(Many are not specifically focused only on Jewish research, but nonetheless are of exceptional interest)
Prepared by Hal Bookbinder, JGSLA Director
April, 2013
http://jewishwebindex.com/genealogy.htm
(“This Genealogy page is a mish-mash of information that doesn’t seem to fit properly within the scope of the other pages, or is so general, that I have chosen toplace the information and/or links here. You should be able to learn a lot from this page – regardlessof whether you are a newbie or an experienced genealogist.”) contains links to 791 websites underwell over 100 categories.
http://www.cyndislist.com/jewish/
(“A comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online.”) contains links to 716 websites with short descriptions of their content categorized under the following headings:
http://www.iajgs.org/ (IAJGS website)
Select “Resources” and then “IAJGS Yearbook” for links to the websites of 147 organizations around the world involved in Jewish genealogy.
http://www.jewishlink.net/genealogy.html
(“Jewish Genealogy Links Page Websites”) contains links to 98 websites with short descriptions of their content categorized under the following headings:
http://www.lkessler.com/jglinks.shtml
(“Louis Kessler’s Jewish Genealogy Links”) contains links to 72 websites with short descriptions of their content categorized under the following headings:
http://248ancestors.com/
(“Best Websites for Jewish Genealogy”) contains links to 66 websites with short descriptions of their content categorized under the following headings:
http://www.avotaynu.com/wwwsites.html
(“Avotaynu presents a list of World Wide Web sites that might prove useful for Jewish genealogy research”) contains links to 49 websites with shortdescriptions of their content categorized under the following headings:
http://www.archives.com/genealogy/family-heritage-jewish.html
(www.archives.com “Jewish Family History Resources”) contains links to 42 websites with short descriptions of their contents
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/
(Access to various databases hosted by JewishGen) contains links to 41 databases shown below:
http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/sigs.htm
Access to various regional or topical special interest groups, both JewishGen operated and hosted (indicated by *), contains links to 27 SIG websites, each with their own databases)
Regional SIGS:
Topical SIGS:
http://www.lookstein.org/resources/gene.htm
(“An Annotated Guide to Jewish Genealogy and Oral History Websites”) contains links to 25 websites with short descriptions of their content categorized under the following headings: • Jewish Genealogy Resources• Jewish and General Oral History• Other Valuable Resources
http://genealogy.about.com/od/jewish/tp/free_jewish.htm
(“Free Jewish Genealogy Databases Online”) contains links to 10 websites with short descriptions of their content.