Jewish Genealogy Month

From 1999 through 2006, Avotaynu, Inc. promoted Jewish Genealogy Month. IAJGS took over  the promotion of this special month in 2007.  It is our hope that our member organizations will take advantage of Jewish Genealogy Month to encourage Jewish genealogy and publicize their organization and activities.

Starting in 2008, The month for celebrating Jewish Genealogy month will be Cheshvan.

For 2008, that will be
1 Cheshvan 5769 through 29 Cheshvan 5769
30 October 2008-27 November 2008

The IAJGS will hold an annual competition for a piece of work that can be used as either a poster or flyer for announcing and celebrating Jewish Genealogy Month. The winning poster/flyer will be unveiled at the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in the summer of the appropriate year and the artist creating the winning entry will receive free registration for that conference.

Please read below for the details/requirements of the competition

Click on the miniature poster below to see the flyer/poster for the 2007 Jewish Genealogy Week. To open this poster you will need Acrobat Reader which is freely available from Adobe. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, please click the "Get Acrobat Reader" image bellow and follow the instructions provided by Adobe.

Jewish Genealogy Month
Annual Poster/flyer Competition

 1. Requirements.

The flyer/poster must include:

a. A 3.5 in. x 3.5 in. area for IAGS logo plus “www.iajgs.org”

b. A 3 in.  x 5 in. blank area for local society name and contact info.

c. Be Submitted as JPEG via e-mail attachment (or appropriate format)

d. Must include the words: Jewish Genealogy Month: Cheshvan plus the Hebrew and Civil dates for the appropriate year.

e. The poster may include the words: Submitted by JGS of _______.

f. The poster may include the artist’s signature. 

2. Who may submit?

a. Only member organizations of the IAJGS may submit entries.

b. They may submit 1 or more entries.

c. The member organization may obtain the entries from one of their members or from someone who is not a member.

d. There is no age specified for the creator of the entry.

e. Each entry must be accompanied by the form that is found below.

f. Entries will not be returned.

3. Who will judge?

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

How to Submit:  Please send the poster and the completed form to the Poster Committee Chair. Before submission, please insure that all requirements have been adhered to. 

4. Deadline.

All entries must be submitted by April 1 of the year.

5. Announcement of the winner.

The winner will be announced at the IAJGS Annual International Conference and the winning entry displayed publicly for the first time there.

6. 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 none of the entries are judged appropriate, the Committee will solicit entries and recommend one to the board for its approval.

7.  Release form.

a. All those creating entries must sign a release form allowing IAJGS exclusive permission to make the poster available in any format and available for anyone wanting to use it.

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

8. The prize.      

The artist creating the winning entry will receive free registration to the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy at which that entry is unveiled.