I have confirmed this is the great grandfather of the person I am helping but the first name LEMZE appears as her father's name but the Latvian birth record of the daughter says his name is Benzion

My grandfather was born Picus Chykov in 1888. In America his name was Philip KOFF. He was a Russian soldier and came to the USA in 1912. He came with his wife Sarah to the USA. He left behind parents

Apologies up front for OT digression but this seems a good place to pop my head up with so many knowledgable people engaged. I have been sitting on the fence for a long time re DNA testing but realise

For those researching older French history The French Genealogy Blog has an interesting article about ancient France and Jews and where they lived prior to their expulsion in 1394. The article has

A document that describes the founding of the United Hebrew Congregation of Johannesburg in 1915 has been posted on the Southern African SIG Johannesburg Communities web page

To honor the late Queen Elizabeth ll, findmypast is offering their newspaper archive free of charge Friday September 16 10:00 BST until Tuesday 20, 2022 10:00BST.Use time zone converter to convert

I would agree with buying Your DNA Guide: The book. I did a couple of courses with Diahan Southard (Y DNA and autosomal DNA) and the book came along with the course on Autosomal DNA. I learned a huge

Can you either put this in viewmate or give the link to the page? It is rather tiny to read on the computer this way. -- Barbara Sloan Conway, SC

HI Barry, I would suggest going to www.stevemorse.org. On the left column, go to "genetics" He has a very easy to follow and very thorough discussion of DNA, etc. Best regards, Lew Meixler Beth El

Barry, I went down through the list of books at https://isogg.org/wiki/Genetic_genealogy_books and found Your DNA Guide: The Book (2020). Author is Diahan Southard. I haven't read the book, but I've

On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 07:59 PM, Sara Spiegel wrote: August 11, 1970Attached is a PDF of the page with her obituary. Martin Tompa Seattle, WA, USA

Linda, Since Meyer Gold's address is in Cornelia, Ga, I did a search at Ancestry for surname Blumenthal and Cornelia, GA in the lived in field, and found a 1924 U.S. passport application for Gershon

The Seattle public library has digitized copies of the Seattle Times archive available to library members. Is there a Seattle resident out there who would be willing to look up an obituary for me? I'm

Above Meyer Gold it says daughter ?. Smith, 11 Glendale Street, Brockton, Mass. Diane Jacobs -- Diane Jacobs, Somerset, New Jersey

September 18 at 10:00 am (Pacific time zone) Lisa Cooper: A Forgotten Land: Growing up in the Jewish Pale Based on recorded conversations Lisa Cooper’s father had with his mother, Pearl, about her

Hi Steven, Thank you for your message. From what I understand, I believe these were not areas in Galicia, but they were ruled under Russian Empire. They are the shtetls of Lubar and Lyubeshev

I don't know about age rules, but I do recall learning that children ages 2 and older were required to walk independently, without holding on to a grownup's hand (and certainly, not being carried). I

I need help reading what is written above Meyer Gold. Part is George Blumenthal but can not make out the rest. Thanks in advance. -- Linda Gold Buford davidlinda@... Researching: Poland or other

Shalom, JewishGen Press is proud to announce the publication of our 152nd title: The Book of Radom; The Story of a Jewish Community in Poland Destroyed by the Nazis This is the translation of:

I need help reading what is written above Meyer Gold. First part is George Blumenthal then I can not figure out the next part. -- Linda Gold Buford davidlinda@... Researching: Poland or other GOLD,