Association for Central European Jewish History and Genealogy

04/11/2026

Maura Lerner Fisher from the IAJGS Jewish Genealogy recently interviewed our Secretary General, Mattan Segev-Frank, to bring the Association for Central European Jewish History and Genealogy as the latest joining member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies to the awareness of its other members, and highlight our unique take, bringing genealogy and historical research together.

What can genealogy teach us about Jewish history? More than we might imagine!

Discover how a new Jewish association in Vienna is bringing genealogists and historians together to uncover new insights into Jewish life in Central Europe—and how family history can illuminate some of the most significant stories of the past.

Read the story from IAJGS! 👇

03/11/2026

📣 Your research has a history. Let us give it an audience

Don't say we didn't warn you - Less than two weeks remain to submit your proposal, until 15 November!

We are here to kindly nudge you all, reminding you that the family mystery you solved, archival discovery that changed your understanding, or research question that refuses to leave you alone could be the beginning of a compelling conference paper.

The Association for Central European Jewish History and Genealogy (CEJHG), together with CEU Jewish Studies and the Magyar Zsidó Múzeum és Levéltár - Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives, invites you to contribute to our May 2027 conference:
“Counting Families, Controlling Lives: Jewish Demography, Family and State Policy in Central Europe”

You don’t need an academic title to have something important to say. We welcome academic researchers and independent researchers alike, including genealogists whose careful work deserves a wider audience. Bring a relevant topic, research you’re ready to share, and the English-language skills to present it and join the discussion.

We’re looking for contributions exploring:
• Holocaust history through genealogy
• Reconstruction of pre-WWII family histories and networks across Central Europe
• Connecting archival evidence with descendant knowledge
• The 300th anniversary of the Familiantengesetze in the Habsburg monarchy
• State policies that sought to reduce or control Jewish population growth
• Genealogical research and behavioural studies
• Judaica provenance
• Migration, persecution and exile
• Cross-border family networks in Greater Hungary
• Community structures and inter-community relations

A single family, object or document can open a much larger historical conversation. Perhaps yours is the perspective we’re missing.

🎥 Conference lectures and panels will be recorded and shared on the CEJHG website and social media. Selected papers are also planned for publication in a peer-reviewed journal, giving the research a life beyond the conference.

💬 What discovery from your research deserves a wider conversation? Tell us in the comments. If you’re unsure whether your topic fits, share a sentence about it and let’s talk.

Know someone who says, “I’m just a genealogist,” before revealing an extraordinary piece of research? Tag them. This invitation is for them, too.

📅 Proposal deadline: 15 November 2026.

See the Call for Papers for submission details, and help us bring your corner of Jewish history into the conversation:
https://cejhg.org/en/call-for-papers-cejhg/

15/10/2026

📣 One month left to submit papers for the International Conference “Counting Families, Controlling Lives: Jewish Demography, Family and State Policy in Central Europe”, organized by the Association for Central European Jewish History and Genealogy (CEJHG) in partnership with CEU Jewish Studies and the Magyar Zsidó Múzeum és Levéltár - Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives, to take place on 4-6 May 2027 in Budapest.

Historians, Genealogists, Archivists, and researchers (academic or private) of any relevant field, whose research relates to any of the following topics, are more than invited to submit a paper and join our 2027 team of speakers:
🔯 Jewish demography and state policy
🔯 The Familiantengesetze and their impact on Jewish life across the Habsburg Monarchy
🔯 Migration, persecution, and exile
🔯 Cross-border family networks in Greater Hungary
🔯 Holocaust history through genealogy
🔯 Judaica provenance
🔯 Community structures and inter-community relations
🔯 Digital databases and AI
🔯 Genealogy and behavioral studies
🔯 Genealogy as education

Join a growing community of scholars and enthusiasts from around the world in exploring our shared past.

- please spread the word!

⏰ Submit your paper by 15 November 2026
📆 Conference dates: 4-6 May 2027
📍 Meet us in Budapest

🔗 Submit your paper in the following link:
https://cejhg.org/en/call-for-papers-cejhg/

23/09/2026

📣 Call for Papers for our second International Conference 2027!

Does your research shed light on Jewish life and history in Central Europe?
For our upcoming conference, “Counting Families, Controlling Lives: Jewish Demography, Family and State Policy in Central Europe”, organized by the Association for Central European Jewish History and Genealogy (CEJHG) in partnership with the CEU Jewish Studies and the Magyar Zsidó Múzeum és Levéltár - Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives, to take place on 4-6 May 2027 in Budapest, we invite historians, genealogists, archivists, and researchers of any relevant field, whose research relates to any of the following topics:
🔯 Jewish demography and state policy
🔯 The Familiantengesetze and their impact on Jewish life across the Habsburg Monarchy
🔯 Migration, persecution, and exile
🔯 Cross-border family networks in Greater Hungary
🔯 Holocaust history through genealogy
🔯 Judaica provenance
🔯 Community structures and inter-community relations
🔯 Digital databases and AI
🔯 Genealogy and behavioral studies
🔯 Genealogy as education
Join a growing community of scholars and enthusiasts from around the world in exploring our shared past

⏰ Submit your paper by 15 November 2026
📆 Conference dates: 4-6 May 2027
📍 Budapest

🔗 Submit your paper in the following link:
https://cejhg.org/en/call-for-papers-cejhg/

16/09/2026

Are your Jewish family roots from the Trnava region of Slovakia?

