Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto)

Shem Tov Cumulative Index, by Subject heading

Volumes X through XX (1994 - 2005)

Archives, Libraries, Bookstores

Finding Living Relatives through Yad Vashem Archives - XI, 1 Retail Establishments With Yizkor Book Holdings - XII, 3
Our Monthly Meeting at the [Israel] State Archives - XIII, 2
Finding My Ancestors at the National Archives of Canada - XVI, 2
Passenger Lists at the National Archives of Canada - XVI, 2
Yad Vashem - XVI, 2
Historical Archive in Vilnius Finding My Ancestors at the North York Public Library - XVI, 2
Jewish Records in the Family History Library Catalog - XVI, 3
Genealogical Institute Opens at Center for Jewish History in New York City - XVII, 1
Finding Your Roots at the YIVOInstitute for Jewish Research - XVII, 1
Important Polish Archive Information - XVII, 2
Mending Torn Memories: The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation
Genealogy Project at the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland - XVII, 3
Where to Look for Records in Israel - XVII, 4
New Arrivals for Genealogists in the Canadiana - XVIII, 1
Department from The National Archives of Canada - XVIII, 2
Ukrainian Archives - XIX, 1
The Central Archive Moves to its New Location - XIX, 4
Genealogical Resources at the Toronto Reference Library - XX, 4

Austria

Austrian Victims of the Holocaust; Registration by Name - XIV,1
Another Austrian "Discovery" - XVI, 3

Australia and New Zealand

Australian Censuses to be in Public Domain - XVI, 2
New Zealand Family Research Service - XVIII, 1

Baltic Countries

A Letter To The Family - XII, 4
A Return to the Shtetl - XIV, 3
Lithuanian Names Project: Recording and Remembering Lithuanian Shoa Victims - XV, 1

Book Reviews

A History and Guide to Judaic Encyclopedias and Lexicons - X,1
Sigilla Veri - XI, 3
How to Document Victims and Locate Survivors of the Holocaust - XI, 3
A History of the Jewish Experience in Arkansas, 1820-1990 - XII, 3
If I forget Thee, The Destruction of the Shtetl Butrimantz - XV, 3
Jewish Roots in the Ukraine and Moldova - XV, 4
Family Who's Who - XV, 4
From Immigration to Integration: The Canadian Experience - XVII, 4
A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names - XVII, 4
Life is with People - The Culture of the Shtetl - XIX, 2
Of Human Agony - XX, 4
Sara's Blessing - XX, 4

Canada

Shem Tov Index Volumes IV through IX (1988-1993) - X, 2
Oddities in the 1901 Census of Montreal and Quebec City - X, 3
A Short History of the Jews of Newfoundland - X, 4
How Useful are Canadian Ship Manifests to Genealogical Research - XI, 2
Using Voters Lists to Locate Missing Relatives - XI, 3
10th Anniversary (The JGS of Canada, Toronto) - XI, 4
Constructing a Family Tree Using Census Indexes and Raw Census Data - XI, 4
Canadian Naturalization Records as Source of Genealogical Information - XII, 1
The Jews of Toronto - XII, 2
Assessment Records: A Little Used Genealogical Source - XII, 2
Using City of Toronto Assessment Records to Help Solve a Genealogical Problem - XII, 3
The Records of the Baron De Hirsch Institute 1892-1914 - XII, 4
How to Obtain Ontario Vital Statistics Records - XIII, 2
Genealogical Research Problems in the 1921, 1935 and 1945 Censuses of Newfoundland - XIV, 1
Jewish Vital Records Research in Quebec - XIV, 2
Genealogical Information in Canadian WW I Military Records - XIV, 3
Sources for Civil Records In Canada - XIV, 3
Jewish Archives in Canada - XV, 1
Ontario Certificates - XV, 4
The British Columbia Archives - XV, 4
The Jewish Genealogical Society [of Canada, Toronto] - XVII, 3
1915-1932 Canadian Naturalization Index - XVIII, 4
The Use of Land Title Records for Genealogical Research - XX, 3
The Jewish Population of Canada - XX, 3
Jewish Synagogues; The Religious Home in Toronto of "God's Ancient People" - XX, 4

