Looking for juicy scandal from old court records and historic newspapers?"When Leopold Met Lena" isn't exactly like "When Harry Met Sally," but will offer many scandalous details from old documents and records - from the old country to the New World - at the next meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County (JGSPBCI).
The program, presented by Pamela Weisberger of Los Angeles, will be held at the South County Civic Center in Delray Beach on Wednesday, February 10.
The JGSPBCI event begins at 12.30pm with a brick wall session, followed by a business meeting and the main program. SIGs (Galicia and Ukraine) will meet prior to the main program, Pamela will also be the Galicia SIG speaker.
"When Leopold Met Lena: Marriage, Divorce and Deception in 1892 New York" will be brought to life with court records, newspapers and other resources as the fascinating story unfolds.
From Czestochowa, Poland to Austria and to Manhattan 's Lower East Side and Little Rock , Arkansas, the tumultuous, romantic and litigious world of our immigrant ancestors unfolds as she demonstrates how present-day genealogical research is used to solve 19th-century mysteries.
Pam has documented her family’s history for more than 20 years, traveling through Eastern Europe visiting ancestral towns and villages and conducting research in Polish, Ukrainian and Hungarian archives.
One of her special interests is late-19th to early-20th century city directories, newspapers and court records.
She is a co-chair of JGSLA 2010 (the 30th edition of the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy), set for July 11-16, in Los Angeles. Her other "hats" include JGSLA program chair, Gesher Galicia president/research coordinator, and has produced two documentaries.
She holds a BA in English (Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri) and an MS in Broadcasting (Boston University).
Fee: JGSPBCI members, free; others, $5.
For directions and more information, see the JGSBCI site.
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