Biography Briefs:
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Miriam Weiner signs Consultant Agreement with the Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York, NY, by David Altshuler, Director, November 1, 1988.
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First Jewish genealogist certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists (Certification)
and (Letter from Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern)
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In 1988, an agreement was signed between the Museum of Jewish Heritage
(MJH) in New York City and Miriam Weiner wherein Miriam would serve as a paid
consultant to the Museum's Learning Center. This work later evolved
into Miriam's work with the Ukraine Archives and how the MJH could
collaborate with the Ukraine Archives via bringing an exhibition to
the U.S. and publishing a catalog in cooperation with the Archives.
See
here for further details.
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Syndicated columnist of Roots and Branches published in over 100 Jewish newspapers and periodicals
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Creator of customized family tours to the "old country"
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"The Genealogist Who Lifted the Archival Iron Curtain"
-- an article published on page 2 of the New York Jewish Week, June 28, 1991.
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The National Genealogical Society presents the
Individual Achievement Award
to Miriam Weiner at its annual conference in 1991. It was the first time
that award was given.
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Recipient of award for
"Outstanding Contribution to Jewish Genealogy via Print:
Miriam Weiner for her book Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova
from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies in 2000 (IAJGS)
at its annual conference.
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Recipient of award for
"Outstanding Contribution to Jewish Genealogy via Print" to Miriam Weiner for her book:
Jewish Roots in Poland
from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies in 1999 (IAJGS)
at its annual conference in New York City).
Also click here.
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Co-editor of
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Genealogy
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The American Red Cross Holocaust Victims Tracing Center has nominated
Miriam Weiner to the Advisory Board at the Center in Baltimore, MD, August 1992.
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Road Manager/Executive Assistant (1969-1971) to Country Singer,
Bobbie Gentry, as seen in
2016 interview by Marshall Terrill
for Jeremy Roberts
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Author of Jewish Roots in Poland
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Author of Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova
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Former Executive Director of the
American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors
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Collaboration with Alex Haley on PBS Series, 1991.
Click here for additional information & images.
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Miriam Weiner makes copy of her grandmother's birth record in Priluki town hall in 1991.
Click here.
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President of Routes to Roots, a customized family research service in Poland and the former Soviet Union
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Creator of the Eastern European Archival Database
which includes Jewish and civil records from archives in Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Moldova and Ukraine
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Recipient of "Lifetime Achievement Award"
from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies in 2003
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Miriam Weiner was invited to write the article entitled:
International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)
for the updated Encyclopedia Judaica, Volume 9, 2nd edition,
published in Jerusalem, Israel, 2007.
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Miriam Weiner is awarded "Emeritus Status"
by the Board for Certification of Genealogist, based upon her 30 years as a Certified Genealogist
and her accomplishments in the field (December 2015).
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Miriam Weiner and JRI-Poland sign agreement
wherein archival material and inventories collected by Miriam during her 25+ years
of working in Poland (including the former Galicia) will be indexed and accessible
via the JRI-Poland website.
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Miriam Weiner & the Routes to Roots Foundation and JewishGen, Inc. sign license agreement
wherein extensive material will be shared with the JewishGen website including:
Bessarabia/Moldova: Name lists, archive inventories, archive documents
Belarus: Name lists, archive inventories, archive documents
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