Marilyn, I did an Australia-wide search on Findagrave with the date 1950 +/- 10yrs and found only one grave record. Could this be him? https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200227854/joseph-levine The

Hi Autosomal DNA is unlikely to be helpful 8 generations back(or at least extremely challenging) for anyone. For someone with an endogamy issue like Jewish DNA typically is, there's not a lot of

You get 50% of your DNA from each parent - 50% They each get 50% of their DNA from each parent - 25% Same for ggrandparents - 12.5% Same for 2nd ggrandparents - 6.25% Same for 3rd ggrandparents -

Joe Levine’s mother had a death notice in the November 5, 1915 issue of Variety “Mrs. Rebecca Levine, mother of Joe Evans (Fox and Evans), died Oct. 26 after a short illness.” Nothing on Joe

Hi Looking for assistance to better understand the creation and content of Index Cards of Reichsvereinigung der Juden as a number of these have survived for my family. In particular: 1. Where was the

This may be active for those that aren’t on the contribution list: http://usdine.free.fr/rigacensuscontentsnewest.html Also, for those who are on the contribution list there used to be the

Yoni, I know you have researched this branch of your family for years with little luck. With the help of other JewishGenners, I found more information on my GGF's travels to and from Europe simply

If the person lives in the united states, you can try using mylife.com It helps if you know where she may be living and/or her approximate age… and sometimes you will get other family members,

Hi all, I am resubmitting this request for translation of these pages from printed Yiddish. They are from the 50th Anniversary First Wolochisker Benevolent Association program booklet. I have been

I hope this topic is considered suitable for our forum. I have been using a tool to search public records. One example is, finding a woman's married name by entering her first name and date of birth

My maternal gr. uncle was Joseph LEVINE (Lurja-or another version of spelling), possibly born in Warsaw May 11, 1885. Joe was an entertainer--vaudeville (Western Vaudeville), song & dance, black-face,

San Francisco may be the center of the universe, but in terms of critical mass for JewishGen members, it's probably the east coast. Seems like 10 am Pacific/1 pm

Hi Andrea, I am researching the same time period. My great-uncle was also taken by the Russians for forced labor in 1914, when he was 9 years old. They were from Mariyampil which is near

I, too, am interested if any of my family remained in Koidanov as they seemed to have vanished around 1942. My great-grandfather, Szmul Jonas Bas (b. 1865), lived in Koidanov until he disappeared

Hello all One of the question which comes often is how far DNA can trace a portuguese ancestor at least 8 generations ago ? I remember having read that it is not possible but I cannot put a hand on

I do not know where in the world is the country of SF, but in Great Britain, we would prefer meetings in the Americas to be significantly earlier. David Harrison, Birmingham, UK (or GB) From:

Hi Krzysztof - Thanks for your comments. The records - the genealogical records of this particular family tree I have come across - say that many members of this family line perished exactly on 7

The JGS of Greater Boston presents Marian Burk Wood speaking on "Planning a Future for your Family's Past". Feb 21, 1:30PM Eastern Time. Free for JGS of Greater Boston members, $5:00 for non-members.

Hi Leah, I believe that one of these places is the village you are looking for, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudawka All three are very close to each other and they are close to Ratzk -- Giannis

My daughter-in-law also has a tradition of being descended from the Alter Rebbe, possibly from his son, the "Mitteler Rebbe," but there is a gap in the line. Family names in the line between my