Gesher Galicia is a Jewish genealogical nonprofit organization, operating as a special interest group for those with Jewish roots from the former Austrian-ruled province of Galicia, part of modern-day western Ukraine and southeastern Poland.
[1][2][3] The organization's specific purposes are to conduct research, education, publish the Gesher Galicia Family Finder, reproduce regional and cadastral maps, maintain networking and online discussion groups, and to promote and support Jewish heritage and preservation work in the areas of the former Galicia.
[8] Gesher Galicia was founded as a special interest group in the summer of 1993 by Suzan Wynne, a teacher, lecturer, author, and founding member of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington.
The journal features material broadly linked to Jewish life in Austrian Galicia (1772-1918) and during other periods, including the Holocaust.
[20]The Galitizianer features updates on archival records and genealogical research, as well as a range of family stories and articles on the history of Galicia.