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Ellen Kowitt

Places and Ethnicities Jewish Genealogy

Ellen is JewishGen USA Research Division Director and is a former Director-at-Large of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. She currently serves as Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) Jewish Specialty Research National Vice Chair. Ellen has completed ProGen, attends institutes, accepts clients, and indexes records in her free time.

Ellen's Webinars (5)

1:27:12
Places and Ethnicities
U.S. Synagogue Records as a Genealogical Resource
Ellen Kowitt
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U.S. Synagogue Records as a Genealogical Resource
A primer on how to find synagogue records, what genealogical material they include, and what they look like. Finding synagogue records can be problematic and time consuming as there are errors in catalogs and a variety of ways materials are described. JewishGen’s Shul Records America, a finding aid pointing to the location of American synagogue records includes more than 650 collections held at over 60 repositories or websites, with about 20% including URLS for digitized materials. Not only a historical resource but important as modern-day synagogues merge or close, Shul Records America encourages congregations to preserve records with genealogical value.
Places and Ethnicities
U.S. Synagogue Records as a Genealogical Resource
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Ellen Kowitt
335 views
A primer on how to find synagogue records, what genealogical material they include, and what they look like. Finding synagogue records can be problematic and time consuming as there are errors in catalogs and a variety of ways materials are described. JewishGen’s Shul Records America, a finding aid pointing to the location of American synagogue records includes more than 650 collections held at over 60 repositories or websites, with about 20% including URLS for digitized materials. Not only a historical resource but important as modern-day synagogues merge or close, Shul Records America encourages congregations to preserve records with genealogical value.
Thu, March 14 2024: 0:00 UTC
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58:19
Places and Ethnicities
Documenting Jewish Families in America: The Early Years 1654-1880
Ellen Kowitt
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Documenting Jewish Families in America: The Early Years 1654-1880
Strategies and resources to document the earliest Jews in America 1654-1880. Learn how to navigate early American secular records and Jewish institutional materials to create a successful research plan. Land, military, languages used, and historical collections will be featured. A timeline will help identify when to look for Jewish synagogue, burial, or other Jewish community documentation, and when only government-generated records will fill the gap.
Places and Ethnicities
Documenting Jewish Families in America: The Early Years 1654-1880
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Ellen Kowitt
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Strategies and resources to document the earliest Jews in America 1654-1880. Learn how to navigate early American secular records and Jewish institutional materials to create a successful research plan. Land, military, languages used, and historical collections will be featured. A timeline will help identify when to look for Jewish synagogue, burial, or other Jewish community documentation, and when only government-generated records will fill the gap.
Fri, September 23 2022: 10:00 UTC
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49:31
Places and Ethnicities
What’s New in Jewish Genealogy 2022
Ellen Kowitt
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What’s New in Jewish Genealogy 2022
Join Ellen Kowitt as she provides an update about what’s new when researching Jewish ancestry on familiar websites including JewishGen, Steve Morse, and Miriam Weiner’s Routes to Roots Database. Hidden gems and lesser-known resources will also be provided in this information-packed webinar.
Places and Ethnicities
What’s New in Jewish Genealogy 2022
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Ellen Kowitt
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Join Ellen Kowitt as she provides an update about what’s new when researching Jewish ancestry on familiar websites including JewishGen, Steve Morse, and Miriam Weiner’s Routes to Roots Database. Hidden gems and lesser-known resources will also be provided in this information-packed webinar.
Thu, April 7 2022: 23:00 UTC
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1:08:12
Places and Ethnicities
Documenting Families or Communities Lost in the Holocaust by Bullets
Ellen Kowitt
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Documenting Families or Communities Lost in the Holocaust by Bullets
English speakers can now learn details about what happened to relatives or a community in the Holocaust by Bullets. Review documentation from this important era including access to Russian Extraordinary Commission files; German Einsatzgruppen Reports; Yahad-In Unum eyewitness video; USC Shoah Foundation and other recorded survivor testimonies; Yizkor Books; Yad…
Places and Ethnicities
Documenting Families or Communities Lost in the Holocaust by Bullets
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Ellen Kowitt
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English speakers can now learn details about what happened to relatives or a community in the Holocaust by Bullets. Review documentation from this important era including access to Russian Extraordinary Commission files; German Einsatzgruppen Reports; Yahad-In Unum eyewitness video; USC Shoah Foundation and other recorded survivor testimonies; Yizkor Books; Yad…
Thu, December 9 2021: 1:00 UTC
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1:20:56
Places and Ethnicities
Jewish Resources on the Genealogy Giants
Ellen Kowitt
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Jewish Resources on the Genealogy Giants
Learn about Jewish record collections across Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Findmypast and MyHeritage--and JewishGen! This comparative analysis tells you not only what records are where, but recommends best versions of similar record collections and additional tools on each site that are especially relevant to researching Jewish ancestors. Sunny Morton, expert on…
Places and Ethnicities
Jewish Resources on the Genealogy Giants
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Ellen Kowitt
2.2K views
Learn about Jewish record collections across Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Findmypast and MyHeritage--and JewishGen! This comparative analysis tells you not only what records are where, but recommends best versions of similar record collections and additional tools on each site that are especially relevant to researching Jewish ancestors. Sunny Morton, expert on…
Wed, July 14 2021: 0:00 UTC
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