Israel Genealogical Society

The Israel Genealogical Society (Hebrew: עיל"ם, העמותה הישראלית לחקר שורשי משפחה) is an Israeli association founded in 1983. According to its website, it is the leading organization in the country on genealogy. It operates a study center (midrasha) for learning family-root research and locating relatives, an active advisory service for individual assistance in family-history research, commemoration and locating relatives, and active branches in several locations in Israel where meetings are usually held monthly, featuring lectures related to researching the history of Jewish families in Israel and the Diaspora. During the COVID-19 era, lectures are delivered via Zoom and can be viewed on its video channel. Members are entitled to research assistance at active advisory stations in some branches, and the public is invited to join shared-interest groups in the Dor LeDor forums and to join as members.

The Israel Genealogical Society was founded in 1983. Its website describes it as the leading organization in the country on genealogy. It maintains a study center (midrasha) for learning family-root research and locating relatives, an active advisory service for individual assistance in family-history research, commemoration and locating relatives, and active branches in several locations in Israel where meetings are usually held monthly with lectures on researching the history of Jewish families in Israel and the Diaspora. During the COVID-19 era, lectures are delivered via Zoom and can be viewed on its video channel. Members are entitled to research assistance at active advisory stations in some branches, and the public is invited to join shared-interest groups in the Dor LeDor forums and to register as members.

The leading organization in Israel on genealogy, per its website.

1. 1ראשי - עיל״ם העמותה הישראלית לחקר שורשי משפחהisragen.org.il
2. 2Israel genealogical societywikidata.org