FINDING YOUR JEWISH FAMILY
MANY RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE INTERNET -- FREE AND FOR A FEE
Here are a few to start:
Primarily Jewish resources:
JewishGen.org(free registration, additional services for donation.)
Avotaynu.com(Publisher –sells books and has links to some databases)
YadVashem.org(free Holocaust database)
Other important resources:
Ancestry.com(available free at some libraries including Wayne,
Little Falls, and Clifton)
Rootsweb.com(free, but linked to Ancestry)
CastleGarden.org(Free but partly under construction)
EllisIsland.org(free registration)
Stevemorse.org(Serves as a portal to find info quickly on other databases)
HeritageQuest(free in NJ with your library card: Go to Jerseyclicks.org)
The National Archives(archives.gov)
CyndisList.com(referral website)
FamilySearch.org(free – a service of the Mormons)
New York Times Historical edition – remote access available free with a
library card through many library websites (use database called Proquest)
Visit:
Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th St, NYC) www.cjh.org
YIVOInstitute for Jewish Research (15 West 16th St, NYC) www.yivo.org
Mormon Library Reading Rooms(various locations)
Genealogical Societies:
Jewish Genealogical Society of North Jersey www.mysite.verizon.net/vze2gnpn
Jewish Genealogical Society of New York www.jgsny.org
If main page isn’t working, try: www.jgsny.org/aboutus.htm
March 2008
