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*[http://www.iajgs.org/ International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies] | *[http://www.iajgs.org/ International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies] | ||
*[http://sephardim.com/ Sephardim: A Research Tool for Sephardic Genealogy / Jewish Genealogy] | *[http://sephardim.com/ Sephardim: A Research Tool for Sephardic Genealogy / Jewish Genealogy] | ||
*[http://www.yadvashem.org/ Yad Vashem] - Holocaust Museum & database | *[http://www.yadvashem.org/ Yad Vashem] - Holocaust Museum & database | ||
*[http://synagoguescribes.com/blog/ Synagogue Scribes] offers a unique and fully searchable database of London Ashkenazi Synagogue records, with the emphasis on pre UK civil registration, which began on 1st July 1837.<br> | |||
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=== Things you can do === | === Things you can do === | ||
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:<br> | In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:<br> | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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Did you know?[edit | edit source]
- Columbus took Jews with him in hopes they could translate Oriental languages.
- Jewish births are sometimes listed in local church records.
- Emma Lazarus, daughter of Sephardic Jews, wrote the famous poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses..."
- Jews are the oldest group with their national identity and cultural heritage intact.
- Celebrities with Jewish mothers: Geraldo Rivera, Fiorello Laguardia, Winston Churchill, Cary Grant, David Bowie, Robert DeNiro, Harrison Ford.[1]
Key Internet Links[edit | edit source]
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Things you can do[edit | edit source]
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:
Sources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Joseph Aaron, "Fun Jewish Facts" in Jewish News Online at http://www.chicagojewishnews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=338 (accessed 15 August 2009).