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== Introduction to Routes to Roots Foundation == | == Introduction to Routes to Roots Foundation == | ||
[[File:Miriam with Torah in Minsk.png|alt=|left|thumb|496x496px|'''Miriam Weiner (left) in Minsk Historical Archives with Torah,''' 1995. '''Photo Credit:''' Vitaly Chumak. ]] | [[File:Miriam with Torah in Minsk.png|alt=|left|thumb|496x496px|'''Miriam Weiner (left) in Minsk Historical Archives with Torah,''' 1995. '''Photo Credit:''' Vitaly Chumak. ]] | ||
[[File:Pinsk Sign.png|thumb|629x629px|'''Welcome to Pinsk, Belarus, 1995.''']] | [[File:Pinsk Sign.png|thumb|629x629px|'''Welcome to Pinsk, Belarus, 1995. Photo Credit:''' Miriam Weiner. ]] | ||
The Routes to Roots Foundation was created by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Weiner_(genealogist) Miriam Weiner,] who is a genealogist specializing in the research of Jewish roots in Poland and the former Soviet Union. In her 30+ years of experience in Eastern European archives, she collected vast amounts of information and material. Much of her data was originally published in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Roots_in_Ukraine_and_Moldova Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova]'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Roots_in_Poland Jewish Roots in Poland],'' but is now available online through the Routes to Roots Foundation website. The site includes many resources to help you research your Jewish roots including a town-by-town index/inventory of surviving Jewish records in archives, maps, surname and Holocaust list databases, informative articles, and much more! | The Routes to Roots Foundation was created by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Weiner_(genealogist) Miriam Weiner,] who is a genealogist specializing in the research of Jewish roots in Poland and the former Soviet Union. In her 30+ years of experience in Eastern European archives, she collected vast amounts of information and material. Much of her data was originally published in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Roots_in_Ukraine_and_Moldova Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova]'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Roots_in_Poland Jewish Roots in Poland],'' but is now available online through the Routes to Roots Foundation website. The site includes many resources to help you research your Jewish roots including a town-by-town index/inventory of surviving Jewish records in archives, maps, surname and Holocaust list databases, informative articles, and much more! | ||