Moniek Garber lived for years believing he was his family’s sole Holocaust survivor. At a meeting in Glasgow held by The Association of Jewish Refugees, he told genealogist Michael Tobias that his family tree had ended.
Listen to the new Gathering the Voices podcast to hear how Michael uses 30 years of expertise and DNA analysis to uncover lost Jewish family history and challenge the impossible.
🎙️ Trailer: An Introduction to Finding Moniek’s Family
‘Finding Moniek’s Family ‘Moniek Garber thought he was only person left in hisfamily to have survived the Holocaust. At a meeting inGlasgow, Scotland, organised by The Association ofJewish Refugees, he...
‘Finding Moniek’s Family ‘Moniek Garber thought he was only person left in hisfamily to have survived the Holocaust. At a meeting inGlasgow, Scotland, organised by The Association ofJewish Refugees, he heard Michael Tobias OBE, who isa genealogist, offer to trace family members. He saidsadly to Michael that he did not think that Michaelcould help him.Michael Tobias is an award-winning professionalgenealogist specialising in Jewish research worldwide.His particular expertise lies in Poland, the UnitedKingdom (especially Scotland) and the USA. He hasover 30 years of genealogy experience including 25years helping Holocaust survivors and their families,and utilising DNA analysis.Michael is a ‘detective’, his work is fascinating. Listento the podcasts and hear about Michael’s work andabout Moniek and his childhood and why he was sentto a concentration camp aged 15. Did Michael succeedin finding any trace of Moniek’s family?If you want to find out more about Michael’s work, youcan contact him through his email address atmichael@gene-genie.comTo listen to Moniek Garber’s oral interview and watch his videointerview, please go to the Gathering the Voices website atwww.gatheringthevoices.comFinding Moniek’s Family is presented by Angela Shapiro. Thesound, design and mixing is by Sam MacLeod.
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