Do you have Jewish ancestors but don’t know where to start? This talk will cover basic strategies about how and where to research your Jewish relatives, especially those who came from Central and Eastern Europe. We will cover historical events and cultural aspects to keep in mind, how names were changed, learn about Jewish life cycle events, and also websites specifically used in Jewish genealogy, including Holocaust research.
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About the Speaker
Rebecca Stanley
Rebecca Stanley has been conducting research on-and-off for the past 20+ years. With a focus in American Jewish genealogy, she has traced her family across the US and into what is now Central and Eastern Europe. Currently living in Los Angeles, she was a founding member of that city's Young Adult Child Caregiver Alzheimer's Support Group and the Young Adult Alzheimer's Bereavement Group. Just under five years after her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and only 1.5 years after her mother died, Rebecca spoke at the Society of Genealogists' 2024 NextGEN Conference about her own experiences on Alzheimer's, genealogy, and caregiving during the Covid-19 pandemic. A Paralegal-in-training, she also writes historical fiction in her spare time.
