JGSWS Library

JGSWS has a large collection of books and maps, which you can use at our monthly meetings or by appointment. We're happy to announce that selected books are now available for members to borrow. Please see the library lending rules below.

LIST OF BOOKS (as of May 1, 2006)

Library of Congress Number	Title	Author	Donated By
Not Cataloged at Library of Congress	25th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy Publisher: Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada 2005	Edited by Hal Bookbinder	Rabbi Doug Slotnick
47-030941	American Jews In World War II: The Story of 550,000 Fighters for Freedom (Volume Two) Publisher: The Dial Press 1947	Compiled by Dr. Louis I. Dublin and Dr. Samuel C. Kohs
CS47.N49 1998	American Naturalization Records 1790-1990: What They Are and How to Use Them Publisher: Indiana Historical Society 1985 Reissuing Publisher: Heritage Quest 1998	John J. Newman
CS59.S75 1971	Americans of Jewish Descent: A Compendium of Genealogy Publisher: KTAV 1971/Am J Arch 1960 NOTE: A listing of genealogies and family trees of early Americans written by the “Father of Jewish Genealogy.”	Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern	David Baron
L53.O83613 1995	Annihilation of Lithuanian Jewry Publisher: Judaica Press 1995	Rabbi Ephraim Oshry; Translated by Y. Leiman from the Yiddish “Churbin Lita”	Myra Rothenberg
Not Cataloged at Library of Congress	Archive in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz: Herausgegeben vom Verein deutscher Archivare, 15th Edition Publisher: Ardey-Verlag Münster 1995 NOTE: Listing, in German, of the archives in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.	Edited by Hermann Rumschöttel	Ernest and Doris Stiefel
CS21G85 2003	Avotaynu Guide to Jewish Genealogy Publisher: Avotaynu 2003	Edited by Sallyann Amdur Sack and Gary Mokotoff	Patricia Zulauf
NB1880U38G63 2000	Carved Memories: Heritage in Stone from the Russian Jewish Pale Publisher: Rizzoli International Publishing 2000	Gershon Hundert and David Goberman	Rabbi Doug Slotnick, Doris Minor and JGSWS Library Committee
CS3010.F35 2003	Dicionário Sefaradi de Sorbrenomes [Dictionary of Sephardic Surnames]/Inclusive Cristãos-novos, Conversos, Marranos, Italianos, Berberes e sua História na Espanha, Portugal e Itália [Including Christianized Jews, Conversos, Marranos, Italians, Berbers, and their History in Spain, Portugal and Italy] 2nd Edition Revised 2003 Publisher: Fraiha 2004 NOTE: A dictionary of 16,000 Sephardic surnames edited by Brazilian scholars, in Portuguese and English.	Guilherme Faiguenboim, Paulo Valadares, Anna Rosa Campagnano
CS3010.B18 2001 Circulating	A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names: Their Origins, Structure, Pronunciation, and Migrations Publisher: Avotaynu 2001 (2 copies)	Alexander Beider
CS3010.Z9G37 2005	A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames Publisher: Avotaynu 2005	Lars Menk
DS115.W49 1991 Circulating	Dictionary of Jewish Biography Publisher: Simon & Schuster 1991 (2 copies)	Geoffrey Wigoder
CS3010.Z9G353 2004	A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia Publisher: Avotaynu 2004	Alexander Beider
CS3010.B419 1996 Circulating	A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland Publisher: Avotaynu 1996 (2 copies) NOTE: A compilation of more than 32,000 Jewish surnames from the Kingdom of Poland. Included are the variations of the spelling of each name and descriptions of the respective origins.	Alexander Beider
CS3010.B43 1993	Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire Publisher: Avotaynu 1993 NOTE: Compilations of 50,000 Jewish surnames from the Russian Pale of Settlement, except those from the Kingdom of Poland. Included are the variations of the spelling of each name and descriptions of the respective origins.	Alexander Beider
