Geneaology
Preserving history piece by piece. (Photo by Thiago José Amaral via Pexels)
May 11, 2026, 4:08 pm
JGS program welcomes professional genealogist Janette Silverman
'We can't restore the people that are gone to life, but we can restore them to living memory'
By Adam Reinherz
Author, journalist and genealogist Dan Rottenerg is coming to Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy of Dan Rottenberg)
July 11, 2025, 9:29 am
‘Father of Jewish Genealogy’ Dan Rottenberg to speak at Heinz History Center
'When you trace your ancestors, you learn more about yourself, you learn more about history, and you are able to place your ancestors in the context of history. It's a really personal way to tie yourself into the rest of the world'
By Adam Reinherz
Flyer image courtesy of GRIP
June 17, 2024, 12:56 pm
Ashkenazic Jewish genealogy program offered at LaRoche next month
Preserve the past and better one’s self through summer study of genealogy
By Adam Reinherz
Photo by Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca VHIR via Flickr at flickr.com/photos/75896008@N08/6860052836
October 7, 2022, 11:49 am
Journalist explains the perils and ethical dilemmas of DNA tests
Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh welcomes Libby Copeland for discussion about modern search of self
By Adam Reinherz
Matt Lucas at a "Doctor Who" BBC America official panel during Comic-Con in San Diego, July 23, 2017. (Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
July 6, 2022, 6:22 pm
‘Great British Bake Off’ host Matt Lucas discovers family member lived with Anne Frank’s family
Lucas learned that Werner Goldschmidt, his grandmother’s first cousin, had rented a room from the Franks while they were still living in their Amsterdam apartment.
By Caleb Guedes-Reed
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