GesherGalicia
geshergalicia.org
GesherGalicia
@geshergalicia.org
is a non-profit organization carrying out Jewish genealogical and historical research on Galicia, the former province of Austria-Hungary. www.geshergalicia.org
At todays @iajgs25.bsky.social @docsst.bsky.social
www.facebook.com/reel/1080597... "The Jewish Story in Soviet Occupied Poland 1939-41"
August 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
June 2025 issue of "The Galitzianer" @kayeprince.bsky.social @docsst.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
June 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
So proud of our friend and former Director, @asparagirl.bsky.social and the whole team at RTR for their great work here.
You guys...? We did it. 🥰

We won the FULL NEW YORK STATE DEATH INDEX FOR 1880-2017!

We beat the largest government agency in the state of New York (@nysdoh.bsky.social), in the highest court of the state, through a Freedom of Information Law (#FOIL) suit.
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The FULL New York State Death Index, 1880-2017 - Reclaim The Records
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May 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This new webinar, “Bloodlines and Brushstrokes” bridges the past and the present through art, memory and the tools of genealogy. See how how ancestral records, family stories, photos, maps and historical documents can transform into visual narratives on canvas. www.geshergalicia.org/webinars/blo...
May 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Today is a big day for Gesher Galicia. The first class of our new Education Subsection being taught by Dr. Andrew Zaleswki began. We thank Dr. Zalewski and the Director of the Gesher Galicia Cheder @kayeprince.bsky.social for the successful launch of this endeavor.
May 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
New GG Podcast: “Renia’s Diary” Story of a Young Jewish Girl in the Grips of the Holocaust. Watch on YouTube youtu.be/xANr6dtU4zE On Podcast sites - geshergalicia.podbean.com/e/renias-dia... with @docsst.bsky.social
Gesher Galicia Podcast: Renia's Diary
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April 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We are so proud of this issue.
I had written my column about the late NY Times editor and proud Galitzianer, Max Frankel not knowing that he would pass away just days before publication.
March 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
From @kayeprince.bsky.social You will not want to miss this course. It will fill up soon. mailchi.mp/geshergalici...
March 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Gesher Galicia is thrilled to welcome @kayeprince.bsky.social as a member of the Board. Specializing in Jewish Genealogy & Holocaust Research, she has been working as a professional genealogist for several years. Kaye will be the head of our new Education Section and will be a Research Assoc.
February 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
For #HolocaustRembranceDay - Podcast with Nolan Altman Jewish Gen's Holocaust Research Director.
In honor of the day we are repeating this post of our podcast with Nolan on the best ways to conduct Holocaust Research.
You can watch it on YouTube.
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Conversation with Nolan Altman, JewishGen's Holocaust Coordinator on Holocaust Research
YouTube video by Gesher Galicia
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January 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Dec issue of The Galitzianer.
Dr. Zalewski, gives an overview of GG'’s new NKVD Project, Educ optys for Jewish girls in interwar Kraków,
3 Jewish football stars who made history in Polish sports,
A discovery made possible by contents of an old suitcase
Reflections on a father’s stateless past
January 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New Gesher Galicia podcast with Bennett Greenspan, founder of Family Tree DNA & @docsst.bsky.social Conversation spans the beginning of the very 1st commercially available DNA test to the future of genetic genealogy. Please give it a watch or a listen.
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Bennett Greenspan, Founder of Family Tree DNA with Steven S.Turner
YouTube video by Gesher Galicia
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January 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM