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 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.

The Washington State Jewish Historical Society is in Seattle. Lisa Kranseler is executive director.

The Texas Jewish Historical Society is in Austin.

The Southern Jewish Historical Society is in Atlanta and details the life of Jews in the American South. Dale Rosengarten is president.

The Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society is part of the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver. It chronicles the history of Jews in the American West. Jeanne Abrams is director.

The New Mexico Jewish Historical Society is in the Albuquerque Jewish Community Center.

The Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest focuses on the history of Jews in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It is based in Minneapolis. Julie Tarshish is communications manager.