{"id":48,"date":"2017-03-22T22:11:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T22:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/jewishgen\/testimonials\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-01-24T18:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T22:12:31","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/jewishgen\/testimonials\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/jewishgen\/testimonials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/aboutus_photo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-612 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/jewishgen\/testimonials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/aboutus_photo-242x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/jewishgen\/testimonials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/aboutus_photo-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/jewishgen\/testimonials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/aboutus_photo-121x150.png 121w, https:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/jewishgen\/testimonials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/aboutus_photo-768x952.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/jewishgen\/testimonials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/aboutus_photo-826x1024.png 826w, https:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/jewishgen\/testimonials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/aboutus_photo.png 1157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a>Since 1987, JewishGen has facilitated the connection and re-connection of untold numbers of families. We have heard many heart-wrenching as well a<\/span>s heart-warming&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #333333;\">stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Through this website we document some of these stories. When we read these accounts, we share the pain, but above all we share the exuberance and excitement of success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">These success stories\u2014some small, some momentous\u2014tell of connections forged by ordinary people who have come together through the world of JewishGen\u2014sharing, giving, and working together to make family connections happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">We hope you enjoy and learn from our most recent stories as well as the many stories in our Archives, and that you\u2019ll be inspired to begin or continue your own journey of connection, using the resources and community that JewishGen provides. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">We wish you success in your own research and, if you have a story to share, please <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/jewishgen\/testimonials\/tell-your-story\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #134b7d;\">contact us<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> so we can tell it here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Nancy Siegel z&#8217;l, Editor and Richard Baum, Webmaster &amp; Associate Editor<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; position: relative; top: 15px;\">\n<p><b>Emeritus Success Stories Volunteers:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<li><i>Colin Mathias Justin, Webmaster 2016 &#8211; 2018<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Anna Blanchard, Webmaster 2012 &#8211; 2016<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Meredith Hoffman, Co-Editor and Webmaster 2009 &#8211; 2012<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Photo provided by Martin Tompa of his Grandmother, Ottilie Sch\u00fcck. Vienna, Austria, 1899.<br \/>\nClick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/jewishgen\/testimonials\/the-schucks-from-hlinsko-a-family-reunited\">here<\/a> to read his story.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1987, JewishGen has facilitated the connection and re-connection of untold numbers of families. We have heard many heart-wrenching as well as heart-warming&nbsp;stories. Through this website we document some of these stories. When we read these accounts, we share the pain, but above all we share the exuberance and excitement of success. 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