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Adoption and Genealogy

Israel Genealogical Society
Read about the activities of this non-profit organization that offers research materials, guidance and support for those interested in Jewish family histories.

Roots to Roots Foundation
Established in 1994, the Foundation aims to “survey, study, research, inventory, preserve and document” Jewish archival, historical, cultural and genealogical materials.

The Jerusalem Report: “The Jews Who Slipped Off the Magic Carpet”
This article chronicles the government-sanctioned kidnapping and illegal adoption of Israeli infants, mostly of Yemenite descent, during the 1950s. Similar to the Fisher family’s story in LOVE INVENTORY, healthy infants were taken from parents in the hospital and later said to have died, but no proof of death was ever produced.

Children of Holocaust Survivors

AMCHA
This Israeli organization is a support system for Holocaust survivors and their families, offering “a framework of mutual aid, memory processing and grief resolution.”

Resources for Children of Holocaust Survivors
Browse links to movies, books, support groups, genealogical resources and other organizations relevant to children of Holocaust survivors.

Children of Survivors
View personal histories and recommended readings in this section of the “cybrary,” a comprehensive site dedicated to photos, writings and discussion about the Holocaust and its survivors.

Israeli History and Culture

The World FactBook: Israel
Get statistics, a map and facts on Israel’s geography, people, economy and transnational issues.

Commanding Heights: Israel Overview
View a historical and political timeline of Israel’s inception spanning the 1900s to the present in this site about globalization and the world economy.

The Mideast: A Century of Conflict
Read historical timelines, bios, maps and interviews with the region’s leading historians in this seven-part series from NPR News which traces the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.

The New Foundation for Cinema and Television
One of the biggest supporters for documentary filmmakers in Israel, the Foundation has assisted in the production of more than 150 original films, including LOVE INVENTORY.