The sweep of family history across the generations
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.
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.
From civil rights to war resistance to arms control, Ruby family members embraced liberal social causes
Three brothers of the Kleemann family from the Weinberg district of 19th century Danzig operated a coffee and tea import business. Hugo Lewi married into the family and was a dealer in military effects.
A surprising artifact discovered after a parent's death leads to a series of discoveries and a new pastime in genealogy
In 1907, Moritz Feidt built a department store in Berlin Stieglitz. It still stands today
Leon Klein continued to work for American Spirits as its upstate New York sales representative
Stanley Ruby entered the public debate over nuclear missile technology in 1968-69.
From 1880s to the 1930s, the Ringel family prospered in the garment trade in the German capital. Herman made men's outerwear.