Threads of Generations began with a simple question:
Who were the people whose stories brought us here?

What started as curiosity soon became a deep journey through genealogy, DNA matches, old photographs, burial records, ketubot, forgotten documents, oral histories, and centuries of Sephardic-Mizrahi family history.

My research focuses largely on Jewish families from places such as Aleppo, Jerusalem, and Panama, tracing surnames, migrations, traditions, and connections across generations. Along the way, I’ve uncovered remarkable stories, corrected historical records, reunited branches of families, and preserved memories that may otherwise have been lost with time.

This blog is a place where history, family, culture, and identity come together.

Here you’ll find:

• Genealogy research and discoveries

• Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish family history

• DNA and ancestry insights

• Historical documents and translations

• Family stories and photographs

• Cemetery and archival research

• Reflections on memory, identity, and legacy

More than anything, this space exists to honor the generations that came before us, because names carry stories, and DNA carries memory.

Some people leave behind monuments.
Others leave behind kindness, traditions, photographs, recipes, prayers, and stories whispered through generations.

This blog is dedicated to making sure those stories are never forgotten.

— Jackie