Mormon church, Jewish leaders tackle proxy baptism

The Mormon church says it has changed its genealogical database to better prevent the names of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps from being submitted for posthumous baptism by proxy.

Proxy Baptism Controversy: The End - The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.

Mormon Times

Proxy Baptism Controversy: The End The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. While it is true that Holocaust victims are the only category of people whose names the Church has agreed to delete from its genealogy database, ... Mormons, Jews Reach Accord Over Proxy BaptismReligion Dispatches Mormon church, Jewish leaders tackle proxy baptismThe Associated Press all 310 news articles »

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Click image to enlarge Cleveland Jewish News Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland meeting is at 7:30 in Menorah Park's Miller Board Room. JGS member Jerry Kliot discusses “The 30th IAJGS International ...

Ost Meets West: Immigrant Film Moguls, Émigré Directors, and the Rise of Film Noir - Ventura County Star

Ost Meets West: Immigrant Film Moguls, Émigré Directors, and the Rise of Film Noir Ventura County Star ... County is dedicated to sharing genealogical information, techniques and research tools with anyone interested in Jewish genealogy and family history. ...

Temporary home for key Jewish archive - Jewish Chronicle

Jewish Chronicle

Temporary home for key Jewish archive Jewish Chronicle But in a major effort to keep access open to academics - and dozens of Jewish genealogy enthusiasts researching their Manchester roots - the entire archive ...