Who We Are

JGSWS helps our members find their Jewish family roots. We hold monthly meetings with guest lecturers, and we sponsor workshops. We offer programs for beginners as well as seasoned researchers. Recent topics included immigration records, Jewish given names, forensic genealogy, genealogical research on the Internet, how to find an ancestral town, and how to create a family health portrait.
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What's New

  • 30th IAJGS Conference, Los Angeles: The website for next year's Conference on Jewish Genealogy is now live. You can find preliminary information at http://www.jgsla2010.com. The event takes place July 11-16, 2010.

Next Program

February 8, 2010
At the Stroum JCC
3801 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island

Doors open 7:00 PM. Program begins 7:30 PM.

"Reading in Another Hand: Deciphering Cyrillic and Hebrew Archival Documents from Eastern Europe," presented by
Natan M. Meir

Free admission for JGSWS members,
$5 for nonmembers

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