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This page lists the programs that will be broadcast as live-streaming programs for all Full Conference Attendees as part of the 2020 virtual conference. Each program has a date and time when it can be seen. Live programs include all live presentations, panels, chat rooms, annual meetings, SIG & BOF meetings, and JGS seminars.
Most of the programs listed here will be recorded and become part of the Presentations On-Demand library approximately 6-8 hours after recording. This symbol ∎ added to the title of a session indicates that it will be recorded.
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Monday, August 10 | |||
Session Code | Session Title | Speaker(s) | Topic or Category |
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |||
1446 | Opening Session and 2021 Preview ∎ |
Speaker:
Kenneth Bravo Speaker: Robinn Magid Speaker: Judi Missel Speaker: Fred Blum |
Jewish History and Culture |
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | |||
1462 | Retrospective Travelers: A Conversation on Change in Jewish Genealogy ∎ |
Speaker:
Arthur Kurzweil Speaker: Sallyann Sack-Pikus Moderator: Robinn Magid |
Immigration and Migration Over the Ages Jewish Given Name and Surname Research Jewish History and Culture |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | |||
1396 | Introduction to DNA Research for Jewish Genealogists ∎ |
Speaker:
Adam Brown Avotaynu DNA Speaker: Gil Bardige Bardige Consulting LLC |
DNA Research and Genetics Immigration and Migration Over the Ages Methodology and Mechanics Using Technology for Research |
1377 | Introduction to JewishGen.org and Jewish Genealogy ∎ |
Speaker:
Avraham Groll JewishGen |
Archives and Repositories Ashkenazi Research Jewish Given Name and Surname Research Methodology and Mechanics |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | |||
1408 | Jewish Records Indexing - Poland: 25 Years and the Next 25 ∎ |
Speaker:
Stanley Diamond Jewish Records Indexing-Poland Speaker: Bryan Langer Jewish Records Indexing - Poland |
Archives and Repositories Ashkenazi Research Methodology and Mechanics Using Technology for Research |
1137 | Memory and Mystery: Breaking Down Family Lore ∎ |
Speaker:
Emily Garber Extra Yad Genealogical Services |
DNA Research and Genetics Methodology and Mechanics |
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | |||
1456 | PANEL: How Our Families Took Surnames ∎ |
Moderator:
Ron Arons Panelist: Roger Lustig Panelist: Jeffrey Paull A Noble Heritage Panelist: Thomas Fürth |
Jewish Given Name and Surname Research Methodology and Mechanics |
1043 | Using Facial Recognition Tools to Identify Unnamed Ancestors for Genealogical Research ∎ |
Speaker:
Scott Genzer |
Genealogy and the Shoah Methodology and Mechanics Using Technology for Research |
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | |||
1467 | Chat with Surnames Panelist - Jeffrey Paull |
Speaker:
Jeffrey Paull A Noble Heritage |
Ashkenazi Research Jewish Given Name and Surname Research |
1466 | Chat with Surnames Panelist - Roger Lustig |
Speaker:
Roger Lustig |
Ashkenazi Research Jewish Given Name and Surname Research |
1465 | Chat with Surnames Panelist - Thomas Fürth |
Speaker:
Thomas Fürth |
Ashkenazi Research Jewish Given Name and Surname Research |
1441 | PANEL: Conversation with the Filmmakers: Children of the Inquisition ∎ |
Moderator:
Schelly Talalay Dardashti MyHeritage.com AND Tracing the Tribe Panelist: Joseph Lovett Panelist: David Gitlitz GitlitzDavidson.com |
Jewish History and Culture Sephardi Research |
Tuesday, August 11 | |||
Session Code | Session Title | Speaker(s) | Topic or Category |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |||
1161 | Getting Started wtih Sephardic Sources for Genealogy ∎ |
Speaker:
Sarina Roffe Sephardic Heritage Project |
Converso/Anusim Research Jewish History and Culture Rabbinic and Dynastic Research Sephardi Research |
1165 | Using MyHeritage Search Engine for Jewish and Eastern Europe Research ∎ |
Speaker:
Daniel Horowitz |
