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Our next meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is from the JGSGB Eastern European Special Interest Group (EE SIG) on a Lithuanian and Latvian theme by Zoom. • Date: Sunday 23 May 2021 • Time: 14:00 London; 09:00 New York; 16:00 Jerusalem • Title: “Internal Passports in Lithuania and Latvia & Pitfalls in Researching the Origins of Rebecca Bloom” • Speaker: Arlene Beare • Description: Arlene will ensure that you get your money’s worth with two talks on Lithuania and Latvia. The first is about internal passports in the former Russian Empire and after 1919 in Lithuania and Latvia. The second is more personal about her research into her grandmother’s Lithuanian and Latvian origins. After each talk, there will be an opportunity for Q&A and discussion on the talk. About Arlene Beare =================== Arlene was born in South Africa and emigrated to the UK with her husband and three children in 1974. She is a retired consultant physi...

The Lithuanian-Jewish Records from LitvakSIG, 1795–1940 collection consists of several million historical records and covers the era from the Russian Empire (1795 to World War I) to the period of independent Lithuania (1919–1940). The majority of records are from places in present-day Lithuania. However, due to various geopolitical changes during the time period covered, the records are not limited to the modern boundaries of Lithuania; they also cover areas located in present-day Poland, Belarus, or other neighboring countries. The records in this compilation include vital records, census records, tax and voter lists, conscription lists, household registers, directories, emigration lists, and more.   [If you're viewing this post via the summary email and the links don't work, please go to https://jgsgbnews.blogspot.com/]