Sallyann Amdur Sack
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Born | 1936 Cleveland, Ohio |
Occupation | Genealogist, Psychologist |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | Jewish |
Education | PhD |
Alma mater | Harvard University, George Washington University |
Subject | Jewish history, Jewish genealogy |
Notable works | Where Once We Walked, Avotaynu Magazine |
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Sallyann Amdur Sack is an American genealogist and psychologist, and editor of Avotaynu Magazine, a journal of Jewish Genealogy and scholarship. Sack is the only genealogist listed in Jewish Women in America.[1] She was instrumental in founding the International Institute for Jewish Genealogy (currently chairperson of the board), Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington[2] (founding president), International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, and Avotaynu.[3] Sack has chaired or co-chaired seven of the annual conferences on Jewish genealogy, authored seven books of use to genealogists and has consulted on numerous projects. A recipient of IAJGS Lifetime Achievement Award, she resides in Bethesda, Maryland, where she is a clinical psychologist in private practice, having received her degrees from Harvard University and George Washington University.
Published Works
- Avotaynu Guide to Jewish Genealogy[4]
- Where Once We Walked, a Guide to Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust. Winner of Best Reference Book of the Year of the Association of Jewish Libraries.[5]
- Jewish Genealogical Research in Israel[6]
- Russian Consular Records Index and Catalog[7]
- Jewish Vital Records, Revision Lists and Other Jewish Holdings in the Lithuanian Archives[8]
- Some Archival Sources for Ukrainian Jewish Genealogy[9]
- Search for the Family[10]
References
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External links
- Guide to the Sallyann Sack Papers at the American Jewish Historical Society, New York.