Jewish World Watch fights genocide and other human rights violations through education, advocacy and refugee services. It’s based in Encino, Calif. Michael Lieb Jeser is executive director.

Jewish Women International advocates for the rights of women and children, including victims of abuse, in the Jewish community. It has offices and chapters around the United States and convenes the National Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence in the Jewish Community. The media contact is Deborah Rosenbloom, JWI chief program officer.

The Jewish Defense League fights genocide, defamation and anti-Semitism. It considers itself the most controversial of pro-Israel Jewish organizations and defends the actions of Dr. Baruch Goldstein and Rabbi Meir Kahane. It is based in Los Angeles.

B’nai B’rith International is a humanitarian, human rights and advocacy group in existence since 1843. Its Center for Human Rights and Public Policy fights anti-Semitism worldwide and speaks out on domestic and international policy matters of concern to Jews. B’nai B’rith’s headquarters are in Washington, D.C. The executive vice president is Daniel S. Mariaschin.

The blog Tracing the Tribe focuses on Jewish genealogy and was named one of the best websites for 2008 by Family Tree Magazine. Schelly Talalay Dardashti runs the blog.

JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy is a comprehensive website affiliated with the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City. JewishGen provides links to numerous resources, including a database of 400,000 surnames and towns, a Family Tree of the Jewish People that has nearly 4 million listings, and some local genealogical societies. Warren […]

The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies provides links to dozens of U.S. genealogical groups. Michael Goldstein is president of the international group.

The website ReligiousTolerance.org explores the diversity of beliefs about human sexuality among faith groups and the unaffiliated.

The Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute offers reference works, databases and workshops for researching family histories. The institute is in the Center for Jewish History in New York City.