The association
The CERCLE DE GENEALOGIE JUIVE (CGJ) is the first Jewish Genealogical Society in France. Founded in 1984,
the CGJ has almost 600 members. The CGJ belongs to the International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) and to the
Fédération Française de Généalogie (FFG).
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Five members of the board will be elected at this date. You can apply before March 9. ____________
SAVE THE DATE
July 2012, 15th to 18th
PARIS WILL HOST
THE 32th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
OF JEWISH GENEALOGY
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The next conference of the CGJ will take place on Monday, April 12th, 2010 at 6:30 pm, Auditorium of the A.I.U. 45, rue La Bruyère Paris 9e. Roselyne ANZIANI will speak about The Jewish people of Pernes-les-Fontaines. " The pearl of Comtat ", situated on the edge of The Sorgue, near the Mount Ventoux and to 8 km of Carpentras, the " city with forty fountains ", sheltered since the Middle Ages, a Jewish community. Who were these Jews? How did they live ? What is their history, their place among the communities of the Comtat and of the South of France? When and why did they leave?. ____________
Please note the meeting on Tuesday, March 16th 6 pm in the Centre Fleg, 4 impasse Dragon, 75006 Marseille. "Jewish migrations since the expulsion from Spain: 1st part: France, Italy, Holland, the Carribbean islands".
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The next meeting of the group Alsace et Lorraine will take place on Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 from 4:30 pm in our office, A.I.U. 45, rue La Bruyère Paris 9e. |
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Our member Jacob Benzazon analyzed a certain number of Ketubot (religious marriage contracts) from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Gibraltar,Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Leghorn, and also a few from Brazil and Portugal. They can be found in our Members' Corner . ________
New
Databases concerning NORTH-AFRICAN JEWS
Our Member Jacob
Benzazon extracted from the Census of Jews of Leghorn in the years
1753-1807 by Jean-Pierre Filipini (Document F072 in our Library) all
names that seem originating from North Africa. Jacob has also found a Website quoting a great number of weddings in Tunisia. He extracted from this site those where one of the spouses has a Jewish surname. He also noted an interesting Website concerning the Jewish Cemetery of Tangiers. All these data can be found in our Members' Corner.. |
| Summary of Revue #100 |
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OUR SOCIETY'S LIFE FAMILIES The descendants of Raphael Vorms
from
Bionville (Moselle) - Part two : two generations About the family name Haas (Guebwiller – Belfort). By DENIS INGOLD Trying to find my Dilsheimer family by PATRICIA HAAS MISCELLANEOUS Our members have answered the Questionnaire by a team of five Board members under the leadership of President JOËLLE ALLOUCHE-BENAYOUN). From Senior to Schneerso(h)n by ELIANE ROOS SCHUHL NEW DOCUMENTS IN OUR LIBRARY PRESS REVIEW QUESTIONS and ANSWERS |