Phil, I see that Boruch BROM arrived in the U.S. in 1931 with his (2nd? wife), and they were going to a step-son in Bradley Beach, NJ. If Boruch remained in the U.S. than I suggest obtaining his death

From: Jeffrey Knisbacher <j2456@...> Date: Sunday, July 26, 2020 Subject: Yiddishe Kemfer, usa, yiddish To: JewishGen Discussion Group <jewishgen@...> Apparently, from one or two issues in the Jewish

I've posted a marriage record in Russian. I am looking for a translation of specific facts, mainly about the groom and his family. It is on ViewMate at the following address

Hello, I just wanted to let you know that we have translated a new chapter into English, for the Kalush, Ukraine, yizkor/memorial book: "From Kalush to Striyj, From the Pit to the Trap" by Hella

I have been researching my family since 1990 but have hit a brick wall with my paternal great-grandfather, Ben Press. While my other three grandparents came from Lithuania or Russia around 1910, Ben

Please could someone transliterate seven wordsfrom a German Standesamt Death Record.I think they relate to the cause of death. The handwritten words are viewable at this link to

Hello everyone, I've posted 5 vital records in Russian for which I need a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses... 1. Birth record of Wita WAJSBLECH:

Jerry, Do you know about what year he was born? Do you think he came to the U.S.? There are a few men named Gershon / Gerson KLEINMAN that lived in the U.S. Have you searched his name at

If any of you are familiar with the book by Anita Loeb - GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, I have been working on an update. The database currently shows 319 Kansas City area burials which listed Lithuania as

Em, I assume from what you wrote that this child passed on before 1895, possibly in NYC? I searched at: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2240477 I used these search parameters: surname

Unfortunately, what's in item 4 on that film is all that FamilySearch has for Szécsény, and it is highly incomplete. There's a summary of what's missing on image 418:

If the person was a stowaway it would explain bot why they wre detained and and why they were not on the ship manifest, as would if they were travelling under a false name. -- Eva Lawrence St

Hi Carl, Are you looking at the transcription, or a copy of the actual cert? Those old certs are often times near impossible to read. I suggest looking at the cert itself, and not relying on what a

hi i originate from Holland where this is happening. In particular on seder nights milchig is eaten! And moreover on shabbes mornings.

Perhaps try The Brooklyn Historical Society. If they don't have files of such photos they might know other options on where to find them. https://www.brooklynhistory.org/ According to their site,

It may reflect a propensity for the descendants of conversos to marry other descendants of conversos, even after leaving Spain. That would result in an even higher degree of endogamy than is often

Many thanks for this very interesting information! Any ideas how to access much earlier Paris censuses? I'm looking for 1876 and 1882, Ric Cooper (NB: Not related to any COOPERs!) Midhurst,

"Nuseaue," like many names in Family Search's NYC indexes, is likely a transcriber's bad reading of bad handwriting. I would want to get a copy of the original death record to interpret it for

Aaron and the rest of our community, Wow! Thank you so much! I have been looking for this death detail for decades. I appreciate you doing the obvious and then sharing it with me. Over the years, I

I am hoping that there are some great researchers out there who can help myself and some cousins with a brick wall. We are looking for the name of the wife of Mordecai Braun/Brom from Lithuania. We