From Gary Mokotoff's Avotaynu Online:
Pamela Weisberger (1951–2015) z"l
One of the most productive members of the Jewish genealogical community, Pamela Weisberger, died Friday, September 26, after a brief illness. Her accomplishments were many. Pamela is best known for her work with Gesher Galicia, the Galician Special Interest Group, where she was President and Research/Program Coordinator. Under her leadership, Gesher Galicia grew to be a major source of family history information about the region. She posted regularly the progress of Gesher Galicia projects to JewishGen Discussion Groups.
Pamela was also known as an active lecturer. She spoke about Galician research to Jewish genealogical societies and about tracing your Jewish roots to Jewish organizations. She also spoke at the conferences of non-Jewish genealogical organizations including RootsTech, Federation of Genealogical Societies and National Genealogical Society. She was a regular lecturer at the annual IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy.
Her involvement in leading organized Jewish genealogy started in 2003 when she joined the board of directors of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles. In 2010 she co-chaired the IAJGS conference which was held in Los Angeles. At the time of her death, she was the society’s Vice-President of Programs.
Michael Goldstein, past president of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies called her a “creative giant.”
A memorial page has been established at the Gesher Galicia site to honor her.
http://www.geshergalicia.org/about-gesher-galicia/pamela-weisberger...
Her accomplishments will be her legacy. May her memory be a blessing.
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