Making a Family Tree

A chilling yet important tool for those searching for relatives who may have been impacted by the world wars.  Stephen P. Morse and Peter Landé write,

“The recent opening of the Red Cross International Tracing Service (ITS) records, the largest collection of information on Holocaust victims and survivors, has aroused new genealogical and historical interest in the availability of Holocaust information, whether on the web or otherwise.  It has also increased the awareness that Holocaust records do not only relate to Jews, but, in fact, the overwhelming majority of persons indentified in records are non-Jews who were persecuted for a variety of reasons.”

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Stephen Morse has an amazing website with a wealth of genealogy search references and information.  I strongly recommend a visit.

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Saw this in Google news and thought it might be worth sharing. Looks like there is going to be more and more resources coming available for those with Jewish ancestors.

Getting to the root of family
By Molly Ritvo
Wednesday January 23 2008
Technology has aided genealogists in their search for family. Genealogy is a growing trend among Boston’s Jewish community With interest in genealogy growing around the world, it is no surprise that many members of Boston’s Jewish community are also eager to connect with their own histories.

“Jewish genealogy is bigger than ever,” said Newton resident Jay Sage, former co-president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston (JGSGB), an organization dedicated to the promotion of Jewish genealogical research and family history. “More and more Jews are looking for their ancestral history to develop a deeper understanding of who we are.”

Read the full story — The Jewish Advocate

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