The DNA Shoah Project

The DNA Shoah Project is building a database of genetic material from Holocaust survivors and their immediate descendants in hopes of reuniting families disrupted by the Shoah (“Holocaust” in Hebrew).

The central mission of the DNA Shoah Project is to build a repository of genetic information for victims of the Holocaust and their families. Such a database would be invaluable in reconnecting relatives, locating next of kin, and confirming the final resting place for victims whose bones may still be discovered in Europe. DNA is collected with a painless, self-administered cheek swab. Participants are also asked to fill out paperwork that will help us delineate their family tree and their relationship to known or suspected victims. There are no costs to participate.

Project aims to match displaced relatives, provide Shoah orphans and lost children with information about their biological families and, eventually, assist in the forensic identification of Holocaust-era remains.

Location

P. O. Box 210240
Tucson, AZ 85721