In rabbincal sources (names for divorces) the female name Doda is listed as a Sefardi name - not Yiddish. There were Saferdi communities in south-eastern Europe. David Shapiro Jerusalem

My grandmother and great aunt spent a number of years in an orphanage at Ruthgasse 21 between 1913 and 1921. Does anyone have any information about this institution? I know it has since been converted

November 9-10 is the anniversary of Kristallnacht “the Night of Broken Glass”, pogrom against German and Austrian Jews when mobs of Germans and Austrians attacked, looted and burned Jewish shops

My grandfather's naturalization papers state that my grandmother came from Oranif Russia, but what was actually Ukraine. I have not been able to find anything about Oranif anywhere. Does anyone have

Need help with parents. of Emilia Felsberg: born in Germany. sept. 15, 1880 in Isertohn, North rhine-westphalia, Germany Need help with parents of Solomon Oppenheimer 1841-1914. Born March 10, 1841

My name is Gerald Kirzner and was intrigued by the search for Kirzner My father came before the war and stayed with cousins in Windsor Canada. He was the only one left from his nuclear family. His

Yolande -- Thanks for your response and the questions you raise. Yes, I have found records that at least two of the Graumanns are buried in the Evangelish cemetery. I understand that births and

PS: Only to add a list of surnames not derived from 'Cohen' that are believed to have Cohanic branches: 1) Stern, 2) Falk, 3) Rothenberg, 4) Glanz, 5) Karpeles, 6) Poppers, 7) Teweles, 8)

I am interested in finding my grandfather’s petition for naturalization. I found his declaration of intent on Family Search and not on Ancestry. Do you have any ideas? I have searched ship

Fold3, part of the Ancestry family of companies, is offering free access to its record collections until November 13, 2022 at 11:59PM Mountain Time, in honor of Veterans Day—600 million records from

The name of the deceased is Devorah. The name of her father is Yeshaya (Hebrew for Isaiah). His name is abbreviated on the stone, because the last two letters of the name are one of the names of G-d,

Here is my transcription of the lower part of the first page and the top of the second: Als Erben meines Nachlasvermögen ernenne ich meine Geschwister oder deren gesetzlichen Kindern, ich verfüge

Did some of your ancestors live in or near Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania? If you've done research on these ancestors, you probably have looked at the All Lithuania Database maintained by the

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Hi Leah Heilpern Snider I have informations for you about my father’s cousin Henry Walter born Heinz Eisenstein in Vienna . He was a swimmer and member of the polo team that went to Israel in the

Deborah, My translation of the gravestone is as follows: First line: here lies (abbr.) Second line: a woman young in days Third line: like a rose whose bud was awakened Fourth line: Devorah

Deborah, The following is my translation of this double matzeivah. Left: At top: here lies (abbr.) First line: Husband and our dear father Second line: Zalman Dovid the son of Issachar Dov Third

I am missing the V in your memory of this As a David myself I only know of Duvid and Duvidl David Lewin London At 12:30 10/11/2022, segslusky via groups.jewishgen.org wrote:

Here Lies (abbreviated) a woman young in days like a rose she is still in her prime Deborah daughter of Mr Isaiah (“Yeshayah”) died 11 Cheshvan (5)716 may her soul be bound in the bonds of

Thank you so much for sharing this! I found some information in that list and on other parts of the site that I hadn't seen before. DJ Ruggiero