UPDATE: UNFORTUNATELY, AVA COHN WILL BE UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO SEATTLE THIS AUGUST AND WILL NOT, THEREFORE, DELIVER THIS PRESENTATION AT THE IAJGS CONFERENCE.
Ava Cohn aka “Sherlock Cohn, The Photo Genealogist,” is an internationally-known expert on Jewish family portraits and photographs. She holds a degree from Brandeis University with coursework in decorative arts, art history and costume history at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Recognizing the need for accurate dating of Jewish photographs along with specialized knowledge of immigrant and Eastern European culture and traditions, she devotes her work, almost exclusively, to Jewish family photographs from throughout the world. She is a popular speaker and writer on topics of photography and genealogy.
Her website may be viewed at http://sherlockcohn.com/
“Clued-In: Interpreting Real Photo Postcards from the Diaspora” (Thurs-169), 9:00 10:15 A.M.
As our ancestors moved throughout the world, whether by choice or by force, they preserved their legacy with photographs, carried with them and sent to relatives in other places. While studio photographs give the impression of stability and permanence, postcards connote the opposite, instead presenting a fleeting, slice of life en route from one place to another.
In this new talk, the fifth in the “Clued-In” series from Sherlock Cohn, The Photo Genealogist, we’ll explore how Real Photo Postcards (RPPCs) were used by our Jewish ancestors on their travels, whether that be emigrating from Europe to America or moving westward from New York to California. We’ll examine what RPPCs are and look for the clues in the photos that give us a greater understanding of the lives of our mishpocha, both in Israel and the Diaspora.
Category: Beginning genealogists
Topics: Ashkenazic research, Genealogy and Jewish history related to WWI, Holocaust research, Immigration and migration over the ages, Jews of the Southwest United States, Jewish history and culture, Sephardic research, Specific countries or geographic areas, Family Photographs