Talking Turkey: Family history holiday
What a shock on my weekly supermarket run last week in Tel Aviv.I go to the butcher first as there is always a line. Amid the turkey legs, necks, skinless breasts, there was a gorgeous showpiece of a whole turkey with its skin. These are a rarity in Israel, where whole turkeys are often hard to find, and even whole brea

Florida: 19th annual mini-conference, Dec. 9
How will your children know who they are if they don't know where they come from? How can you transmit and preserve that information?The Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County's 19th Genealogy Workshop and Mini-Conference will help you help you learn how to preserve and transmit family history on Wed

Boston: Finding family in Polish Records, Dec. 6
Did you know that more American Jews have roots in Poland than in any other country?The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston has great programs. If you live in the area, you have the opportunity to learn from the best all year long. Fay Bussgang will speak on December 6 about finding ancestor

Illuminated Leaves: Medieval manuscripts
Facsimile Editions (UK) offers 450 different illuminated leaves available from the facsimile editions of the Kennicott Bible, Rothschild Miscellany, Barcelona Haggadah and a few from the North French Miscellany.While the company also offers leaves from additional Hebrew manuscri

Tablet: Toys NOT to buy for the holiday
Titled "Toy Vey," enjoy Tablet Magazine's list of things NOT to get for young people at holiday time.Here are just the names of the toys.See the complete article by Marjorie Ingall for more, much more, definitely more than you really wanted to know about each toy, including where not to buy them.Writes Ingall, "Peruse them all, then buy your child a book." Tracing the Tribe tends to agree.-- Plush Mohel Scissors (Talk about traumatic!)-- Ten Plagues Finger Puppets (Tracing the Tribe kind of like these, but please save them