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A reunion project for Holocaust survivors and their families runs a race against time

Andrew Silverstein in Forward · 9 Nov

The Holocaust Reunion Project, founded by genealogists Jennifer Mendelsohn and Adina Newman, is actively working to reconnect Holocaust survivors and their families through DNA testing and genealogical research.

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Yizkor Books Offer Genealogical Breadcrumbs

Sherrill Kushner in Hadassah · 7 May

Yizkor books, compiled by survivors after WWII, serve as crucial documents of pre-war Jewish life and the Holocaust, containing firsthand accounts and vital details for genealogists.

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Search this new list of Jewish family names from Cairo, Alexandria, Baghdad, Damascus, Aleppo and Beirut

Asaf Elia-Shalev in Forward · 29 Jan

Jacob Rosen-Koenigsbuch, a retired Ashkenazi diplomat, has compiled a list of Jewish family names from various cities in the Arab world before the Mizrahi exodus in the mid-20th century.

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How Jews can learn about their roots from hundreds of genealogists

Jewish Chronicle · 16 Jul 2023

The International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, hosted by the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies in London, will take place from July 30 to August 3, offering attendees the opportunity to explore their ancestral history with the help of genealogists from around the world.

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Hey, I’m Your Cousin

Michael Hoberman in Tablet · 16 Jun 2023

The article discusses the challenges and complexities of tracing the descendants of early American Jews.

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At Home in America

Steven J. Zipperstein in Jewish Review of Books · 3 Jan 2021

In her memoir "At Home in America," Esther Safran Foer embarks on a journey to uncover her family's history, including her Holocaust-survivor father and her mother's lost sister.

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Back From the Dead

Hillel Kuttler in Tablet · 7 Jan 2020

Simon Phippen, an 85-year-old resident of Andover, England, is officially registering himself as alive at Yad Vashem after being listed as dead for over six decades.