The Holocaust Reunion Project
Empowering Holocaust Survivors and their children to find family and reclaim their histories through the power of DNA testing.
The mission of the Holocaust Reunion Project is to harness the power of commercial DNA testing, combined with expert genealogical research, both to reunite Holocaust survivors and their children with living relatives and to illuminate the family history that has been lost to genocide. DNA can unlock mysteries and make crucial connections, often linking survivors to living relatives they did not know they had. DNA matches can also open the door to help survivors reconstruct their shattered trees and reclaim their lost history, often reconnecting lines of communication severed by the Holocaust.
We distribute free DNA kits to Holocaust survivors and their children; provide free consultation services to survivors and their children; and offer educational opportunities to shed light on the possibilities of genetic genealogy for the survivor community.
Your donation will help us run the program, including providing DNA kits to Holocaust survivors and their children, ordering pertinent records for families, and hiring translators and local genealogists to optimize our research.
The Holocaust Reunion Project is a project of Players Philanthropy Fund Inc, a Texas nonprofit corporation by IRS as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Federal Tax ID: 27-6601178,ppf.org/pp). Contributions to The Holocaust Reunion Project qualify as tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Donors
Kelner Family We contacted the Holocaust Reunion Project several months ago in hopes of obtaining information on my father (who was a Holocaust survivor) and his family.
We understood that due to the number of inquiries we would need to wait a few months...Jaycee Brill My grandmother spent decades searching for her best friend from a Spanish orphanage—someone she met 85 years ago. Eventually, she gave up hope; all she had was a name and the memory of where they met. Then Dr. Adina Newman and the Holocaust...
Pamela Phillips The Holocaust Reunion Project is amazing!! They completed my family tree beyond timelines I never expected. They also helped reunite my father’s family with his brother’s family!thank you so much!
Catherine Smith The Holocaust Reunion Project gave my survivor mother access to the 50% of her family history none of us knew about. I want to help others find what they have lost!
Leora Tec The Holocaust Reunion Project is a blessing to those of us who had much of our personal histories obliterated by the Holocaust. Thank you for your care and your thoroughness in filling in some of the blanks.
Sandy Lerman This donation is in memory of my maternal grandfather from Czechoslovakia, who lost his wife, twins, parents, 7 of his 10 siblings, and countless extended family in the Shoah. He survived Theresensteidt, Auschwitz-Birkenau,, Mathausen, and ...