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Annually since 1998, the International Association of Jewish Genealogical
Societies (IAJGS) has issued achievement awards to recognize outstanding individual and
organizational contributions to Jewish Genealogy. Potential awardees are nominated by one or
many of the more than 70 IAJGS member societies, and determined by a committee appointed by the IAJGS Board of Directors. This
year's committee consisted of Ellen Shindelman, Past President of the JGS of
Greater Washington, Howard Margol, Past President of the IAJGS, and Daniel
Schlyter, IAJGS Board Member. The awards were presented by Howard Margol during the banquet held in conjunction with the 22nd IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy, Toronto, Canada, 8 August 2002.
The four awards granted this year were:
The IAJGS Lifetime Achievement Award - It is presented to a living individual for a lifetime of outstanding contributions of major significance and benefit to Jewish genealogy.
The IAJGS Outstanding Contribution Award - It is presented to a person, persons or organization in recognition of an exceptional contribution to Jewish genealogy via the Internet, print, or electronic product.
The IAJGS Outstanding Programming or Project Award - It is presented to a person, persons or organization either in recognition of a single program or series of programs, or in recognition of a single project or series of projects.
The IAJGS Outstanding Publication Award - It is presented to an IAJGS Member Organization in recognition of an outstanding of an outstanding journal, newsletter, or other publication that
furthers Jewish genealogical research.
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The
IAJGS Lifetime Achievement Award
was presented to Stanley Diamond
In well-deserved recognition of his distinguished service and
outstanding work in the cause of Jewish genealogical research. Stanley's
negotiation skills and unselfish approach to capturing and sharing the
indexing of the Jewish records of Poland have made this resource widely
accessible for the benefit of all. He has added new dimensions to the
field of Jewish genealogy through his creative melding of genealogical and
genetic research techniques to identify relatives carrying the genetic
disease, Beta-Thalessemia. As founder and president of JGS-Montreal, and
as a writer and lecturer, he has encouraged and motivated countless people
to research their Jewish ancestry.
Stanley Diamond received the
Lifetime Achievement Award.
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The
Outstanding Contribution to Jewish Genealogy Award
was accepted by Susan King,
president of JewishGen, Inc.,
and Joyce Field, Yizkor book project manager. |
The IAJGS Outstanding
Contribution to Jewish Genealogy Award
was presented to JewishGen
In recognition for the exceptional contributions and extensive effort
on the part of its officers and many volunteer translators on the Yizkor Book Project.
These efforts are making these useful books and the valuable information they contain accessible to members of the Jewish community who do not have the linguistic
skills to use them directly, thus enabling genealogists and others to learn more about their
heritage.
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The
IAJGS Outstanding Publication Award was
presented to the Jewish Genealogical Society
of Los Angeles
In recognition of their quarterly publication,
ROOTS-KEY. The quality and scope of its articles demonstrate highest standards of content as well as a
professional level of presentation and editing. Using a clean and uncluttered format,
ROOTS-KEY provides numerous original scholarly research articles in each issue and a wide array of news items on worldwide Jewish genealogical activities and resources.
Hal
Bookbinder, president of the IAJGS and
a board member of the JGS of Los Angeles,
accepted the Outstanding Publication Award on behalf of JGSLA.
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The IAJGS Outstanding
Project Award was presented to
the Jewish Genealogical Society of Ottawa
In appreciation and in recognition of
their Chernivtsi Cemetery Project. In its first phase, over 20,100 gravestone
have photographed. Plans are set to complete the photographing (another
35,000 gravestones) during 2002. The intent is to database the information so that names and photos may be accessed on the Web. This project demonstrates great compassion, patience and perseverance.
The efforts of JGS Ottawa are making data available that can bring the world of previous generations back to life and provide an invaluable tool to serious research.
Hymie Reichstein,
president of the JGS
of Ottawa, Canada accepted the
Outstanding Project Award. |
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