CS24.M47 1996	Documents of Our Ancestors: A Selection of Reproducible Genealogy Forms and Tips for Using Them Publisher: Avotaynu 1996 NOTE: Looking for a form to order a record? This book has a variety of forms to make your search easier.	Michael J. Meshenberg
ISBN 962-7872-05-9 Not Cataloged at Library of Congress	Emigranten Adressbuch Fuer Shanghai Mit Einem Anhang Branchen Register Publisher: New Star Co. of Shanghai 1939 Reprint Publisher: Old China Hand Press 1995
CS21.E53 1991 Circulating	Encyclopedia of Jewish Genealogy: Volume 1 Publisher: Aronson 1991/1996 (2 hardbacks/1 paperback) NOTE: An excellent source book for learning whom and where to contact for older records.	Edited by Arthur Kurzweil and Miriam Weiner	Arlene Schuster, Jerry Becker and Suzanne Weisfeld
DS135.E8.E45 2001 Circulating	The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life: Before and During the Holocaust Volumes 1 (A-J), 2 (K-Sered) and 3 (Seredina-Buda-Z) Publisher: Yad Vashem and New York University Press 2001 (2 copies of set) NOTE: These three volumes are an abridgement of the multi-volume Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities published in Hebrew by Yad Vashem.	Editor-In-Chief Shmuel Spector; Consulting Editor Geoffrey Wigoder
E184.J5.F34 1997	Facing the New World: Jewish Portraits in Colonial and Federal America Publisher: Jewish Museum 1997	Richard Brilliant
CS16.S98 1998	Family History Made Easy Publisher: Ancestry 1998	Loretto Dennis Szucs	Vicki Katz
F900.J5.C66 2003	Family of Strangers: Building a Jewish Community in Washington State Publisher: University of Washington Press and Washington State Jewish Historical Society 2003	Molly Cone, Howard Droker and Jacqueline Williams
CS21.B53 1997 Circulating	FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About Jewish Genealogy Publisher: Avotaynu 1996 NOTE: Basic information for the Jewish genealogical researcher.	Warren Blatt
CS878.G35.W96 1998	Finding Your Jewish Roots in Galicia: A Resource Guide Publisher: Avotaynu 1998	Suzanne F. Wynne
CS14.S54 1994 Circulating	Following the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide Publisher: Avotaynu 1994 (2 copies)	Jonathan D. Shea and William F. Hoffman
CS21.K87 1994 Circulating	From Generation to Generation (Revised Edition) (1 hardback/1 paperback) NOTE: A book that belongs in every genealogist’s library. Often called the “bible of Jewish genealogy.”	Arthur Kurzweil	Arlyn Kerr
CS21.K87 2004 Circulating	From Generation to Generation (New 2004 Edition) Publisher: Jossey-Bass 2004	Arthur Kurzweil
DS135.P6.F77 1983	From a Ruined Garden: The Memorial Books of Polish Jewry Publisher: Schocken 1983	Translated and Edited by Jack Kugelmass and Jonathan Boyarin; Index and Bibliography by Zachary M. Baker
DB904.G387 2004	Genealogical Gazetteer of the Kingdom of Hungary Publisher: Avotaynu 2004	Compiled by Jordan Auslander
CS14.C38 1998	A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors Publisher: Betterway 1998	Sharon DeBartolo Carmack	Suzanne Weisfeld
Z7553.C3.E34 1996	German Minority Census of 1939: An Introduction and Register Publisher: Avotaynu 1996	Compiled by Thomas Kent Edlund
CS21.M65 1999 Circulating	Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy Publisher: Avotaynu 2000	Gary Mokotoff and Warren Blatt
CS21.G85 2003	Guide to Jewish Genealogy Publisher: Avotaynu 2004	Edited by Sallyann Amdur Sack and Gary Mokotoff
Z6374.B5.S23 1995	A Guide to Jewish Genealogical Research in Israel (Revised Edition) Publisher: Avotaynu 1995	Sallyann Amdur Sack and Israel Genealogical Society
CS49.S28 1997	Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1997	Christina K. Schaefer
CS16.E85 1981	The Handy Book for Genealogists 1st Edition 1957 7th Edition 1981 Publisher: Everton 1981	Edited by George B. Everton, Sr.
