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GeneralFamily of Balbachan from Beltsy, Kishinev. Printed with permission of the author, 2011Family TreesEduardo Luis Balbachan, Argentina 
 
GeneralFamily of Peretz and Pearl Weinstein. Peretz was born in Bessarabia in 1854.Family Trees   
 
GeneralParkansky-Erlijman Family from Bessarabia and Ukraine Printed with permission of the author, 2012Family TreesAriel Parkansky
 Family members born in Russia, mostly in Bessarabia region, towns of Kishinev, Akkerman, Kiliya, Tighina (Bendery), Kalarash, Soroki, Gancheshty, Hanasenii de Padure, Nimzena, Dubossary (Transnistria). 
For more information see 
The family tree Parkansky-Erlijman.
Author Ariel Parkansky. Printed with permission of the author, 2012.
GeneralVaysman from Bendery/Kishinev, Bessarabia. Six generations of family Vaysman. Printed with permission of the author, Feb 2012Family TreesElla Romm
 
General32th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, PARIS, JULY 15 - 18, 2012Genealogical Conferences   
General33th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, BOSTON, AUGUST 4-9, 2013Genealogical Conferences   
General34th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, SALT LAKE CITY, JULY 27 - AUGUST 1, 2014Genealogical Conferences   
General35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, JERUSALEM, 6-10 JULY, 2015 Genealogical Conferences   
General36th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, SEATTLE, 7-12 AUGUST, 2016Genealogical Conferences   
General37th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, ORLANDO, 23-28 July, 2017 Genealogical Conferences   
General38th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, WARSAW, 5-10 August, 2018 Genealogical Conferences   
General39th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, CLEVELAND, 28 July-2 August, 2019 Genealogical Conferences   
General40th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, Virtual, 10-13 August, 2020 Genealogical Conferences   
General41th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, Virtual, 1-5 August, 2021 Genealogical Conferences   
General43rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, LONDON, 30 July-3 August, 2023 Genealogical Conferences   
GeneralA journey to my ancestral towns in Estern EuropeTravel ReportsBenjamin B. Terner 
 Kishinev, Orhey, Soroca, Moldova; Tul
GeneralA posting to Bessarabia SIG about a travel to Kishinev, Beltsy and Ataki in September of 2012Travel ReportsElise Simon Goodman 
 October, 2012. Printed with permission of the author, 2012.
GeneralAndre Rieu Plays: Recipes 
 
GeneralApple KnishesRecipesTerry Lasky
GeneralBagelsRecipesTerry Lasky
GeneralBarry Sisters - Rumania, Rumania Recipes 
  Roumania Roumania 

 Rumania, Rumania, Rumania...
 Once there was a land, sweet and lovely.
 Oh! Rumania, Rumania, Rumania
 Once there was a land, sweet and fine.
 To live there is a pleasure;
 What your heart desires you can get:
 A mamalige, a pastrami, a karnatzl,
 And a glass of wine!
 In Rumania life is so good;
 No one knows of care;
 Everywhere they
GeneralBasavilbaso - Lucienville, Argentina. A Baron Hirsch Settlement in the Province of Entre RiosEmigration from BessarabiaYehuda Mathov
GeneralBery Burdin Sanford's story from Izmail and GalatiRecipesBob and Bery Sanford, Boston, MA 
GeneralBessarabia Winter Symposium, Virtual, 13 - 15 December, 2022Genealogical Conferences   
GeneralBessarabian Federation of American Jews, Inc.Landsmanshaften   
GeneralBessarabian Society of BostonLandsmanshaften   
GeneralBessarabian Young Men's Benevolent & Educational ClubLandsmanshaften   
GeneralBessarabier Podolier Benevolent Society, Inc.Landsmanshaften   
GeneralBukoviner Bessarabian Relief, Inc.Landsmanshaften   
GeneralCarved Memories: Jewish Tombstones of the Russian PaleCemetery ArticlesDavid Goberman
GeneralCheese BagelachRecipesTerry Lasky
GeneralChicken Fat & GrievenRecipesTerry Lasky
GeneralChicken SoupRecipesDesiree Gil, Swampscott, MA 
GeneralChifteleRecipesBob and Bery Sanford, Boston, MA 
GeneralComparative Symbolic Violence: The Chisinau and Tiraspol National Historical MuseumsHistory of Jews in BessarabiaAdi Schnytzer and Alina Zubkovych 
 Adi Schnytzer, Department of Economics, Bar Ilan University, Israel and Alina Zubkovych, School of Advanced Social Studies, Nova Gorica, Slovenia, March, 2013.
GeneralCrossing the River PrutTravel ReportsMarcel Glaskie 
 September 12, 2011. Printed with permission of the author, 2011.
GeneralCucumber pickles, or pickled tomatoesRecipesBob and Bery Sanford, Boston, MA 
GeneralDiscussion about a confusion in territory names: Moldova, Moldavia and BessarabiaHistorical ArticlesYefim Kogan
GeneralElka Roizman's husband Olter RoizmanPeople StoriesElka Roizman 
 Towns in Bessarabia Roizmans lived: Brichany, Yedintsy, Kaushany. For many other stories of Survivors and photos from people lived in Bessarabia go to www.centropa.org. Presented with permission of www.centropa.org, 2011.
GeneralFederation of Bessarabian Jews in AmericaLandsmanshaften   
GeneralFilippson colony, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The Jewish Colonization Association (JCA) sponsored first settlement in BrazilEmigration from BessarabiaPaola Khalili
GeneralFood MemoirsRecipesYefim Kogan
GeneralFood MemoriesRecipesDesiree Gil, Swampscott, MA 
GeneralFrom Kishineff to Bialystok. A table of pogroms from 1903 to 1906History of Jews in Bessarabia   
GeneralGefilte FishRecipesInna Vayner
GeneralGeo-historical and cultural overview of Jewish life in Bessarabia/Moldavia region up to the beginning of 19 century (Moldavia Principality until 1812)History of Jews in BessarabiaYefim Kogan
 From course study at Hebrew College, Yefim Kogan, 2006.
GeneralGovernments and flags in Bessarabia from 14 century to 21 centuryHistorical ArticlesYefim Kogan
GeneralGrandma Amalia makes FludnRecipesCassio Tolpolar
 
