Finding Your Roots
Become a detective and delve deep into your family’s history!
Jewish teens will be able to explore areas of genealogy and their family’s history that interest them through our 2nd cohort.
Discover…
unknown branches of your family
surprising ancestral stories
and connect more deeply with a sense of self through your family’s past
Uncover…
where your family came from
who they were
what they did
the trials they overcame
the accomplishments they achieved
and the dreams they had
Instructors will guide participants as they utilize online ancestry software, learn to understand family data and historical documents, and put their findings together towards a personal project and presentation.
Finding Your Roots meets for five sessions on Sunday afternoons, January-April 2024 and is open to Jewish 6th-9th graders.
Applications for Cohort 2 are closed.
Dates of Sessions:
Sun., Jan 21
Sun., Feb 4th
Sun., March 10th
Sun., March 17th
Sun., April 14th
For more information, contact Maya Parks at mparks@jccchicago.org.
