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From: "E Goldstein" <>
Subject: JEWISH GENEALOGY WORKSHOPS IN JOHANNESBURG - OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 08:43:02 +0200

JEWISH GENEALOGY - A GUIDE TO FINDING YOUR ROOTS USING MODERN MEDIA &
TRADITIONAL METHODS

WORKSHOP 1 - BASIC CONCEPTS - SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2001-

FROM 8:30 am for 9:00 am until 12:30 pm


Why study your roots and what's different about Jewish Genealogy?
A short review of Jewish history in South Africa
Origins of the Jews in South Africa
How to start (Interviewing family, searching for documents)
Sources of information
Books and other publications to consult
JewishGen - a major tool for Jewish genealogy research, including Family
Tree of the Jewish People (FTJP); Family Finder; All Lithuania Database; All
Latvia Database and other facilities.
The South African Special Interest Group on JewishGen


WORKSHOP 2 - ADVANCED CONCEPTS -

SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2001- FROM 8:30am for 9:00am till 12:30pm

Review of Workshop 1 topics
Other websites of relevance to Jewish Genealogy Research
Organising data - software programs
The origin and meaning of Jewish names and surnames
Jewish and other Genealogical Societies in South Africa
Jewish Genealogy events
Sources of Information in South Africa, including State Archives (where to
find what)
Records of Births, Marriages & Deaths and naturalisation.
Resources in England to research stay-overs in transit to South Africa
Lists of passengers of ships coming to South Africa
Research your ancestral shtetl
LDS (Mormon) Family History Centres
Other Sources of information
Jewish Cemeteries in South Africa
Research about the Holocaust

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