As part of the Trnava region Jewish Heritage project that we are working on at the Association for Central European Jewish History and Genealogy, together with the Západoslovenské múzeum v Trnave, Galéria Jána Koniarka v Trnave / Jan Koniarek Gallery in Trnava & Museo Internazionale della Memoria di Ferramonti di Tarsia, we are looking for artifacts, photos and documents that would fit an exhibition dedicated to documenting Jewish life in this region, which we are planning for next year.

We are looking for anyone who’s family originates from Trnava and its surrounding (see the partial list of villages and towns below) and might be holding such artifacts – of any type, that could add to the reconstruction of the area’s Jewish history. We would like to loan relevant artifacts for the exhibition.

If you have photo albums passed as family heirlooms, candlesticks for Shabbat, pieces of clothing, Jewels or really any mementos that people took with them when they immigrated – we would love to hear from you.

If you know anyone that might be able to help – please forward our post to them.

Places that we find interesting include:

· Abrahám (Szentábrahám)
· Báhoň (Báhony)
· Biely Kostol (Fejéregyháza, Weißkirchen)
· Blatné (Sárfő)
· Bohdanovce nad Trnavou (Bogdánovce, Bohdanovce)
· Jaslovské Bohunice (Bohunic, Pagyeróc & Jászlóc)
· Bojničky (Bajmócska)
· Boleráz (Bélaház)
· Borová (Joachimsthal, Borowá, Fenyves)
· Brestovany (Kisbresztovány, Nagybresztovány, Felsőlóc)
· Bučany (Nagybucsán, Kisbucsán)
· Budmerice (Pudmeric)
· Častá (Cseszte, Schatmansdorf)
· Čataj (Csataj, Schattein)
· Chtelnica (Wittenz, Telnitz, Vitténcz)
· Cífer (Cziffer, Gocnód, Pusztapát)
· Dechtice (Dejthe)
· Dlhá (Hosszúfalu)
· Dobra Voda (Jókő, Jókeő, Gutwasser)
· Doľany (Ompital, Ottenthal)
· Dolná Krupá (Alsó-Korompa, Unter-Korompa)
· Dolná Streda (Vágszerdahely, Alsószerdahely)
· Dolné Lovčice (Alsó-Lócz)
· Dolné Orešany (Alsódiós, Tót-Diós, Windisch-Nußdorf, Unter-Nußdorf)
· Dolný Čepen (Alsócsöpöny)
· Dvorníky (Udwarnok, Poszádka)
· Hlohovec (Galgócz)
· Horná Krupá (Felső-Korompa, Ober-Korompa)
· Horné Orešany (Ober-Nußdorf, Felső-Diós)
· Horné Zelenice (Felsőzelle)
· Horný Čepeň (Felső-Csöpöny)
· Hrnčiarovce nad Parnou (Gerencsér)
· Igram (Igrám)
· Jablonec (Helmes, Halmes)
· Kamenný mlyn
· Košolná (Kesselsdorf, Kossolná, Kosztolna)
· Majcichov (Majtény)
· Malženice (Maniga, Malsenicze)
· Modranka (Moderdorf)
· Opoj (Apaj)
· Pata (Patta, Vágpatta)
· Pusté Sady (Pusztakürth)
· Šelpice (Selpőc)
· Sereď (Szered)
· Siladice (Szilád)
· Šintava (Sempthe, Schintau)
· Slovenská Nová Ves (Tót-Újfalu, Neudorf)
· Smolenice (Szomolány)
· Smolenická Nová Ves (Nestich)
· Špačince (Spácza)
· Suchá nad Parnou (Szuha, Szárazpatak)
· Šúrovce (Nagy-Súr, Nemessúr, Valtasúr & Vára-Súr)
· Trakovice (Karkócz)
· Trstín (Nádas)
· Naháč (Nahács)
· Vištuk (Wystuk, Visztuk)
· Vlčkovce (Frakashida)
· Zavar (Zawar)
· Zemianske Sady (Nemeskürth)

Please contact us at: [email protected]

15/09/2026

We are making sure you haven't missed this opportunity from the Archives of the Jewish People:

A new research fellowship, supported by the Archives of the Jewish People, is dedicated to the memory of Hermann Karplus (1945-2015), researcher of Viennese Jewry, among other topics.

