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== Jewish Genealogy Research<br> | == Jewish Genealogy Research<br> == | ||
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== Did you know? == | == Did you know? == | ||
* | *Columbus took Jews with him in hopes they could translate Oriental languages. | ||
*Jewish births are sometimes listed in local church records. | *Jewish births are sometimes listed in local church records. | ||
*Emma Lazarus, | *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 | *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> | ||
== Key Internet Links == | == Key Internet Links == | ||
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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] | ||
*[http://www.ajhs.org/ American Jewish Historical Society] | *[http://www.ajhs.org/ American Jewish Historical Society] | ||
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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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*[[Edit a page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]] | *[[Edit a page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]] | ||
*[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Create a new article]]<br> | *[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Create a new article]]<br> | ||
*[[How to categorize an article|Categorize articles]]<br> | *[[How to categorize an article|Categorize articles]]<br> | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Jewish|Jewish}} | {{Jewish|Jewish}} | ||
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