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Discover your ancestors, make connections, and journey through the incredible past that is your heritage.
Upcoming Events
How to use records to find families in Galicia
by AJGS-VIC committee member Viv Bayer
October 12th 2025 @ 2.30-4.00 p.m., Glen Eira Town Hall
Upcoming Events
AGM - Lionel Sharpe Memorial Presentation.
by Sidra Kranz Moshinsky (Director and CEO at the Jewish Museum of Australia.) speaking on the “Roots Project in our Schools and how it has developed over the years”.
Sunday, November 9th, 2025 @ 2.30-4.00 p.m. Glen Eira Town Hall
Sidra Kranz Moshinsky is a writer, researcher, educational leader and museum professional, serving as the Director and CEO at the Jewish Museum of Australia. Sidra taught and led in Jewish education for fifteen years and is a founder of the Jewish Educators’ Network of Australia. Sidra is also a freelance contributor to The Jewish Independent and celebrates Jewish life through many avenues, including by being a board member of Kehilat Kolenu.
PastPort, Mame-Loshn & Beyond: New AI Tools for Jewish Genealogy
by Jan Gronski Bio: https://ldvdf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/LDVDF_Team_JanGronski.pdf
November 30th 2025 @ 2.30-4.00 p.m. Glen Eira Town Hall
Jan Gronski is the DoJR technology Advisor, who has gathered considerable hands-on experience into creating AI models for automatic handwriting recognition and is a key volunteer for JRI-Poland.
L’Dor V’Dor Foundation is building first-of-kind AI models that read historic Yiddish handwriting and other languages common inewish records. In part one, we demystify training Handwritten Text Recognition in Transkribus with Mame-Loshn and its two related Yiddish AI models as examples. We show real accuracy gains enabling full text search and translation capability on 19th–20th-century sources.
In part two, we demo PastPort, an interactive map built on the largest online database of Jewish surnames and Jewish towns that places your ancestors with their town neighbors. PastPort is still “under wraps” being developed in the LDVDF AI Lab. This is a unique insider’s opportunity not to be missed.
Upcoming Event
how to use records to find families in Galicia
AJGS-VIC committee member Viv Bayer will discuss how to use records to find families in Galicia on Sunday October 12th 2025 @ 2.30-4.00 p.m., Glen Eira
Transforming family history research with AI
Transforming family history research with AI by Jan Gronski November 30th 2025 @ 2.30-4.00 p.m. Glen Eira Town Hall For further information email [email protected]
2025 AGM – Lionel Sharpe Memorial Presentation
by Sidra Kranz Moshinsky (Director and CEO at the Jewish Museum of Australia.) speaking on the “Roots Project in our Schools and how it has developed over
FAQs
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AJGS Victoria is a member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies We’re a non-profit organisation based in Victoria, Australia and are dedicated to sharing information about Jewish connections in the region, helping members uncover their heritage, researching this heritage, and sharing our stories.
Anyone with Jewish heritage, who thinks they may have Jewish heritage or is interested in researching this interesting part of history is welcome to join our society. We are open to everyone of every background, regardless of ethnicity or culture, and aim to be a warm and welcoming group to all.
To join our society and take part in our events or access our research resources, all you need to do is complete our membership application. There are three different membership options, including an individual membership (annual fee of $35), family membership (annual fee of $50), and concession card holder membership (annual fee of $20).
Want to explore your family’s history? Join our society today and let’s discover your family’s story together!
Past Presentations
Enjoy resources from members of our society and learn about research projects, records, and databases.
Start your journey of discovery, build your family tree, and learn about our shared history.
Zika Oren
Zvika Oren’s: Tombstones – The Stories They Tell
Logan Kleinwak
Logan Kleinwaks-Benefits of using Genealogy Indexer June 15th 2025
Rony Golan
Resources for Genealogical Research in Israel by Rony Golan. March 19, 2025
Marvin Bude
Marvin Bude – researching and publishing books on his family history.