Join us at 9am for a light breakfast followed by our program sponsored by CBI's Brotherhood Adult Ed. Jewish genealogy doesn’t begin with the Mayflower or the founders of Windsor, CT—it begins with shtetls in Poland, ships from Europe and tenements on the Lower East Side. We are telling a different story, and so we are trying to solve different puzzles and find answers to different mysteries. In this presentation we will look at some of the issues and challenges that Ashkenazi Jewish genealogists face and look at techniques and strategies for addressing them. Time permitting, topics may include: how to get started, tracing your ancestor’s shtetl of origin, using DNA, and the joy of discovering family history. Phil Karlin is president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut. His passion for family history has led him to trace both his and his wife's ancestral lines back to the 1700s. This workshop is sponsored by CBI's Brotherhood and Adult Ed. A suggested donation of $5 at the event is welcome.