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11 June 2012

Paris 2012

The time is fast approaching for this years annual conference of the IAJGS (International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies), which will be held in Paris, France. The conference, which will be held from the 15th - 18th of July, is a wonderful opportunity to join with others sharing a love of Jewish genealogy, and learn more about ways to locate those who have paved the way for us.
For more information and to get registered please visit www.paris2012.eu.

22 August 2011

IAJGS 2012 Paris, France

As we have now completed the 2011 conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS), we can begin to look forward to next year's event. The conference will be held in Paris, France from the 15th to the 18th of July 2012. The organizers already have a website available (http://www.paris2012.eu/) that provides information as it becomes available.

I look forward to seeing everyone there.

Growth and Change

In the 12 years since the Knowles Collection was first published, the numbers have climbed from 7,500 to over 1,4000,000. So many of our ancestors left their native lands for new homes. Because of that movement the collection will now be in 6 different databases. All of them will be under the Knowles Collection umbrella. They are Jews of The British Isles; Jews of the North America; Jews of Europe; Jews of South America and the Caribbean; and Jews of Africa and the Orient and the newest one, Jews of the Southern Pacific.. This is a great indication of how universal our families are, and of how much still needs to be done.