News Archive

Jewish Cemeteries. New additions:
Cahul Cemetery report and 112 unknown graves.

Bessarabian Databases. New additions:
Revisions for 2015 Summer Update, with table.

Genealogical Conferences:
Here is a first glimpse on of Bessarabia SIG participation at 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem, 6-10 July, 2015:

• Wednesday, July 8, 11:15am - Bessarabia SIG Meeting, with presentation by Dr. Dan Korn, President of World Federation of Bessarabian Jews
• Wednesday, July 8, 12:30pm - Bessarabia Luncheon with presentation 'Kishinev, my native town: Can we now visit Kishinev and find help in our genealogical research?' by Yefim Kogan
• Wednesday, July 8, 2pm - From Bessarabia to North America -the Kogan-Tulchinsky Family Saga, Ala Gamulka, Yefim Kogan
• Thursday, July 9, 8:15am - Bessarabian Jewish Records. What our group have translated and what's new, Yefim Kogan
• Thursday, July 9, 11:15am - The Jewish Surnames in Bessarabia/Moldova: What makes our surnames unique, Yefim Kogan

Jewish Cemeteries. New additions:
Comrat Cemetery report and 8 unknown graves.

Bessarabian Databases. New additions:
Revisions for 2015 Summer Update, with table.

KehilaLinks Websites. Updates:
Major update/redevelopment at Chisinau (Kishinev) KehilaLinks website.

Jewish Cemeteries. New additions:
List of Jewish Cemeteries in Bessarabia and Moldova started at the 34th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, 2014 and updated in January of 2015.

Chadyr-Lunga Jewish Cemetery indexing and photographing.

Bessarabian Databases. New additions:
Revision Lists for Orgeev, Middle Class 1848

KehilaLinks Websites. New additions:
Capresti and Tiraspol are in progress.

Bessarabian Databases. New additions:
Jewish Soldiers killed and wounded in WWI.

Genealogical Conferences (IAJGS 2014). Updates:
Transcript posted for Ask the Experts: A Panel on the Geography, History, and Culture of Bessarabia / Moldova.

Food Stories, Recipes:
34 new recipes and food stories added with 2 videos and 2 songs.

Additional Reading. New additions:
Jewish Contribution to Architecture in Kishinev by Anastasia Moscaliuc, MSc architect, Israel.

1940 Kishinev Business directory:
Directory was added to Romania / Bessarabia database and records are available in JewishGen searches. The whole set of records also available at Bessarabia SIG website / Bessarabian Databases section.

Research Projects. New additions:
39. Bessarabian Newspapers from 1850s to 1940.

Helping Others. New additions:
Can you recognize people on this photo? Bendery, 1910-1912

Family Memoirs. Updated:
Ida Weinhouse's fluden forms by Harvey Kabaker.