Rosemary Wenzerul can help you trace your ancestors

Genealogy enthusiast Rosemary Wenzerul has spent the past 20 years researching her family roots. She is now helping others to do the same with the publication of her new book.

Titled Tracing Your Jewish Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians (Pen and Sword), it calls itself a comprehensive guide for those wanting to trace their Jewish ancestors. It includes detailed information about the Jewish holdings of various resource centres throughout the UK.

A council member of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, Mrs Wenzerul, 62, tells People: "Some call genealogy merely a pastime, but I think of it as a legacy which this generation can provide for posterity - and the best thing about it is that you don't necessarily have to pore over dusty archives.

The St Albans United Synagogue administrator adds: "These days there is so much information available online, as well as in the documents and photographs you have in your own home."