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Genealogical Societies[edit | edit source]

Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA)
Israel's largest genealogical society with access to the All Israel Database, a collection of over 3 million records, including census records, vital records, civil records, military records, and many other record types. IGRA focuses on providing a wide variety of documents and material uniquely available in Israel, spanning from the Ottoman period through the British Mandate period and into the modern Israeli era. IGRA also offers online classes, webinars, blogs, and a variety of resources for genealogical research in Israel.

You must be logged in to search the databases. Accessing search results requires a paid membership (about $45 annual fee).

Israeli Association for the Study of Family Roots (ILAM)

Formerly known as the Israel Genealogical Society, ILAM specializes in researching and preserving family histories in Israel with an emphasis on Jewish genealogy. Their society offers a searchable database with approximately 400,000 records and 20,000 surnames, as well as lectures, tutorials, digital libraries, and opportunities to connect with the community.

The database is free to search, but accessing details requires a paid membership ($50 annual/$75 two-year, or a 48 hour access pass is $16)

JewishGen

JewishGen is the largest repository for Jewish family history information and offers a unified database search of millions of records worldwide, including the Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (3 million cemetery records), Family Tree of the Jewish People (over 9 million entries from Jewish family trees), and the Communities Database with information for about 6,500 Jewish communities in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. JewishGen also offers online classes, webinars, and community discussion groups.

You must be logged in to access search results. Membership is free, but donations are encouraged.

Ancestry

Message board - Genealogical discussion forum for Israel.

For more information on Jewish genealogical research, visit the Jewish Genealogy page.

Historical Societies[edit | edit source]

The Jewish History Resource Center in Jerusalem has tremendous resources.

Website

The Historical Society of Israel

Website
Jewish Genealogy - Index - A project of the Jewish History Resource Center with an index of resources about Jewish genealogy by geographic region.

American Jewish Historical Society

Website

Other Societies[edit | edit source]

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 == Genealogical Societies ==
-'''Israel Genealogy Research Association'''<br>Israel's largest genealogical society with access to the All Israel Database, a collection of over 3 million records, including census records, vital records, civil records, military records, and many other record types. IGRA focuses on providing a wide variety of documents and material uniquely available in Israel, spanning from the Ottoman period through the British Mandate period and into the modern Israeli era. IGRA also offers online classes, webinars, blogs, and a variety of resources for genealogical research in Israel.
+'''Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA)'''<br>Israel's largest genealogical society with access to the All Israel Database, a collection of over 3 million records, including census records, vital records, civil records, military records, and many other record types. IGRA focuses on providing a wide variety of documents and material uniquely available in Israel, spanning from the Ottoman period through the British Mandate period and into the modern Israeli era. IGRA also offers online classes, webinars, blogs, and a variety of resources for genealogical research in Israel.
 ''You must be logged in to search the databases. Accessing search results requires a paid membership (about $45 annual fee).''
-* [http://genealogy.org.il/about/ Website]
+* [https://genealogy.org.il/ Website] (in English or Hebrew)
 * [https://genealogy.org.il/AID/DatabaseDescriptions_Eng.php List of databases included]
 * [http://genealogy.org.il/professional-research-services/ Professional research services]
+'''Israeli Association for the Study of Family Roots (ILAM)'''
+Formerly known as the Israel Genealogical Society, ILAM specializes in researching and preserving family histories in Israel with an emphasis on Jewish genealogy. Their society offers a searchable database with approximately 400,000 records and 20,000 surnames, as well as lectures, tutorials, digital libraries, and opportunities to connect with the community.
+''The database is free to search, but accessing details requires a paid membership ($50 annual/$75 two-year, or a 48 hour access pass is $16)''
+* [https://isragen.org.il/ Website] (in Hebrew)
+* [https://isragen.org.il/%d7%a9%d7%a2%d7%a8%d7%99-%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%93%d7%a2/%d7%a8%d7%a9%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%90%d7%b4%d7%99/ List of databases included]
+* [https://isragen.org.il/%d7%97%d7%99%d7%a4%d7%95%d7%a9-%d7%91%d7%a8%d7%a9%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%90%d7%a8%d7%a5-%d7%99%d7%a9%d7%a8%d7%90%d7%9c/ Search engine]
+* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/golanltd/ Facebook]
 <br>'''JewishGen'''
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 * [https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/all/ Main database]
-'''Israeli Association for the Study of Family Roots (ILAM)'''
-Formerly known as the Israel Genealogical Society
-* [https://isragen.org.il/ Website]<br>
 '''Ancestry'''
 * [https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.israel Message board] - Genealogical discussion forum for Israel.
+For more information on Jewish genealogical research, visit the [[Jewish Genealogy]] page.
 == Historical Societies ==