Gary Mokotoff

Gary Mokotoff
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Born
Gary Mokotoff

(1937-04-26)April 26, 1937
New York City, New York US
ReligionJudaism
SpouseRuth Mokotoff
Children3
Parent(s)Sylvia Mokotoff
Jack Mokotoff
OccupationJewish Genealogist
Computer Scientist

Gary Mokotoff (born April 26, 1937) is an author, lecturer, and Jewish genealogy researcher.[1][2][3] Mokotoff is the publisher of AVOTAYNU, the International Review of Jewish Genealogy,[4] and is the former president of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS). He is the creator of the JewishGen's Jewish Genealogical Family Finder and the Jewish Genealogical People Finder. He co-authored the Daitch–Mokotoff Soundex system.[5][6][7] Mokotoff is co-author of Where We Once Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust.[8]

  1. ^ "Profiles: Gary Mokotoff" (PDF). DOROT: The Journal of the Jewish Genealogical Society. 10 (2): 7–8. Winter 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ^ Eddy, Melissa (8 May 2008). "Lost in the Holocaust: experts plumb newly opened archive". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Gary Mokotoff, Avotaynu". Association of Professional Genealogists. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. ^ Mindlin, Alex (6 July 2006). "Genealogists' Lament: Yesteryear Is Gone". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex Coding". JewishGen. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  6. ^ Mokotoff, Gary (1997). "Soundexing and Genealogy". Avotaynu. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  7. ^ Battista, Carolyn (3 June 1990). "Groups Seek Jews' European Roots". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Gary Mokotoff - Bio". Avotaynu. Retrieved 12 April 2015.