What, Where and How to Search for Displaced Persons

This lecture by Valery Bazarov, Director of the HIAS Family History and Location Services, will describe the content and significance of the case records held by the International Tracing Service (ITS), Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and will consider the ways in which the Holocaust-era records of those agencies complement each other. The presentation will be illustrated with specific cases.

The formal program will be preceded, from 12:30 to 1:30, by an informal meeting for the sharing of genealogical research stories and questions.