The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping members collect, preserve, and perpetuate the records and history of their ancestors. We serve as a resource for the worldwide community to research their Chicago area Jewish roots.

We conduct monthly meetings with speakers on a wide range of topics. We provide access to research materials in our library, publish a newsletter - Morasha - and maintain an online searchable death index.

DNA Presentation

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois will present The JGSI DNA Project One Year Later with Alvin Holtzman, our DNA Project Coordinator on July 26, 2009, 2 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster Street, Skokie. The JGSI meeting facilities at Temple Beth Israel will open at 12:30 p.m. to accommodate members/guests who want to use our library materials, get help with genealogy Web sites on the Internet, or ask genealogical related questions before the main program begins at 2 p.m., please phone (312) 666-0100.

“The Guide”

New and expanded 3rd edition

Coming August 2009

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