“Mark’s email made it clear that Feiga and Fruma had another sister; a sister that may have survived the Holocaust. I responded with my own email within an hour after receiving Mark’s email. In it I expressed surprise at this new family connection, a discovery made possible by the existence of my Tarashcha KehilaLink.”
“My genealogical research has provided me with a window into the lives of my ancestors — their successes and failures, their happy moments and their suffering. It has brought me closer to them. I feel that I am their spokesperson. I am telling their story for them, which they were unable to tell themselves.”
“Learning about my biological mother’s family background was amazing, but the identity of my biological father still remained a mystery. As the years went on, and not knowing where else to turn, I was beginning to think I would never track him down.”