Tag: genealogy
‘Finding Your Roots’ show divulges new info on family of Michael Douglas
Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. shined a light revealing some of the mysteries behind the families of two Hollywood celebrities.
A new episode of “Finding Your Roots” debuted on PBS on April 2, showing findings demonstrating the Jewish roots...
Former neo-Nazi depicted in ‘American History X’ embraces Judaism
The marvels of modern-day DNA testing have revealed another member of the Jewish people. He’s a man who had a swastika tattooed on his neck and whose life inspired a searing American crime drama about violent...
‘Living encyclopedia’ Stuart Rosenblatt donates Irish-Jewish family records to National Library of Israel
Genealogist Stuart Rosenblatt on Dec. 19 will donate his treasure trove of records on Irish-Jewish families, which spans centuries, to the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem. For decades, he has been the go-to...
Jewish genealogy website helps Lviv digitalize records amid war
JewishGen, a nonprofit organization and website for Jewish genealogy, announced on Tuesday a partnership with the Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv to help the latter preserve historical records that are at...