News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture
Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- MyHeritage Adds Major Update to Theory of Family Relativity™: 103 Million Theories. Theory of Family Relativity™ combines family tree data and historical records with MyHeritage’s powerful matching technologies to suggest how you and your DNA Matches may be related. Each theory includes one or more possible paths for you to explore further. Read more from their blog: Major Update to Theory of Family Relativity™: 103 Million Theories Added – MyHeritage Blog
- Top tips for researching Ukrainian and Russian immigrants on Canada’s free national archives portal. So many immigrants with Ukrainian and Russian ancestry found their way to Canada and some of them also relocated to the USA later on. The database has more than 8 million indexed records available to search, with 6.3 million records available for free downloading. These records include 6.8 million immigration and citizenship records, 950,000 military records, 190,000 land records, and 61,000 records on births, marriages, divorces, and deaths. Go to: Top tips for researching Ukrainian and Russian immigrants on Canada’s free national archives portal – Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
- com and Gannett Partner to Digitize 150 New Papers. Ninety-one of these newspapers have issues spanning 100+ years. Four papers contain over 200 years of issues, with the oldest dating back to 1785. Read more from their blog: Newspapers.com and Gannett Partner to Digitize Papers – The official blog of Newspapers.com REMINDER: Newspapers.com has two subscription levels-Basic and Publisher Extra. In my opinion, the Publisher Extra is the one to go with as you will get so many more papers to search.
- The Synagogues of the Exile. Journey through Europe’s most beautiful synagogues — timeless sanctuaries where art, history, and faith unite. These photographs reveal a heritage of beauty, resilience, and devotion. Read more from Aish: The Synagogues of the Exile | Aish NOTE: If you want to see visual and historical records of some magnificent Synagogues from around the World – 360° panoramas of Jewish Culture go to: Synagogues360 | photographed by the late Louis Davidson from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- The magnificent domed synagogue of Trenčín, Slovakia has been reconsecrated after its full restoration. The magnificent domed synagogue in Trenčín has been reconsecrated after a full restoration that brought back the original colors and decorative design of the spectacular interior. Read and see more from Jewish Heritage Europe: https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2025/11/11/slovakia-update-trencin-synagogue-reconsecrated/
- The Jews of Scandinavia. The tiny Jewish communities of the Nordic countries have been sustained by regular arrivals of Jews fleeing persecution elsewhere. Read the story from My Jewish Learning: The Jews of Scandinavia | My Jewish Learning
- What Are Judaism’s Lost Tribes? Who were they and where are they now? The lost tribes are one of the biggest mysteries of Jewish history and have inspired multiple theories. Read the story from My Jewish Learning: What Are Judaism’s Lost Tribes? | My Jewish Learning
- Did crypto-Jews invent the modern tarot deck? A new theory argues that persecuted Jews in medieval Europe concealed Judaica in tarot cards. Read more from The Forward: Did crypto-Jews invent the modern tarot deck? – The Forward
- Jews and Finance. The idea that Jews are good with money is one of the oldest Jewish stereotypes. But it’s undeniable that Jews are well-represented in finance and business. Read more from My Jewish Learning: Jews and Finance | My Jewish Learning
- All the roads that led to Rome spread way further than previously known. Study ‘connects the dots on a continental scale,’ finds nearly 186,000 miles (300,000 kilometers) of roads from Spain to Syria. Read more from The Times of Israel: All the roads that led to Rome spread way further than previously known | The Times of Israel
- First English language kosher cookbook, papal order to destroy Talmud up for auction. Kestenbaum and Company is also selling a copy of the “Jew Bill,” which finally gave Maryland Jews equal rights to Christians in 1826. Read the story from JNS: First English language kosher cookbook, papal order to destroy Talmud up for auction – JNS.org
- Historians search for memories of the North Wales Jewish community. Researchers focus on origins of the jewelry company who made the royal wedding rings. The jewelry firm that made the wedding rings for King Charles and Queen Camilla had roots in Jewish Llandudno, researchers have found. Read more from Jewish News UK: Historians search for memories of the North Wales Jewish community – Jewish News
- Never-revealed Holocaust artifacts illuminate tragedy and triumph in new Yad Vashem exhibit. The Living Memory exhibition brings individual experiences to the fore with deeply personal effects from the museum’s vast archives. Read more from The Times of Israel: Never-revealed Holocaust artifacts illuminate tragedy and triumph in new Yad Vashem exhibit | The Times of Israel
- Elderly Jews Were Among the Most Likely to Die in the Holocaust. Why Has History Forgotten About the Genocide’s Oldest Victims? A new exhibition at London’s Wiener Holocaust Library spotlights the unique challenges faced by European Jews who were over the age of 55 during World War II. Read more from Smithsonian Magazine: Elderly Jews Were Among the Most Likely to Die in the Holocaust. Why Has History Forgotten About the Genocide’s Oldest Victims?
