My great grandfather Orel Leybman made boots for the Czar's calvary officers - as a lowly paid, poorly treated army conscript (oral history of my grandfather). I have no illusions about the reality of

I discovered yesterday that my grandfather had a sister called Ettel ROSNER in Zabno, Galicia. She married around 1890 Emanuel Kurz and had at least 5 children whose names and exact birth dates I

The story in general can be true. There is no doubt that a personal contact by a Jew with nobility could yield rewards. For example, the sculptor Antakolsky (he did the iconic statue of Peter the

Hi everyone, Now that I got the birth places sorted, I am hoping to find census information on great-grandparents and their siblings. They were all born between 1885-1905ish. All were born either

General view of part of Quarter 1 in the Okopowa St. Jewish cemetery, Warsaw. Photo: Foundation for Cultural Heritage The Okopawa Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw was established in 1806 and is the

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jules Duga of Columbus, Ohio. Jules was a valued member of the Columbus Jewish Historical Society from its earliest years. His passion

We invite you to attend another free presentation in our series of JewishGen Talks webinars, with our speaker, Dr. Alan Levine. Translating Russian Documents for the Non-Russian Speaker Wednesday,

On this date in 1943, prisoners at the Sobibor Extermination Camp launched an uprising against their German and Ukrainian Guards. In total, about 300 Jews escaped. Of that group, about 50 lived to

One of my ancestral families has a narrative that its surname was created for them as part of a reward for a great service a remote ancestor did for the tsarina. Apparently, she took ill while

Interesting Last week we were informed that he had a Jewish dentist [ Shneyer] and I grew up with a story from my mother that the family in Berdichev, Ukraine had a relative who was in the Czars

I take that by "employed by the Czar" you mean DIRECTLY employed. There are such cases but all those Jews were practicing the Russian Orthodox faith. Luc Radu Great Neck, NY

My grandfather was employed - though not voluntarily - by the czar´s (Alexander III?) army like many other Russian Jews. Finished then his service late 1800´ within the borders of then the Grand

My wife’s grandfather from Latvia told the family that he had been a watch repairer in the Czar’s army. He continued that trade in America. He also said Russian soldiers taught him to fish and

Hello I have identified the name of one of my great great grnadparents (or a phonetic version of the spelling) and have narrowed down the date of his death to a few specific years. I also know the

My maternal grandfather was employed by Czar Nickolas as a beaurocrat in his village of Yurovichi in Belarus with responsibilities including postmaster and director of official documents and his

Deanna, I wondered about that. Family lore has it that my g-g-g-gm's family made hats for the Czar. -- Ken Ryesky Petach Tikva, ISRAEL -- Ken Ryesky, Petach Tikva, Israel

Yes, my son in law’s family (GERSHKOVITZ Kerch, Crimea) has a story that their ancestor designed a bathtub for the czar’s railroad car that reduced water sloshing out. But this sounds so unlikely

Dear all, I'm working for the German Emigration Center in Bremerhaven, Germany, which is in the midst of a redesign of our permanent exhibits. We are keen to include more stories of Jewish Eastern

At 11:14 13/10/2020, ksevomhof@... wrote: Dear all, I'm looking for information about Josef Hermann Löwenthal, born 12.4.1858 in Jihlava (Iglau), Mähren. He is my Grand-grandfather. His parents:

Hi friends - I am researching the NOGA branch of my family. I seek information/contact re family descendants. The names include: Yenta-Zyrla KOLACZ and husband Isaak Mayer NOGA. Children: Joseph