01:30pm - 03:30pm  By A Thread—a Daughter’s Search for her Mother’s Hidden Identity

Speaker: Marisa Fox New York journalist Marisa Fox knew her mother as Tamar Fromer Fox, a self-proclaimed freedom fighter and hero of the Israeli War of Independence. But Tamar’s Polish roots were more elusive. “I’m a Zionist and Israeli,” she would proudly say, avoiding any conversation of how she escaped the fate that claimed her own mother and large family who were murdered in Auschwitz. Then nearly 20 years after Tamar died, Marisa discovers her mother had a hidden identity and goes in search of it. Her quest takes her to her mother’s Polish hometown, where she finds vital records bearing ...

03:30pm - 05:00pm  Reception In Honor of JGS's 40th Anniversary

 A complimentary reception in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. will follow in the Great Hall immediately after our December meeting. We encourage our members to come and mingle with each other.