FRPC is excited to announce that we’ve recently added a new resource to our collection: “Genealogy at a Glance: Finding Eastern European Jewish Ancestors.” Here’s what you need to know about this helpful guide.
For a limited time only, we’re offering a 10% discount until December 31st. You can easily get your copy by clicking on the provided link or image.
This guide, penned by Janette Silverman in 2020, positions itself as the go-to resource for researchers searching for their Ashkenazic Jewish ancestors from Eastern Europe who predominantly migrated to the United States between 1880 and 1924.
The term “Ashkenaz,” which once pertained to a region in present-day Germany, is now widely used to encompass all European Jews. Unfortunately, researching Ashkenazic history can be daunting. Changes in given names or surnames upon their arrival in the U.S. make tracing Ashkenazic immigrants quite a challenge, particularly in immigration records.
Further complicating matters, identifying the hometown of your Ashkenazic ancestor has its own set of hurdles due to geopolitical shifts in Eastern Europe, linguistic variations in town names, and inconsistencies in the recording of ages or birth dates resulting from calendar discrepancies.
This guide seeks to address these complications head-on. It provides practical strategies for overcoming these obstacles and assists you in navigating the complexities of Ashkenazic genealogy. Across four laminated pages, it provides an actionable road map to begin your research, arming you with the most useful databases, reference works, primary record sources, repositories, and online resources all geared towards making your journey less daunting.
The guide includes:
- Quick Facts
- Understanding who the Jews are
- Steps to find Jewish Immigrant Ancestors
- The complexities around identifying Ashkenazic Immigrants due to changes in names, places, disappearing ancestors, dates
- Indispensable record sources
- Important repositories
- Online resources available
The task of identifying Ashkenazic immigrants might be challenging, but it becomes significantly less overwhelming with “Genealogy at a Glance: Finding Eastern European Jewish Ancestors” at your fingertips.