Uncovering the Stories of Jewish Service Men & Women
Online Via ZoomSpeaker: Peter Allen Peter Allen, a member of AJGS, is working on a very special project to record the history of Australian Jewish Service Men and Women. Firstly to establish which Australian Service Men and Women were Jewish and then to … Continue reading
Lindfield Workshop
Upper Victor Smith Hall - North Shore Synagogue Treatts Road, Lindfield, New South WalesLibrary Day - We're Back!! Come along to access AJGS library books and resources, and get some help with your research from other members.
Eastern Suburbs Workshop
Waverley Library 48 Denison Street, Bondi Junction, Sydney, NSWLET'S BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING Have you just started your genealogical journey? Do you need some guidance on where to start, how to organise your data or how to manage the mountain of information you collect? Are you overwhelmed by … Continue reading
Lindfield Workshop
Upper Victor Smith Hall - North Shore Synagogue Treatts Road, Lindfield, New South WalesLibrary access/ Research assistance/ Guest Speakers
Guest Speaker: Jeff Schneider, Hobart Synagogue
Online Via ZoomAJGS and AJGS (Vic) are jointly hosting a zoom presentation live from Hobart. Jeff Schneider, Preseident of Hobart Synagogue will talk about the 175 year history of one of the oldest Synagogues in Australia and their work digitising historical documents … Continue reading
Lindfield Workshop
Upper Victor Smith Hall - North Shore Synagogue Treatts Road, Lindfield, New South WalesLibrary access/ Research assistance/ Guest Speakers
Member Presentation: Dianne Johnstone
Waverley Library 48 Denison Street, Bondi Junction, Sydney, NSWMember Presentation: Dianne Johnstone - Belonging What does it mean to Belong? Do we belong to others? To those who raised us? or to those who gave birth to us? In tracing the truth about her family, Dianne Johnstone made some amazing … Continue reading
AJGS/ AJGS (Vic) presents Nolan Altman – Patronymic Naming and Cemetery Research – Their Importance in Jewish Genealogy
Online Via ZoomAJGS & AJGS (Vic), in Association with the Lamm Jewish Library of Australia, presents Nolan Altman, JewishGen's Director of Data Acquisition. Patronymic Naming and Cemetery Research - Their Importance in Jewish Genealogy Nolan Altman was bitten by the genealogy bug … Continue reading
Rebuilding the York St Synagogue in 3D
Waverley Library 48 Denison Street, Bondi Junction, Sydney, NSWJoin computer enthusiast Zac Levi and Great Synagogue curator Jana Vytrhlik for a virtual tour of York Street Synagogue. During lockdown, Zac Levi got bored... so he decided to rebuild the interior of York Street Synagogue inside his computer, in 3D. … Continue reading
Then & Now – How Research Methodologies Have Changed Over Time.
Waverley Library 48 Denison Street, Bondi Junction, Sydney, NSWSpeakers: Mark Tedeschi AM, QC, & Dani Haski Research is the foundational task of genealogy. Mark Tedeschi AM QC, will share how he painstakingly researched his family's connection to the Bal Shem Tov and King David 30 years ago, writing letters … Continue reading