Roger Lustig is a consultant and family history researcher based in Princeton, NJ. Specializing in German-Jewish history for the parts of Prussia that became Polish in C.20th, Roger is a native speaker of German. He has researched in libraries and archives across Germany and Poland, and transcribed countless vital records, mainly from Upper Silesia.

He is GerSIG’s research coordinator and JRI-Poland’s Prussian Poland area coordinator. Roger has spoken at 7 previous IAJGS conferences and has published in Avotaynu and elsewhere.

“New Internet Resources for German-Jewish Research” (Mon-166), 3:00-4:15 P.M.

Every new year brings new Internet tools for genealogical research. Until recently, most on-line information consisted of transcriptions or indexes of censuses, vital registers and other lists. Today’s typical on-line source presents images of records themselves, with indexes present, in progress or planned.

We also have more different types of data, from address directories to newspapers and community newsletters. Archives and libraries offer on-line access to the papers and photos of families and researchers, books from generations past and more.

In Germany, Poland and other European countries, web sites commemorate Jewish communities and individuals from before and during the Shoah. Other sites offer transcription and critical description of gravestones.

My talk will present and demonstrate some of the most innovative and important new sites, including what to expect and how to avoid pitfalls. A complete list of web addresses discussed will be made available.

Category: Beginning genealogists

Topics: Ashkenazic research, Cemetery research, Genealogy and Jewish history related to WWI, Holocaust research, Jewish history and culture, Repositories, Specific countries or geographic areas, Technology in support of genealogical research

Get Your Questions Answered by the German Research Experts (Weds-109), 7:30-8:45 A.M.

Get your questions answered and glean useful advice for your German Jewish Family History research from Roger Lustig and Jeanette Rosenberg, GerSIG Directors.

Roger and Jeanette are available to answer your questions relating to starting out or making progress with your German research. They can offer you advice about where records can be found, what they may contain, how to get copies of documents and can provide strategies and ideas for making the most of your research.

If you’re a beginner or a more experienced researcher, this is a perfect opportunity to ask questions and get useful advice from people who can help you research your German Jewish family history. Roger specializes in German Jewish history, focusing on the parts of Prussia that became Polish in the 20th Century. Jeanette is a frequent researcher at archives in Germany and focuses in West Germany, notably in Rhineland and the Pfalz.

[presented with Jeanette Rosenberg]

Topic: German Jewish genealogy