David Laskin is an award-winning writer of historical narrative non-fiction. His most recent book, The Family: A Journey into the Heart of the 20th Century, won the Washington State Book Award in 2014.

Laskin, who serves as the publicity chair of the IAJGS 2016 conference, writes frequently for The Forward, The New York Times Travel Section, Seattle Met and The Seattle Times.

See his website at http://davidlaskin.com/

“One Family, Three Journeys” (Fri-115), 8:30 A.M.-9:45 P.M.

At the turn of the last century, David Laskin’s family divided into three branches — one came to the US and went into business (founding the Maidenform Bra Company); one branch went to Palestine as idealistic Zionist pioneers and helped found the State of Israel; the third branch remained in Europe and perished in the Holocaust. The talk/slide show will trace how David researched the three branches, starting as a genealogical neophyte, and wove their story into a compelling narrative.

Category: Beginning genealogists

Topics: Ashkenazic research, Genealogy and Jewish history related to WWI, Holocaust research, Immigration and migration over the ages, Jewish history and culture