Re: "Sylvesterabend in German" -- my Hungarian cousin, Eva, who survived the Holocaust in and out of hiding in Budapest, called New Year's Eve "Sylvester Night." This date was particularly harrowing

We are pleased to invite you to attend a free webinar presentation in our JewishGen Talks series, with our speaker, Jordan Auslander. Researching NYC Resources Remotely (English) Wednesday, June 17,

I am trying to find information on a few families from Tsybuliv and Monastyryshche, Ukraine. They include: Samuel and Elka (Voskobinik) Meyerson Samuel Magnes last name Bogomol or Bogomolny I have

Would like to know if someone is willing to take some gravestone photos at Har Nebo Cemetery in Phila. Please respond privately for information needed. Thank you! Rachelle Litt Palm Beach gardens

Hi Aline, Felester (or some minor variations like Falester, Folester,....) is a family name found predominantly in Bessarabia (territory in the modern Republic of Moldova) and in Romanian Moldova.

American physician here. I don't speak French but it does not sound like one needs to for this. You are right to be irritated, "brain trouble" is extremely non-specific. Anything in the entire

Double name reversal was very common. My late father Max Knisbacher was Markus Mendel on his Palestinian Citizenship Order (British Mandate) of 11 January 1937 and entered the U.S. in October 1938

In curating these weekly Yizkor book excerpts, I have come across numerous accounts of pained Jewish parents, facing death for themselves and their families, who would put children in the keeping of a

I have three ways of doing research on my family history (a) I gather my own research that I can clearly document with primary-source information (NOT family stories), (b) for difficult areas of

Doing a quick Google search of the term makes it look like that it could refer to Alzhimer's/Dementia. Alyssa Freeman Henrico, VA

Sorry, Judy, I cannot offer you any help. But, your post helped me recall my early years. In the 1940s and 1950s, for a treat, my parents would buy deli from Witkin's Deli in Bronx, NY, for the family

It's very possible that the "high Rabbi" was the rebbe of Ger but it could have been the leader of many other Chassidik dynasties. Why do you believe it is him? From what I can find quickly online the

Shalom Jacob, I am a Cudek. I live in Ottawa, Canada. I doubt the information I have is related to your query but I thought I would respond. Here is what little I know: In Canada our spelling is

My grandfather was Moshe Chaim but his gravestone reads Chaim Moshe ben Shimon.Zev ha Levi. When I asked family members about the transposition I did not receive a satisfactory answer. As a result I

The original first name of my grandfather, Steve Krotoczynski, who was born in Kleczew Poland, was Czapse, which appears to be a variant of Shapsei. When he emigrated to America and then to England,

Hi I would love to share information. I have traced my Mendelson line back to the 1700's. Most of them being born in Mogilev and Shklove Belarus. I still have many gaps in my tree with at least 65

Thanks for all your comments. I was taken by Moshe Davis's example of Robert. I read that Bob Dylan's hebrew name was Shabtai. (My) Samuel Servian's sister's eldest son was called Reuben, which later

My Great Great Grandfather was Szapsaj Zylberstzejn. His Hebrew name (known from his son's grave ) was Shabtai. Shabtai/Sapse/Szapsz/Szapsaj) שבתי Zylbersztejn זילבערשטיין He was

Hello, What is the best way to source photos? As my cousins and I do photo exchanges, a documented source seems to be the best way to resolve future questions about the contents of the image. I'd

Yes!!! In the one exchange I had, I was finally able to get my message to the requester but subsequent ones failed and I finally had to give up. I felt bad that she would think I was ignoring her. I