SAFRICA (genealogy and family history of Jewish communities of South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana,
Zimbabwe and Zambia (Rhodesia), Swaziland, Mozambique, and the former Belgian Congo)
Zdunska-Wola (Jewish heritage in Zdunska-Wola, Poland, and neighboring towns)
AUSTRIACZECH. A mailing list for those researching Jewish genealogy in the areas
formerly known as Bohemia and Moravia (now the Czech Republic), plus parts of Austria, especially Vienna, but not Galicia.
Additional information can be found on the
Austria-Czech SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
BDS&V;. A mailing list supporting the Borislav, Drogobych, Sambor & Vicinity (BDS&V;) Research
Group. Borislav, Drogobych, and Sambor were variously part of Austria (the eastern section of Galicia), Poland, and now the
Western Ukraine. The goals of the group are to acquire, and when necessary translate, material relating to the Jewish residents of
BDS&V; such as histories, yizkor books, memoirs, cemetery listings, business directories, telephone directories, etc.; create
scanned images and databases of acquired material; and create a list of towns within our scope of interest. Additional information
can be found on the
Borislav, Drogobych, Sambor and Vicinity Research Group website.
To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
BELARUS. A mailing list for researchers with Jewish family roots in the country now known as
Belarus and more specifically from the former Russian Gubernii (provinces) of Grodno, Minsk, Mogilev, and Vitebsk. Additional
information can be found on the
Belarus SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
BIALYGEN. A mailing list to facilitate cooperation and discussion amongst Jewish researchers
interested in the Bialystok region of Poland. This includes the city of Bialystok and nearby towns and villages currently in Poland
that were formerly in Grodno Gubernia when these towns were under Russian rule. Additional information can be found on the
BIALYGen Homepage. To subscribe to a JewishGen
mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
Chelm. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the town of Chelm, Poland.
The list will also address Jewish Holocaust issues related to the town since the entire Jewish population of the town was forced to
leave during World War II. You can subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chelm/ or by sending the following to
chelm-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe
CIECHANOW. A mailing list that serves as an information-gathering vehicle and clearinghouse
for Jewish genealogical and historical information relating to the Jewish community in and around Ciechanow, Poland. Additional
information can be found on the
Ciechanow Research Group website. To subscribe to a JewishGen
mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
COURLAND. A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the acquisition,
study, transcription, and creation of scanned images and computer database of census documents that contain information about
Courland (within Latvia) Jews (e.g., property owners' lists, business owners' lists, house lists, census lists, tax records). Additional
information can be found on the
Courland Area Research Group website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing
list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
DNA. A mailing list for the discussion of all areas relating to when and how to best utilize DNA testing for
your personal genealogical pursuits. Additional information can be found on the
DNA Testing website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
EURO-JEWISH. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Migration, History,
Culture, Heritage and Surname search of the Jewish people from Europe to the United States and their descendants in the United
States. (Note: This is Not a Religious discussion list). To subscribe send email to
EuroJewish@aol.com requesting that you be added to the list.
FRENCHSIG. A mailing list for Jewish genealogical research in France and French colonies, as
well as other French-speaking areas such as Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Additional information can be found on the
French SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
GALICIA. A mailing list for those interested in researching their Jewish roots in the former Austrian
province of Galacia (now southern Poland, western Ukraine). Additional information can be found on the
Gesher Galacia SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
GERSIG. A mailing list focused on Jewish genealogy related to geographic, historic and linguistic
Germany including parts of Switzerland, Poland, and Alsace-Lorraine. Additional information can be found on the
German Jewish SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
GRODNO. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Grodno Gubernia, a division of
the Russian Empire. While the focus of the list will be on Jewish family history research, other subscribers with an interest in the
area are welcome. Additional information can be found on the
Grodno Genealogy Group, Inc. web page. To subscribe send "subscribe"
to
grodno-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
grodno-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
H-SIG. A mailing list for those with Jewish roots in the area known as "greater Hungary" including areas
that at one time were predominantly Hungarian speaking. Additional information can be found on the
H-SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
ISRAEL. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Israel. Anything
that concerns Israeli/Jewish traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, or why not old recipes and daily life in ancient times is an
appropriate topic. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
israel-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
israel-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
JCR-UK. A mailing list for the Jewish Communities and Records (JCR-UK) project to record
genealogical and historical information concerning the Jewish communities of the United Kingdom. Additional information can be
found on the
JCR-UK SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
Jewish Museum of Belgium. The Jewish Museum of Belgium sponsors a mailing list for anyone who
is interested in Jewish genealogy. Postings to the list can be either in Belgian or English. To subscribe, send a nicely worded
message to Daniel Dratwa, Curator, at
d.dratwa@mjb-jmb.org requesting that you be added to the list.
