A 95-year-old Holocaust survivor whose entire family was lost learns she has three living first cousins. An orphaned child survivor of the Holocaust lives her entire life without knowing her true identify. Four years after her death, the woman's daughter is finally reunited with her biological family thanks to a DNA test. This presentation will detail some of the amazing and unexpected reunions Jennifer Mendelsohn has been able to make happen through dogged paper trail research and careful DNA analysis. She'll share these incredible reunion stories along with some tips and best practices for reconnecting with lost relatives.

Jennifer Mendelsohn is a seasoned journalist and ghostwriter whose work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, People, Slate, and USA Today. A native Long Islander now based in Baltimore, Mendelsohn serves on the board of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland and is the administrator of Facebook’s Jewish genetic genealogy group. A member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, she is the creator of the movement known as #resistancegenealogy, a project that uses genealogical and historical records to fight disinformation and honor America’s immigrant past. Her work has received international media attention.

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