Linda died in her apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side after a long illness.
A veteran genealogist and retired New York City public school teacher, Linda was a founding member of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island and its third president, serving from 1992 to 1994. She also held a number of other positions, including newsletter editor, during her eleven years on the JGSLI board.
In 1999, when Linda moved from Valley Stream, N.Y., to New York City, the JGSLI's loss was the Jewish Genealogical Society (NY)'s gain: Linda soon became a member of its Executive Council and she went on to serve as the society's president. In 2006, she served as co-chair of the annual Jewish genealogy conference in New York City.
Linda was also the manager of JewishGen KehilaLinks sites for five of her ancestral towns and she was the leader of special interest groups that assisted genealogists researching two of those towns. In addition, she was a longtime archives volunteer for the JDC (American Joint Distribution Committee).
Linda was survived by a brother and sister-in-law, two nephews and a niece, and their families.
May Linda's memory be for a blessing.
Linda died in her apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side after a long illness.
A veteran genealogist and retired New York City public school teacher, Linda was a founding member of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island and its third president, serving from 1992 to 1994. She also held a number of other positions, including newsletter editor, during her eleven years on the JGSLI board.
In 1999, when Linda moved from Valley Stream, N.Y., to New York City, the JGSLI's loss was the Jewish Genealogical Society (NY)'s gain: Linda soon became a member of its Executive Council and she went on to serve as the society's president. In 2006, she served as co-chair of the annual Jewish genealogy conference in New York City.
Linda was also the manager of JewishGen KehilaLinks sites for five of her ancestral towns and she was the leader of special interest groups that assisted genealogists researching two of those towns. In addition, she was a longtime archives volunteer for the JDC (American Joint Distribution Committee).
Linda was survived by a brother and sister-in-law, two nephews and a niece, and their families.
May Linda's memory be for a blessing.
