More than 250 sessions in 23 subject categories and many meetings of geographic and topical special interest groups, including the Sephardic SIG, will take place at The 26th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, jgsny2006.org, August 13-18, at New York City's Marriott Marquis Hotel, hosted by the Jewish Genealogical Society (New York) Inc.
The event offers many innovations with surprises still to be announced. For more information (day, time, topic details, speaker bio) go to the online conference schedule: http://jgsny2006.org/conference_program.cfm. To register, go to http://jgsny2006.org/registration.cfm.
Remember that early registration discounts end May 15, so don't wait!
The fast-growing Sephardic genealogy segment will be represented by the following topics.
Dr. Jeffrey S. Malka: "Sephardic Genealogy Resources: Overview and Update" "Sephardic Surnames: Evolution through the millenia and role in genealogy."Alain Farhi: "Google and Les Fleurs de l'Orient: Notoriety, Privacy and Identity Theft Issues" "Sephardic DNA Study: Les Fleurs de L'Orient."
Leon Taranto: "Genealogical Resources for the Jews of Ottoman and Modern Turkey."
Marcia Haddad-Ikonomopoulos: "Romaniote Greek Jewry: Insights beneficial to genealogical research."
Nardo Bonomi: "Nomen Omen: Names and Surnames of the Jews of Italy."
Mario Modiano: "Benefits of Internet Exposure."
Mathilde A. Tagger: "A Database of Sephardic and Oriental Female Given Names."
Rose Lehrer Cohen: "Sephardim in the Baltic Areas: Fact or fiction."
Randall Belinfante: "American Sephardi Federation Collection."
Yves Fedida: "First Palestinian Refugees, First Jewish Soldiers: The Egyptian Haven."
Additionally, there are also many programs on methodology, technology, Eastern European research and more, as well as films, concerts, cemetery visits and tours to Jewish neighborhoods and sites.
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