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Holocaust Symbolism on Matzevot (Tombstones) #holocaust

After years of looking at inscriptions and imagery on matzevot (tombstones) in photos around the world, I recently realized that I have overlooked an important and significant marking that has

By Madeleine Isenberg · #656410 ·

JGS Cleveland presents The View from Pittsburgh with Eric Lidji. #education #jgs-iajgs #events

Join the Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland (jgscleveland.org) for our next Zoom meeting and program on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 7-8:30 pm EST: The View from Pittsburgh with Eric Lidji.

By deborahakatz@... · #656409 ·

Re: Trying to Make Sense of a Jewish Welfare Board, War Correspondence Entry #records

Eric, Max ELLMAN's passenger manifest is indexed under the name Mordke HILLMAN. You can see the manifest (both pages) on

By Sherri Bobish · #656408 ·

Re: How to find record that states "Lewin 'Birth Records'" see enclosed pdf #general #unitedkingdom

Ron, Did you ever get your question answered? I usually don't try to answer questions because by the time I get the daily digest, most of the questions have long been answered. But I noticed your

By Jocelyn Keene · #656407 ·

Re: Old lineages (don Vino = Weinstock) #hungary

Hi Moishe Have you looked into hiring researchers in Hungary or even Spain? Local experts might be able to get deeper into it. -- Best Regards, David Levine San Francisco, CA, USA Researching:

By David Levine · #656406 ·

Re: Washington Heights by LBI #usa

You undoubtedly know this, but there was also a branch of Bloch & Falk in Jackson Heights. We often went there when I was a child because my father’s parents lived in Jackson Heights. I recall how

By Ralph Baer · #656405 ·

Tomorrow - JewishGen Talks: Roots of Jews in Italy - Names and History #JewishGenUpdates

We invite you to attend a special presentation in our series of JewishGen Talks webinars: Roots of Jews in Italy - Names and History Speaker: Dr. Alexandre Beider Tuesday, March 2, 2021 2:00 pm

By Avraham Groll · #656404 ·

JGS of Greater Boston March 21 Virtual Program 1:30-3:30PM EDT #announcements #events

The JGS of Greater Boston presents Nicka Smith- Reverse Genealogy: Finding Cousins and Chasing the Living. March 21 1:30-3:30 PM EDT Free for JGS of Greater Boston members, $5:00 for non-members.

By Jessie Klein · #656403 ·

ViewMate translation request - Polish (I think) #translation

I've posted a vital record in Polish (I think) for which I need a translation please. Just the page that relates to Chinda FALENBOGEN (first page?). It is on ViewMate at the following address

By Andrew Jolly · #656402 ·

Re: Alternate locations for an Orthodox wedding/marriage ceremony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania #usa

If you can provide the bride's residence, it might help some of us native Philadelphians to pinpoint relevant synagogues. I myself was married by a Conservative rabbi who had officiated at my parents'

By Molly Staub · #656401 ·

Re: Alternate locations for an Orthodox wedding/marriage ceremony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania #usa

By Molly Staub · #656400 ·

Re: Chelmno - Fate of Buchbinder Family (6 Members) #lodz #poland

Much of the Lodz ghetto material, including the transportation lists, has been indexed by the World Memory Project. The World Memory Project is a collaboration between the US Holocaust Memorial

By Lewis, Megan · #656399 ·

Re: looking for any relatives. Listed on my birth certificate is George White and Irene Arrow from San Francisco, California. I was adopted #usa

Hi Cole Did you try to find them in the 1940 census lists, in the old City directories of San Francisco or in the old newspapers of San Francisco or

By itencorinne@... · #656398 ·

Re: Headstone Translation Needed: Hebrew #translation

Good Morning, Just to add that the date of 12 in the 1st Adar of that year corresponded to Monday, February 15th. The month of Adar in a 'leap' year is two months with the same name, each with either

By Leya Aronson · #656397 ·

Animating your old fam photos #photographs #general

If anyone is interested, doesn't know and has a My Heritage acc there is a new animate feature for photographs, I can only describe as magical, bring family photos to life as such (by it moving head

By mandy.molava@... · #656396 ·

Re: The German-Jewish community in Jackson Heights, New York #usa #germany #general

Oliver I lived in Jackson Heights from when I was born in 1950 to the 1970's. During those early years there was a large Jewish community although I wouldn't characterize it as German-Jewish. Most of

By etishman@... · #656395 ·

Departure from Poland to France, for political reasons #poland

Hello, My great-grandparents left Poland (Lodz) and immigrated to France in 1913. I always heard that they left for political reasons. Could someone tell me what could be understood by political

By wenglenski virginie · #656394 ·

Forum for Dialogue Zoom: The Shoah in Lodz #announcements #lodz #poland

Dear Fellow Genealogists: Continuing on with programs about Lodz, the Forum for Dialogue presents an educator who will talk about the Shoah in Lodz. This subject should be of interest to those with

By Mark Halpern · #656393 ·

Re: Glïckstadt - portuguese jews to Emden #germany #sephardic #scandinavia

Dear All I am sorry that I missed the original email. When the pandemic travel restrictions end, possibly not far off, you might be able to get to Emden from Paris. I visited their very small but

By David Harrison <djh_119@...> · #656392 ·

Re: Translation request - Polish to English #translation

This is a German record, in German Isabel

By Isabel Cymerman · #656391 ·

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