Try Martin Gilbert's book The Boys

Motke Dornblum, 139 Jerrys St. NY -- Sarah L Meyer Georgetown TX ANK(I)ER, BIGOS, KARMELEK, PERLSTADT, STOKFISZ, SZPIL(T)BAUM, Poland BIRGARDOVSKY, EDELBERG, HITE (CHAIT), PERCHIK Russia (southern

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It was very common for Jewish couples to have only a religious marriage. If they needed to have a civil ceremony for some practical reason, they might do it years or decades later. Of course, one can

... Apologies, typo. The death record is of course from 1827, not 1872. Peter

Does anyone know where I can find a list of the names of the Windermere children? Thank you!

I missed the one on Israel cemeteries. Is there someplace that I can see it? Or will it be repeated? Thank you, Trudy

Jews were commonly asked to look after the estates of landed families, or were employed by them in certain occupations. In my ancestral area of Suwalki Lomza gubernias in NE Poland (part of which went

Can you extract any more out of the rubberstamp?? At 02:17 13/04/2020, Michael Herzlich via groups.jewishgen.orgwrote: Zum Andink Schicken mir Par unser Couzine Miriam mit ihr mann,

The following is taken from an 1872 death record from Mainz: Heute den zweiten Januar ein tausend acht hundert sieben und zwanzig [...] erschien vor mir [...] Gottlieb Mann, Wiederverkäufer, acht

This message pertains to the "Census of Taxable Population of Hungary 1828" Were Jews counted as part of this census? Regards Alex Researching: FEUERLICHT GREIF GROSZ (Nyirbator) MAGOCSI (Tolna

Arcanum.hu also has excellent historic and military maps of Europe including for areas far beyond Hungary or the Austro-Hungarian empire. Thank you! Stephanie Nordlinger

In our family, we have Jeno Schvarcz and Farkas from Szamos Salyi area near Csenger.

I have attached a 2-page handwritten document that I would appreciate if someone would either summarize or translate. It's an agreement written in Budapest that includes both Hungarian and German from

Hello, Hopefully everyone is staying safe at home. Who would have thought we'd have seders via Skype :-). I've posted 5 birth records in chart form on ViewMate. I would love to have complete

Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day begins at sunset on Monday April 20 and is commemorated on Tuesday April 21. It corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the

The passenger manifest does say the street is in New York, which usually means Manhattan. There is, however, a Gerry Street in Brooklyn. Emily Garber Phoenix, AZ

I've posted a the image from the back of a photo card in Hebrew (maybe Yiddish) for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

I have come across the marriage record of my great grandfather Abel Kalon's second marriage in Zeimelis, Lithuania in 1909. I know that their family also lived in Zagare and in Joniskis, all near the

Hi All, I am looking for a translation for two birth files that I have posted on ViewMate. I am looking for the full names of the child and the parents, the age of the parents, the occupation, the