event calendar

  • Mishpachah Festival – A Celebration of Genealogy, Heritage and Immigration

    Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

    We 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 […]

    Free
  • 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 […]

    Free
  • Galician Vital Registers: Finding & Understanding Your Family’s Records

    Virtual Event

    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. […]

    Free
  • Researching the Jews of Prussian Poland

    Virtual Event

    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 […]

    Free