My grandmother, Mary Simon WELLIKOFF, who was born about 1878, reported to the 1930 US census that she came >from Vilna. In her 1938 autobiography, she wrote that her parents came >from a small

My grandmother, Mary Simon WELLIKOFF, who was born about 1878, reported to the 1930 US census that she came >from Vilna. In her 1938 autobiography, she wrote that her parents came >from a small

Two Yom HaShoah lectures by Dr. Yaffa Eliach Tuesday evening April 25 and Wednesday evening April 26 will be of special interest to Litvaks in the Greater New York-New Jersey area. Vilna-born and

Two Yom HaShoah lectures by Dr. Yaffa Eliach Tuesday evening April 25 and Wednesday evening April 26 will be of special interest to Litvaks in the Greater New York-New Jersey area. Vilna-born and

Thank you ALL for your response to my query about a Hebrew name for PHILIP. I received many responses and the names most often suggested were FEIVAL,PESACH, PINCHAS. A couple of known authorities

Thank you ALL for your response to my query about a Hebrew name for PHILIP. I received many responses and the names most often suggested were FEIVAL,PESACH, PINCHAS. A couple of known authorities

Dear Gersig, I'm interested in following up on John Lowens' mention of the Aufbau indexing project (AIP). About two years ago I bundled up my 25 year collection of Aufbaus, separated by year, which

Dear Gersig, I'm interested in following up on John Lowens' mention of the Aufbau indexing project (AIP). About two years ago I bundled up my 25 year collection of Aufbaus, separated by year, which

MODERATOR NOTE: JGS Program notices are not accepted except when the subject is of special interest to the German Jewish SIG. The lecture described below covers a topic discussed quite often in our

MODERATOR NOTE: JGS Program notices are not accepted except when the subject is of special interest to the German Jewish SIG. The lecture described below covers a topic discussed quite often in our

The only definitive way to find out a name is to dig up documentary proof, such as a travel document or a legal change of name, or a census record, etc. Otherwise, all you can do is speculate. In

The only definitive way to find out a name is to dig up documentary proof, such as a travel document or a legal change of name, or a census record, etc. Otherwise, all you can do is speculate. In

When searching the 1926/1927, 1928, 1929, or 1930 Poland and Danzig Business Directories at www.kalter.org/search, search results are now organized according to geographic region (e.g., Wojewodztwa

When searching the 1926/1927, 1928, 1929, or 1930 Poland and Danzig Business Directories at www.kalter.org/search, search results are now organized according to geographic region (e.g., Wojewodztwa

To all who wrote-Thank you so much! I now know that Yaakov Gafni, son of Menachem, died in 1961. There are people named Yaakov Gafni in current Israeli directories. I wonder if they could be

When searching the 1926/1927, 1928, 1929, or 1930 Poland and Danzig Business Directories at www.kalter.org/search, search results are now organized according to geographic region (e.g., Wojewodztwa

When searching the 1926/1927, 1928, 1929, or 1930 Poland and Danzig Business Directories at www.kalter.org/search, search results are now organized according to geographic region (e.g., Wojewodztwa

To all who wrote-Thank you so much! I now know that Yaakov Gafni, son of Menachem, died in 1961. There are people named Yaakov Gafni in current Israeli directories. I wonder if they could be

All, Thanks to Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, I've been able to find several vital records for my family. They are in Cyrillic script and I am seeking translations for the following

Rose Feldman asks if anyone has a similar case (children apparently born 20 years before the marriage of their parents) My great aunt, age 52, married her husband, age 53, in Olchowiec, Galicia