Carribean

Jamaican Jewish Genealogy - XV, 4

Cemeteries, Funeral Homes

The Endingen-Lengnau Jewish Cemetery - XIII, 2
The Largest Computerized Jewish Burial Register in the World - XIII, 3
The Jewish Cemeteries of Vienna - XVII, 2
Benjamin's Funeral Home Records - XVIII, 4
The Restoration of the Cemetery of Ozerov - XIX, 2
Toronto Tombstones - XX, 1

Computers, Internet Sources, Software

Computer Commentary - XI, 1
Jewish Genealogy on the Internet - XIV, 1
Software Programs for the Jewish Genealogist - XIV, 1
Phone Directories on the World Wide Web - XIV, 1
The Family Tree of the Jewish People - XIV, 2
How to Self-Publish Your Family Tree Through the Magic of the Computer - XV, 4
New Permutation Program for the Hamburg Emigration List - XVIII, 1
New Eastern European Archival Database - XVIII, 2
Center for Jewish History Genealogy Institute Inaugurates New Web site - XVIII, 2
Yad Vashem Holocaust Databases - XVIII, 2
Ukrainian Archives Now have an English - Language Web Site - XVIII, 4
NY Public Libray 's Yizkor Books to Go on Line - XVIII, 4
The New, Expanded, Wonderful Roots Web - XVI, 1
Useful Web Sites for Study of the Holocaust - XVI, 3
Genealogy Software - XVI, 3
The Internet Beyond JewishGen - XVII, 1
New York Ship Arrival Dates - Morton Allen Online - XVII, 2
Berliner Adressbuecher 1799-1943 on the Net - XVII, 4
New Files Added to Holocaust Database - XVIII, 4

Conferences

Hollywood "Chai", The 18th Seminar at LA, July 1998 - XIV, 3
Jewish Genealogists Take a Bite Out of the Big Apple - XV, 3
Toronto and Canada stand at the Top of the Mountain:
A Report on the 20th International Conference - XVI, 3
The 21st Intern. Conference on Jewish Genealogy - XVII, 3
Tips on Attending a Jewish Genealogical Conference - XVIII, 1
Toronto 2002, A Smashing Success - XVIII, 3

Czech Republic and Slovakia

The Ghetto Theresienstadt (Terezin) - X,2
Summary of Article From Nase Rodina - XIII, 2
Ancestors in Bohemia - XV, 1
Two Weeks in Hungary and Slovakia - XVII, 3

Genealogical Research by Members and Friends

Recent Developments in East European Research - X, 4
A 1917 Overview of Jewish Genealogy - XI, 2
A Zionist's Dream - XIII, 4
Growing My Family Tree - XIII, 4
A Childhood Fantasy - XIII, 4
The Katz- Greenspan Mystery - XIII, 4
The Benefits of Genealogy - XII, 3
I Wonder If We Are Related - XII, 4
An Odd Introduction To Genealogy - XIII, 1
Every Journal is Important To Somebody - XIII, 1
Bringing the Past to Life… And to Print - XIII, 1
Now Is The Right Time - XIII, 1
Two Coincidences Lead to a Discovery of Family Connections - XIV, 1
A Genealogical Journey - XIV, 4
Solomons of Cookstown, Australia and the Internet - XV, 1
Combining Genealogical and Family Trait Genetic Research - XV, 3
A Story of Amazing Mazel - XVI, 1
A Family Reunion in Toronto - XVI, 3
Gathering Garbarski's - XVI, 4
A Small World - XVI, 4
Some Surprising Genealogical Breakthroughs - XVII, 2
My Trip to my Father's Shtetl: A once in a Lifetime Opportunity - XVIII, 1
The Horwitz and Strachman Families in Toronto [1] - XVIII, 4
Johann Strauss: "The Waltzking's Jewish Connections - XVIII, 4
The Eker-Louis B. Mayer (Canadian) Connection - XIX, 1

Germany

Family Research at the Leo Baeck Institute - XIII, 3
A Letter from the Leo Baeck Institute in New York - XIV, 2
Civil Records vs. Vital Records in Germany - XVII, 4
Records of Hatred and Efficiency; Collecting German Archival Records - XX, 1

