The names in this extensive database cover the years 1844 to the present, and, when completed later this year, will offer access to more than 100,000 names of Jewish Americans buried in Massachusetts.
NEHGS President and CEO, D. Brenton Simons, said, "For genealogists and researchers, this database is a tremendous resource and provides unique access to a set of names vital to Jewish family research. We are pleased to work with AJHS and JCAM in this way. The Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts is a marvelous society for those with Jewish ancestry and we know countless people will benefit from having it available online."
"This is one of the first of many benefits that will accrue as a result of our strategic partnership with NEHGS," said Justin Wyner, chair of the Boston Board of Overseers of the American Jewish Historical Society. "This additional resource is of significant genealogical importance. AJHSNE now makes its home inside the NEHGS research center in downtown Boston.
According to JCAM's Executive Director Stanley Kaplan, "This partnership with NEHGS and AJHS provides people with access to where their loved ones are resting, a source that is known for genealogy," said Kaplan. "We have broadened …our reach within the community."
For more information, visit the NEHGS website at http://www.AmericanAncestors.org/, the American Jewish Historical site at http://www.ajhsboston.org/ or visit the Jewish Cemeteries Association of Massachusetts at http://www.jcam.org/.
