Other procedural details are below. The present forum for Jewish genealogy discussion, soc.genealogy.jewish, has become a phenomenal success and has grown considerably in volume since its creation two years ago.
Jewish genealogy is often quite different from other types of genealogy.
This is because Jewish records were often segregated and located in different archives scattered throughout the world. In many cases, the records may exist in unusual places and in a variety of languages. Primary records are often rare, requiring the researcher to use novel approaches to infer family lines. When Jewish genealogists make use of primary records, they are often limited to 20th century records within the country of immigration. These types of records tend to be underutilized by other types of genealogists.