> History

*   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.

> Rabbinics

A “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”.

> Onomastics

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.

> Studies highlighting Interdisciplinary Aspects of JG

*   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.)

> JG and Computer Science (technologies)

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.

> Sources

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.