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From: Schelly Talalay Dardashti <>
Subject: [GEN-EVENTS] 27th IAJGS International Conference on JewishGenealogy July 15-20, 2007
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 01:16:42 -0800 (PST)


27th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
Sunday, July 15 - Friday, July 20, 2007
Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Website: www.slc2007.org (online registration, all event details)
Contact:

Hosted by the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (www.iajgs.org), this yearÂ’s premiere Jewish genealogy event includes the following highlights:

--Networking with international researchers, experts and Eastern European archivists
--A film festival with Jewish and genealogical themes
--Breakfasts with Family History Library regional resource experts
--Popular computer training workshops in basic/advanced essential skills for researchers
--Photographic exhibits
--Resource room with access to pecialized databases and other materials
--Special interest group meetings and luncheons
--Utilizing the FHL's extensive resources
--Vendor room
--Tours and more.

The intensive program of lectures, panels, tracks and workshops will cover the following research areas:
Eastern/Central/Western Europe, Israel (pre/post-1948), Genetics/DNA, Holocaust, Immigration-naturalization-migration, Jewish history/sociology, Methodology, Sephardic/Mizrahi, Non-European (e.g. India, China), Photograph/document preservation, Rabbinic research, Repositories, South/Central America, Technology/Internet resources, U.S./North America (includes specific locales), and Yiddish theater/Jewish music.

For all event details, including online registration, go to the frequently updated website, www.slc2007.org.

Schelly Talalay Dardashti
Publicity Chair


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