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: Because of COVID safety concerns, our meetings are currently presented virtually via Zoom.

Our Next Program

OUR NEXT MEETING:
Monday, February 10, 2025, at 7:00 PM PST
(online via Zoom)

"But I Have It in Writing! A Look at Records That Lead Researchers Astray," presented by Renee Stern Steinig

Future JGSWS Programs

  • March 10, 2025: Janette Silverman, "Immigration Myths: Tracking Ashkenazi and Sephardi Ancestors Through Arrival Manifests"

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