Sponsored by the Okon Family Endowment Fund for Holocaust Education of the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley and the Kurt and Tessye Simon Fund for Holocaust Remembrance

Yom Hashoa commemoration ceremony to be held at the St Joseph County Public Library’s new auditorium, followed by Jane Neff Rollins as our speaker.

Jane Neff Rollins, professional genealogist, will guide attendees through the process of researching relatives lost during the Holocaust. A Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony will precede the talk.

In observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, this program will open with a ceremony honoring those who died during the Holocaust followed by a presentation from professional genealogist Jane Neff Rollins.

This talk puts the systematic murder of Jews and other persecuted populations during World War II into historical context before showing attendees how to research the fate of long-lost relatives. Resources to be covered will include the JewishGen Holocaust database, the U.S. Holocaust Historical Museum, Yad Vashem, the Arolsen database, collections of oral history recordings, Yizkor (memorial) books, newspapers, and more. Also included will be the intellectual and emotional challenges genealogists will face in doing this kind of research.