Chasing Memories: Anatomy of a Family Search

Chasing Memories is about a journey. Its goals are to inspire other fellow travelers while sharing with them the knowledge I gained on how to conduct a genealogical research, starting from zero. The realization that one is only a link in a long chain and the pressing need to find the missing connections are so unique, and personal, that no one story is like another while at the same time, so universal that each one can find pieces of himself in other people journeys.
Genealogy has become in the past few years, due to the prevalent online sources, an approach that everyone can choose to connect with his family's history. The vast amount of knowledge at one's fingertips can be both exciting and intimidating. As in any other online media the know-how of the pitfalls and detours, can shorten the way considerably, while the awareness of the gains will sustain the drive.
Many books were written about genealogy but a lot less specifically on Jewish genealogy, and of those the most are how-to guides on the way to conduct a research. Only handful of them is personal accounts relaying a sole family story. While some might argue that a guide has a wider approach, I believe that it is easier to connect with a personal story and draw inspiration from it.