Genealogy is about personal memory and connecting to the people who have played a role in bringing you to this place in your life. It can enlarge your sense of self and community in a very profound and lasting way and is a legacy to pass along to others in your family. In this how-to workshop, you will learn how to start researching your family’s history from the comfort of your home computer. This program is a collaboration of JCC Greater Boston, the Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture and Jewish Family & Children’s Service.
Marilyn is the President of the Board of Directors of the Vilna Shul/Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture. As the co-founder of the Vilna Shul Genealogical Project, she has been instrumental in locating over 500 living descendants of the original Vilna Shul founders from the early 1900’s in the West End of Boston.
Marilyn has 2500 family members in her family tree and loves helping others find their roots. For ten years, she was the Outreach Coordinator for Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston.
In addition to her work at The Vilna, Marilyn is also in her twelfth year as the musical director for the Tremble Clefs, a chorus for Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers, part of the Charlotte and Richard Okonow Parkinson’s Support Program at Jewish Family & Children’s Service.
This event is in partnership with JCC Greater Boston and Jewish Family and Children's Service.