Adina Newman
Dr. Adina Newman, EdD, co-founder of the Holocaust Reunion Project and the creator of My Family Genie, is a professional genealogist and educator. Her specialties include Jewish genealogy, genetic genealogy, social media, and New England, and she presents on these topics in a variety of venues, from major genealogy conferences to local genealogy societies. Her findings have received international media attention, including mentions in The Daily Mail, AP News, The Washington Post, Us Weekly, People, The Jerusalem Post, and The Times of Israel, and she has made appearances on several news outlets such as NPR and I24NEWS. She volunteers as a moderator for a Jewish genetic genealogy Facebook group, on the program committee for her local Jewish genealogical society, and as a Team Leader for the DNA Doe Project. She was also a 2020 recipient of the AncestryProGenealogists scholarship.