International Jewish Genealogy Month honors our Jewish ancestors through the pursuit of Jewish family history research. It's our hope that our member organizations will take advantage of the International Jewish Genealogy Month to encourage Jewish genealogy and publicize their organization and activities all over the world.

The International Jewish Genealogy month is celebrated on the Hebrew month of Cheshvan. For 2011 the exact dates are from Oct 29 to Nov 26.

Annual Poster / Flyer Competition

The IAJGS holds an annual competition for a work to be used as either a poster or flyer for announcing and celebrating the International Jewish Genealogy Month. The winning poster/flyer is unveiled each year at the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. The artist creating the winning entry will receive free registration for that conference. Click here or scroll down to send your nominations.

2011 Winner

Jillian Beroza (Brzoza) Both an amateur genealogist and artist, Jillian Beroza is also the Art Director at HJMT, a Public Relations, Social Media, Event Planning and Graphic Design agency. She is responsible for the creation and overall layout of designs, monitors the traffic of orders and supervises the creative artists at HJMT. As a ten-year graphic design veteran, Jillian has a large portfolio of experience and featured work.

Striving to contribute to the local community with her graphic design talents, Jillian is currently a Public Relations volunteer with Central Park Medical Unit in New York City and a transcribing volunteer for Italian Genealogy. She joined the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island (JGSLI) in 2010 and serves as a Member at Large; primarily creating design pieces and aiding in the branding of JGSLI’s identity. 

Always having a passion for history and a love of family, Jillian’s interest in genealogy stemmed from the frustration of a 4th grade assignment when she was asked to create her own family tree. While other students had sprawling trees dating back to the creation of their surnames, Jillian’s small family tree contained mostly question marks, misspellings and vague locations. Once not even knowing the names of her great-grandparents, Jillian’s research has led her to discover that she is the decedent of some of the most famous Rabbis and Scholars. Her roots are in Łomża, Suwałki, Ostrołęka, Minsk, Riga, Krasilov, Starokostyantyniv and Sátoraljaújhely.

Previous Posters

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2003	2004	2005	2006
2007	2008	2009	2010
2011

Click on each poster to view a larger image

Annual Poster / Flyer Competition

 1. Requirements.

• Tabloid Size (11"x17")
• Bleeds or no bleeds are acceptable

Must include:

• A 3.5" x 3.5 area for IAJGS logo and the URL www.iajgs.org
• A 3" x 5" blank area for local society name and contact information
• The words "International Jewish Genealogy Month: Cheshvan plus the Hebrew and Civil dates for the appropriate year

May include:

• The words "Submitted by JGS of ________"
• The artist's signature

2. Who may submit?

• Only member organizations of the IAJGS may submit one or more entries.
• The creator is not required to be a member of the member organization.
• There is no age requirement for the creator.
• Each entry must be accompanied by the form below.
• Entries will not be returned.

3. Who will judge?

 The IAJGS board has appointed a International Jewish Genealogy Month Competition Committee.

4. Submission.

• Submit as a JPG or PDF via email attachment to nancyadelson@comcast.net
• Include required application information or completed submission application form (below)
• You may include artist comments about the poster which is optional

5. Deadline.

June 15 annually

6. Announcement of the winner.

The winning design will be announced at the annual IAJGS International Conference and the winning entry displayed publicly at the event for the first time.

7. If no entries are received.

If no entries are received by the deadline, the Committee will solicit entries and recommend one to the board for its approval. If no entries are judged appropriate, the Committee will solicit entries and recommend one to the board for its approval.

8.  Release form.

a. All entry creators must sign a release form (below) providing exclusive permission to IAJGS to make the poster available in any format and available to all those who wish to use it.

b. At the minimum, the winning poster/flyer will be available on the IAJGS website.

9. The prize.      

The winning artist will receive free registration to the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy where the entry will be unveiled.