Discovering Your Jewish Central & East European Family [] JC3

Discovering Your Jewish Central & East European Family

English required

After years of research into his family’s history, Dr. Kord will be sharing practical advice on how you can get started with finding your roots. With knowledge of only his parents and an aunt living in Australia, he has discovered almost 6,000 family members throughout the world.

Thursday, Dec. 15th, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Learn where to start. Using large databases, specifically Jewish databases, archives and even Ebay. How to use family stories. “Help! This record is in Hungarian!”

Workshop — Thursday, Dec. 22nd, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Attendees from the first two sessions will have the opportunity to work directly with Dr. Kord on specific research strategies. Attendance will be limited.

For each Session and Workshop: 200 pesos, 150 pesos for members.

Dennis Kord, Ph.D. “Researching the history of my Central European family has been one of the most rewarding and frustrating tasks that I have ever undertaken. The one thing that I have learned is that you have to have a plan.”

Dr. Kord is a psychologist who has been researching his Habsburg family over the past decade. He is currently working on a book about his extended family and their lives in a constantly changing social and political environment.

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