Are there records in Alex Krakovsky's revision list from Berestechko, Demidovka or Radzivilov? Joel Ackerman (Jerusalem)

I've had trouble finding records because names are mispelled or othewise mangled. What kinds of searches have you used to overcome this problem? I'm guessing every site has different tools... thanks

Dan is son of Shoshana Raizi of Montreal and he made aliya some years ago. Married to Osnat. He descends from the Stern-Horowitz rabbinical family and lives in Jerusalem. Neil Rosenstein

Another option is to use an online service which improves image quality. RetroReveal is relatively easy to use and is free. I've used it and i'm certainly no computerphile. The site is:

You never know when a person decides to naturalize. My grandfather arrived in 1888 as a 3 year old with his family. In the 1920 US Census it says born New York. In 1929 he became a citizen. Diane

Thank you all for your responses. They are much appreciated! They will definitely help me frame a response to my reluctant cousins! Referencing Randy's talk--I saw his presentation on privacy and

In the UK, where I live, the 100,000 Genomes project has sequenced the full genomes of 100,000 members of the population. Researchers are given access to those full sequences, which have been

David Ferok Chaymann Arrival Date3 May 1904 Birth Date1882 Age22 GenderMale Ethnicity/ NationalityHebrew Port of DepartureAntwerp, Belgium Port of ArrivalNew York, New York, USA Ship

For Podwoloczyska/Podvolochisk, formerly in Galicia https://www.jri-poland.org/town/podwoloczyska.htm https://inventories.geshergalicia.org/#/ Search both the JRI-Poland and Gesher Galicia databases

Left side card (2 messages): For memory to our dear uncle and family Our picture Chava Yaakov Rachel'le This is Shlomo Strenger Chava's son --- Right side card: For memory to our uncle Benny our

Note the title "holy" which is used either for an actual holy person like a holy Rabbi etc., or for a martyr who was killed for being a Jew. As it clearly states that he was killed, I assume the

I am trying to decipher this birth record that appears in my computer with low resolution The titles above the columns are in German and Polish, indicating that the document is from Galicia. Most of

Dear uncle Zelik and aunt Mina and your dear family! On the day of my dear brother's wedding we celebrated in my house, I'm standing behind my husband's uncle the short one with the ??? behind me is

Trying to make contact with the family of Shoshana Raizi Stern who lived in Montreal and posted a Page of Testimony to Yad Vashem for her uncle Moshe Menchel Stern in 2004. They descend from

My maternal grandfather, Louis S. Weil (Leizer Wahl), was from in or around Tarnobryzn Galicia. I have never been able to find any records from this shtetl. When I was a child some of my grandfather's

How about marriage and birth records for Volochysk and Podvolochisk. Also census data for these cities from 1850-1900 Karen Goldsmith Adelman

My great-great grandfather Mordechai Dov HURWITZ of Rokiskis, Lithuania had a brother Shmuel Yehuda HURWITZ who moved to St Petersburg c1900. While some of Shmuel Yehuda's children managed to leave

Hi Les ,Just wondering if you are related to either Sheldon Evans or Ron Evans they are both on Ancestry .My father is from Koidenov ,he shares a high DNA Cm with both Sheldon and Ron.My Dad was born

Dear Friends, As 5780 and 2020 come to a close, we at Gesher Galicia thank all of our members for their support during what has been a uniquely challenging year. Despite the hurdles, we were able to

David WOW I am duly impressed. I was trying to find Glusk to no good luck. And kudos on the Aisik Helfman , I would never have found that! =] Much appreciated 1910 and 1920 censuses both say 1906,