Guidelines for participation in the LitvakSIG Discussion Forum

The LitvakSIG Discussion Forum is an online forum for Litvak researchers of all levels, to share information, ask and answer questions, and participate in the LitvakSIG genealogical research community.  If you do not currently have an account with LitvakSIG, we urge you to create one, which you can do by clicking here.

All posts must have a connection to LitvakSIG genealogy research.  Any posts about Jewish culture, religious customs, history, etc., must show a connection to genealogical research.   

Experienced moderators, who are LitvakSIG volunteers, review all submitted posts to ensure that they are civil and related to LitvakSIG research, and appropriate for the purposes of our Discussion forum.  In some instances, moderators may edit the text of your post.

The Discussion Forum provides the user with an opportunity to send a “private” post in reply to another user’s post.  Private replies are not moderated, but should follow these guidelines.

Your name will be included with every post.  Email addresses will not be included though you may privately share your email address with another user.  If you want to view all of your own previous posts, or all posts by another user, you may click on the user name and the page will display such posts.

Commercial posts such as the announcement of a relevant book or film are allowed so long as they have relevance to Litvak research and otherwise follow these guidelines.  

Fundraising posts for non-LitvakSIG projects are allowed only with the approval of LitvakSIG.

Images and files may be attached to your messages.  Such images and files must also follow these guidelines.

The Discussion Forum uses English as our language.  However, the forum does allow the use of foreign languages and alphabets.  If you use a language other than English, please include an English language description of your topic.

LitvakSIG does not check the accuracy of information that is contained with the Forum.  Every user of the forum disclaims and releases LitvakSIG from any liability based on the use and posting of any information within the Discussion Forum.

Any questions can be directed to:  moderator@litvaksig.org