Thank you from me (and Dr. Oz)

A.J. Jacobs

10/29/2014 at 2:41 PM

THANK YOU all! Just got back from taping Dr. Oz and it went really well. He was excited to find out he was related to George Clooney. Plus we talked about the importance of getting your family medical history. Genealogy can save lives!

It won't air till November, but I'll send a link.

Once again, thank you for your amazing hard work on the segment. Also, the entire staff is psyched that they are on the Big Tree, so we got a bunch more people to come to the reunion.

I couldn't thank all the researchers by name, but I did give credit on air to the amazing Global Family Reunion research team.
Thank you again. Posting a photo in the GFR photo section.

Erica Howton C

10/29/2014 at 3:34 PM

http://www.geni.com/photo/view?album_type=project&photo_id=6000...

You're looking a little like your 7th cousin's ex husband

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In this photo. :):)

Glad it went so well. Funny that Dr. Oz is enjoying the Unknown Profile connection.

A.J. Jacobs

10/29/2014 at 3:39 PM

Ha! Good point Erica. Live long and prosper.

Linda Kathleen Thompson, (c) C

10/30/2014 at 2:32 AM

You're welcome, AJ. :)

Dustin Edward Schrull

10/30/2014 at 4:24 AM

That's cool, about a couple weeks ago, I also found out that I'm also related to George Clooney too. I'm sure you don't know me I'm also enthusiastic in genealogy too.

Thanks,
Dustin Schrull

Hatte Rubenstein Blejer C

10/30/2014 at 1:53 PM

Did you all realize that Leonard Nimoy's ex-wife is a direct descendant of the Vilna Gaon? Very cool. See my relationship to LN and go up from his ex-wife to the Vilner closest to me. He's the son of the Vilna Gaon. I know this because of the possible relationship by marriage that I have to the VG.

http://www.geni.com/path/Hatte-Blejer+is+related+to+Leonard-Nimoy?f...

Private User

10/30/2014 at 5:24 PM

"Anne Zorber is your 51st cousin 12 times removed."
That makes one of Nimoys child also a cousin to me!
Thank Hatte for showing your tread.

Hatte Rubenstein Blejer C

10/30/2014 at 5:49 PM

We all want to be related to Spock!

Hatte Rubenstein Blejer C

10/30/2014 at 5:50 PM

We all want to be related to Spock! By the way, his parents are from the town next to my great grandparents' town in Ukraine (Zaslav).

Private User

10/30/2014 at 6:06 PM

I agree, he's a real idol for me and I usually do not idolize people.

A.J. Jacobs

11/1/2014 at 8:01 PM

I didn't know that Hatte -- so cool. I did know that the Vulcan salute is related to the Kohane hand symbol. But did not know about the Vilna Gaon!

Pam Karp C

11/8/2014 at 5:10 AM

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Your relationship to the Vilna Gaon prompted checking if there was a path to me......

Eliyahu Zalman, Gaon of Vilna is Pam Karp's sister-in-law's husband's nephew's wife's great uncle's wife's great niece's husband's 6th great grandfather.

Pam Karp C

11/8/2014 at 5:11 AM

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Your relationship to the Vilna Gaon prompted checking if there was a path to me......

Eliyahu Zalman, Gaon of Vilna is Pam Karp's sister-in-law's husband's nephew's wife's great uncle's wife's great niece's husband's 6th great grandfather.

Hatte Rubenstein Blejer C

11/8/2014 at 12:40 PM

Very cool Unknown Profile.

Unknown Profile -- I'm hoping that it turns out that I am closely related to Spock since we are from neighboring towns!

Pam Karp C

11/8/2014 at 1:12 PM

Unknown Profile and
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Not so close for me..

BTW, growing up in South Africa we did not have TV at all until after the 70's. I had no idea about Spock until this thread.

Leonard Simon Nimoy is my husband's first cousin once removed's wife's brother's wife's 8th cousin's ex-husband.

Thank you from me (and Dr. Oz)

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