The sweep of family history across the generations
How did Betty Katz meet her end in February 1942?
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.
Mel accomplished many things in life, but his life’s greatest moments happened during the Battle of the Bulge
Most of what we discovered about Rabbi Spektor's genealogy was entirely true. All but the myth of our family's connection to it
Rosa Feidt was the only Lewi sibling who got out, to her everlasting remorse
A surprising artifact discovered after a parent's death leads to a series of discoveries and a new pastime in genealogy
Leon Klein continued to work for American Spirits as its upstate New York sales representative
From 1880s to the 1930s, the Ringel family prospered in the garment trade in the German capital. Herman made men's outerwear.
Walter thought he had proved the family legend of descent from the celebrated Kovno Rav, Rabbi Yitchak Elchanon Spektor. Later facts emerged that suggested a more tenuous connection.