Study day: Researching Jewish Genealogy in Galicia
The National Library of Israel, The Research Project on Galician & Bukovinian Jewry, the Haifa University and Jewish Galicia & Bukovina Association
The confrence is dedicated in memory of Pamela Weisberger, founder of the genealogical database, 'Gesher Galicia'
Program
14:00 Arrival and Registration
14:20 Opening remarks: Dr. Nathan Shifriss, Research Project on Galician & Bukovinian Jewry, Herzl Institute, Haifa University
Remembering Pamela: Ami Elyasaf, International Institute for Jewish Genealogy and Paul Jacobi Center
First Session
Chair: Prof. Shaul Stampfer, Hebrew University
| 14:40 | Dr. Miriam Grobman, Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People |
| | Sources for Galician Jewry research at the Central Archives: Genealogical research without life-cycle documentation |
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15:15
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Irit Shem Tov, Professional genealogy researcher, will present Dr. Eli Brauner's lecture |
| | Milestones in researching daily life of Jewish Galician families: Lvov as a case study |
| 15:50 | Dr. Ilya Luria, Jewish Galicia & Bukovina Association |
| | Digital preservation of Galician Jewry's cultural heritage: The website of the Jewish Galicia & Bukovina Association |
16:30 – Afternoon break: Continued individualized instruction on Galician Jewry research.
Second Session
Chair: Dr. Chen Bram, Truman Institute, Hebrew University
| 17:00 | Rabbi Meir Wunder, formerly a librarian at the National Library |
| | Behind the Scenes of the Meorei Galicia encyclopedia |
| 17:40 | Dr. Gila Flam, Head of the Music Department at the National Library |
| | "Dos Rudl" (The wheel): Local songs and the works of Galician troubadours Gvirtig and Sternheim |
| 18:15 | Dr. Yael Weiler, Jerusalem |
| | Genealogy data-mining from papers and research of the Zionist movement, in Galicia and Eretz Israel |
19:00 – Closing remarks
