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Friday, August 15
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7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Shabbat Dinner
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Saturday, August 16
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7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Saturday Evening Dinner
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Sunday, August 17
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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Minyan
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8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
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Y-DNA BOF Meeting
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8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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JewishGen Board Meeting
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9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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JRI-Poland Archives Co-coordinators Meeting
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9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
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Resources for Jewish Genealogy in Chicagoland
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Karsen
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10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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MyHeritage Research – Genealogy Search Engine: Computer Workshop w/Daniel Horowitz
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Horowitz
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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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JRI-Poland Shtetl Co-Op Leaders Meeting
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10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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JewishGen Moderators Meeting
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11:00 AM - 12:30 AM
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Polished Gems: Property Records Cook County, Illinois
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Bloom
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11:15 AM - 12:30 AM
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Spying on Ancestors: Practical Use of Reconnaissance and Cartographic Resources
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Auslander
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11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
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Content and Location of Polish and Russian Language Documents in Eastern European Archives
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Shea
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Fire! Fire! - Prioritizing Your Valuables In An Emergency
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Baird
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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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JRI-Poland Luncheon (All Kosher)
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1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Beginner's Workshop in Jewish Genealogy
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Levin (Arbeiter), CG
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2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
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Baron deHirsch Scholarships to the State Agricultural School at Farmingdale
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Miller
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How I Almost Didn't Find Doda Channa from Tshikago (Chicago?)
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Golan
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Jewish Calendar Demystified
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Morse
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Resources for Jewish Genealogical Research at the New Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Witcher
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Utilizing Archives from the Perspective of Archivist and Researcher
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Franklin
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2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Creating Your Family Newsletter: Computer Workshop w/Banai Feldstein
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Feldstein
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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Effective Board Management - IAJGS Management Seminar
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Shames
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3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
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Using Pre-1826 Polish Parish Records in Jewish Research
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Kay-Blatt
Blatt
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www.PolishRoots.org - Why it Applies to More Than Poles
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Valasek
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4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
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Using WORD & WORD Tables for Genealogy & Other Computer Shortcuts: Computer Workshop w/Phyllis Kramer
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Kramer
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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
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Borislav-Drogobych Research Group Meeting
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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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IAJGS Reception for Presidents
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7:30 PM - 8:15 PM
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Opening Session
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9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Opening Reception
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Monday, August 18
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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Breakfast with Experts: Beginners Q & A w/ Nancy Levin Arbeiter, Expert
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Levin (Arbeiter), CG
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Breakfast with Experts: Chicago Resources Q & A w/ Mike Karsen, Expert
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Karsen
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Minyan
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8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
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Belchatow BOF Meeting
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Bialy-Gen SIG Meeting
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Canadian BOF Meeting
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Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Genealogical Records
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Costello
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Genealogical Sources about Southern-German Jews, Part 1: The Pre-Emancipation Period
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Wollmershäuser
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Researching at the Newberry Library
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Simpson
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Town-Wide Research: Bringing Your Shtetl to Life
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Hoffman
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Transformative Family Reunions: The Important Role of YOU, The Family Genealogist
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Fanta
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8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
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Introduction to JewishGen: Computer Workshop w/Debra Kay-Blatt
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Kay-Blatt
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9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
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GER SIG Meeting
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How the Family History Library Acquires Records from the Former Soviet Sphere
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Mehr
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Mac Users BOF Meeting
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Professional Genealogists BOF Meeting
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The International Tracing Service Record Collection
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Mokotoff
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The Jews of Sing-Sing
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Arons
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The Oceanic Journey to America: Traveling in Steerage Class
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Levin (Arbeiter), CG
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10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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Adobe Photoshop: Elements: Computer Workshop w/Ceil Wendt Jensen
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Jensen
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11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
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Genealogical Sources about Southern-German Jews, Part 2: The Post-Emancipation Period (until 1933)
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Wollmershäuser
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Jewish Research on Footnote.com
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Sharbrough
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Litvak Migratory Decisions in the 19th Century and Their Consequences
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Leiserowitz
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The Anatomy of a Family Reunion
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Israel
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The Jewish Agriculturalists' Aid Society: Philanthropy and Jewish Farm Settlement in the Heartland
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Rikoon
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U.S. State Court Research
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Freilich
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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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GERSIG Luncheon
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Gesher Galicia Luncheon
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Stanislawski
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2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
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British Migration Records, 1793-1960
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Evans
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Comparison of Surname Patterns in Various Regions of the Russian Empire
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Beider
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Erased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-Day Ukraine
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Bartov
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Family Research in Posen Province
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Lustig
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Finding Our Jewish Ancestors in the Records of the British Isles
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Knowles
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How to Find 19th-Century Polish-Language Records and Unlock Their Secrets
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Frazin
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Lithuanian Research - Updates, New Projects, Etc.
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Margol
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Navigating the New York Census with Fewer Tears
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Morse
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2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Spreadsheets: A Powerful Tool in Genealogy Research: Computer Workshop w/Susan Weinberg
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Weinberg
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2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
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How to Create Your Family History
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Karsen
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3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
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Cats and Genealogy? : Using WorldCat for Research
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Weiner
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Choosing Genealogy Software
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Kleiman
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Federal and State Census 1790-1940
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Kramer
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Haller's Polish Army in France
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Valasek
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Hiding in Zion –Locating Israeli Family and Their Descendants
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Goldstein
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United Kingdom-Jewish Communities Research Group Meeting (SIG)
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3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Gesher Galicia Meeting
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3:30 PM - 6:15 PM
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Litvak SIG Meeting
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4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
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Adobe Photoshop for Beginners and Intermediate Users: Computer Workshop w/Ceil Wendt Jensen
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Jensen
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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
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History and Genealogy of the Jews of Rhodes and Their Diaspora
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Taranto
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Kremenets CO-OP Meeting
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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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JRI-Poland Board Meeting
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8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools (revised for 2008)
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Morse
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Tuesday, August 19
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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Breakfast with Experts: JRI-Poland Q & A w/ Mark Halpern, Expert
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Halpern
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Breakfast with Experts: Sephardic Research Q & A w/ Jeff Malka, Expert
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Malka
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Minyan
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8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
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Amazing What You Find When Indexing a Newspaper: Case Study of the Palestine Post Website
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Feldman
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City Directory - Unique Uses
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Freilich
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Genes for Genealogists: Genetics, Inheritance, and DNA Made Simple
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Sitron
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Lublin & Zamosc Area BOF Meeting
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Names Project: The Fate of the Latvian Jewish Community
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Ferber
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Sephardic Surnames: A Mirror of Jewish History
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Malka
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The "Jew" in Cinema: From The Golem to Don't Touch My Holocaust
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Bartov
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The Otto Frank File: Historical and Genealogical Significance
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Guzik
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8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
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