The Baron de Hirsch sought to free Jews from oppressive conditions in Russia by assisting their immigration. Many of those immigrants came to the United States and were assisted by programs he funded, spanning agricultural colonies, trade schools, the Industrial Removal Office (IRO), and the Galveston Plan. Many were focused on moving Jews out of New York.

Susan Weinberg is an artist, author, researcher, and frequent speaker on genealogy topics. Drawing on her long career in finance, she often applies spreadsheets as an analytic tool in her genealogy research. Her creative work often involves storytelling and frequently explores family history themes.

Susan is active in organizations within the world of Jewish genealogy, as president of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) immediate past president of the Minnesota Jewish Genealogical Society (MNJGS), and vice president of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest (JHSUM). She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

Susan developed the Jewish Identity and Legacy Project, an oral history project with elders, then authored the book We Spoke Jewish: A Legacy in Stories that includes oral history, artwork, and history on three groups of Jewish immigrants who spanned the 1900s. She has created and manages Kehilalinks on the former Jewish communities of several ancestral towns. She writes frequently for publications on genealogy topics and does genealogy research for clients around the world.