Jewish Special Interest Group


J-SIG Logo The Jewish Special Interest Group (J-SIG) of St. Louis Genealogical Society began in June 2005 as a revival of the Jewish Genealogical Society of St. Louis, formerly associated with United Hebrew Congregation. In addition to its association with the St. Louis Genealogical Society, the J-SIG is a member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies.  IAJGS Logo


Meetings



All meetings will take place in the auditorium at
St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640 South Lindbergh Blvd.

2007



August
Date: Wednesday, 22 August 2007
Chat Time: 7:00 p.m.
Presentation: 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Topic: Saving Treasures from the Holocaust
Speaker: Marge Bilinsky


November
Date: Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Chat Time: 7:00 p.m.
Presentation: 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Topic: Using JewishGen to Enhance Your Research
Speaker:

Phyllis Faintich


Jewish Resources in St. Louis



There are many resources available in St. Louis for doing Jewish research.

Resources on the Web Site



St. Louis Jewish History



There have been Jewish people in St. Louis since 1807, when merchant, Joseph Philipson from Pennsylvania arrived in the territory and established a general merchandising store. For a complete timeline of Jewish history in St. Louis, click here. (This Jewish history courtesy of Joel Shedlofsky.)

Cemetery Index



Many Jewish cemeteries have come and gone over the years, and Jewish cemetery information is being actively processed for all of the currently active ones. For a list of Jewish cemeteries in St. Louis, click here. To access names that have been indexed in some of these cemeteries, click here.

Funeral Homes



Two funeral homes in St. Louis have served the Jewish community in recent years. They are Rindskopf-Roth Funeral Chapel and Berger Memorial. Volunteers have been working with the records of both homes and have partially indexed them. To access names that have been indexed in these funeral homes, click here.

Monument Company



One monument company in St. Louis creates most Jewish tombstones. That company is Rosenbloom Monument Company, 7511 Olive Street Rd.; St. Louis, MO 63130; 314-721-5070. They do not have a Web site, but will answer queries in person, by writing, or phone.

Jewish Newsletter



During its existence, the JGS of St. Louis had a monthly newsletter called Generations. Its first editors were founders, Art and Sylvia Jaffe. Then, for a brief time, it was edited by Gene Schneider, followed by Jerry Goldberg. In late 2000, Ilene Murray began her tenure as editor and remained in that position until the last issue, July 2005.

A complete set of all of the issues is available at St. Louis County Public Library Headquarters in Special Collections and at the Missouri Historical Society Research Library.

Electronic copies of issues from November 2000 until July 2005 can be found on this site. They are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format and can be downloaded, saved, and/or printed. To do so, click here.