
historical context by highlighting some of the Boston Jewish
family collections currently on exhibit at the New England
Archives of AJHS. He will also offer an overview of some of the
institutional and organizational records at AJHS that contain
materials of interest to genealogists.

To register: The lecture is free of charge and open to the
public. Space is limited. Please RSVP to Judi Garner at
(617)226-1245 or judi.garner [at] ajhsboston.org.