The Genealogy Research Bug Bit Me!

Growing up I had heard the story that my Zaidie lost brothers and sisters in the Holocaust with minimal detail. It was only many years later and long after both my Zaidie and Bubby had passed that my interest was sparked to find out what happened to that part of my...

IAJGS Salutes the IGRA Database Volunteer Corps

The All Israel Database of the Israel Genealogy Research Association recently passed the 2.5 million record mark. The database includes not only records from Israel starting in the middle of the 19th century but also records from Jewish communities around the...

IAJGS 2023 Call for Proposals

We are pleased to announce that the Call for Proposals for the 2023 IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy is now open! In 2023, the in-person conference will take place in London, England, from 30 July until 3 August 2023. The deadline for submissions is...

Letter of Support to Ukraine Archivist

The IAJGS Board has sent a letter of support to the Head of the State Archival Service of Ukraine, with copies to other world leaders as noted at the bottom of the letter. The letter can be viewed HERE (after you click "read more").

Officers Elected to IAJGS Board for Two-Year Term

The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) is pleased to announce the results of the election of IAJGS officers, conducted at the 37TH IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy held recently in Orlando, Florida. All officers were...