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LET NO HOLOCAUST VICTIM BE FORGOTTEN
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Willamette Valley Oregon is working with YAD VASHEM, The Holocaust Martyrs’ & Heroes’ Remembrance Authority, to help identify and remember every possible victim of the Holocaust. Click here for more information.
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 UPCOMING MEETINGS
July, 2009
No Meeting
August 12, 2009
Renee Gottesman — Introduction to using Facebook, YouTube, and other sites for genealogy research.
September 9, 2009
Arnold Ismach — “Chocolate and the Jews” (meeting at Quail Run Clubhouse)
October 14, 2009
Bob Rubinstein — Topic to be announced
November 11, 2009
Bill Toll — “The Arrival and Assimilation of Jews Into Communities in the Western United States”
December 9, 2009
Genealogy progress reports
Our meetings are open to everyone. You are welcome to ask genealogy research questions, report success stories, and show old photos, reference books and family heirlooms. JGSWVO members can borrow books and newsletters from our library and list family names and towns on our Web site.
• Email for more information about JGSWVO
• Email for directions to the next meeting
• Become a JGSWVO member
• Download JGSWVO information handout (52KB PDF)
• JGSWVO is a member of International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies
• Click here to read the article “Jews of Eugene Oregon,” by Robert Levinson. Dr. Levinson interviewed several people with knowledge if the early Jewish community in Eugene.
OTHER NORTHWEST JGS MEETINGS
Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State • Mercer Island
Meetings are held on the second Monday, September through June, at 7 p.m. at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island, unless noted otherwise.
Click here for more information
Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon • Portland
Meetings normally held on the third Tuesday of each month, September through June
7:00 p.m. • Achavat Achim on Barbur Blvd. .
Click here for the latest meeting information
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