News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture
Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Happy Veterans Day in The United States on Tuesday, November 11 to those who served the U.S. in uniform in times of war or peace. It is the Day to also remember those of our family who served in the past and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. May we never forget that Freedom is Not Free. Phil Goldfarb, Captain, U.S. Army Medical Service Corps
- Yad Vashem says it has compiled 5 million names of Jews murdered in Holocaust. Milestone achieved with the help of survivors and relatives worldwide; most of the remaining million names will likely never be found, the Holocaust memorial center says. Read the story from The Times of Israel: Yad Vashem says it has compiled 5 million names of Jews murdered in Holocaust | The Times of Israel
- These High-Resolution Vital Records Are Free From New York City. See the list of the NYC vital records you can find online as they added marriage licenses this past Spring. Go to The Family Tree Blog: Fortify Your Family Tree: These High-Resolution Vital Records Are Free!
- FindmyPast offering Free Access to British and Irish records to Help Find Forgotten Soldiers. While it is a subscription site, it is offering some records for free. Find Your Ancestors & Family History – Genealogy & Ancestry | Findmypast.co.uk. You can also check out their video: How to find Forgotten Soldiers in your Family Tree | Findmypast
- TheGenealogist (U.K. subscription site) Marks Remembrance Sunday. To commemorate Remembrance Sunday, TheGenealogist has released 1,090,293 new Casualty List Records from The First Wod War, covering the period 8th April 1918 to 4th March 1919, completing their coverage of the War Office Casualty Lists. To search (or try a 14-day free trial) go to: https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/
- United Kingdom Post Office records: How to find UK Post Office employee records. In the 19th and 20th centuries, mail was the main means of communication and the Post Office was one of the largest employers in the UK and, until 1920, Ireland. Read more: Post Office records: How to find Post Office employee records | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine
- New Digital Archive Brings Sweden’s WWII Rescue Mission to Life. Marking the 80th anniversary of the White Buses rescue mission, the Swedish Red Cross and the Swedish Holocaust Museum have launched a new digital platform bringing together stories, photographs and documents from one of the most significant humanitarian operations of the Second World War. To read and see more, go to: the White Buses – Sveriges museum om Förintelsen
- The Jacobi Papers-Now in eBook Format. Get the specific section your family is mentioned in. The monumental 4 volumes of Paul Jacobi have the lineages of over 450 leading Ashkenazi families with special focus on Rabbinic dynasties. It contains a lot of info about families which had marriage connections with them in all the German speaking regions of Europe. Look at this link and especially at the Surnames index at the bottom. Jacobi Papers eBook – iijg
- The Forgotten Pogrom and the Fate of Libya’s Jews. This pogrom was the beginning of the end for one of the world’s oldest Jewish communities. Jews had lived in Libya for two millennia, long before the Arab conquest that brought Islam to North Africa. Read the story from eJewishPhilanthropy: The forgotten pogrom and the fate of Libya’s Jews – eJewishPhilanthropy
- 5,000-year-old grape press, oldest proof of wine production in Israel, found near Megiddo. Archaeologists also uncover 3,300-year-old Canaanite artifacts, including a ram-shaped vessel, which may have been used for the cultic practices encountered by the early Israelites. Read more from The Times of Israel: 5,000-year-old grape press, oldest proof of wine production in Israel, found near Megiddo | The Times of Israel
- ‘A millennium-long monopoly’: How biblical Israel imported a steady flow of African ivory. Analysis of 1,500 artifacts shows imports from Nubia between 1600-600 BCE, a trade network that endured from Canaanite times to the era of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Read the story and see the pictures from The Times of Israel: ‘A millennium-long monopoly’: How biblical Israel imported a steady flow of African ivory | The Times of Israel
- ‘Earliest known,’ $4 million kiddush cup bound for Ohio museum. Sotheby’s said that the silver ritual cup set a record for most expensive ceremonial Judaic object. Called the “cup of joy,” it has Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions and measures 3.5 inches tall with a circumference of five inches. It dates to 11th- or 12th-century eastern Khurasan, a part of the Silk Road that includes present-day Afghanistan. Read more from JNS: ‘Earliest known,’ $4 million kiddush cup bound for Ohio museum – JNS.org
- S. Senate judiciary panel passes bill to help families recover Nazi-looted art. According to the bill sponsors, some 100,000 artworks that the Nazis stole have yet to be returned to rightful owners. Read more from JNS: Senate judiciary panel passes bill to help families recover Nazi-looted art – JNS.org
- Just In Time For The New Movie-The Nuremberg Trials: 10 Facts. The Nuremberg Trials changed how humanity defines justice. Learn why their legacy remains vital in an age of denial and distortion. Read more from Aish: The Nuremberg Trials: 10 Facts | Aish
- How Museums and Libraries Are Using AI to Restore History. Museums and libraries are like treasure chests filled with stories from the past. They preserve our cultural heritage, allowing us to learn about history, art, and science. But did you know that artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a key tool for these institutions? Read more from How Museums and Libraries Are Using AI to Restore History
- Gratz College launches Grayzel Digital Platform spotlighting modern Jewish history and culture. On Nov. 6, Gratz College, the nation’s oldest independent Jewish college in North America located in the Philadelphia suburbs launched the Grayzel Digital Platform, a website devoted to curating a diverse set of documents, images and sound about modern Jewish history and culture. Read more from JNS: Gratz College launches Grayzel Digital Platform spotlighting modern Jewish history and culture – JNS.org
- Kristallnacht anniversary 2025: countering destruction with images of wonderful surviving and restored synagogues. The night of November 9-10 marks the 87th anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom Reichspogromnacht in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish places of worship all over Germany and German-occupied territory: hundreds of synagogues were torched that night; at least 7,000 Jewish businesses were devastated; nearly 100 Jews were killed and tens of thousands of Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps. Read the story from Jewish Heritage Europe: https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2025/11/09/kristallnacht-anniversary-2025/
- 200-year-old synagogue in Kobryn, Belarus up for auction for just $72,000. Once part of the Kobryn Ghetto during World War II, the 19th-century synagogue later served as a factory before falling into disrepair; efforts to restore it as a memorial to the city’s vanished Jewish community have so far failed. Read the synagogues story from Y Net News: 200-year-old synagogue in Belarus up for auction for just $72,000
- Startup Revolutionizes Family Memories with QR Code-Enabled Photo Magnets That Play Personal Videos. The concept addresses a growing desire among families to maintain tangible connections to their memories while embracing digital convenience. Read more from ABC News: Arizona Startup Revolutionizes Family Memories with QR Code-Enabled Photo Magnets That Play Personal Videos
- Double Chocolate Chip Challah. For all of the Jewish Chocoholics reading this newsletter. What’s better than challah? Double chocolate chip challah. Read how to make it from the Nosher: Double Chocolate Chip Challah | The Nosher
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