G1881.S1.M32 2002	Historical Atlas of Central Europe Volume I: Revised and Expanded Edition Publisher: University of Washington Press 2002	Paul Robert Magocsi	Phyllis Grossman
DS135.R9.D78 1975	History of the Jews in Russia and Poland: From the Earliest Times Until the Present Day Volume I: Beginning until Death of Alexander I (1825) Volume II:From Death of Alexander I until the Death of Alexander III (1815-1894) Volume III: Original Publisher: Jewish Publication Society 1916 Reissuing Publisher: KTAV 1975	S. M. Dubnow; Translated from the Russian by I. Friedlaender	Vicki Katz
HV6762.U5.G86 1989	How to Locate Anyone Anywhere Without Leaving Home	Ted Gunderson	Suzanne Weisfeld
CS21D38 1999	How to Trace Your Jewish Roots Publisher: Citadel Press 1999	Rabbi Jo David	Rabbi Doug Slotnick, Doris Minor and JGSWS Library Committee
F1289J5H58 1979	How We Lived: A Documentary History of Immigrant Jews in America 1880-1930 Publisher: Richard Marek 1979	Irving Howe and Kenneth Marek	Rabbi Doug Slotnick, Doris Minor and JGSWS Library Committee
CS403.B39 1984a	In Search of European Roots Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1985	Angus Baxter	Suzanne Weisfeld
CS3010.G67 1992 Circulating	Jewish Personal Names: Their Origin, Derivation, and Diminutive Forms Publisher: Avotaynu 1992 (2 copies) NOTE: Yiddish given names.	Rabbi Shmuel Gorr Edited by Chaim Freedman
CS877.J4.W45 1998 Circulating	Jewish Roots in Poland Publisher: Miriam Weiner Roots to Routes Foundation and YIVO 1998 (2 copies)	Miriam Weiner	One copy by Suzanne Weisfeld; One copy by Lyn Blyden
DS135.U4.W37 1999	Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova Publisher: Miriam Weiner Roots to Routes Foundation and YIVO 1999	Miriam Weiner	Suzanne Weisfeld
CS879.6.R48 1996 Circulating	Jewish Vital Records, Revision Lists, and Other Jewish Holdings in the Lithuanian Archives Publisher: Avotaynu 1996 (2 copies)	Compiled by Harold Rhode and Sallyann Amdur Sack	One copy by Jerry and Dorothy Becker
E184.J5.L574	Jews in American Life Publisher: Hebrew Publishing Co. 1969	Tina Levitan	Vicki Katz
DS135.L32.L543 2001	Jews in Liepaja, Latvia: 1941-1945/A Memorial Book Publisher: Anders 2001 (2 copies)	Edward Anders and Juris Dubrovskis	Jerry and Dorothy Becker
DS125G54 2001	Jews in the Twentieth Century Publisher: Schocken 2001	Martin Gilbert	Rabbi Doug Slotnick, Doris Minor and JGSWS Library Committee
DS135.L5.G73 1995	Jews of Lithuania, The: A History of a Remarkable Community 1316-1945 Publisher: Gefen 1995	Masha Greenbaum
CS21R574 1997	Keeping Family Stories Alive Publisher: Hartley and Marks 1997	Vera Rosenbluth	Rabbi Doug Slotnick, Doris Minor and JGSWS Library Committee
Z6373.G3.E55 1998	Library Resources for German-Jewish Genealogy Publisher: Avotaynu 1998	Angelika Ellmann-Krüger with Edward David Luft
DS112.Z37 1952	Life is with People: The Culture of the Shtetl Publisher: Schocken 1952	Mark Zborowski and Elizabeth Herzog	Myra Rothenberg
CS68.N42 1986	Locating Your Immigrant Ancestor Publisher: Everton 1986	James C. and Lila Lee Neagles	Suzanne Weisfeld
CS16.C78 2000	Long-Distance Genealogy Publisher: Betterway 2000	Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer
88-80781	Managing a Genealogical Project	William Dollarhide	Suzanne Weisfeld
Not Cataloged at Library of Congress	Memorial Volume of Steibtz-Swerznie and the Neighboring Villages: Rubeziewicz, Derewno, Nalybok Publisher: Irgun Yozei Steibtz Beisrael 1964	Edited by Nahum Hinitz
