Shemot

The Journal of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain

Shemot is the journal of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. It is published three times a year and is sent free to members. We publish original articles, submitted by members or commissioned, on a variety of topics likely to be of interest to our readers. We particularly welcome personal experiences that include sources and research methodology, explanations of technological developments and innovations, articles highlighting archival material and the work carried out by volunteers to preserve our heritage, biographical or historical accounts, and practical research tips.

We also publish book reviews and letters.
.
If you would like to write or review for Shemot, please contact the Editor in the first instance at shemot@jgsgb.org.uk
x
The schedule for submitting articles and publication of Shemot to JGSGB Members is:
x

 

 

April issue


August issue

December issue

Article submission deadline

24 November

24 March

24 July

Proofs checked

14 January

7 May

7 September

Issue printed and online

24 Feb

24 June

24 Oct

Issue mailed to members

1 March

1 July

1 Nov

Samples of the cover and content of Shemot are shown below.

Shemot Index to Dec 2023 This is not searchable, so "Please contact the Editor at shemot@jgsgb.org.uk to request the index in spreadsheet format."

By joining JGSGB today you will be able to access scanned and pdf copies of each issue of Shemot from 1992 to the present day.

Cover and Content of Shemots November 2015 to December 2016