Word: jewishgen
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...Eastern Europe has been orchestrated largely by volunteer dynamo Joyce Field of West Lafayette, Ind. After retiring in 1994, Field, a former human-resources manager for software firms, purchased a computer and helped a cousin research their family history. Separately, a newly discovered relative involved with the genealogy website JewishGen enlisted Field to arrange Yizkor-book translations for their family's use. Before she knew it, Field, at 65, had become full-time manager of the Yizkor Book Project for JewishGen. Says Field: "Whereas Hitler tried to obliterate the memory of Jewish contributions to European history, these books confront...
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