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{{Jewish-sidebar}} <div style=" | {{Jewish-sidebar}} <div style="width: 75%; float: right"> | ||
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=== Did you know? === | === Did you know? === | ||
*Columbus took Jews | *Columbus took Jews with him in hopes they could translate Oriental languages. | ||
*Jewish births are sometimes [[Jewish Records in Other Denominations|listed in local church records]]. | *Jewish births are sometimes [[Jewish Records in Other Denominations|listed in local church records]]. | ||
*Emma Lazarus, daughter of | *Emma Lazarus, daughter of Sephardic Jews, wrote the famous poem inscribed on the [[Jewish Emigration and Immigration|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. | *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.<ref>Joseph Aaron, "Fun Jewish Facts" in Jewish News Online at http://www.chicagojewishnews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=338 (accessed 15 August 2009).</ref> | *Celebrities with Jewish mothers: Geraldo Rivera, Fiorello Laguardia, Winston Churchill, Cary Grant, David Bowie, Robert DeNiro, Harrison Ford.<ref>Joseph Aaron, "Fun Jewish Facts" in Jewish News Online at http://www.chicagojewishnews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=338 (accessed 15 August 2009).</ref> | ||
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=== '''Helpful Guides''' === | === '''Helpful Guides''' === | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/docs/32916_How_Do_I_Start.pdf How Do I Start?] Simple steps to begin your family history. | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/docs/32916_How_Do_I_Start.pdf How Do I Start?] Simple steps to begin your family history. | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/docs/Finding_Jewish_Records_07_2007.pdf Finding Jewish Records] New! In-depth guide to tracing Jewish ancestors from the U.S. to Europe between 1850 to 1930. Follow the steps to identify a birthplace or place of origin. | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/docs/Finding_Jewish_Records_07_2007.pdf Finding Jewish Records] New! In-depth guide to tracing Jewish ancestors from the U.S. to Europe between 1850 to 1930. Follow the steps to identify a birthplace or place of origin. | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/docs/Jewish_Genealogy_Research_08_2008.pdf Jewish Genealogy Research Outline ]Revised as of Aug 2008! Helpful guide to records and research strategies focusing on Jewish family history. | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/docs/Jewish_Genealogy_Research_08_2008.pdf Jewish Genealogy Research Outline ]Revised as of Aug 2008! Helpful guide to records and research strategies focusing on Jewish family history. | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp State Research Guides] Individual guides to finding records and indexes in each U.S. state.<br> | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp State Research Guides] Individual guides to finding records and indexes in each U.S. state.<br> | ||
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen] | *[http://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen] | ||
*[http://feefhs.org/ Federation of East European Family History Societies] | *[http://feefhs.org/ Federation of East European Family History Societies] | ||
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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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