New Strategies for Researching German-Jewish Ancestry

Sunday, October 11 at 2:30 PM
Baldwin Public Library – Jeanne Lloyd Room
300 W. Merrill
Birmingham, MI 48009
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Free for all attendees

The session begins with a glimpse into the not-yet-available collection of Jon Stedman, a long-time, passionate German-Jewish genealogist whose copious research notes and files document the nature of how family history research in Germany and the US has changed over the last 50 years (his research began in 1958). From there Karen will demonstrate how new online resources, accessible genealogies, databases and DNA—together with aid from local historians and researchers in Germany—create unparalleled opportunities for researchers of German Jewish family history. Karen will provide contact information for local historians of former Jewish communities, museums and other resources throughout Germany.

Karen S. Franklin, Director of Family Research for the Leo Baeck Institute in New York City, is a past Co-Chair of the Board of Governors of JewishGen. A past president of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies and chair of the Council of American Jewish Museums, she is currently a vice-chair of the Memorial Museums committee of ICOM (International Council of Museums). She serves on the Advisory Board of the European Shoah Legacy Institute and was awarded the 2012 ICOM-US Service Citation. The citation is the highest honor of ICOM-US. Ms. Franklin is a juror for the Obermayer German Jewish History Award.