Family Story Finder
The sweep of family history across the generations
Fourth Generation Rubys
Just a bit about Twyla, Gene, Zach and Lani.
Janis Brenner—a Ratner in motion
An innovator in modern dance and choreography since breaking in with the Murray Lewis Dance Company in the 1980s. The Ratners moved geographically. Janis moves artistically.
Lest we forget—family Holocaust testimony
Remembering our Ringel and Wohlgemuth/Paechter family members who perished in the Shoah.
Mel Brenner
Mel accomplished many things in life, but his life’s greatest moments happened during the Battle of the Bulge
Our Brenner cousins
Janis, Leslie and Amy grew up—each a star in her own way.
Our Israeli cousins
Ze’evs progency: a new generation of vibrant, contemporary Israelis.
Rehms of Lottstetten
The Rehm family and related branches have been present in the High Rhine region since at least the 1600s, and remain prominent there today.
Sandy Klein
A precocious Ratner girl takes on life in midcentury America.
Third Generation Rubys
First came Walter, then Danny and Joanne. They would carry on the Ruby-Ringel genes.
Ze'ev and Penina Sharon of Kibbutz Afeq
A pioneer to Palestine in 1936, Ze’ev married Penina and they did their part to build the state of Israel as founders of Kibbutz Afek.