Jerry Scherer

Jerry Scherer, son of Holocaust survivors, was born in Siberia. He and his parents spent 3 years in a Displaced Persons camp, housed in the former barracks of the Waffen-SS, before emigrating to Montreal in 1949. Jerry has presented at Limmud Toronto, Holocaust Education Week, synagogues, and many Jewish organizations. His talks on Introduction to Jewish Genealogy and DNA Testing are based on a vast amount of personal genealogical research.