Family History for Life: Guilt-Free Approaches to Gathering Israel
This session is designed for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who have ever felt overwhelmed by the responsibility of family history work. In our efforts to do what’s right, and in light of the importance of the work, we often place unnecessary burdens of expectation on our own shoulders (or feel that pressure from others), and this manifests as guilt. Our merciful Savior asks us to be diligent, but not to run faster than we’re able, and this applies to family history work! No matter your age or phase of life, this class aims to help you gather ideas for gathering Israel with a realistic and joyful approach.
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Germans in the Land of Israel – Sources at the Israel State Archive
This webinar will present the information available for Germans who lived in Israel, Jews and non-Jews alike, available at the Israel State Archive.Prussia established its first consulate in Jerusalem in 1842. The Consulate operated with a short break from 1917 to 1925 due to WWI until the outbreak of WWII. Documents were abandoned and a part of them was seized by Israeli police in 1955 when they were sold by the kilo and the State Archive acquired more documents later. The collection of these rescued documents is available at the Israel State Archive and a copy at the Political Archive in Berlin. The collection includes documentation of passport and visa matters, tax matters, relationship with the Ottoman empire, documents from the Spanish consulate which represented Germans from 1917 to 1925, records of the Tempelgesellschaft from Baden-Wurttemberg, a messianic Christian group that established several colonies in the land, conscription lists for WWI and WWII including CVs and photos, records on the immigration of German Jews who had to register at the consulate after fleeing Germany and so much more. This collection is an invaluable source researching Jewish and non-Jewish Germans in the Land of Israel.
