Family Story Finder
The sweep of family history across the generations
1968 Democratic convention
It was a signature moment of the turbulent 1960s. Walter, 18, and Dan, 15, were there in Chicago, working as messengers for the Eugene McCarthy campaign.
Ghosts of Weißensee—the cemetery played on
How did Betty Katz meet her end in February 1942?
Joan and Ruby
Joan’s second marriage to Rueben Meyers brought her great happiness.
Mel Brenner
Mel accomplished many things in life, but his life’s greatest moments happened during the Battle of the Bulge
Mössbauer man—Stan makes his mark in physics
Stan's innovations in Mossbauer spectroscopy.
On Hill Avenue
The Ruby family comes of age in a bedroom suburb west of Chicago
Our Brenner cousins
Janis, Leslie and Amy grew up—each a star in her own way.
Rosa’s fateful choice
Rosa Feidt was the only Lewi sibling who got out, to her everlasting remorse