Archives and Repositories Methodology and Mechanics Using Technology for Research |
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | |||
1449 | JGS Leadership Seminars – Part 1 ∎ |
Moderator:
Kenneth Bravo Speaker: Brad Orsini Speaker: Douglas Cohen |
Methodology and Mechanics |
1452 | The Jewish Records Collection on Ancestry.com ∎ |
Speaker:
Crista Cowan Ancestry |
Archives and Repositories Jewish Given Name and Surname Research Methodology and Mechanics Using Technology for Research |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | |||
1450 | JGS Leadership Seminars – Part 2 ∎ |
Moderator:
Kenneth Bravo Speaker: Sylvia Abrams Speaker: Marlis Humphrey |
Methodology and Mechanics |
1320 | Researching a Whole Jewish Community to Better Research Your Ancestors ∎ |
Speaker:
Deborah Glassman |
Archives and Repositories Jewish Given Name and Surname Research Jewish History and Culture Methodology and Mechanics |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | |||
1059 | Beginner Strategy – Plan For Successful Research ∎ |
Speaker:
Crista Cowan Ancestry |
Methodology and Mechanics |
1375 | JewishGen.org 2020 Annual Meeting: Exciting Changes, Features, and Movement ∎ |
Speaker:
Avraham Groll JewishGen |
Archives and Repositories Ashkenazi Research Jewish History and Culture Methodology and Mechanics |
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | |||
1385 | PANEL: Ask the Experts About Jewish DNA ∎ |
Speaker:
Kitty Cooper Blogger Speaker: Adam Brown Avotaynu DNA |
DNA Research and Genetics |
1457 | PANEL: Finding Our Ancestral Towns ∎ |
Moderator:
Moriah Amit Center for Jewish History Panelist: Emily Garber Extra Yad Genealogical Services Panelist: Deborah Glassman Panelist: Debbie Schwartz oriGen Panelist: Ed Mitukiewicz |
Immigration and Migration Over the Ages Jewish History and Culture Methodology and Mechanics |
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | |||
1470 | Chat with Ancestral Towns Panelist - Debbie Schwartz and Emily Garber |
Speaker:
Debbie Schwartz oriGen Speaker: Emily Garber Extra Yad Genealogical Services |
Ashkenazi Research Immigration and Migration Over the Ages Sephardi Research |
1469 | Chat with Ancestral Towns Panelists - Deborah Glassman and Ed Mitukiewicz |
Speaker:
Deborah Glassman Speaker: Ed Mitukiewicz |
Ashkenazi Research |
1472 | Chat with Autosomal DNA Testing Panelist - Kitty Cooper |
Speaker:
Kitty Cooper Blogger |
DNA Research and Genetics |
1473 | Chat with Jewish DNA Panelist - Adam Brown |
Speaker:
Adam Brown Avotaynu DNA |
DNA Research and Genetics |
Wednesday, August 12 | |||
Session Code | Session Title | Speaker(s) | Topic or Category |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |||
1442 | PANEL: Conversation with the Filmmakers: The Presence of their Absence ∎ |
Moderator:
Dan Oren Friends of Jewish Heritage in Poland Panelist: Donna Kanter The Donna Kanter Company, Inc. Panelist: Fred Zaidman Panelist: Steven Reece The Matzevah Foundation |
Jewish History and Culture |
1328 | PANEL: Sephardic Jewish Genealogy ∎ |
Moderator:
Schelly Talalay Dardashti MyHeritage.com AND Tracing the Tribe Panelist: Maria Apodaca Centro Sefarad NM AND Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies Panelist: Jordan Gendra Molina Jewish Federation of New Mexico |
Archives and Repositories Jewish Given Name and Surname Research Jewish History and Culture Sephardi Research |
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | |||
1114 | Lost in the Shoah - Reconnecting a Family with the Forgotten ∎ |
Speaker:
Janette Silverman Ancestry ProGenealogists |
Archives and Repositories Ashkenazi Research Genealogy and the Shoah |
1398 | Missing Manifests – Tips for Finding Those Elusive Passenger Lists ∎ |
Speaker:
Risa Daitzman Heywood Research by Risa |
Immigration and Migration Over the Ages Methodology and Mechanics Using Technology for Research |
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM | |||
1447 | IAJGS Annual Meeting & Awards ∎ |
Speaker:
Kenneth Bravo Speaker: Judi Missel Speaker: Marlis Humphrey Speaker: Jan Meisels Allen Speaker: Douglas Cohen Speaker: Nolan Altman |
