Warren Blatt (born 1962) is an American

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and

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who is the

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, an online source for researching Jewish roots. He is the author/coauthor of a number of books including ''Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy'' (with

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). Blatt received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the

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in 2004.

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