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The Weekly News Nosh – September 7, 2025
News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA MyHeritage Adds 94 Million Historical Records in July 2025. In July 2025, MyHeritage published 94 million historical records across 13 new and updated...
Prior Issues
The Weekly News Nosh – June 15, 2025
News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Happy Father’s Day to all of the fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers reading this newsletter!... Phil Goldfarb This 23andMe Data Breach Settlement...
The Weekly News Nosh – June 8, 2025
News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA MyHeritage Publishes a New Collection of 731 Million Records Extracted From French Newspapers. This opens up a treasure trove of information for anyone...
The Weekly News Nosh – June 1, 2025
News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Reclaim The Records Wins The New York State Death Index, 1880-2017. After years of litigation, the New York State Court of Appeals has just handed Reclaim The...
The Weekly News Nosh – May 25, 2025
News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Memorial Day, a U.S. holiday observed tomorrow May 26, is a time to honor and remember the men and women who died while serving our country in the U.S....
The Weekly News Nosh – May 18, 2025
News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Were you impacted by DNA-tracking company 23andMe's 2023 data breach? You Can File a Claim for Part of 23andMe's $30 Million Data Breach Settlement Right Now....
The Weekly News Nosh – May 11, 2025
News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA A Happy, Healthy and Fun Mother’s Day to all of our Mothers, Grandmothers, and Great Grandmothers!... Phil Goldfarb IAJGS Early Bird Pricing Ends June 15th. The...
The Weekly News Nosh – May 4, 2025
News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 5 Super-Cool Features of MyHeritage. 1. Cousin Finder™ 2. Fan View 3. Chromosome Browser 4. Diagram of Possible Relationships 5. Photo Dater. Read the...
The Weekly News Nosh – April 27, 2025
News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Because of Yom HaShoah, there are quite a few Holocaust stories this week... Phil Goldfarb Free access to all Australia & New Zealand records for Anzac Day....
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...
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
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
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...