2024, 44th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, PHILADELPHIA, August 18-22

Related to: General Bessarabia, 

 

Welcome to the Bessarabia Corner at Philadelphia Conference!

Please join Bessarabia SIG RD at the 44th Jewish Genealogy conference in Philadelphia.

Here are sessions and events related to Bessarabia. Last updated at July 2024.

SHARE Fair - Sunday, August 18, 2 pm - 5 pm. This is the place where every region (SIG RD) has a table and people asking questions, getting a sense about the regions, where our ancestors lived. Also there are several companies, museums, archives who can help in genealogical research.
Bessarabia SIG RD will have a table with maps and resource material for our region. Please visit the Bessarabia SIG RD table at ShareFair.

Bessarabia/Moldova Jewish Cemeteries Project - Tuesday, August 20, 8:30 am - 9:30AM. Yefim Kogan.
This is the most important project for several reasons. First, the cemeteries and stones are disappearing. Some were destroyed in the 19th century, others during the Soviets in the 20th century. Many tombstones are broken, lying on the ground, or crushed by trees. Second, most cemeteries are in a very poor condition, including Kishinev Jewish Cemetery. So, to photograph every tombstone, the project must include clearing paths in many cemeteries. Third, inscriptions in Bessarabia cemeteries are written in Russian, Romanian, or Hebrew. To make them accessible, inscriptions must be translated into English and together with tombstone images added to JOWBR database. During the presentation we will discuss our progress and what we are planning to do this year and in the future.

Bessarabia SIG RD Meeting - Tuesday, August 20, 9:45am-10:45am, Yefim Kogan - Leader and Coordinator of JewishGen Bessarabia SIG.
The meeting is open to anyone with roots or interest in the region historically known as Bessarabia, an area now comprising the Moldova Republic and parts of Ukraine. We also researching Transnistria, a breakaway republic from Moldova. It used to be part of Kherson and Podolia gubernias. At the end of the 19th century and before the War, Bessarabia had significant Jewish presence. The Bessarabia SIG was organized at the end of 2011 to help people in their Bessarabian genealogical research.