ancestry

Without a trace: The saga of an incommunicado mom

The regular phone calls stopped, the letters went unanswered. A West Bank woman wondered: What happened to her mother in Florida?

By Hillel Kuttler June 29, 2014 5:42 pm

Seeking Kin

Seeking Kin: The quest to honor an Arab hero doctor

Despite being spurned by his Egyptian kin, Yad Vashem said it won’t stop searching for more relatives of Mohamad Helmy so he can be recognized in a ceremony as Righteous Among the Nations — the first from the Arab world to be so honored.

October 31, 2013 3:14 pm

Seeking Kin

Seeking Kin: At Brandeis, a new generation rekindles enduring bonds

Teenagers Mark Matsuki and Leon Feldman came to study in the Boston area and unintentionally regrafted family-like branches of a tree that first took root four generations ago in Russia.

September 30, 2013 2:16 pm