Researches that re-visit and re-shape the historical narrative (or parts thereof) through a genealogical lense – for example:

• “A Generational History of the Jews of (Vienna)(Fez)(Salonika) (wherever), as seen through a Genealogical Prism”.

Studies that offer a broader perspective on specific genealogical topics – for example:

• “An Overview of the Kinship Relationships of Conversos (Marranos) and the Geographical Dispersion of their Families over time”.

Integrative studies placing Jewish Genealogical researches into context of the wider historical narrative, both Jewish and non-Jewish

• A comparison of the family histories of Jews and non-Jews in feudal Poland.

“holistic” (rather than particularist) and critical approaches to rabbinical genealogies – for example:

• “A re-construction of the family ties of rabbis across broad geographical areas, reflecting the posts they held (“Ashkenaz”; Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; North Africa)”;

• “A Critical Re-examination of Major Rabbinical Lineages”.

Application of recently developed tools for the classification and analysis of Jewish names to regions/communities where little or no scholarly work has been done – for example:

• In North Africa, Turkey, Arabic-speaking lands, Persia, Romania, Hungary, Bohemia-Moravia, Alsace-Lorraine, Yemen, Ethiopia, India, etc.

• Broader canvassing and compiling of names from under-utilised sources, particularly from regions of the kind mentioned above, leading to the “mapping” of these names, studies of their frequency, permutations, etc.

JG and Sociology - for example:

• Studies of changing family structures and social values, notions of “class” and the criteria therefor, with resultant impacts on family connections.

JG and Migration Studies - for example:

• Overview analyses of major migration movements, including . internal migration, in various regions, from a genealogical point of view

JG and Genetics - for example:

• Genetic/DNA Studies of “Closed” Jewish Communities, e.g. in Djerba, Tunisia; on the Island of Rhodes, Georgia, etc.

JG and Demography

JG and Statistics

• Large scale statistical studies of family groups, emigrations/ immigrations, with detailed analyses of family structures (age differences of spouses; including frequency of consanguinity; infant mortality; life expectancy; medical issues; hereditary diseases; given names; name changes; etc.)

Development of research tools of fundamental importance to JG - for example:

• Updating and broadening of the DM Soundex far beyond East European names and phonetics.

Studies aimed at the systematic identification and documentation of new/under-utilized/previously inaccessible sources and resources for Jewish Genealogy - for example:

• Notarial records in pre-Expulsion Iberia.

• Municipal records throughout Italy prior to the establishment of the ghettos.