'Share on Twitter' Family resemblance Aug 03, 2006 0 Comment By the way, I think Rabbi Spektor looks a hell of a lot like Stan, especially in the photo on the right. Machinist The chief poobah at Family History Machine is Dan Ruby, aka Machinist. He created FHM as a tool to present his own family history, then opened the platform for other family storytellers to do the same. PreviousNext Explore Themes Sources & Methods No results No results