ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The September 6, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice from the Regional Court in Dąbrowa Tarnowska, First Civil Division, indicating

I'm requesting a translation of the Yiddish text on the back of a card. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM99861 The front of the

I've posted the back of a photograph with barely legible script that I think is in Yiddish for which I need a translation - anything that can be deduced from the writing will b e help[ful It is on

I've posted a document that I think is in Russian for which I need a partial translation - sufficient to give me the vital details of the individuals (including patronymic), relevant dates (birth,

Hello everyone, I've posted 5 vital records in Russian for which I need translations. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... 1. Marriage record of ZYLBERNIS - APELBAUM/MALAMET:

It looks like Carrie's maiden name was Kahn, which is a variation of Cohen, so it's possible that her family wanted her heritage to be recognized, even though the hand symbol is usually reserved for

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The September 5, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice from the Regional Court in Łomża, First Civil Division, indicating that

Can anyone point me to the proper government agency in Romania that manages the historical property records for Maramaros-Sziget? I'm trying to locate original land records from 1887 if they still

I would wonder if it isn't the same person. Maybe his wife died and he married Chaja Rost. Fay Bussgang Dedham, MA

Dan, I've translated the Grossman source provided by Rossi and it says: "According to many researchers, Rashi was also included in this family [refers to the tree printed on page 91], because she

The book "Conscripted Slaves: Hungarian Jewish Forced Laborers on the Eastern Front during the Second World War", by Robert Rozett, has information about overall conditions and experiences of the

Adam, The Loebtree scenario you cited above— in which Rashi's mother is the granddaughter of Simeon ben Isaac ben Abun ("He-Gadol, c. 950-1020)— actually make a lot of sense. It explains why

Yossi, Many thanks for the Grossman citation. Is there an English translation? Dan Rottenberg dan@... Philadelphia PA USA

My guess would be that when making the stone family members saw the symbol on other male family stones and therefore included it without fully understanding the meaning and conventions. There are also

Good morning I have now found the immigration records for my paternal g/grandfather and his immediate family under the surname 'Lische', 'Lesche' and variant spellings., which appears to be the

This conundrum has been researched by Avraham Grossman in his monumental work on Rishonim from Ashkenaz more than 40 years ago. Attached are 2 pages from the book specifically about the Rashi

I would say that she was Jewish - and a Bat Kohen from both the hands and her maiden name. I think it is very unusual. I have seen many Jewish gravestones, especially Reform without Hebrew. --

Adam, You raise some new avenues to pursue, notably the possibility that Simon the Elder was not born Simon b. Isaac b. Abun. I am persuaded that Simeon b. Isaac b. Abun ("Ha-Gadol," c. 960-1020,

We found this fellow was excellent when visiting pre-pandemic - courteous, helpful and informative: Tomasz Czerwiec, tel +48 502 279 081 -- Ian Charles London, UK

My great-grandfather was cremated in Philadelphia, he was 100% Ashkenazi & would have described himself as Jewish. "Jews" come in all sorts, & have been known to do many quite shocking things...