Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois

JewishGen.org is one of the primary resources for Jewish genealogical information. In order to get the most out of JewishGen, you will need to login or sign up for an account. 

1) Connect with researchers

Use the Family Finder to network with other researchers with the same surname and/or town of origin

Subscribe to the JewishGen.org Discussion Group - This is a very active forum with hundreds of posts a month

2) Learn about towns and countries

Learn about your country and towns of origin, and current research activities

https://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/researchdivisions.htm

Learn the geographic border changes and resources for your towns.

https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp

Read translations of memorial books from many towns and countries

https://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations/

Learn about Jewish communities around the world

https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/

3) Research via Databases

Research tombstones and cemeteries around the world

https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/

Research Jewish ancestors

https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/

4) Learn about Jewish Genealogy

Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy

https://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/FirstTimer.html

Find answers to many Jewish Genealogy questions

https://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/faq.html

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