Middlesex County - Monroe Twp - "After DNA testing, I Was Contacted by Cousins with Unfamiliar Last Names. Now What?"



    The American Jewish Experience Lecture Series, presented by the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey, continues for its 22nd consecutive year with a presentation by Jack Feinstein, entitled "After DNA testing, I Was Contacted by Cousins with Unfamiliar Last Names. Now What?"

    More and more people are having their DNA tested to identify their genealogy heritage. The speaker will explain the problems of identifying family ties with your newly found Jewish relatives.  

  Jack Feinstein has been active in researching his family’s genealogy for many years and has produced two videos, one documenting the lives of his maternal great- grandparents and their children (his grandmother and her 8 siblings) and another video documenting the lives of his maternal grandparents, their children and grandchildren. Jack is a member of the Genealogy Club of Central Jersey in Highland Park and the Mercer County Genealogy Society in East Windsor.

    The lecture will be held on Tuesday, August 13th at 10:00 a.m. at Jewish Family Services, 52 Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe Township and will be repeated on Wednesday, August 21st, at 10:30 a.m. at the Highland Park Conservative Temple, 201 South 3rd Avenue, Highland Park.  Both lectures are open to the public. A donation of $2.00 is requested at the door. For more information call the JHSCJ office at 732-249-4894 or email at INFO.JHSCJ@gmail.com.
The Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey promotes and preserves all facets of the American Jewish experience, with emphasis on the Jewish community of central New Jersey. The Society’s extensive archival holdings are available to researchers. The collections include documents from religious, social, educational, and community organizations, as well as individual family records.
Location: 201 S 3rd Ave, Highland Park, NJ 08904, USA

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