JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF OREGON

Thursday, July 1, 2010 7:30 PM
Please note change in usual meeting day for this program only.
Doors open by 7:00 PM for expert assistance with your genealogy problems and some ideas from our guest speaker about other genealogy and technology topics for which he has expertise.
Where: Congregation Ahavath Achim, 3225 SW Barbur Blvd., Portland, OR　
About our Program:
Face Recognition technology can help you identify and tag people in your photos, discover related people and recover lost family connections. MyHeritage makes use of this technology as an excellent tool for genealogy research.
About our Speaker:
Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. Graduate from "Moral y Luces Herzl-Bialik" high school. Daniel received his BS.c. in computer engineering with specializations in education & management of educational institutions. He returned to his Jewish day school as a computer instructor & teacher/director of the genealogy project "Searching for My Roots," for which he created the educational materials. He also presented genealogy workshops for students and parents. Daniel received awards for this project including the "Gonzalo Benaim Pinto" Venezuela national award. Daniel’s students received 9 consecutive awards (1997-2005) at the "Beit Hatfutsot / Museum of the Diaspora" international annual competition: "My Family Story". He is a founding member and lecturer of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Venezuela – AGJUVE. Daniel has resided with his family in Israel since 2005. Currently he is a member and webmaster of the Israel Genealogical Society (IGS) and the Horowitz Families Association. Daniel has lectured at various International Conferences as well as at local genealogy groups. Daniel has working at MyHeritage, a site you can review on line at www.myheritage.com. In 2008 Daniel was elected to the Board of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies.
Admission is free to members of JGSO, $5 donation requested from non-members (can be applied to cost of membership if you join at the time).
For more information please see the JGSO website www.rootsweb.com/~orjgs or contact Barbara Hershey, President/Program Chair at jgsoregon@gmail.com or 503-249-1976.