Join Us for Our Next Meeting:

 Southern AZ Jewish Genealogical Society

February 1, 2026 2-4PM 

at Tucson JCC

PRESENTATION

A Real-World Application of Innovative Genealogical Tools and Technology –Tracing the Descendants of the Shpoler Zeida

BIO

Dr. Jeffrey Mark Paull was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He earned his BS in Chemistry and Master of Science in Industrial Hygiene from the University of Pittsburgh, followed by an MPH and Doctor of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. His professional career as an environmental toxicologist and scientific expert in occupational and environmental health spans more than three decades.

For the past twenty years, Dr. Paull has devoted himself to Jewish genealogical research and writing. His first book, "A Noble Heritage: The History and Legacy of the Polonsky and Paull Family in America," traces his family’s ancestry across more than a millennium and documents the rediscovery of a lost rabbinical lineage extending back to Rashi. His second book, "Grandma Sarah and the Maharal of Prague," was published in 2025. His most recent book, "The Shpoler Zeida Family Tree," is scheduled for publication in 2026.

Dr. Paull is actively engaged in genetic genealogy and has conducted numerous autosomal and Y-DNA research studies. In collaboration with fellow researchers, he has helped identify distinctive Y-DNA signatures associated with several prominent Eastern European rabbinical lineages.    

Dr. Paull is a frequent speaker and has presented his research to genealogical societies and international Jewish genealogy conferences worldwide.

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