Sallyann Sack: Jewish Genealogy: Where Do We Go from Here? Possibilities and Problems

Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 5:00 PM, at the West Bloomfield Public Library

Join us as we host Sallyann Amdur Sack, Editor of Avotaynu, The Journal of Jewish Genealogy as part of:

TELLING FAMILY STORIES
A Year Long Initiative by the Jewish studies Program at MSU on Jews, Genealogy and History

American Jews are always telling family stories: in literature, in memoir, in ?lm, through family trees, and around the kitchen table.

What do these stories mean? What do they reveal—and what do they obscure? How do they help individuals understand their community, their ethnic identity, and their origins? How are these stories different from—and how are they similar to—the stories of other Americans? How has American history affected ordinary individuals’ family stories? How have ordinary families’ everyday decisions shaped American history? Telling Family Stories explores the intersections between personal family stories and academic studies of families. The history of American families begins with your family story.