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Queens IT wiz documents his family’s rabbinical dynasty

Yitz Twersky, keeper of the Twersky family tree, prays at the grave of the founder of the Twersky rabbinical dynasty in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
Pierolo Mittica
Yitz Twersky, keeper of the Twersky family tree, prays at the grave of the founder of the Twersky rabbinical dynasty in Chernobyl, Ukraine.

An IT professional in Queens has spent the last 37 years researching, documenting, and preserving the legacy of his family’s rabbinical dynasty, which goes back eight generations. He estimates that there are now more than 50,000 members of the Twersky family living around the world.

WBGO’s Jon Kalish visited the keeper of the Twersky family tree and prepared this report.

NOTE: This report is part of WBGO's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion feature series made possible in part by a grant for the Fund for New Jersey.

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.