Caitlin Hollander

Caitlin Hollander is a New York-based genealogist, specializing in Ashkenazi Jewish genealogy in both the United States and Europe, Holocaust records and documentation, as well as forensic genealogy for high-value estates and assisting clients in citizenship reclamation.

She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology with a minor in history from Florida International University, as well as academic certificates in Jewish studies and Holocaust and genocide studies, the latter of which she intends to pursue a master’s degree.

With her business partner, Michael Waas, she co-founded Hollander-Waas Jewish Heritage services, a full-service genealogy and family history firm. Hollander-Waas specializes in Jewish genealogy, with special expertise in citizenship reclamation, Sephardic and Ashkenazi heritage, DNA test interpretation and evaluation, Holocaust records and documentation, and emigration and citizenship, and provides customized full-service heritage preservation and genealogy services. Her citizenship reclamation work has been featured in Family Tree Magazine, The Times of Israel, and the South Florida Sun Sentinel, among other publications.