The Gross-Steinberg Family Tree presents:

American Jewish Yearbook Obituary Index 1948-1994

shared by James Gross
(not owned, but just shared,shared,shared !! )

Hi there,
Please be aware that the following info is a brief explanation of material available at the Jewishgen website. I encourage you to take a look, and if you like, make a donation to Jewishgen. As requested by Bernard Kouchel of Jewishgen, "this info is not owned by me".
thanks! James Gross

Date:    Wed, 2 Jul 1997 13:21:30 EDT
From:    "Dan Leeson: LEESON@admin.fhda.edu"

Subject: New Searchable Database Announced!

It is with great pleasure that I announce the availability
of a new SEARCHABLE DATABASE on our Jewishgen Website!
It is the "American Jewish Year Book Obituary Index:  An
Index to over 3,000 obituaries of prominent Jews, 1948-1994".
This is an in-house compilation, by the publishers, taken
from Volumes 51-96 of the AJYB.  Jewishgen has been granted
permission to enter this information in a searchable database
on our Website!

The American Jewish Year Book is an all too often overlooked
resource.  Over a year ago, at the instigation of Bernard Kouchel,
three Librarian members of Jewishgen, led by Rosanne Leeson, began
the process of searching important national databases, such as
OCLC and RLIN, in order to provide a state-by-state listing of
all institutions claiming to have complete runs (from 1899)
of the AJYB, to be added as an Infofile.  What was discovered
was that so many institutions across the U.S., as well as some
in Canada, had holdings that it was an impossibly lengthy task.

The decision then was just to add an Infofile describing the
background of this periodical, and giving some hints as to what
type of information could be found within its covers.  Following an
inquiry to the publishers, to confirm some points, we were told
of this Index.  Further e-mail correspondence resulted in their
permission to allow us to enter it into our database.  So, for
the first time ever this data will be available outside of the the
Offices of the AJYB!  We are very grateful for this gift!

Take a look now at this new information to found at:

http://www1.jewishgen.org/search
.html

Rosanne Leeson
Los Altos, CA
leeson@olive.fhda.edu
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From: "Satin, Allan" 
To: "'larklane@snip.net'" 
Subject: Zionist Record and South African Jewish Chronicle
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:58:05 -0500

Dear Mr. James Gross,
Your request for information was forwarded to me by Dorothy Smith at the
American Jewish Archives.

The American Jewish Periodical Center houses the microfilm collection of the
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Library which includes
microfilm of the Zionist Record and South African Jewish Chronicle. Our
holdings include 1955 to 1993.  If you would like to borrow any of this
microfilm, please submit a request through the interlibrary loan system of
the library with which you are used to working.  There are no charges unless
your library has charges.  You can borrow up to four reels of film at a time
for a one month loan period (renewals are available).  When you are done
with the four, you may return them for another four.

We look forward to hearing from you.