Shalom. Here is a link to the original photograph of the tombstone. Although, I do not know if the image is actually any clearer. http://jgaliciabukovina.net/node/157987#comment-0 Thank you very

I need to clarify my earlier statement that my ancestor LOBELS in Roman, Romania were illiterate. That was not the case with most Jewish males. Luc Radu read my post and further explained that many,

I have posted on ViewMate both sides of a U.S. postcard received by my grandparents about 1911. I am requesting your help translating the German script on one side and the person in the photograph (if

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y39J-V2R?i=26&wc=9P3J-VZ8%3A107654001%2C108072301%2C108126001%2C108148201&cc=1554443 Can anyone read and translate the entry about Frankfurter and

I finally found a document with my paternal great grandmother's name and it's hard to read. Can anyone help? Thanks!-- Raylene Gurewich Port Jefferson Station, NY

Shalom. Baruch H'Shem. Thank you very much. Please, also thank your son for me. Shalom, Tzvi Fievel

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a full translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM83729 Please respond

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a full translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM83725 Please respond

I've posted an old family photo, seeking an approximate date and location. It is on ViewMate at the following address ...https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM83740 Please respond

Apologies for the confusion -- the Romania Research Division (formerly Rom-SIG) annual meeting will be held tomorrow, Thursday, August 13, at 12:30 Eastern Standard Time (i.e., New York time). We

There is an Esther Soffer Golstein from Belazerka who naturalized in 1940 and states she arrived in Baltimore May 15, 1901 on the ship Koln. Since Marilyn said that Harry Soffer supposedly arrived in

I've posted 4 vital records (2 Marriage Records and 2 Birth Records) in Russian for which I need a translation. I believe they are the key to unlocking a very close recent DNA match. They are on

I've posted a vital record in Polish (possibly Russian) for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

Alva, First you want to find out if the society was shtetl based. Even if it was, people would end up with societies for many different reasons, not only because they shared a hometown with most

My son who lives in Israel is a Talmudic scholar and is fluent in Hebrew. He transcribed your headstone --see attached PDF. He said it was an interesting description. Scroll down the attachment

I have my tree on FamilyTreeMaker which can be transferred to a Gedcom file. As I mentioned before, once I gave the data file of my tree to a cousin asking him only to share with family members. He

Thank you Schelly. Shalom Halper was Ashkenazim. He was from Odessa and moved to Baku with his 2nd wife around 1905. I am told he was a sugar merchant.

Thank you for posting this, Karen! Unfortunately, I can't help you with a full translation but I have Lockshin family from Klintsy and they are on that list. I read the last surnames on the list as

The mem-vav after the word Avrech (which means a young married man), which does likely represent the word "Moreinu", would be either an honorific, or would indicate that he was a teacher. Although the

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