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Re: US Naturalization questions (more or less general) #general #records

Some women who were naturalized before 1922 by marrying husbands who were American citizens filed their own naturalization papers in th 1930s or 1940s. It is worth checking because the naturalization

By Herbert Lazerow · #649233 ·

New Translation Uploaded #bessarabia #yizkorbooks

I am pleased to announce that the first half of Volume A of The Jews in Bessarabia; Between the World Wars 1914-1940 has been generously translated by Sheli Fain and uploaded to the Yizkor Book

By R Jaffer · #649232 ·

WWII Evacuees LitvakSIG record #lithuania #records

Hello, I found a record on the LitvakSIG WWII evacuees list that may correspond to someone from my family. Is there a way to gain more information from that record. The record I'm referring to

By dubflower@... · #649231 ·

Birth/marriage/census records in Oberwart, Hungary #hungary

This town known as Oberwart or Felső Eőr in hungarian, i would like to know if there is any birth/marriage records for the years of 1800-1825 or if any census records for this town. M Lenzky

By MOSES LENZKY · #649230 ·

Re: Genealogy research leads to discovery of cousins thought to have died in the Holocaust #holocaust

Some 3 years ago, while browsing old family pictures, I found a picture of a young boy with his name written on the back - Herszel SZTARKMAN. I asked my grandmother who he was, but she didn't know.

By fdbaran@... · #649229 ·

Sons in law's names Abramchik Yossel and Itzik Yossel. #names

I have the following information from a YiskorBook in Lithuania. Rabbi Yosef Katz had 2 sons in laws , Abramchik Yossel and Itzik Yossel. Now Abram(chik) was my great grandfather. He definitely did

By Rosalind · #649228 ·

Basic 1: Explore the Revamped JewishGen Website - Available Anytime, Any Device #announcements #general #education #JewishGenUpdates

Basic 1: Explore the Revamped JewishGen Website - Available Anytime, Any Device Take a Self-Paced Class at home on your computer/Device using a downloaded workbook. Want to learn to navigate your

By Nancy Holden · #649227 ·

Looking for my family in Lowicz Piontek Sobota #poland

I am searching for family and looking for everyone that belong to the familys: Wolkowicz, Kalski, Jastrzembski from the above towns. Drori Yoel, From Israel

By YOEL437@... · #649226 ·

Re: Help needed to decipher handwriting of the name of vessel on attached Petition for Naturalization #usa

It is difficult to make out the second word, but I think the first word is not the name of a ship. It is also difficult to determine the year of passage although his second child was born in NY in

By Paul Silverstone · #649225 ·

Re: Lithuania / Russia city called "Mempsi #russia #lithuania

Hi, Sounds like name of one of the Lithuanian towns "Naumestis" (NewTowns): Kudirkos Naumestis, Zemaiciu Numestis and Naujmiestis. Alexander Sharon JGFF

By Alexander Sharon · #649224 ·

Re: Jones Avenue / Goel Tzedec Cemetery, Toronto #canada

Hi Adam, Our cemetery project at JGS Toronto has been stalled for a few years. The late Allen Halberstadt did and amazing job of collecting data and took many photographs of most Toronto cemeteries.

By Neil Richler · #649223 ·

Re: Graves in Belz, Ukraine, Jewish cemetery? #rabbinic #ukraine #records

I cannot answer your question but I can empathize because we have similar issues with my own family. I want to mention the wonderful Yiddish song “Belz, mein Shtetele Belz.” I love that

By Jeffrey B. Palmer, MD · #649222 ·

Goodman family in Montreal #canada

Searching for possible relatives in Montreal. From 1911 census Isaac Goodman, a grocer, born approx 1865 in Russia 2nd wife Jennie formerly Endenzweig/Cohen born approx 1874 in Russia, lived in

By Peter Bush · #649221 ·

Re: Jones Avenue / Goel Tzedec Cemetery, Toronto #canada

Find A Grave includes this Cemetery and a few photos. I imagine the ones private citizens have taken and uploaded to the site. Worth checking in case you have good luck and yours is among them. Sue G

By manderlie@... · #649220 ·

Re: Help needed to decipher handwriting of the name of vessel on attached Petition for Naturalization #usa

Could be Fee or Tee, also. Diane Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

By Diane Jacobs · #649219 ·

Basic 1: Explore the Revamped JewishGen Website - Available Anytime, Any Device #announcements #general #education #JewishGenUpdates

Take a Self-Paced Class at home on your computer/Device using a downloaded workbook. Want to learn to navigate your way through the maze of Jewish data collections on the revamped JewishGen

By Nancy Holden · #649218 ·

Re: Sharing family tree information #general

Let me clarify. I don't have children myself. I was referring to children of relatives. It's up to their parents what they choose to post. Robert Hanna NYC

By Robert Hanna · #649217 ·

Re: Jewish Tombstones Found on New York's Long Island #general #usa

See below Is there a protocol for discarding a Jewish stone that might have been made in error and not completed? Perhaps there was a tombstone carver in the area who discarded incomplete/incorrect

By avivahpinski@verizon.net · #649216 ·

Re: Help needed to decipher handwriting of the name of vessel on attached Petition for Naturalization #usa

I managed to locate the full-size document on-line. Based on the wife's name that I believe is Fannie, I think the initial letter of the ship name is 'F' David rosen, Boston, MA

By Susan&David · #649215 ·

Re: Looking for help to find Polish passport #poland

The person who helped me was Krystyna Duszniak: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~losthistories/ It was a long process, which I had started on my own, but Krystyna was able to help me when things got

By Jessica Eber · #649214 ·

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