1. JewishGen Hungarian Special Interest Group 2008 Report

2. Mission JewishGen's Hungarian Special Interest Group (H-SIG) is for those with Jewish roots in the area known as "greater Hungary" or pre-Trianon Hungary and covers all those areas that were part of Hungary before World War I. This includes all of present-day Hungary and Slovakia and lands that are now within Romania, the Ukraine, Austria, Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia.

3. Leadership Vivian Kahn, Coordinator vkahn@kmort.com Benjamin C. Schoenbrun, Webmaster hsigmaster@verizon.net Discussion List Moderators: Vivian Kahn Tom Venetianer Robert Neu

4. Project Coordinators 1848 CensusRobert Neu 1869 CensusMarelynn Zipser Other CensusErich Bloch Vital RecordsSam Schleman Holocaust MemorialsCarol Robinson

5. H-SIG Activities H-SIG Discussion Group Transcription projects to support the All Hungary Database Promoting development of Hungarian Shtetlinks Sponsoring IAJGS conference sessions H-SIG luncheon and annual business meeting

6. 2007 -2008 Accomplishments H-SIG is unique because all of our projects are accomplished by volunteers (rather than paid transcribers). During the past year our volunteers have: Added more than 100,000 new records to the AHD Updated the H-SIG website with new information Created and expanded Shtetlinks for Miskolc, Kormend, Nagymegyer, Chabanivka and Vishni Bystra.

7. All Hungary Database History 3/2003AHD goes live with 45,000 records 4/2004AHD 1 yr old with 140,000 records 3/2005AHD 2 yrs old with over 240,000 records 3/2006AHD 3 yrs old with over 350,000 records 7/2007AHD 4+ years old with over 550,000 records 7/2008AHD includes over 660,000 records with more to come!

8. All Hungary Database Census Records

9. All Hungary Database Vital Records Projects

10. New Records Being Added: Bezi, Budapest, Csenger, Eger, Gyomore, Gyongyos (Partial), Hodasz, Jarmi, Kemecse, Kosice, Koszeg, Mateszalka, Miskolc, Moson, Presov (Partial), Sobrance, Stropkov (Partial), Szeged (Partial), and Vag Besztercze. New Towns to be Transcribed: Ajak, Apagy, Balkany, Budapest, Dunajska Streda, Mako, Miskolc, Oroszvar, Papa, Presov (Remainder), Rajka, Sopron, Stropkov (Remainder), and Szeged (Remainder). Towns Under Consideration: Baja, Balassagyarmat, Bartfa/Bardejov, Bekescsaba, Bonyhad, Gyongyos, Nagykanizsa, Nyitra, Pecs, Szekesfehervar, Szombathely, and Vranov nad Toplou.

11. All Hungary Database Holocaust Databases Holocaust Memorial Database Yizkor Book Lists and Community Histories Survivors from Debrecen Jewish Residents and Victims from Kisvarda, Oradea, Subotica, Szombathely Deportation Lists from Spisska Nova Ves Hungarian Jewish Survivors listed in a Hungarian Periodical Tîrgu Mureş Deportation and Ghetto Lists Hungarian Jewish KMSZ (Military Forced Laborer) List Győr Victims at Auschwitz Hungarian Jewish Survivors in Buchenwald

12. All Hungary Database JOWBR - Hungary 24,000 burial records including cemeteries in: Hungary (15,483) And formerly Hungarian areas in Romania (3,100) Slovakia (15,717) Ukraine (3,499)

13. What YOU Can Do To Support H-SIG We need! Research Coordinator Shtetlinks Coordinator Transcribers

14. More Ways to Help H-SIG Develop a Shtetlink website Donate and transcribe photographs of Holocaust memorials Donate photographs of cemeteries And, make a financial contribution to JewishGen

15. Financial Statement (6/30/08) Opening Balance$6,593.84 Expenses 96.68 Revenues 911.00 Balance$7,408.16

16. H-SIG Fund Balances