NEW PUBLICATION
A Guide to Jewish Genealogy
in the United Kingdom
Contributing Editor: Rosemary Wenzerul
ISBN: 09537669 7 7
Paperback - 144 pages
Available: January 2006
Price: £5.95 plus 80p p&p (UK) £3.00 p&p (Overseas)
(US$16.00 includes postage)

This new and enlarged publication updates and augments our previous Beginner's Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Great Britain. It is designed specifically with the family historian in mind, (whether or not a beginner) since the majority of information is given under town headings - invaluable for the tourist to the UK.

The Guide includes detailed information about the (Jewish) holdings of the various resource centres throughout the UK (including Archives, Libraries, Museums, Record Offices, Synagogues etc). It has specific sections on using public records, cemeteries, computers in genealogy, medical records, burial records and marriage records. A full list of Jewish cemeteries throughout the United Kingdom is given with information about each. There is a bibliography; where many of the books relate specifically to individual towns.

We trust that this book will help to locate the records for which you are looking.

DESCRIPTION
This book is written from the point of view of people in Great Britain tracing Jewish genealogy, but the clear explanation and mass of detail will make it useful for anyone using German and Austrian records. It shows how the borders of Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire changed, describes civil registration, and lists relevant libraries and Genealogy Societies in Germany and Austria. It has substantial information on records of the Holocaust, and on emigration during the 1930s. There is a bibliography, and suggested phrases in German for including in letters of enquiry to libraries and registration authorities.

tResearching your roots in the UK and in Latvia & Estoniat

tInformation on laws governing Jews in the former Russian Empiret

tDetails of documents held by The Latvian State Historical Archivest

tInternet Databases and genealogical linkst

Price: £6.75 (UK)    £8.95 (Overseas) Prices include postage
 

DESCRIPTION
This is the eighth publication in the Jewish Ancestors series published by the JGSGB. The intention is to provide an insight into Jewish genealogy in the former Russian Empire with special reference to the laws governing Jews in the Baltic countries of Latvia and Estonia. Subjects include a brief history of Latvia, information on archival research inside and outside Latvia, conscription, emigration, the Holocaust in Latvia including Rumbula memorial, cemeteries, museums and libraries. The internet section has been updated with useful URLs and details of databases on the net. There is a short guided tour of what Jewish sites to see when visiting Riga and includes a number of maps and coloured pictures. A listing of Jewish Firms in Riga in 1891 has many names and addresses.

The Estonian section includes a short history of the Country, archives and resources, Holocaust, Jewish schools and education, bibliography and references.

The author, Arlene Beare, is a past Chairman of the JGSGB Latvian Special Interest Group and past President of Jewishgen Latvia SIG. She is the Latvia SIG's co-ordinator of the Jewishgen Latvia Database and has extensive knowledge of research in this part of the world. 

Published by the FFHS

u Shows the numerous documents which a short interview can produce u
u Packed with illustrations and photographs u
u Draws attention to the enormous amount of information each documents contains u
u An exciting new approach and a must for those beginning their family history u
AVAILABLE NOW

GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE JEWISH HOME AND FAMILY
ISBN: 1 86006 148 6 (A5 paperback - 112 pages p/b February 2002)
Written by: Rosemary Wenzerul
Published by FFHS (Publications) Limited
Price £5.95 + p&p 80p (UK) and £2.00 (overseas) A5 paperback
Available from The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain

DESCRIPTION
The intention of this book is to bring to light all those documents, photographs, stories and memorabilia which most Jewish families will have tucked away in a drawer without realising how much valuable information is included on them. It explains how to begin your family history by illustrating how much information may be obtained from a very short interview with a relative, using examples which run throughout the book. In addition, there are numerous illustrations and ideas on various aspects of enlarging your family history. The idea is for the whole family to work together as a team - bridges the generation gap.

The author, Rosemary Wenzerul, is Chairman of the Education Committee for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain and a Member of Council

Price: £4.95 + 80p p&p (UK) + £2.00 p&p (overseas)

NEW publication

Jewish Ancestors?
A GUIDE TO ORGANISING YOUR
FAMILY HISTORY RECORDS
by Rosemary Wenzerul
ISBN: 0-9537669-4-2
Price: £4.95 + 80p p&p (£2.00 p&p overseas) 116 pages

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain has much pleasure in announcing the fourth publication in the very popular and informative
'Jewish Ancestor' Series.

A Guide to Organising your Family History Records is written in the simplest way, to help Family Historians who have just started their family history and those who have gathered a lot of information about their family and need help with putting it in order. Whether you have a computer or not this book provides examples, advice and suggestions on how to keep your records in order by the most up-to-date methods plus ideas to enlarge the social history of your family. The section on preservation is intended to help keep your documents and photog