- For sale: the hidden collection of Dutch Masters owned by property mogul who fled Hitler. When Lester Weindling died last year aged 96, it emerged he had kept a very big secret. Read more from The JC: For sale: the hidden collection of Dutch Masters owned by property mogul who fled Hitler – The Jewish Chronicle – The Jewish Chronicle
- Groundbreaking analysis of Hitler’s DNA shows no Jewish ancestry — but finds a genetic disorder. Hitler had Kalman syndrome, a sexual disorder, researchers found. Read the story from The Forward: Groundbreaking analysis of Hitler’s DNA shows no Jewish ancestry — but finds a genetic disorder – The Forward
- German pastor discovers his grandfather was Holocaust architect Heinrich Himmler. After recognizing his grandmother as the SS master’s lover in a photo, couples therapist Henrik Lenkeit’s research confirmed he is grandson of notorious SS leader. Read his story from The Times of Israel: German pastor discovers his grandfather was Holocaust architect Heinrich Himmler | The Times of Israel
- 4,300-year-old cup with oldest depiction of Creation features a ‘celestial ark.’ Found in 1970 in the West Bank and on display at the Israel Museum, the Ain Samiya silver goblet shows before-and-after scene of a conveyance used by the sun and the moon to travel. Read the story and see the cup from The Times of Israel: Study: 4,300-year-old cup with oldest depiction of Creation features a ‘celestial ark’ | The Times of Israel
- 15,000 years ago, Carmel cave dwellers hunted in lakes. University of Haifa study reveals that Natufian hunter-gatherers relied on waterfowl from Ice Age marshes rather than fish in the ocean. Read more from JNS: Carmel cave dwellers 15,000 years ago hunted in lakes – JNS.org
- How the Yonkers-born son of Jewish immigrants became the king of American comedy. Sid Caesar was the most highly paid comedian in America. Some 20 million people tuned into NBC every week to watch the program that was broadcast live on Saturday night from a studio in midtown Manhattan. Read more from The Forward: How Sid Caesar became the king of American comedy – The Forward
- Jewish musicians, record exec inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jews were important even before the recording industry started and were involved not just as performers but even more so as impresarios and entrepreneurs. Read the story from JNS: Jewish musicians, record exec inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – JNS.org
- At Grossinger’s in the Catskills, Jews learned how to be American. ‘We Met at Grossinger’s’ provides an in-depth look at one of the Borscht Belt’s most famous resorts. Read more from The Forward: At Grossinger’s in the Catskills, Jews learned how to be American – The Forward
- Is ‘Nuremberg’ the Holocaust movie we need right now? A new film focuses on the relationship between Hermann Goering and his psychiatrist, Douglass Kelley. Read about this new movie from The Forward: Is ‘Nuremberg’ the Holocaust movie we need right now? – The Forward
- A Surge of Converts to Judaism After October 7th. After witnessing the horrific massacre of October 7th and the onslaught of antisemitism, why are many non-Jews responding by joining the ranks of the Jewish People? Read the story from Aish: A Surge of Converts to Judaism After October 7th | Aish
- A Yiddish circus in a suitcase. German audiences are enthusiastic about the show “Tshemodan,” where circus artists perform to a live klezmer band. Read about the performance from The Forward: A Yiddish circus in a suitcase – The Forward
- From shtetl to synth: How Yiddish electronica found its rhythm. Josh ‘Socalled’ Dolgin and Chaia both aim to keep Yiddish vibrant without turning it into a museum piece. Read the story from The Forward: From shtetl to synth: How Yiddish electronica found its rhythm – The Forward
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