Great Britain

A Concise History of Jews in Glasgow Scotland - X,1
Genealogical Information in the Jewish Chronicle - XI, 1
The Jews of Merthyr, Wales and Woodstock, Ontario - XII, 1
The Jewish Population in the 1851 Religious Census of Great Britain - XIII, 1
Genealogical Information in the Censuses of Great Britain - XIII, 3
The Genealogy and Family Tree of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield - XIII, 4
Family Records Centre, London; Certificates of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Adoptions - XIV, 1
Southampton University's Jewish Archives - XIV, 2
United Kingdom Resource for Wills - XVII, 4

Holocaust

Published Memoirs from the Shtetl to the Holocaust - X, 2
Yad Vashem Publications Help Document Family History - XI, 2
Auschwitz Tattoo - XII, 3
My Search for an SS St. Louis Passenger - XIV, 4
Documenting Victims of the Holocaust - XIV, 4
German/Austrian Holocaust Victim Databases Currently Available on the Web - XV, 4
Personal Recollections and Deportation Lists - XVI, 4
Old and New Sources of Information on Holocaust Victims and Survivors - XVII, 4
Some Lists of Names of Survivors and Victims available in Toronto and on the Internet - XVII, 4
Warsaw Ghetto Database Now Available - XIX, 2

Hungary

A Rusty Flowerpot in a Budapest Cemetery - XI, 4
Two Weeks in Hungary and Slovakia - XVII, 3

Israel

Our Monthly Meeting at the [Israel] State Archives - XIII, 2
Where to Look for Records in Israel - XVIII, 1
Search Bureau for Missing Relatives - XVIII, 2

Jewish Names

Major Update to the Consolidated Jewish Surname Index - XVII, 2
Medieval Jewish Naming Patterns - XVII, 3

Methodology

Using Printed Forms to Organize Your Records - X, 3
Print-on-Demand Publisher: Publishing Your Genealogy Book - XV, 4
IAJGS Ethics for Jewish Genealogists - XX, 1
Genealogy and Reunions - XX, 3
Making Your Own Legacy Video - XX, 3

Poland

Judaica Poloniae - XV, 2
Jewish Records Indexing - Poland - XV, 2
About the Polish Genealogical Society of America - XV, 2
Polish Business Directories - XV, 3
Jewish Records Indexing-Poland; 1929; Business Directory Project - XVI, 1
Travel to Poland and Ukraine - XVII, 1
Lodz Records Initiative - XVII, 4
JRI-Poland's New Procedure for Ordering Records from Polish Sate Archives - XIX, 1
Jews of Galicia Under Austrian-Polish Rule - XIX, 2
Two Historic Polish Directories on Line - XIX, 2
Research Your Polish Roots and Prepare for a Trip to Poland at the Same Time - XIX, 2
Best Kept Secrets of Polish Genealogy: Books of Residents and Other Less Known Sources - XIX, 3
Exhibition: "And I Still See Their Faces"- Images of Polish Jews - XIX, 2

Romania and Moldava

A Tale of Two Letters (and Several Cities), Part 1 - X, 2
A Tale of Two Letters (and Several Cities), Part 2 - X, 3
The Mania in Romania - X, 4
Routes to Rootes in Moldova (Formerly Bessarabia) - XI, 3

Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

Some Helpful "Hints" Visiting Ancestral Towns in Ukraine - X, 4
How My Cousin Found Long-Lost Descendants of my Grandmother's Brother in Birobijan - XII, 1
Jewish Records from Belarus at the Family History Library - XII, 1
Jewish Vital Records from Belarus on Microfilm - XII, 2
My Trip to Ukraine and Russia - XVI, 1
Travel to Poland and Ukraine - XVII, 1
Key Moments in Soviet Archival History - XIX, 1
Ukrainian Archives - XIX, 1
From the East, West and South: Documenting the Foundation of Jewish Communities in Eastern Europe - XX, 2

Spotlight on Members and Friends

Henry Wellisch - XX,2
Harold Nissenthall - XX, 3
Ellen and Sonny Monheit - XX, 4

United States

Mormons Baptise Holocaust Victims - X, 3
A Bridge to America: The Landsmanshaften - XI, 1
Mormons, Jews Sign Agreement on Baptised Holocaust Victims - XI, 2
What's New at YIVO - XI, 3
Genealogical Information In American Naturalization Records - XII, 4
Genealogical Information In American Naturalization Records: An Update - XIII, 3