Name of SIG or JewishGen Project: JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF)
Person Submitting Recommendation: Warren Blatt

Alex has been the JewishGen Family Finder’s Editor for the past six years.  In this role, Alex is JewishGen’s authority on place-names, and he assists users in entering their proper ancestral town names into the JGFF.  He has edited tens of thousands of JGFF entries, so that they all conform to the latest standards.  He often does above-and-beyond research on behalf of our users, helping them determine the correct ancestral shtetl, by examining extensive research sources.  His knowledge of Eastern European languages and on-the-ground experience has proved invaluable in this regard.  Alex’s continuing guidance and perseverance makes the JGFF the valuable resource that it is today.