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Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston

January 2016

Join or renew your membership for 2016 now

If you haven't renewed your membership for 2016, act now to receive the next issue of Mass-Pocha.  Annual dues remain at $25 for individuals and $35 for two persons at the same address.  You can sign-up for 2016 online or by mail.

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JGSGB PROGRAMS

Getting the Most Out of JewishGen.org

Speaker: Meredith Hoffman
All Special Interest Groups will meet
January 10, 1:30-3:30 pm, Temple Emanuel, Newton
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Jewish Genetic Genealogy: A Study in Endogamy

Speaker: Israel Pickholtz
January 31, 1:30-3:30 pm, Cong. Beth El-Atereth Israel, Newton
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Research Sunday

Individual help from experienced researchers and language translators.  Register in advance.
JGSGB members only.  New members may join at the door.

February 7, 2:00-4:30 pm, Temple Emanuel, Newton

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PROGRAMS ELSEWHERE

Family History for Beginners

January 11, 7:00-8:30 pm
Limited space, register in advance
Newton Free Library, Newton
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Getting Started in Genealogy

January 16, 23, 30, 2:00–3:00 PM, $50
NEHGS, 99-101 Newbury Street, Boston
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Bridge to Poland Info Session: Learn About Travel to Jewish Poland

Presenter: Leora Tec, JGSGB member
January 20, 7:00-9:00 pm
Leventhal-Sidman JCC, Newton

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COURSES, WEBINARS & VIDEOS

The “Push” and “Pull” Decision Making of the 19th Century Immigrant

January 2, 1 pm
Southern California Genealogical Society Webinar, register in advance
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Basic 1 – Exploring JewishGen

JewishGen online course, $18
January 4-17
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JewishGen 2 – Research Your Roots on JewishGen

JewishGen online course, $125
January 18-February 14
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Strategies for Finding Living Relatives

January 6, 2 pm
Legacy Family Tree Webinar, register in advance
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The Paper-Less Genealogist

January 27, 2 pm
Legacy Family Tree Webinar, register in advance
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Unique Technologies for Genealogy Discoveries at MyHeritage

January 29, 2 pm
Legacy Family Tree Webinar, register in advance
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JGSGB NEWS

Foundations of Jewish Genealogical Research

Our award-winning course on how to research your family history will begin on March 1, 2016 and run for 8 weeks on Tuesday evenings at Hebrew College in Newton.  Class is limited to 24 students. Registration is now open.

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Please send items for the next newsletter by January 15 to newsletter [at] jgsgb.org 

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