Response to Linda Mar: "KHIRURG, CHERURG, CHIRUG etc ......... The family was there [on the American manifest] all right but bearing the surname SCHAPIRO." Possibly the name as handwritten

Response to Linda Mar: "KHIRURG, CHERURG, CHIRUG etc ......... The family was there [on the American manifest] all right but bearing the surname SCHAPIRO." Possibly the name as handwritten

I have a question regarding the Rabbinical Court(s) in the towns of Pechora and Shpikov, Russia..These towns are within 20 miles South West of Keiv, Russia.. This past July my cousin passed into

I understand that a number of important Hasidic communities existed in small towns in both Western and Eastern Galicia such as Bobrka, because an influential Hasidic leader had established a center of

I have a question regarding the Rabbinical Court(s) in the towns of Pechora and Shpikov, Russia..These towns are within 20 miles South West of Keiv, Russia.. This past July my cousin passed into

I understand that a number of important Hasidic communities existed in small towns in both Western and Eastern Galicia such as Bobrka, because an influential Hasidic leader had established a center of

Hi all, I am up the proverbial brick wall and was hoping someone could offer some suggestions. I have been trying to locate my great grandmother's death certificate >from vital records in NYC. I

Hi all, I am up the proverbial brick wall and was hoping someone could offer some suggestions. I have been trying to locate my great grandmother's death certificate >from vital records in NYC. I

What would have been the likely route(s) for someone living in a village in l'Outre-Foret north of Strasbourg in the 1850's to have taken to go to New Orleans? I know the probable date of arrival in

What would have been the likely route(s) for someone living in a village in l'Outre-Foret north of Strasbourg in the 1850's to have taken to go to New Orleans? I know the probable date of arrival in

Dear Genners, CHIRURG or KHIRURG means surgeon. I want to thank everyone who wrote to me as a result of my previous posting to make sure that I know the meaning of the surname CHIRURG:

Dear Genners, CHIRURG or KHIRURG means surgeon. I want to thank everyone who wrote to me as a result of my previous posting to make sure that I know the meaning of the surname CHIRURG:

Although I can trace back to my ggf who emigrated to U.S. >from Pultusk, Poland (near Warsaw) in 1882, there is a story running in the family that he had had a younger brother who preceded him to

Although I can trace back to my ggf who emigrated to U.S. >from Pultusk, Poland (near Warsaw) in 1882, there is a story running in the family that he had had a younger brother who preceded him to

I have some beautiful love letters written in German in 1893 and 1894 >from a Max SAENGER in Stettin to "Else" in Berlin. It appears that Max was stationed at the barracks in Stettin. His love for

I have some beautiful love letters written in German in 1893 and 1894 >from a Max SAENGER in Stettin to "Else" in Berlin. It appears that Max was stationed at the barracks in Stettin. His love for

Searching for Meta KREUZ, nee OS, or descendants, born in Burgdorf, Germany. Place and time of emigration unknown, however, she lived for some time in San Francisco. I want to find her or

Searching for Meta KREUZ, nee OS, or descendants, born in Burgdorf, Germany. Place and time of emigration unknown, however, she lived for some time in San Francisco. I want to find her or

Searching for descendants of Erwin, Walter or Herbert SAMUELSON born in Burgdorf, Germany. Place and time of emigration not known, however, Erwin and Herbert lived in Connecticut and Walter in New

Searching for Hildegard ROSENFELD, nee MOHR, daughter of Gertrud and Albert Mohr, or her descendants. Place and time of emigration unknown, however, she lived for some time in Brooklyn, NY. I want