Hi June,

I am replying to the group because some tips here may be of general interest.

I reproduced your search and found that this record came from the Mogilev Birth Index for Boys 1864-1894 Database. If you click on the name of the database in the results display, you will get a description of the database (https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Belarus/mogilevb.htm). All databases in JewishGen have similar description pages. In this case, the description page is very helpful. It answers your question about the index number (it is the same as the number of the original birth record) and even points you to the film number where the original record can be found (in your case, film 1920801, image 44; this link should take you straight to it    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSM4-3QLB-2?i=43&cat=708776). Here is an image of the Russian side of the birth record - the facing page has the same birth recorded in Hebrew or Yiddish


It says that the baby was a boy named Itska (family surname OKUN). His father and grandfather were also named Itska. The mother's name was Sora, daughter of Vulf. The birth was on 30 Jun (1888) / 4 Av, and the bris was 7 Jul / 11 Av.

Russ Maurer