I've posted a letter in Yiddish, written by my mother, for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM76293 Please

Greetings from Reclaim The Records! We're your favorite little non-profit organization that picks fights with government agencies, archives, and libraries for better public access to genealogical

A cousin lived in Budapest before the war, and her husband , Imre Strasser, had a good sized children clothing manufacturing business there, employing more than 60 people she said. I am wondering

Dear friends, I am looking for family members of Jozsef SCHVARCZ & Szeren FABULA. Jozsef changed his name in 1905 to FEKETE. Their children were: Julianna, Bela, Regina, Andor, Margit (Margareta),

Boris, if you go to the top right of the page, you should be able to click on "Account," and from there, select "Identity" from the list on the left. You should be able to change the name and e-mail

Hello, This request is something of a long shot, but maybe it will ring a bell. There is a 1907 arrival of Kreine Berkovsky from Novogrudok, Belarus. She is going to her brother, listed in two

How do I go about getting a copy of names in that cemetery please. Looking for great grandparents. Ann Dery

Dear Jill, Thank you for alerting us to this sad news. My husband and I considered Simonas to be a friend and we would like to join you in wishing long life to his family. May his memory be for a

At this season and as we approach the start of another year of genealogical research at Gesher Galicia, we want to update you on the plans for next year's research projects, and ask for your

Hi there, I have posted this image on Viewmate and am requesting help with a translation: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM76344 Thank you for your help. Happy

Hi Jeanette, A death certificate was ALWAYS issued if someone died. The only option I can think of is that your Great Great Grandmother may have died at another place but was buried in her

Hi Jeanette, My great-grandmother Rosa DAHL (MAYER) died in 1903 and is buried in Geilenkirchen. There is no death certificate for her in Geilenkirchen, so I don't know where she died. Regards,

Dear JewishGen Community, As we light the candles of Chanukah in the coming days, we celebrate the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem and the miracle of the light. What joy the Menorah brings us!

I have a photo of my grandfather's niece taken in Lviv around 1920 in which her left hand is clenched and her index finger extended. Since the pose appears to be intentional, does anyone know if it

MyHeritage has added to its collection Hessen civil birth and marriage records. While these collections are already available on Ancestry, the MyHeritage collection has a significant advantage -- the

According to an article in the New York Times and other sources, the German family behind Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Panera Bread and Pret A Manger Reimann, pledged 5 million Euros ($5.5 million USD)

Dear Jeannette and fellow GerSIG-readers, I can't imagine that the death of Regina was not registered, I will ask fellow researchers in Germany but I don't believe she could have been laid to rest

Dear All, The time is coming close when a decision must be made about the FrenchSIG participationin the August 2020 IAJGS meeting in San Diego CA. I have begun to hear >from some of our members,

Dear Jeanette, How sure are you your gg gmother died in or near Hochneukirch? I have a few oddities in my family. My great-aunt Frieda COHN born LIEBES, who was living in Hamburg, died in Kassell in

The German family behind Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Panera Bread and Pret A Manger Reimann, pledged 5 million Euros ($5.5 million USD) to Holocaust survivors and another 5 million Euros to an