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. Past 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

  • SAVE THE DATE: The 45th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from August 10-14, 2025. See https://www.iajgs.org/conference/iajgs2025/ for information.
  • MAILING LIST: If you're not on our mailing list and would like to receive meeting notices, please email us at Programs AT jgsws.org.
  • MEETING LOCATION: Our meetings are currently presented virtually via Zoom.

Our Next Program

OUR NEXT MEETING:
Monday, May 12, 2025, at 7:00 PM PDT
(online via Zoom)

"Using Synagogue Records to Reconstruct a Community," presented by Tammy Hepps

Future JGSWS Programs

  • June 10, 2025: Sally Mizroch

Left: Sam Bender; Top: Tsivia Stirman; Bottom: Ida Bender