by David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History As a continuation of the series dedicated to digging deeper into the collections here at the Center in honor of Jewish Heritage Month, I’m going to explore finding aids and other tools that can help demystify archival research. Often, I refer to the finding aid of a collection in…
Using Family History Databases to Trace Your Rootsby David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History In honor of Jewish Heritage Month, I am embarking on a small series of posts that expand on different ways of exploring and digging deeper into the collections here at the Center. This post discusses the Family History Databases currently available on the…
In honor of Jewish Heritage Month (May), this blog will feature special notes on resources provided by the Center for Jewish History and its partners that you can use to discover more about your genealogy, the history of the Jewish communities in your ancestral towns, Jewish engagement with the arts, and aspects of rich traditions surrounding both religious rituals and cultural identities. The resources you’ll…