JEWISHGEN. The JewishGen Discussion Group is for discussions of Jewish genealogy.
JewishGen is gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.jewish newsgroup (these are two different ways of accessing the same message
base).Additional information can be found on the
JewishGen Discussion Group website. To subscribe to a
JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
jfra. A mailing list, sponsored by the Jewish Family Research Association of Israel, for anyone interested in
learning how to discover their Jewish roots. You can subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jfra/ or by sending the following to
jfra-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe
JGSSacramentoList. A read-only mailing list, sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Sacramento (JGSS), California, for the posting of announcements of upcoming JGSS meetings, minutes from past
meetings, and other business pertaining specifically to the JGSS. Additional information can be found on the
JGSS website. You can subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jgssacramentolist/ or by sending
the following to
jgssacramentolist-subscribe@yahoogroups.com:
subscribe
JRI-PL. A mailing list for the Jewish Records Indexing Poland project which is designed to create a
searchable database containing all available vital records indexes for Jews of Poland. Additional information can be found on the
JRI-Poland website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
JUDEO-ALSATIAN. A multilingual English-French-German mailing list for anyone with a
genealogical, cultural or historical interest in the Province of Alsace, nowadays France, related to their Jewish roots. Anything that
concerns Jewish-Alsatian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, or why not old recipes and daily life in ancient times in the Province
of Alsace is an appropriate topic. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
judeo-alsatian-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
judeo-alsatian-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
Justingrad. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Justingrad
(Yustingrad/Ustingrad) shtetl, Kiev, Russia (now Ukraine) which was created in 1825 as a Jewish village for those Jews that were
forced from their homes in the village of Sololivka (Sokolovka, Sokolievka, Sokolowka, Sokoliefka). Justingrad was destroyed by
the Nazis on July 27, 1941. You can subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/justingrad/ or by sending the following to
justingrad-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe
KULANU-L. Kulanu ("all of us") is an organization of individuals of varied backgrounds and
practices dedicated to finding lost and dispersed remnants of the Jewish people. This mailing list is an electronic forum for the
exchange of such information and a friendly community meeting ground for people sharing such a common interest. To subscribe
send the following to
listserv@ube.ubalt.edu: subscribe kulanu-l firstname lastname
LATAMSIG. A mailing list for researchers with Jewish family roots in all countries of Latin America.
Additional information can be found on the
Latin America SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing
list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
LATVIA. A mailing list for researchers of Jewish families of Latvian descent. Additional information can
be found on the
Latvia SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
LITVAKSIG. A mailing list for anyone interested in the preservation and computerization of primary
sources of genealogical data for the descendants of the Lithuanian Jewish community. Additional information can be found on the
LitvakSIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
LODZ. A mailing list in support of the Lodz Area Research Group (LARG) which aims to provide
researchers with a forum, clearinghouse and resource for the collection and dissemination of genealogical and historical
information relating to the Jewish communities of Lodz, Poland, and the surrounding area (approximately a 40-mile radius of Lodz).