78-65163 Circulating	Morton Allan Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1931 Reprinted 2001 (2 copies) NOTE: A must for locating New York ship arrivals for the period of 1890 to 1930.	Morton Allan
80-51029	Mountain West Pioneer Jewry: An Historical and Genealogical Source Book from Origins to 1885 Publisher: Western American Studies Series 1980	Hynda L. Rudd
Not Cataloged at Library of Congress	A New York City Boy Self-Published 2002; Updated and Self-Republished 2004	Myron Arthur Grayson and Nancy Jo Grayson Adelson	Nancy Adelson
F596.3.J5.R63 1983	Pioneer Jews: A New Life in the Far West Publisher: Houghton Mifflin 1984	Harriet and Fred Rochlin
93-77159	Polish Roots Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1993	Rosemary A. Chorzempa	Suzanne Weisfeld
67-019055	Portal to America: The Lower East Side 1870-1925 Publisher: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 1967	Edited by Allon Schoener
DS135.G33.R55 2001	Portraits of Our Past: Jews of the German Countryside Publisher: Jewish Publication Society 2001	Emily C. Rose	Ernest and Doris Stiefel
DS135.P6.K323 1999	Poyln: Jewish Life in the Old Country Publisher: YIVO & Metropolitan Books 1999	Photographs by Alter Kacyzne Edited by Marek Web	Rabbi Doug Slotnick
ISBN 0-9764749-0-1 No Library of Congress מumber	Preserving Our Litvak Heritage: A History of 31 Jewish Communities in Lithuania Publisher: JewishGen, Inc. 2005	Josef Rosin Edited by Joel Alpert
CS47.G73 1990	The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1990	Val D. Greenwood	Suzanne Weisfeld
CS3010.F45 1998	Russian-Jewish Given Names Publisher: Avotaynu 1998	Boris Feldblyum
CS21.M35 2002	Sephardic Genealogy: Discovering Your Sephardic Ancestors and Their World Publisher: Avotaynu 2002	Jeffrey S. Malka
PJ5191.E8.S53 1989	The Shtetl Publisher: Overlook 1989	Joachim Neugroschel	Myra Rothenberg
Not Cataloged at Library of Congress	Shtetl Finder Gazetteer Publisher: Periday 1986	Chester G. Cohen	Myra Rothenberg
ISBN 1-55613-248-4 Circulating	Shtetl Finder: Jewish Communities in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries in the Pale of Settlement of Russia and Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Galicia, and Bukovina with Names of Residents Publisher: Heritage 1989 (2 copies)	Chester G. Cohen
84-70206	The Source: A Guide Book of American Genealogy Publisher: Ancestry Publishing Co. 1984	Edited by Arlen Eakle and Johni Cerny	Suzanne Weisfeld
Z6373.P7V65 2004	Sources on Polish Jewry at the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Publisher: Avotaynu Foundation 2004 NOTE: Based on the 1988 edition edited by Adam Teller. Also, this volume references to information from archives in Poland, France, Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Copies of these archives are contained in the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People in Jerusalem.	Complied and Edited by Hanna Volovici, Witold Medykowski, Hadassah Assouline, Benyamin Lukin
Z6374.B5.Z83 1996	Sourcebook for Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories Publisher: Avotaynu 1996	David S. Zubatsky and Irwin M. Berent	Suzanne Weisfeld
92-72944	State Census Records Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1992	Ann S. Lainhart
DS 135.P6.S8	Studies on Polish Jewry 1919-1939: The Interplay of Social, Economic and Political Factors in the Struggle of a Minority for Its Existence Publisher. YIVO 1974 NOTE: Papers about Inter-War Jewish Poland in both English and Yiddish.	Edited by Joshua A. Fishman	Phyllis Grossman
84-161418	Sweet Bucovina Publisher: Editura Sport-Turism 1977	Ion Miclea	Vicki Katz
