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Possibility of finding the name of a Jew killed in the 1905 October Pogrom in Russia

Where to search: Information about the pogroms: 1. (a) The Russian-Jewish Journal "Voskhod" (The Dawn), published in St. Petersburg, 1905. This newspaper available at the Library of Congress (at least

By Harry Boonin · #639788 ·

Re: OPINIONS and suggestions requested

I had a similiar situation. 2 known brothers with father's name different on cemetery stones. I was explained that one name was the first name and one had the middle name of the father. (as the

By Trudy Barch · #639787 ·

IGRA Webinar Series-Call for Proposals

IGRA Webinar Series-Call for Proposals The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) invitesproposals for our 2020 genealogy webinar series. The webinars will be inEnglish or Hebrew and

By Elena Bazes · #639786 ·

Please help with a translation request from Russian Cyrillic script to English #germany #ukraine

I've posted a vital record image from 1852 in Cyrillic script for which I need a translation. I think it is from a revision list but I am not certain. It is on ViewMate at the following address

By Joel Hayflick · #639785 ·

Help Identify a TV Actor Cousin Posted on ViewMate

FYI, actor Bill Macy just recently passed away. He was a poker buddy of my husband, and he is dearly missed by friends at the casino.

By Joan Rimmon · #639784 ·

Looking for Solomon FUKS

I'm looking for any information about Solomon FUKS, born in about 1850, somewhere within the Russian Empire, presumably within the Pale. There are about 500 researchers on the JewishGen looking for

By Ilya Zeldes · #639783 ·

Re: Help Identify a TV Actor Cousin Posted on ViewMate

Maryann, I've already agreed with you. :)

By Pieter Hoekstra · #639782 ·

Givatayim, Israel - Meeting February 5, 2020 - The IGRA Collection - The Accessible Database

“The IGRA Collection - The Accessible Database of Genealogical Research Documents in Israel” Israel Genealogy Research Association - Speaker Rose Feldman The lecture will be in Hebrew Wednesday,

By Hinda Solomon · #639781 ·

OPINIONS and suggestions requested

I am looking for opinions and suggestions on further research regarding the following dilemma in which I find myself…..it is in regard to whether the father named on the headstones of two men is (or

By Marcella S · #639780 ·

Re: Where might I find information about a pogrom that affected my family in Russia, now Belarus #belarus

Attached are two items from the American Jewish Yearbook, Volume 8 (1906-1907): "From Kishineff to Bialystok: A TABLE OF POGROMS FROM 1903 TO 1906" Courtesy of the Museum of Family History

By Bob Friedman · #639779 ·

JewishGen Published Translation of the Miechov Memorial Book, Charsznica and Ksiaz

JewishGen.org is pleased to announce its 91st title: Miechov Memorial Book, Charsznica and Ksiaz, Sefer Yizkor Miechow, Charsznica, Ksiaz (Poland) Original Book Editors: N. Blumenthal, A. Ben-Azar

By Joel Alpert · #639778 · Edited

Re: Help Identify a TV Actor Cousin Posted on ViewMate

He looks most like Conrad Bain when I compare photos, but I noticed that his ear is shaped a bit differently, so I am not certain. -- Barbara Sloan Conway, SC

By jbonline1111@... · #639777 ·

Where might I find information about a pogrom that affected my family in Russia, now Belarus #belarus

Family lore says that my grandfather, Isidore SLATAS, saw his sister raped and murdered in a pogrom in what is now Belarus. This would have been some time between 1895 and 1905, when he emigrated to

By jbonline1111@... · #639776 ·

Re: Help Identify a TV Actor Cousin Posted on ViewMate

I agree with the person who suggested on ViewMate that it might be Conrad Bain. I don't believe it's Roy Scheider - not his smile. Ellen -- Researching WEISSMAN/VAYSMAN (Ostropol, Ukraine); MOROZ

By Ellen · #639775 ·

Re: venezuela

I lived in Venezuela many years ago. There is a community near Caracas founded by Germans called La Colonia Tovar. But I don’t think it’s specifically Jewish.

By Judith Elam · #639774 ·

Shanghai Jewish Cemetery

Someone recently asked about burials in Shanghai. There is information at the following site: "Shanghai Jewish Memorial", http://www.shanghaijewishmemorial.com/index_1.htm You can search by family

By Marilyn Robinson · #639773 ·

Re: Help Identify a TV Actor Cousin Posted on ViewMate

I see the tiny black line on his chin in this photo, but I'm not sure it's a "scar." The photo has numerous, similar black lines in that area of the image. So many, in fact, that they may simply be

By gordon-and-maryann@... · #639772 ·

Re: Help Identify a TV Actor Cousin Posted on ViewMate

I actually thought it was Bill Macy when I first saw the picture.

By Linda S. Mintz · #639771 ·

Ann Gold Schwartz

HELP..for years I have been trying to find the death records for Ann(ie) Gold Schwartz. Born 1894 in Phil. Penn..Last records recorded alive in 1940 census. in Los Angeles. Listed with her son

By Gayle Schlissel Riley · #639770 ·

venezuela

hi everybody, does anyone knows about a jewish german community near caracas /venezuela? i met a guy from there in santa marta colombia who is searching connections to germany with the names: PRAGEDEZ

By xan madera · #639769 ·

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