Author: Nina Gafni

Nina Gafni is a French, German and Italian to English, as well as English to French translator, interpreter, editor, language coach and professional genealogist. Her areas of expertise include legal, financial, medical, pharmaceutical, the performing arts and obviously genealogy (with an emphasis on United States, German, Austrian and Jewish research). Prior to starting Trancestral Language Services in 2019, Nina spent thirteen years as a Contract Linguist and Quality Control Reviewer at the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, DC. She has also worked in the pharmaceutical and performing arts sector as a researcher and interpreter. Nina earned her AB with a major in French Studies and minor in German from Smith College in Northampton, MA and Universite de Paris IV-Sorbonne in Paris, France (Smith College Junior Year Abroad). She earned an MA in Economics and European Studies from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC and Bologna, Italy. She also holds a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University, and is a graduate of the ProGen Study Program.