Public invited to East European Genealogy Presentations
Curious about your ancestors or distant cousins that lived in Eastern
Europe during Nazi Rule? The Foundation
for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) invites you to attend two
special guest lectures during their upcoming conference. Diane Afoumado, Ph.D., and Ina Navazelskis,
MSc, MA, both from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in
Washington, DC will be presenting on topics of interest to anyone with
ancestors of Eastern European origin, Jewish and non-Jewish alike.
Ms. Afoumado will be presenting “How the Records of the International
Tracing Service (ITS) May Surprise You” at the opening plenary session, Wednesday,
August 12th, at 7:15 pm. The ITS collection contains diverse information
about the persecution and murder of Jews and non-Jews — Poles, Ukrainians,
Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, Soviet prisoners of war, Roma and Sinti,
homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and persons with disabilities — under Nazi
rule. Diane is Chief of the Research and Reference Branch of the
Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center. She will also be
available throughout the remainder of the week for one on one consultations by
appointment; you may schedule a time to meet with her following her
presentation.
Ms. Navazelskis will be giving a brown-bag lecture, “Oral History
Interview Collection, US Holocaust Memorial Museum,” at 12:15 pm, Friday,
August 14th. A journalist with 30 years experience in East European
affairs and modern history, Ina has worked with the Oral History Branch of the
museum since 2001. Her presentation will introduce you to the Oral
History Archive, designed to document and preserve testimonies as primary
sources for future generations to hear and see the people who experienced,
witnessed, or perpetrated the genocidal policies and crimes of the Germans and
their collaborators.
Both presentations will be held in the Aspen Room, lower level of the
Salt Lake City Plaza Hotel, 122 West South Temple, Salt Lake City. No
tickets are required; lunch not included. Additional background and program information
may be found at feefhsworkshop.org.
The
Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) was founded in
1992 to provide access to genealogical resources and educational programs
relating to Eastern European family history research. They sponsor an annual conference focused on
Eastern European genealogical research, featuring some of the nation’s leading
experts in German, Jewish, Polish, Austro-Hungarian, Russian, and specialty
focus areas of research. Additional
information may be found at feefhs.org.
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