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The Weekly News Nosh – April 20, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – April 20, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA RootsTech 2025 Recap. RootsTech 2025 had millions of participants from 235 countries and all 50 states join in person and online for classes, keynotes, Expo...

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The Weekly News Nosh – April 13, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – April 13, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA A Happy, Healthy, and Sweet Passover to all! Lots of stories to “nosh” on this week!... Phil Goldfarb From RootsWeb: "JCat and More – Innovative Tools for...

The Weekly News Nosh – April 6, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – April 6, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Early Bird Registration Now Available for the IAJGS Conference. Join the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) and the Northeast...

The Weekly News Nosh – March 30, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – March 30, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA WOW…Upcoming Jewish Events/Programs Posted in One Place Viewable 24/7/365!  What’s New to Consider and Attend. Have You Been Checking Out JDays? Go to L’Dor...

The Weekly News Nosh – March 23, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – March 23, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA What is New, Upcoming and Exciting at MyHeritage? Watch the video of MyHeritage Founder & CEO Gilad Japhet's Session at RootsTech 2025 from their blog:...

The Weekly News Nosh – March 16, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – March 16, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Growing Russian family tree site offers valuable information on an easy platform. Russian Genealogical Fond is a quietly known database worth knowing to find...

The Weekly News Nosh – March 9, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – March 9, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA MyHeritage Adds 235 Million Historical Records in February 2025. These records come from the United States, Canada, the U.K., France, Germany, New Zealand,...

The Weekly News Nosh – March 2, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – March 2, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Finally! A Great Tool to Transcribe Handwritten Documents. Called Handwriting OCR. Not only can it read handwriting, it formats the text results so they make...

The Weekly News Nosh – February 23, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – February 23, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA From The L’Dor V’Dor Foundation…Jewish Heritage, History, and Family History to Your Inbox. It’s fascinating and it’s free! The Weekly News Nosh and JDays via...

The Weekly News Nosh – February 16, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – February 16, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA How genetics and lifestyle shape longevity. When it comes to longevity, does it matter more whether you have “good genes” or “good habits?” While the factors...

The Weekly News Nosh – February 9, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – February 9, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA MyHeritage introduces MyStories. A New Service to Turn Cherished Memories into a Printed Keepsake Book. While family trees, historical records, and photos are...

The Weekly News Nosh – February 2, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – February 2, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA MyHeritage Introduces Ethnicity Estimate v2.5. The new model follows two years of extensive research and fine-tuning by the MyHeritage Science Team. It also...

The Weekly News Nosh – January 26, 2025

The Weekly News Nosh – January 26, 2025

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA International Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27, 2025. The United Nations has designated January 27, 2025, as the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the...