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A Detective Story Across Continents: Finding a 95-Year-Old Adoptee’s Birth Father

Sun, Feb 21

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Join us for a detective story using DNA and genealogy research to solve a 95 year mystery.

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A Detective Story Across Continents: Finding a 95-Year-Old Adoptee’s Birth Father
A Detective Story Across Continents: Finding a 95-Year-Old Adoptee’s Birth Father

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Feb 21, 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST

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About The Event

MNJGS hosts this amazing detective story. Since childhood, Bob Jagger has always wished to know about his biological parents. Despite a happy childhood in his adoptive family and having lived a full life, the question has always remained – ‘Who were my biological parents?” He wanted to have a history for his daughter and future generations. Now in his 90’s, he took a DNA test and discovered he is 50% Jewish. Through a process of international collaboration, extensive genealogical detective work, DNA analysis and some good luck, his birth father was identified, and Bob was united with his half-sister.

Laura Hart lives in Sydney, Australia. She migrated with her family to New Zealand as a child. She and Penelope unknowingly attended the same high school at the same time. 

Penny Douglas  lives in New Zealand. Adopted as a baby, she grew up with three adopted siblings. In 2016 Penny was gifted…

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MNJGS, c/o Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest (JHSUM)

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Minneapolis, MN 55416

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