Category Archives: genealogy

A Family Tragedy Unearthed in Newspaper Archives

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Heather Dubnick

Last week, I decide to search for instances of the surname Dubnick in the available online newspaper archives at Newspapers.com. I was hoping to shed some light on the lives of my great grandfather Jacob Dubnick and great grandmother Rose … Continue reading →

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A Long-Lost Cousin from Kishinev

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Heather Dubnick

My father’s mother’s parents, David and Esther Aptekar, were both born in Kishinev (Chisinau), Moldova, and both came to the United States, where they met, before World War I broke out. David Aptekar, my great grandfather, came to the United … Continue reading →

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Great video about journey of Sephardic Jews from Spain to the Balkans

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Heather Dubnick

I just ran across this excellent video tracing the history of Sephardic Jews from the expulsion to the modern-day Balkans (in Spanish with English subtitles). To me, this is the most fascinating chapters in Jewish history, as I am have … Continue reading →

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Genealogy: Earliest Encounters

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Heather Dubnick

My first encounter with genealogy when I was a child was, of course, likely in elementary school, where I’m sure I was asked at some point to construct a rudimentary family tree—a tree that was likely very simple and extended … Continue reading →