A New Yorker who has lived in several countries, she began her research in 1989, as the researcher for her husband's family and her own. Anyone bearing either of the rare names is sure to be related. With origins in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Spain and Iran, each extensive tree dates to about 1740. Her articles have appeared in JTA and a host of Jewish press and genealogy publications and journals.Now the Jewish genealogy contributor for www.ynetnews.com, she was formerly the Jewish genealogy columnist, for the Jerusalem Post (print/online) from 1999-2005. She covers community histories, personalities, new resources and projects, events and conferences, books, family reunions, mysteries and more.