GeneralGrandma Makes MamaligaRecipesCassio Tolpolar
 
GeneralGrandma Makes VarenikesRecipesCassio Tolpolar
 
GeneralGribenes, Yuch/Yoich with memories of Nathan Wishniewsky HarrisRecipesCraig Harris 
GeneralHamantaschenRecipesTerry Lasky
GeneralHistorical Atlas of Central EuropeBook ReviewsPaul Robert Magocsi 
GeneralHistory and life in lettersPeople StoriesHinka (Nina) Kogan (Spivak) 
 letters from Tzur-Shalom, Israel to Newton, MA, USA, 1994-2008 by Hinka Kogan and Yefim Kogan, Tsur Shalom, Israel, Newton, MA. Translated by David Kogan. Short stories written in letters for 15 years about a large family living in Bessarabia in following towns: Kaushany, Tarutino, Kishinev, Tiraspol, Zaim. Presented with the permission of the authors, 2011.
GeneralHistory of Jews in Bessarabia in the 15th to 19th Centuries: Geography, History, Social Status (2008)History of Jews in BessarabiaYefim Kogan
GeneralIda Weinhouse's fluden formsPeople StoriesHarvey Kabaker
 You enjoy a collection of hand-carved wooden blocks created for decorating fluden - pastries associated with Jewish holidays. Ida W. brought them from Yedinetz, Bessarabia to the United States. Presented with the permission of the author, Updated version, November, 2014.
GeneralJewish Cemeteries in Bessarabia and Moldova: History, Current state, Indexing, PhotographingCemetery ArticlesYefim Kogan
 Presentation at the Jewish Genealogical conference in 2014 in Salt Lake City.  For three years since the conference we photographed many  Jewish cemeteries in the region, but this article has important information too.
GeneralJewish cemeteries, synagogues, and mass grave sites in Ukraine (2005)History of Jews in BessarabiaUSC for the Preservation America's Heritage Abroad  
GeneralJewish Contribution to Architecture in Kishinev (added Nov 2014)History of Jews in BessarabiaAnastasia Moscaliuc, MSc architect, Israel 
 
