Sep 10 2006 Mtg

Sunday, September 10, 2006, at University Synagogue (directions)
(Free for JGSLA members, $5 for others.)

Program from 1 PM – 2 PM: Common Interest Group Meetings & SIG Updates

Small groups of JGSLA members who have a common interest in a particular geographical area will have the opportunity to network with other members to share research strategies and resources. Members who attended the SIG (Special Interest Group) meetings at the New York conference will share the latest updates and information with each group. These meetings will run concurrently, so please plan to participate in only one group.

The Groups will be for these regions: Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine*, Galicia*, Hungary*

.Program from 2 PM – 4 PM: Highlights of the 2006 IAJGS New York Conference

JGSLA members who attended the IAJGS conference in New York will discuss the presentations they found most enlightening and entertaining. They will discuss new genealogical research and databases presented and report on interesting lectures they attended. Clips from some of the genealogical and regional films presented at the conference will also be screened.

Further Information on Common Interest Groups:

If you have expertise or have had significant success researching in a particular area, we ask that you step forward and share your information with others in the Group. Please bring any books, maps, directories, print-outs, information about specific websites, etc. that you may have available about your particular area of research.

*As defined by the JewishGen SIG groups, these areas include:
Ukraine: Podolia, Volhynia, Kherson, Kiev, Ekaterinoslav, Chernigov, Kharkov, Poltava, and Taurida province of the Russian Empire. http://www.jewishgen.org/Ukraine/
Galicia: province of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire – today western Ukraine and eastern Poland. http://www.jewishgen.org/galicia/
Hungary: pre-Trianon Hungary includes present-day Hungary and Slovakia and lands that are now within Romania, the Ukraine, Austria, Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia. http://www.jewishgen.org/Hungary/
Lithuania: http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/
Belarus: http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/index.html

Important: If you are not sure to which group your town belongs, consult the SIG websites listed above, or JewishGen’s shtetlseeker link: http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/ prior to the meeting.

Location: University Synagogue – Klein Hall, 11960 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles
From the San Fernando Valley, take the 405 south and exit at Sunset. Turn left from the off-ramp, then right on to Sunset. Drive one mile on Sunset going west, then turn left on Saltair, and left into the parking lot. From the south, take the 405 north, exit on Sunset, turn left on Sunset, and turn left on Saltair.

Attendance/Parking Fees: Free for JGSLA members, $5 for others. Non-members are invited to join ($25 annual dues). Parking is free.