Hi David The description of this record set can be viewed at this link: https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/USA/rg59.htm however, the instructions for obtaining copies is NOT accurate - note the page

During this time while the Ellis Island building was being rebuilt and immigrants were processed at the Battery Park Barge Office (lower Manhattan), do the manifests or other records of each

See Christian Zionism: Christian Zionism is a belief among some Christians that the return of the Jews to the Holy Land and the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 were in accordance with

I am sorry that I don’t have information about that particular Shul, but you may be interested in Z Yaakov Wise’s paper ‘The Establishment of Ultra-Orthodoxy in Manchester’ which is available

I've posted a death record in German for which I shall appreciate a transcript (translation is not required). It is on ViewMate at the following

A need Russian translation for 3 certificates of families. I don't need word-for-word but details such as names, dates, locations, occupations, and so on are very helpful. A marriage certificate

A need Polish translation for a certificate of families. I don't need word-for-word but details such as names, dates, locations, occupations, and so on are very helpful. A marriage certificate

I've just discovered an entry for my great-great-grandfather Elias Russ in "Jewish Names in Selected US State Department Files (RG59)" it states the country correctly as Galicia and gives a file

While the Ellis Island building was being rebuilt, immigrants were processed at the Battery Park Barge Office (lower Manhattan). Regards, David Oseas

I've posted to Viewmate a hand-written page from my great-uncle and his family's successful attempt to leave Vienna in 1939. This is one page from an IKG (Israelitische Kultusgemeinde) document.

I have posted to ViewMate extracts from two records that may be my 3xgreat-grandparents. 1) Itte Sussel Russ. She died in Boryslaw in 1881 at the age of 65. What is her relationship with Isak Russ?

Hello All, I would greatly appreciate a complete translation of the death record of my 3x-great-grandfather, Zev Wolf Chodowicz, posted to ViewMate:

I've posted inscriptions from the back of some photos for which I need a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM99971

I've posted a photo that I would like to be identified if anyone recognizes the location. It is an RAF camp probably in Egypt, possibly in Libya from WW II. The inscription on the back of the photo

There wasn’t much “outrage or protest” Watch the Ken Burns documentary tonight (9/18) on PBS at 8 pm (at least in the LA area on channel 50.1) You will find that the American response was

Hello all, I've posted an image of a tombstone for which I need a translation. It's on ViewMate at https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM100005 I appreciate any responses via the

I've posted 2 vital records in German for which I need translation help, just for very specific parts of the documents. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses

There is no lack of books and articles on this topic. One of the more recent polemicists is already re-hawking his book on the news of the PBS series. A good place to start for an objective take is

It's my understanding that Castle Garden was closed in 1890 and that in 1892, immigrants were then processed through Ellis Island. Where were the immigrants processed after the 1897 Ellis Island

Linda Just above the name is "dis to " You can see the same notation for the three passengers in lines 24 -26 and several more on this page, where it appears mostly in column 22 rather than above