The Australian Jewish Genealogical Society (AJGS) is an Australian

non-profit organisation A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

established to encourage and assist those with Jewish ancestry to research their family histories. It is dedicated to the collection, preservation and dissemination of genealogical information of particular relevance and interest to members of the

Australian Jewish The history of Jews in Australia traces the history of Australian Jews from the British settlement of Australia commencing in 1788. Though Europeans had visited Australia before 1788, there is no evidence of any Jewish sailors among the crew. T ...

community. The Society was established in Sydney in 199

A Victoria, Australia, Victorian branch was established in 1995, which incorporated in 1998. The Sydney Society represents member researchers in the

Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an internal States and territories of Australia, territory of Australia. Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory, an ...

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

and

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

. There are several members in Canberra, some of whom are members of the ACT Jewish community. The Sydney Society maintains library resources of Jewish genealogically relevant reference books, maps, newsletters, and journals, and has since 1993 produced a quarterly magazine called ''The Kosher Koala''. The Australian Jewish Genealogical Society (Victoria), Inc. and th
Australian Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc.
are affiliated to the

International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Inc. (IAJGS) is an independent non-profit umbrella organization coordinating the activities and annual Convention (meeting), conference of 84 Jewish Family history society, genealogica ...

(IAJGS), which comprises over 80 national Jewish genealogical societies.

Australian Jewish Genealogical Society (Victoria), Inc

A Victoria, Australia, Victorian branch of the Society was established in 1995, and incorporated as a separate association in 1998 as th
Australian Jewish Genealogical Society (Victoria), Inc
It presently has about 150 members. The Victorian library collection (which includes material belonging to the Australian Jewish Historical Society

is housed at the Makor Jewish Community Library, which is part of the Lamm Jewish Library of Australia. It also provides online and personal information as to where various types of lists are available and holds seminars and other educational events. The Victorian Society has since February 1999 produced a quarterly newsletter called ''Jewish Genealogy Downunder''.

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Australian Jewish Genealogical Society web site

Australian Jewish Genealogical Society (Victoria), Inc. web site

Jewish Historical and Genealogical Society of Western Australia Inc. web site
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Australian Jewish Genealogical Society (Victoria), Inc

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