‘Finding Moniek’s Family ‘
Moniek Garber thought he was only person left in his
family to have survived the Holocaust. At a meeting in
Glasgow, Scotland, organised by The Association of
Jewish Refugees, he heard Michael Tobias OBE, who is
a genealogist, offer to trace family members. He said
sadly to Michael that he did not think that Michael
could help him.
Michael Tobias is an award-winning professional
genealogist specialising in Jewish research worldwide.
His particular expertise lies in Poland, the United
Kingdom (especially Scotland) and the USA. He has
over 30 years of genealogy experience including 25
years helping Holocaust survivors and their families,
and utilising DNA analysis.
Michael is a ‘detective’, his work is fascinating. Listen
to the podcasts and hear about Michael’s work and
about Moniek and his childhood and why he was sent
to a concentration camp aged 15. Did Michael succeed
in finding any trace of Moniek’s family?
If you want to find out more about Michael’s work, you
can contact him through his email address at
To listen to Moniek Garber’s oral interview and watch his video
interview, please go to the Gathering the Voices website at
Finding Moniek’s Family is presented by Angela Shapiro. The
sound, design and mixing is by Sam MacLeod.