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

Adventures in Genealogy with Jennifer Mendelsohn - Live on Zoom Presented by the Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute at the Center for Jewish History When: August 20, 6 PM ET Jennifer Mendelsohn

1. it is Azerbaijan. 2. Are you looking for Ashkenazim or Sephardic/Mizrahi? The Jews of Azerbaijan are from Persia. However, in the early 1900s the fledgling oil industry attracted Ashkenazim from

Go to Jewish Communities Trees at: https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Trees/ Select country: "Russian Empire", click on it to see alphabetical listing for all Russian based Guberniyas (Provinces),

I had the same question about my father’s emigration to America from Romania. He answered “Servio” for last residence. When I couldn’t find it, the late and very knowledgeable Phyllis Kramer

The admin at mt hebron has contact info re society as does NY State

It appears to be town Solec. There are several towns by this name in Poland (town name is associated with the salt mines or salt recovery). The largest town with close to one thousand Jewish

Hi Lesley, Here is the marriage document. My maternal grandfather's sister's daughter married Barney Ziff who I think is related to your Ziff and Marks families. I have many more documents. Perhaps

It is also important to state that this surname was found to be of Jews at Tenerife, Islas Canarias in Spain in 1584. Alejandro T Rubinstein

Before sinking $150 into a JewishGen course, curious about the experience of others with JewishGen courses. Respectfully wondering if you have found the courses worthwhile. Susan Berkson

Marrero is not a derivation of Marrano (pork). Marrero is a Spanish occupational surname of the person who makes or sells sledgehammers. Jews have made of occupational surnames a strong category only

Here's a link to the Ashkenazi community in Azerbaijan. Its still working as of this AM. There is apparently a separate synagogue for the Mountain Jews, quite a separate community with a fascinating