Gary, the cantonists were underage children who were drafted to get prepared for the army service from the age of 18. The 25 years were counted from the age of 18. So, overall, the army took the

You might search the Kazerne Dossin database for information about people from Antwerp. Kazerne Dossin was a transit detention camp in Mechelen, Belgium and many were kept there on their way to other

At 22:20 12/12/2022, lreizerheftmann via groups.jewishgen.orgwrote: Hi Lynn My message to lreizerheftmann@... BOUNCED lreizerheftmann@... host mx02.mail.icloud.com [17.42.251.62] SMTP error

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The December 12, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice from the Regional Court for Central Łódź [Sąd Rejonowy dla

The 1872 New York City birth record of my grandfather’s sister Julie STRAUSS née BAER (attached) states that she was the first child of her parents. Would the existence of an older child have been

The IAJGS Records Access Alert previously reported on the Dutch National Railway, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), paying 6 million Euros ($5.6 million USD) to Holocaust commemoration institutions,

And I remembered a woman who committed suicide and was buried with her family in that same Orthodox cemetery and the Rabbi used the same explanation as below.

My sister-in-law committed suicide in 1973. She was buried at Montefiore Cemetery in Queens. At the time, I was not paying attention to locations, but I have since learned that she was buried in a

Hello researchers, hello friends, Bessarabia Symposium starts tomorrow, Tuesday, 10amEST. If anyone registered but did not get a link to ZOOM, please email me right away. I also want to repeat that

My husband's uncle Max HEFTMANN was from Vienna but was at Werkdorp in Holland from Aug 1938 to Jun 1941. His parents and brother were able to emigrate to the US in 1939. Letters from Max to his

I apologize for not having the correct spelling of Paul's surname. He posted a message 2-3 weeks ago regarding help with contact information for a cemetery in or near Paterson NJ, by ( ?) Falls Road.

Hello, I'm wondering if someone can provide a translation of the Hebrew on the headstone shown in the photo. Thank you. Mitchel Kadish Venice, CA

My family lore or rumor says that one of my ancestors was taken to serve in the Czar's army as a cantonist instead of the son of a rich person, and he was forced to take family name Dickman (family

My great grandmother died in 1915 while the family was living in Youngstown OH. (The family later moved to Detroit MI.) Her death cert states she was buried in the Western Star Cemetery near Akron,

My family was very involved with the Home and all of our family plaques were in their chapel. Prior to their closing I was in touch with the last rabbi, Leonard Blank, and I was promised that I could

The entire community is invited to join us for our next free JewishGen Talks webinar: Topic: DNA AND ENDOGAMY: Making Sense When Your Matches Don’t Make Sense Date: Wednesday, December 14,

I am trying to learn the name of the first wife of my great-grandfather, Jacob Meyberg (1826-1908) of Eschwege, Germany. They had five children, Gustav, Michael, Meyer, Julie Meyberg Wolferman, and

The grave is among all the others, not in an out-of the way location. It's in Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in NY. I went to the Tenement Museum in Sept. and it

I have the 1854 revision list that says a cantonist was taken in 1852, between the age of 8 and 9. However, it is only because I descend from his next younger brother that I have that revision list.

Rebberlin Dannersthag: H(ere) L(ies) A pleasant and estimable woman She walked a pious path Rivka (Rebecca) wife of the honorable rabbi (abbreviated; not necessarily a real rabbi) Manlein Dannersthag.