JULY 27 • 2023 | 31

The Rabbi Leo M. Franklin 
Archives of Temple Beth El pre-
sented its annual Mary Einstein 
Shapero Memorial Lecture 
Series on June 27 with guest 
speaker Jennifer Mendelsohn. 
Mendelsohn, co-founder of 
the DNA Reunion Project at 
the Center for Jewish History, 
dazzled the audience with her 
presentation, Reclaiming Our 
Story: The Promise and Potential of 
Jewish Genealogy. 
Driven by the desire to 
reunite families torn apart by 
the Holocaust, Mendelsohn’s 
work mixes DNA technology 
with old-fashion genealogy 
sleuthing. Her inspiring stories 
prove that even people separat-
ed by decades and continents 
can still be found and brought 
together.
This free event was spon-
sored by the Honorable Walter 
Shapero and Kathleen Straus 
and co-sponsored by the Joan 
Meyers Jampel Center for 
Michigan Jewish Heritage and 
the Jewish Genealogical Society 

of Michigan. The Friends of the 
Jampel Center also hosted an 
exclusive pre-glow that includ-
ed a small group Q&A with 
Mendelsohn. 

To learn more about the DNA Reunion 

Project, visit dna.cjh.org. 

A small group enjoys a Q & A with Jennifer Mendelsohn.

Jennifer Mendelsohn spoke about 
Jewish geneaology.

Mary Einstein Shapero 
Memorial Lecture 
Series Welcomes 
Genealogist 

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMIE FELDMAN

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