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The Jewish Genealogical Society (JGS) of Colorado is a leader in education, research, information exchange forums, and resources for Jewish genealogy.

Founded in 1995 by Miriam Ohr (z''l) and Sandra Greenberg, and as part of a network of 70 societies worldwide within the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS), the Society is a nonprofit and run 100% by volunteers. 

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Are you interested in researching Jewish family history and looking for a local network of experts and enthusiasts?

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We’re here to help by providing programs, support, and guidance to find and use resources located in Colorado and throughout the world. Please take a look through our website.

We encourage all levels of research from beginner to advanced to participate and share their knowledge. Take a look at the How to Get Started page where you’ll find useful information for all levels of research, and check out upcoming programs. Guests are always welcome. We meet once a month on Zoom on Sunday mornings. To help folks with their research questions, we start at 9:30 am and the guest speaker starts at 10 am, (Mountain Time) from September through June.

JGSCO is a nonprofit organization run entirely by volunteers. Annual dues of $30 per individual or $40 per household support the administration of the group including speaker and venue fees, website, and operations. Join here.

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  • Unveiling a Hidden Legacy:

    The  Politzer Saga - a Jewish Hungarian story 




    Author and Speaker Linda Ambrus Broenniman

    Sunday April 7, 2024

    Program 10 AM to 12 PM Mountain Time

    9:30 AM to 10 AM Schmear, Schmooze, and Share

    On ZOOM


    Program:  A house fire in 2011. The contents of a box that survives become the catalyst for a quest whose seeds were planted in 1983 - the day Linda Ambrus Broenniman learned that her Catholic father was Jewish and what little family history she knew was a lie.

    Searching for truth, Linda pieces together the astonishing story of her Jewish ancestors -- the Politzer family--their remarkable lives lost to her father's secrets. From the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 1700s to modern day Hungary and America, she finds her family: doctors and lawyers, entrepreneurs and industrialists, writers and musicians, artists and art collectors. She learns of their resilience in surviving religious persecution, wars, epidemics, and economic upheavals. Finding her roots brings Linda a new sense of who she is and a peace that now she can honor the memories of her family.

    In helping Linda find her family, András Gyekiczki wrote, “I hardly know any non-fiction sagas to better exemplify Hungarian Jewish fate of the past 300 years as this Politzer story.

    Illuminating the destructive power of hatred, dehumanization, and injustice, this powerful story encompasses issues that still echo today. 

    The Politzer Saga is the subject of an Exhibition at the Rumbach Synagogue, Budapest, Hungary.


    BIo:  Linda Ambrus Broenniman

    Linda grew up in Buffalo, New York. She is the middle child of seven born to Hungarian physicians who survived World War II and started their new life in the U.S. in 1949.

    Linda graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in psychology and went on to get an MBA from Carnegie Mellon. Several years after graduation, she left mainstream corporate America to follow her path as an entrepreneur. She let her passion for uncovering hidden potential in unexpected places guide her.

    And she allowed this passion to fuel the search for her hidden family.

    Linda lives in Great Falls, Virginia with her husband of 28 years and their dog, Juno.

    All members and Guests must register!

    Members at no charge 

    Guests $5

    Everyone attending must register https://jgsco.org/event-5437372



                                                                       

                                                                   


                                           





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The Jewish Genealogy Society of Colorado offers a Q & A session during monthly meetings.  Come 30 minutes early where we discuss and offer suggestions to your genealogy questions. We have found this is a great way to help enthusiats work through their 'brick walls.' 

Some of our members may also offer private research services. Fees and type of research should be negotiated individually. Results may vary and are not guaranteed, nor does the JGS of Colorado recommend or sponsor any individual researcher.

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The Jewish Genealogical Society (JGS) of Colorado is a leader in education, research, information exchange forums, and resources for Jewish genealogy.

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