Not Cataloged at Library of Congress	Syllabus of the 15th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Boston, Massachusetts, July 1996	IAJGS
Not Cataloged at Library of Congress	Syllabus for the 19th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in New York, New York, August 1999 NOTE: Be sure to check out Section BH in the Lecture Handouts for the listing of available lecture tapes.	IAJGS
Not Cataloged at Library of Congress	Syllabus of the 20th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Salt Lake City, Utah, July 2000 (2 copies)	IAJGS	Ernest and Doris Stiefel
Not Cataloged at Library of Congress	Syllabus of the 21st International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in London, England July 2001	IAJGS	Ernest and Doris Stiefel
DS135.L52.E36 1998	There Once was a World: 900 Year Chronicle of the Shtetl of Eishyshok Publisher: Little, Brown 1998	Yaffa Eliach	Rabbi Doug Slotnick
CS47.S97 1997 Circulating	They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins Publisher: Ancestry Publishing Co. 1998 (2 copies) NOTE: Information on how to discover your family and ancestors in naturalization records.	Loretto Dennis Szucs
93-26835 Circulating	They Came in Ships Publisher: Ancestry Publishing Co. 1993 (2 copies) NOTE: Guide to finding your Immigrant ancestor’s arrival records--a “how and where to search” book.	John P. Colletta
DS135.E8.G78 1994	Upon the Doorposts of Thy House: Jewish Life in East-Central Europe, Yesterday and Today Publisher: John Wiley and Sons 1994	Ruth Ellen Gruber
ISBN 0-7884-1654-5	What Did They Mean By That? A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms Old and New Publisher: Heritage Books 2000	Paul Drake J.D.
DS135.E83.M65 1991 Circulating	Where Once We Walked (aka WOWW) Publisher: Avotaynu 1991 NOTE: Great reference book that lists more than 21,000 towns in Eastern Europe where Jews lived before the Holocaust. It gives exact location by latitude and longitude.	Gary Mokotoff
DS135.E83.M65 2002	Where Once We Walked (Revised Edition) Publisher: Avotaynu 2002	Gary Mokotoff and Sallyann Amdur Sack with Alexander Sharon
DJ.K6.M65 1995	Where Once We Walked Companion: A Guide to the Communities Surrounding Central and Eastern European Towns Publisher: Avotaynu 1995 NOTE: Guide to locate towns near the same latitude and longitude listed in WOWW.	Gary Mokotoff

LIBRARY LENDING RULES

Only the volumes in the JGSWS Library that are indicated in the Library Database as "circulating" may be borrowed from the library.
Only members in good standing with a phone number and/or an e-mail address (preferable) may check out circulating volumes. No exceptions.
To check out a volume, a member should request an eligible, circulating volume from the book list (above), which will also be e-mailed to all members.
The request should be made to the JGSWS Librarian, currently Rabbi Doug Slotnick, and/or a Library Committee member, either at the conclusion of a JGSWS meeting or via e-mail. At this time, the Library Committee consists of Rabbi Slotnick (ravvinzlotnik@seanet.com) and Phyllis Grossman (phyllisg@jgsws.org). New volunteers are welcome!
The requested volume can picked up and returned only at scheduled meetings (regular meeting or Board meeting).
All volumes will be loaned for one month only.
A notation will made on the card inside the book as well as an identical card that stays with the Librarian.
If the volume is not returned on time, the Librarian will call and/or e-mail the member to arrange immediate drop-off.