Additional information can be found on the
Lodz Area Research Group website. To subscribe to a
JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
RAVSIG. A mailing list for those interested in Rabbinic genealogy or researching rabbinic ancestry
within any geographic area or time period. Additional information can be found on the
Rabbinic Genealogy SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go
to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
ROM-SIG. A mailing list for those with Jewish roots in Bessarabia, Bukovina, Dobruja, Maramures,
Moldavia, Transylvania and Wallachia (all within the modern nations of Romania, Moldova, and sourhwestern Ukraine). Additional
information can be found on the
Romania SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
Sacz. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Nowy Sacz, Poland. Most of the
research being conducted is related to Jewish roots. In the past this town has been known as Neu Sandec, Neu Sandez, Nowy
Sancz, Tsants, Sants, Tsanz, Sanz, Zanz, etc. Additional information can be found on the
Nowy Sacz Shtetlink website. You can subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sacz/ or by sending the following to
sacz-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe
SAFRICA. A mailing list for the discussion of genealogy and family history of Jewish communities of
South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia (Rhodesia), Swaziland, Mozambique, and the former Belgian Congo.
Additional information can be found on the
South Africa SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
SCANDINAVIA. A mailing list for researchers with Jewish roots in Finland, Norway, Sweden
and Denmark, including former Danish colonies and protectorates. Additional information can be found on the
Scandinavia SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
Schirrhoffen. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Schirrhoffen,
Bas-Rhin Alsace, France. The principal focus of the list is Jewish genealogy. You can subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/schirrhoffen/ where you will also find
files, photographs and family trees, or by sending the following to
schirrhoffen-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe
SefardForum. A mailing list for researchers of Sephardic genealogies. English is the preferred
language. Additional information can be found on the
Sefard Forum website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing
list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
SHTETLINKS. A mailing list for participants in the SHTETLINKS Project where individuals
create web pages of their own, devoted to a Jewish community (shtetl), which is then uploaded to the JewishGen website.
Additional information can be found on the
ShtetLinks website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
UKRAINE. A mailing list for researchers with Jewish family origins in the former Russian Empire
gubernias now in the Ukraine: Podolia, Volhynia, Kiev, Poltava, Chernigov, Kharkov, Kherson, Taurida and Ekaterinoslav.
Additional information can be found on the
Ukraine SIG website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
UKR-KREMENETS. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Jews who
once lived in the Kremenets District of Ukraine and their descendants. Topics will include updates and discussions about Jewish
genealogy in the towns, villages and shtetlach of the Kremenets District. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
ukr-kremenets-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
ukr-kremenets-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
UKR-ODESSA-GEN. A mailing list for research, discussion, and sharing of information
regarding Jewish genealogical questions, family research and existing information about the past Jewish communities of the city of
Odessa, Russia (now Ukraine). To subscribe send "subscribe" to
ukr-odessa-gen-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
ukr-odessa-gen-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
WARSZAWA. A mailing list supporting the Warszawa Research Group which has undertaken
the massive project of researching and indexing City business directories and life cycle information on the Warszawa, Poland,
community. Additional information can be found on the
Warszawa Research Group website. To subscribe to a
JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
YIZKOR. A mailing list supporting the Yizkor Project which works to facilitate access to memorial
books, assembled by survivors of communities liquidated by the Nazis, that give accounts of the customs and lifestyles of people in
a world that is no more. Additional information can be found on the
Yizkor Project website. To subscribe to a JewishGen mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
YTANDV. A mailing list for those genealogists tracing relatives who were involved in Yiddish theater
and/or vaudeville in any capacity, in any location, and in any time period. Additional information can be found on the
YTandV Research Group website. To subscribe to a JewishGen
mailing list, go to
http://lyris.jewishgen.org/ListManager and follow the online instructions.
Zamosc. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the town of Zamosc,
Poland. The list will also address Jewish Holocaust issues related to the town since the entire Jewish population of the town was
forced to leave during World War II. You can subscribe from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/zamosc/ or by sending the following to
zamosc-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe