"Joel Obermayer, of Arlington, has recently come to see his father in new
light — and he learned that one of his father’s projects helped
connect a web of people all over the world." [Source: Erika Lantz in a radio series called Kind World at WBUR (NPR in Boston)]
This story is about a man obsessed with genealogy named Arthur Obermayer. He created an award for German non-Jews who preserved Jewish history, which helped people from around the world learn about their ancestors and connect over a shared passion for genealogy and Jewish culture.
You can listen to it or read the transcript of the interview at Kind World #21: Not Just Some History
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