GeneralJewish heritage sites and monuments in Moldova (2010)History of Jews in BessarabiaUSC for the Preservation America's Heritage Abroad  
GeneralJewish Painters about shtetl (with English subtitles)History of Jews in BessarabiaArkady Shulman, Alexander Frumin, Denis Bogorad 
 Фильм
GeneralJewish tombstones in the UkraineCemetery ArticlesDavid Goberman
GeneralJews in Bessarabia in 18 centuryHistory of Jews in BessarabiaDemetrius Kantemir
GeneralLandsmanshaften groups records for towns and districts in BessarabiaLandsmanshaften   
GeneralLatkes from IzmailRecipesDesiree Gil, Swampscott, MA 
GeneralLike Shells on a Shore. Synagogues and Jewish Cemeteries of Northern MoldaviaCemetery ArticlesSimon Geissbühler 
GeneralMalai RecipesTerry Lasky
GeneralMititeiRecipesBob and Bery Sanford, Boston, MA 
GeneralMititeiRecipes Paul Fayngersh, Brooklyn, NY 
GeneralMoldova: A Borderland's Fluid HistoryHistorical ArticlesDiana Dumitru and Petru Negura 
GeneralMujdei de usturoiRecipesOlivia Jifcovici, Bucharest, Romania 
GeneralNational Council for Bessarabian JewsLandsmanshaften   
GeneralNew Bessarabian Aid AssociationLandsmanshaften   
GeneralOur Cherkes AncestorsPeople StoriesYale Wolf Richmond 
GeneralPainted Woods and other Jewish farming settlements (in USA)Emigration from BessarabiaRichard S. Levine
GeneralPapers of Rose SchwartzLandsmanshaften   
GeneralPassover BagelRecipesTerry Lasky
GeneralPickled HerringRecipesBob and Bery Sanford, Boston, MA 
GeneralPickled WatermelonRecipesBob and Bery Sanford, Boston, MA 
GeneralPotato KnishesRecipesTerry Lasky
GeneralRecommendations on travel to Bessarabia Travel ReportsGloria Green 
 written by Gloria Green, Winter Garden, FL (added in September, 2013)
GeneralRoza from Khotyn makes Kashe VarnichkesRecipesRoza from Khotyn 
 
GeneralRugelach with sour cherryRecipesInna Vayner
GeneralRugulachRecipesGene Baumwoll 
GeneralSalata de IkreRecipesDesiree Gil, Swampscott, MA 
GeneralSalate a la Russe (Russian Salad)RecipesDesiree Gil, Swampscott, MA 
GeneralSarmaleRecipesOlivia Jifcovici, Bucharest, Romania 
GeneralSearching For Our Jewish Roots in Vienna, Moldova, and OdessaTravel ReportsMichael and Andrea Burke 
 September, October of 2012. Printed with permission of the authors, January 2013.
GeneralShepards from Romania and BessarabiaRecipes Caroline Juler, Wales 
GeneralStrudelRecipesTerry Lasky
GeneralStrudel DoughRecipesTerry Lasky
GeneralThe History of a Mystery and How it Was Solved (mostly)People StoriesMichael Burke 
 A movie created and narrated by Michael Burke. A great story how Michael found his father
GeneralThe Jews of Bessarabia from the Earliest Settlement. Translated by Ala Gamulka. (added March 2014)History of Jews in BessarabiaAla Gamulka
 This article is from from the Encyclopaedia of Jewish Communities in Romania (Volume 1). This is the LAST article from Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Romania about towns, villages in Bessarabia / Moldova. There are 35 articles on towns, villages and several general articles as this last one. Almost all of them were translated by Ala Gamulka!
GeneralThe Jews of MoldovaHistory of Jews in BessarabiaClara Jignea
GeneralThe Journey From Eastern Europe To North America In 1900 & 1904Emigration from BessarabiaJanet I. Wasserman
GeneralThe Myth of No Return: Jewish Return Migration to Eastern Europe, 1881-1914 History of Jews in BessarabiaJonathan Sarna
 This is an incredible work of a Jewish historian, who gave an insight of Jewish emigration and Jewish Return back to Eastern Europe.
GeneralThe Myth of No Return: Jewish Return. Migration to Eastern Europe 1881-1914 Historical ArticlesJonathan Sarna
 The Myth of No Return: Jewish Return
Migration to Eastern Europe, 1881-1914
Jonathan 0. Sarna


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GeneralThe Open Databases project at the Museum of Jewish PeopleGenealogical ArticlesMuseum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot 
 I discovered a terrific site for our Bessarabia Genealogical research.  You can get all articles available for a particular town/village or a last name.

When I searched for town of Bendery, I got 75 articles, for town of Brichany - 29 articles, for town of Beltsy - 36 articles, etc.
GeneralTochituraRecipesOlivia Jifcovici, Bucharest, Romania 
GeneralTombstones and/or inscriptions are disappearingCemetery ArticlesYefim Kogan
 Here is an example of how the tombstones are deteriorating. These photos were taken in 7 months
apart, and you can see the Start of David almost disappeared.
GeneralVeranikasRecipesTerry Lasky
GeneralVinite (Chopped eggplant) RecipesTerry Lasky
GeneralWe Will Survive, Jewish History of Moldova in images, maps and pictures (2015)History of Jews in BessarabiaIrina Shikhova
GeneralWorkshop: Researching Your Bessarabian and Transnistria Jewish Roots Genealogical Classes   
GeneralWorkshop: Researching Your Bessarabian and Transnistria Jewish Roots in RussianGenealogical Classes   
GeneralZakhar Benderskiy, resident of Chernovtsy, family from KishinevPeople Stories   
 October 2013. See more stories at www.centropa.org.

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