Arthur Kurzweil is known to many as America's foremost
expert in Jewish genealogical research. You will be moved and amazed
by his humorous, emotional, eye-opening presentations on how and
why Jews of all ages can successfully climb their Jewish family
trees.
From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish
Genealogy and Family History
(this can be
a book and author event)
The author of the classic guidebook in the field
of Jewish genealogical research, Arthur Kurzweil offers a humorous,
moving, meaningful presentation on the subject. Arthur proves
that Jewish family tree research can be done successfully and
shows you how to do it. If you've ever had any curiosity about
your ancestors and want to learn more about who they were and
from where your family came, this entertaining talk will teach
you how to do it.
Jewish Genealogy as a Spiritual Pilgrimage
Jewish genealogy is not just names and dates on a family tree,
The pursuit of one's Jewish roots can be a profound one for the
family historian. Arthur Kurzweil explores the meaning of Jewish
genealogy as a fun pastime and as a serious exploration of one's
own identity.
Climbing Your Jewish Family Tree: A Hands-on Workshop
In this workshop, Arthur Kurzweil turns you on Jewish genealogical
research--and gets you started! You will have an opportunity to
use rare books and fascinating documents to begin your family
tree research, and you will be inspired to go further to discover
the amazing materials about each of our families that exist in
libraries and archives and websites that are easily available
to each of us.
Holocaust Research: How and Why To Locate Information
About What Happened to Your Family During the Holocaust
(an excellent
Yom HaShoah program)
The Nazis did not destroy records; they kept records. Discover
the amazing, often unbelievable documents that help Jewish families
to discover just what happened to their relatives during the Holocaust.
Arthur Kurzweil has personally discovered information about hundreds
of his relatives who were murdered in the Holocaust. He will share
this material with you and show you how you can do the same kind
of moving investigation concerning your own Jewish family.
Tracing Your Jewish Roots: A Workshop for Young People
and Their Parents
For many years, Arthur Kurzweil has offered this perfect inter-generation
program at hundreds of synagogues. Young people and their parents
can, together, gain an appreciation of the power of family history
and begin to discover their own family trees through Arthur's
inspiring ideas and information. This program has been highly
successful throughout the country and is ideal for 5th grade and
up.
Click to read:
Genealogy as a Spiritual Pilgrimage by Arthur Kurzweil