IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
We are pleased to announce that we now have a new website and new
email address
Please enter on your BOOKMARK list,
www.ajgs-vic.org.au
Our new email address is -
admin@ajgs-vic.org.au
The Committee of AJGS (Vic) wish to express our sincere appreciation
to our Treasurer,
Kurt Friedlaender who, with assistance from his grandson Joel, have
maintained and
updated notices on (
www.ajgs.exist.com.au ) for over ten years. A job
well done.
Please note that you can access the National Conference website
through a link on
www.ajgs-vic.org.au
Lionel Sharpe, Hon. Secretary
Australian Jewish Genealogical Society
(Victoria), Inc
Established as a branch of the AJGS, 1995. Incorporated in
Victoria, August, 1998
Address: PO Box 189, Glenhuntly, Victoria, 3163, Australia.
Telephone: 61 3 9523 6738
E-mail: ajgs@exist.com.au
Website:
http://www.ajgs.exist.com.au
President: Allan Jankie
(allanjankie@gmail.com )
Vice-President:
Debbie Jurblum (debbiejurblum@gmail.com )
Treasurer: Kurt Friedlaender ( friedlan@netspace.net.au )
Hon. Secretary: Lionel Sharpe OAM (ajgs@exist.com.au )
Committee:
Dr. David Cohen (
edconsul@bigpond.net.au )
Rodney Eisfelder ( r.eisfelder@gmail.com ).
Russell Feldman ( gilda@catchit.com.au )
Liz James ( lizronjames@hotmail.com )
Enid Yoffa-Elton (enid.elton@gmail.com)
Phil Lipshut (plipshut@netspace.net.au)
Kaye Quittner (kayequittner@optusnet.com.au)
Ian Samuel OAM ( ian@samuel.net.au )
Leonie Fleiszig Makor Library Liaison (
info@makorlibrary.com )
Newsletter: Jewish Genealogy Downunder - issued quarterly.
Editor Lionel Sharpe OAM
(sharpe@aapt.net.au)
Assistant Editor: Kaye Quittner (
kayequittner@optusnet.com.au )
The resource collection is housed at the Makor Jewish Community Library, 306 Hawthorn Rd., South Caulfield, 3162 and is accessible to the public, Monday - Thursday 9.00 am - 5.00pm and Sundays ,2.00-5.00pm.. Phone 61 3 9272 5611 for further information.
Membership continues to grow and it has now reached over 150. A monthly lecture program attracts good attendances at the Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre in South Caulfield where all meetings are held. Regular beginners' workshops are held during the year as well as information displays at public events.
The Society is active in helping overseas enquiries in search
of Holocaust survivors who may have migrated to Australia.
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NEW SOUTH WALES AND VICTORIAN DEATH CERTIFICATES
The following are a listing of 1000 death certificates of Jews who died
in NSW and Victoria between 1870 and 1980. They were placed in our care
by the Australian Jewish Historical Society (Vic). These certificates
were purchased by Professor Bill Rubinstein in the early 1980s for a
sociological study he conducted on the occupational status of Jews in
NSW and Victoria. He presented these certificates to the AJHS in
September 1984.
The random sample was drawn from the following time periods.
1870-1874, 1900-1903, 1928-1932, 1950-1951 and 1979-1980.
If you wish to receive information about or a copy of a particular
certificate, please contact the Society on <ajgs@exist.com.au> giving
the name of the deceased and specify NSW or Victoria.
Click here to view death certificates for Victoria & New South Wales
Click here to download an Excel file of Victorian Death Certificates (may be quicker)
Click here to download an Excel file of NSW Death Certificates (may be quicker)
Australian Jewish Genealogical Society (Vic)
in association with the Makor Jewish Community Library invite you to hear
Liz James - Elizabeth James and the Second Crusade
‘After finding a mysterious photo album dating back to 1860 and using three popular
genealogical websites, it was possible to trace my ancestry to a dynasty of rabbinical
scholars who trace their lineage back to the 11th Century at the time of
the Second Crusade.
Even though the 'tree' was well documented and spanned 29 generations, linking the
first seven generations to the last twenty-two generations took many years of research.
Fortunately I had three important documents that provided the information I needed to
make this link. Join me in my quest to find out who my medieval
ancestors were.’
Liz James is honorary secretary of the Australian Jewish Historical Society (Vic) and a
member of the committee of the Australian Jewish Genealogical Society (Vic). She is a
tenacious researcher and leaves no stone unturned in her quest for family history.
Tuesday, 24th
November 2009 at 7.30 pm
Beth
Weizmann Jewish Community Centre, 306 Hawthorn Rd., South Caulfield 3162
Enquiries: ajgs@exist.com.au 03 9523 6738 All welcome - Members: $4.00 Non-members: $6.00
The Second Australian National Conference on Jewish Genealogy
will be held from
Sunday 7th March
to Tuesday 9th March,
2010 in Melbourne,
Victoria.
Conference theme:
'Our Jewish Roots'
The conference will be hosted by the Australian Jewish
Genealogical Society (Vic.)
in association with the Makor Jewish Community Library.
The conference will be held at the Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre in South Caulfield.
It is expected
to attract attendees from Australia and New Zealand, as well as
overseas visitors.
The program will feature lectures, panel discussions and Special
Interest Group meetings, along
with visits to
Jewish institutions and public genealogical resources.
To indicate an 'expression of interest' and to receive further
information as it comes to hand,
email ajgs2010@gmail.com.