Program Description:

“Holocaust by Bullets” describes the mass killings in Eastern Europe by the German Einsatzgruppen (the mobile killing units). Even English speakers can retrieve details about what happened to relatives or a community lost in the Holocaust by Bullets. Ellen Kowitt shares her family story at this pivotal time of rising antisemitism and continued genocide, as a generation of survivors and eyewitnesses is passing away. She reviews documentation from many sources, including “Yahad-In Unum” eyewitness videos, the USC Shoah Foundation and other recorded survivor testimonies, Yizkor books, Yad Vashem, USHMM, local community resources, and Russian Extraordinary Commission files.

Presenter Bio:

Founder of Sole Searching Genealogy & Historical Research and member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Ellen Kowitt lectures at local and national conferences. Her articles appear in Family Tree Magazine. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and currently serves as Director of JewishGen’s USA Research Division. This talk is her third presentation to us.