The fellowship will provide research grants to scholars making use of the archive, and will focus on Hermann's areas of interest, including the history of Vienna and its Jewish community, the Jews of the Habsburg Empire, as well as synagogues and cemeteries in Central Europe.

Selected fellows (non Israeli, MA students or PhD Candidates, Early-career post-doctoral researchers, or Independent scholars and untenured staff) will receive a €3,500 research
grant for a two-week research stay at the AJP
in Jerusalem.

Read more and apply here:
https://ajparchives.wixsite.com/karplus2026

11/09/2026

🎂 CEJHG is ONE!

Later today, when 1 Tishrei 5787 will start and the new Jewish year with it, the CEJHG will officially celebrate our first birthday.

And honestly… what a year. 🥳

In just 12 months, we have built a growing international community, created new partnerships, organized our first international conference, developed heritage projects, expanded research resources, planned exhibitions, and now we’re launching a brand-new Members Area to our website and starting to build a shared digital repository for Central European Jewish history and genealogy.

Not bad for a one-year-old. 😉

But the best part, by far, is the people.

The researchers, historians, genealogists, archivists, descendants, students, institution directors, and curious minds who keep asking questions, sharing discoveries, opening archives, connecting families, and making sure that the Jewish history of Central Europe is not only remembered, but researched and made accessible for generations to come.

And we’re just getting started.

IF you didn't get our anniversary newsletter a few hours ago…
1. Check your Promotions or Spam folder.
2. If it's not there either… well, that's basically the universe telling you to join CEJHG immediately. 😏

Seriously, we shared some BIG news that you really won’t want to miss.

To everyone who has been part of our first year: thank you. ❤️

Here's to another year of discoveries, connections, research rabbit holes, unexpected cousins, fascinating documents, and probably far too much time spent deciphering old handwriting.
May the coming year bring you health, happiness, inspiration, meaningful serendipitous discoveries, and many wonderful connections.

And may your next genealogy discovery be exactly the one you've been looking for (Or at least one that doesn't create seventeen new questions).

Shana Tova from all of us at CEJHG! 🍎🍯

31/08/2026

Issue 4 of the peer-reviewed online Journal "Jewish Genealogy" was published online a few days ago.

In it, you could find a conference report about the May 2026 conference "Parallel Paths, Shared Past: Jewish History and Genealogy in Central Europe", organized by the Association for Central European Jewish History and Genealogy in partnership with CEU Jewish Studies.

The article, titled "Parallel Paths Converge: CEJHG’s Inaugural Conference Brings Together Historians and Genealogists in Vienna" was authored by CEJHG Secretary General Mattan Segev-Frank and Deputy Chairman Prof. Michael Laurence Miller, Head of the CEU Center for Jewish Studies, together with Prof. Thomas Fürth, President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Sweden.

Feel free to read and if you were at the conference - add your experiences in the comments!

12/07/2026

🎉 Big news for the CEJHG community!

We are delighted to announce that the Association for Central European Jewish History and Genealogy (CEJHG) has officially joined the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)! 🌍

Following the unanimous vote of our members at our General Assembly on 7 May 2026, our application was submitted and has now been officially approved by the IAJGS Board.

The CEJHG is the first association in Austria dedicated to Jewish history and Jewish genealogy. As our name suggests, our scope has always extended beyond modern national borders.

Joining the IAJGS strengthens our commitment to connecting researchers, genealogists, historians and Jewish genealogical societies around the world.

This is only the beginning!

💙 Not yet a member?
Join our growing international community.
Membership for the remainder of 2026 is available for only €25:
🔗 Link in bio

👇 Tell us:
Where are you following us from, and what collaborations would you like to see CEJHG develop?

12/07/2026

🎉 Big news for the CEJHG community!

We are delighted to announce that the Association for Central European Jewish History and Genealogy (CEJHG) has officially been accepted as a member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)!

This milestone follows the unanimous vote of our members at the CEJHG General Assembly on 7 May 2026, after which we submitted our application. We are proud to share that the IAJGS Board has now approved our membership.

The CEJHG is the first association in Austria dedicated to Jewish history and Jewish genealogy. As our name suggests, our scope has always extended beyond modern national borders. Joining the IAJGS Jewish Genealogy strengthens our commitment to international collaboration, knowledge sharing, and building lasting connections between researchers, genealogists, historians, archives and Jewish genealogical societies around the world.

This is only the beginning, and we're excited about what we'll build together.

🌍 Not yet a member? Join our growing international community!
Membership is now available for just €25 for the remainder of 2026.
👉 https://cejhg.org/en/membership/

💙 We'd love to hear from you!
- Where are you following us from, and what international collaborations would you like to see CEJHG develop in the future?

Explore Central European Jewish history and genealogy with CEJHG. Connect with us to honor and preserve our rich heritage!