Author: abracohen

  The JDC Archives is becoming a well-known resource for family history. In fact, the popular television show “Finding Your Roots” on PBS, reached out to the Archives when they found a textual gem. A JDC Archives document was featured in the first episode of the program’s fourth season. Narrated by Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the program traces the family trees of celebrities and influential individuals. On episode 1: The Impression, the family histories of comedian Larry David and politician Bernie Sanders are explored, with lineage tracked from 1940s Brooklyn to Jewish communities in Europe. The JDC...