event calendar
Jri-Poland general users meeting
https://www.jri-poland.org/event/jri-poland-general-users-meeting/
JRI-Poland general users meeting 2
https://www.jri-poland.org/event/jri-poland-general-users-meeting-2/
Mishpachah Festival – A Celebration of Genealogy, Heritage and Immigration
Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United StatesWe are pleased to announce that JRI-Poland is a Partner in the Mishpachah Festival being held on May 21, 2023 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York in cooperation with the Museum and JewishGen. Our Executive Board member, Hadassah Lipsius, will be giving a short presentation on researching Jewish records of Poland and will be […]
Using Cemetery and Burial Records in the JRI-Poland Database
Cemeteries form an important link to our Jewish ancestors. Whether or not the tombstones (matzevot) still exist undisturbed, Burial Records and Cemetery Lists can be helpful in preparing for a visit to a Jewish Cemetery in Poland or improving your family history information. Join us for a presentation about the diverse Cemetery lists that can […]
Stanley Diamond’s 90th Birthday Toast
It's hard to believe, but our beloved Stanley Diamond is turning 90 this month. Seems like the right moment to get our smiling faces online and show Stanley what he means to us. Bring a glass of your favorite celebratory drink so you can literally raise a glass in honor of this man who means […]
Galician Vital Registers: Finding & Understanding Your Family’s Records
Join us for a 90-minute presentation led by Mark Halpern, our JRI-Poland Galicia Research Area Coordinator and long-time executive committee member. Mark is certainly an expert on how to successfully research your families from this complicated area of the world. Towns that were once part of Galicia include places in either Poland or Ukraine today. […]
Researching the Jews of Prussian Poland
Join us Sunday, November 19, 2023 for a 90 minute session about Prussian Poland. Much of today’s Poland belonged to Prussia (later the German Empire) before the two world wars. The many Jewish communities in the region once comprised 30% of Germany’s Jews before migration to Berlin and elsewhere diminished their numbers. This presentation will […]
Researching the Jews of Breslau (Wrocław) with JRI-Poland.org
Join us for a Members Only event presented by Stephen Falk, JRI-Poland’s Wrocław (Breslau) Area Coordinator and “town leader”, about the surviving documentation for the Jews of this important metropolis which attracted residents from far and wide. Stephen’s presentation should interest most researchers with Prussian roots. Special focus includes valuable records, some available online, others […]
Braided Challah on the Shelves: Finding Remnants of our Families Lives in Poland
In 2008, author Barbara Krasner visited her grandparents' shtetlikh in northeastern Poland. In this talk, she shares how she found physical traces of her family in shops, cemeteries, and streets, and how you can too. Join us for this special JRI-Poland Members Only presentation! AFTER registering, you should receive an email with the word TICKET […]