Jewish History and Culture |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | |||
1437 | A How-to Primer on Finding Jewish Ancestry through Catholic Records ∎ |
Speaker:
Genie Milgrom |
Converso/Anusim Research Jewish History and Culture Latin American Research Sephardi Research |
1170 | Jewish Given Names ∎ |
Speaker:
Warren Blatt |
Ashkenazi Research Jewish Given Name and Surname Research Methodology and Mechanics |
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | |||
1379 | PANEL: Better Call Saul: Four Experts Share Their Favorite and Unique Research Tips ∎ |
Moderator:
Karen S. Franklin Panelist: Mark Halpern Panelist: Jordan Auslander Panelist: Saul Issroff |
Archives and Repositories DNA Research and Genetics Methodology and Mechanics Using Technology for Research |
1072 | The Knowles Collection: What Is It and How Do I Use It ∎ |
Speaker:
W. Todd Knowles FamilySearch |
Ashkenazi Research Sephardi Research |
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | |||
1474 | Chat with All the Better Call Saul Panelists |
Speaker:
Karen S. Franklin Speaker: Mark Halpern Speaker: Jordan Auslander Speaker: Saul Issroff |
Methodology and Mechanics |
1044 | Immigration History: Laws, Documents and the Story Within ∎ |
Speaker:
Susan Weinberg |
Genealogy and the Shoah Immigration and Migration Over the Ages Jewish History and Culture |
Thursday, August 13 | |||
Session Code | Session Title | Speaker(s) | Topic or Category |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |||
1430 | Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names: New Interface Showing Multiple Records ∎ |
Speaker:
Alexander Avram Yad Vashem Speaker: Serafima Velkovich Yad Vashem |
Archives and Repositories Genealogy and the Shoah Methodology and Mechanics |
1420 | Targeted DNA Testing ∎ |
Speaker:
Janine Cloud Family Tree DNA Speaker: Adam Brown Avotaynu DNA |
DNA Research and Genetics |
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | |||
1478 | Beginning Jewish Genealogy 101 ■ |
Speaker:
Dan Oren Friends of Jewish Heritage in Poland |
Archives and Repositories Methodology and Mechanics |
11:15 AM - 1:15 PM | |||
1048 | Genealogy Death Match ∎ |
Speaker:
E Randol Schoenberg Jewish Genealogy Portal Speaker: Jarrett Ross GeneaVlogger Speaker: Jordan Auslander Speaker: Sarina Roffe Sephardic Heritage Project Speaker: Daniel Horowitz Speaker: Alex Calzareth |
Archives and Repositories Jewish History and Culture |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | |||
1382 | PANEL: A Master Catalog for Jewish Genealogy: The DoJR Project - What You Need to Know ∎ |
Speaker:
Marlis Humphrey Speaker: Sallyann Sack-Pikus Speaker: Stanley Diamond Jewish Records Indexing-Poland |
Archives and Repositories Methodology and Mechanics Using Technology for Research |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | |||
1266 | Finding Your Kaplans: How to Research Common Names ∎ |
Speaker:
Mindie Kaplan |
Archives and Repositories Jewish Given Name and Surname Research Methodology and Mechanics Using Technology for Research |
1228 | Tombstone (Matzeva) Reading Workshop ∎ |
Speaker:
Madeleine Isenberg |
Cemetery Research Jewish Given Name and Surname Research Methodology and Mechanics |
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | |||
1363 | Being Part of the Find A Grave Community ∎ |
Speaker:
Gordon Atkinson Ancestry |
Cemetery Research Using Technology for Research |
1314 | The JDC Archives: New Material for Jewish Genealogists ∎ |
Speaker:
Linda Levi American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Archives |
Archives and Repositories Genealogy and the Shoah Immigration and Migration Over the Ages Jewish History and Culture |
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | |||
1123 | Game Show Night: JewPardy! ∎ |
Introducer:
Jordan Auslander Panelist: Judi Missel Panelist: Jeffrey Miller Panelist: Mark Halpern Panelist: Milton Goldsamt Panelist: Nina Sitron Panelist: Ross DeHovitz |
Jewish History and Culture |
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