Co-founder and lead genealogist, The Holocaust Reunion Project

Jennifer Mendelsohn

Jennifer Mendelsohn is a sought-after genealogist who specializes in helping Eastern European Jewish families shattered by the Holocaust reclaim their history. In 2022, she co-founded the Holocaust Reunion Project, (formerly the DNA Reunion Project at the Center for Jewish History) which seeks to promote DNA testing as a tool for helping Holocaust survivors find family. The project has received international media attention.
A native Long Islander now based in Baltimore, Mendelsohn serves on the board of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland and is the administrator of Facebook's Jewish Genetic Genealogy group, with over 13,000 members worldwide. She is a frequent lecturer.

Prior to her work as a genealogist, Jennifer spent many years as a freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in countless publications including People, Slate, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, Time, and Tablet.