January 2023: Research Tip of the Month

TOPIC: Using Social Media To Solve Genealogical Puzzles

January 2023 (Vol. VI, No. 1)

Information about our ancestors can often be found by connecting to living relatives, especially more distant ones. Using social media is a good way to find and make these connections...

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The 9th season of “Finding Your Roots” premieres January 3 at 8 pm ET on PBS. Celebrities including Carol Burnett, Jeff Daniels, and Julia Roberts will uncover family secrets and lost ancestors during shows led by renowned scholar, Dr. Henry Louis Gates. At the same time, Season 10 production is underway and is looking for a non-celebrity viewer to feature. The show is seeking applicants who are 21 or older, reside in the United States, and have a family mystery for the Finding Your Roots team to solve. To be considered, visit http://findingyourrootscasting.com/index.html, read the “Casting Terms,” and complete the online application.

Please note, we have added a new "Food and Recipes" section in our website. We just made the first post... a tasty latke recipe from Deb's cousin, Chef Doug Katz. Check it out here.

We hope you will find the December Research Tip of the Month, “Changes in JewishGen.org: The Global Home for Jewish Genealogy” by Sylvia Abrams helpful in your genealogy research.

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Visit “The Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20^th Century” by Andy Warhol at The Temple Tiffereth Israel in Beachwood, OH.  For a sneak peak, check out the Dec 9, 2022 episode of PBS's Applause that featured the exhibit in the first 8 minutes of the show.

The December 7, 2022 Annual Meeting recording is now available to Members Only. 

Annual Meeting: Help Us Kickoff our 2023 Membership Drive and Take a Quick Tour of Our Online Home

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Jeanette Kuvin Oren, designer and artist of this year's USPS Hanukkah stamp, has provided her artwork as a zoom background to the Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland.  You can show your Hanukkah spirit and download it now.  Jeanette is also offering a promo code, HANUKKAH, to get 18% off any project on her website page: https://www.kuvinoren.com/kits.  Read this Cleveland Jewish News article for some background information on Jeanette and this project.

The recording of the Nov 13, 2022 2-part hybrid program, “Exploring DNA Testing for Genealogy Research” with Gil Bardige is now available for viewing by members along with Gil's two handouts.  Click here.

Take advantage of free access to Fold3® records collections this Veterans Day and explore nearly 600 million records from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, and more. Members, refer to Ben Kempner's October program on researching military records for tips on using Fold3®.

*Access to the records on Fold3® will be free until 13 Nov 2022 at 11:59 p.m. MT. Registration required. After the free access period ends, you will only be able to view records using a paid Fold3® membership.

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JGSC can accept memberships and credit card payment through our new website. NEW members: sign up and start your 2023 membership now.  RENEWING members: please click here to renew today.  Thank you for your patience and understanding as we roll out our new website and tweak the system.