Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh

We Never Heard from Them Again — Researching Relatives Who Died in the Holocaust with Jane Neff Rollins

Sunday, January 19 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
Online
1310 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburgh, PA 17110 United States

This talk puts the systematic murder of Jews and other persecuted populations during World War II into historical context before showing attendees how to research the fate of long-lost relatives. Resources to be covered will include the JewishGen Holocaust database, the U.S. Holocaust Historical Museum, Yad Vashem, the Arolsen database, collections of oral history recordings, […]

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Jewish Genealogy Day

Sunday, June 2, 2024 @ 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
Senator John Heinz History Center
1212 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 United States

Lara Diamond leads two dynamic sessions on Jewish genealogy.   First Session 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. “Jewish Genealogy 101” This talk gives a comprehensive overview of genealogy resources available for Jewish genealogy. The presentation will include online sources and documents not yet online for both the United States and Europe; she will also cover some basic […]

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Galitzianer Days

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Senator John Heinz History Center
1212 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 United States

Are you a Galitzianer? Thousands of Jewish immigrants from historic Galicia (including parts of present-day Poland and Ukraine) settled in Western Pennsylvania at the turn of the 20th century. For our first annual “Special Interest Days,” the Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh and the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center are celebrating these […]

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JGS Pittsburgh Presents: When Henry Silverstein Got Cold

Sunday, April 16, 2023 @ 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
Senator John Heinz History Center
1212 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 United States

How terrible enumerators help us do better census research On Jan. 2, 1920, Henry Silverstein began his first day as a census enumerator by turning left instead of right. Things went downhill from there, and within days he became so overwhelmed that he resorted to an illegal scheme to finish the job. Through this shocking […]

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Once More Under the Clock: Remembering Kaufmann’s

Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Senator John Heinz History Center
1212 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 United States

Kaufmann’s Department Store holds a special place in Pittsburgh memory. Kaufmann’s iconic clock, its decorated window displays, its special cultural exhibits, its dynamic promotional offers, and of course its beloved Tic Toc Restaurant, Arcade Bakery, and Vendome boutique—all recall a golden age of downtown retailing history. Starting from a small menswear store on the South […]

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Researching Your Roots with LitvakSIG

Sunday, February 12, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST
Zoom

JGS Pittsburgh Presents: “Researching Your Roots with LitvakSIG” Carol Hoffman will survey Litvak genealogical records available online. With almost 2.5 million Lithuanian Jewish record translations — mainly censuses and vital records — LitvakSIG’s publicly searchable “All Lithuania Database” provides the primary foundation for Litvak genealogical research. There are also additional sources online for researching your […]

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Hungarian Jewish Family Research with Vivian Kahn

Sunday, December 11, 2022 @ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST
Zoom

This is an upcoming program on Hungarian Jewish Research from the Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh This talk by internationally renowned genealogist Vivian Kahn will reference records from the vast area that was formerly part of Hungary, which includes present-day Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, northern Serbia, northwestern Romania, and Sub-Carpathian Ukraine. Don’t miss out on this […]

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Share and Share Alike: The Rules of Genealogical Privacy

Sunday, January 29, 2023 @ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST
Zoom

JGS of Pittsburgh Presents: “Share and Share Alike: The Rules of Genealogical Privacy” with Judy G. Russell Genealogy by its very nature is collaborative-we need to work together and share information with others, both relatives and non-relatives if we’re to succeed in filling out our family trees. But doing family research doesn’t mean giving up […]

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