Just a friendly reminder to all those IAJGS conference attendees who may be interested in joining a Discussion Group chat- "All About Death Records” that we will convene this upcoming Sunday, Sep 11

For those who might be interested from the field of Public History. Main story at the link below. "Roots of Resistance: The Tuchyn Story is a hybrid exhibition about a Jewish uprising in the Tuchyn

Hi everyone. I'm new to the group, and while I've been doing genealogical research as an amateur for twenty years, there are still things I run across, don't know about, and need help with. So here's

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO Join us to honour Henry Wellisch, our President Emeritus, on his 100th Birthday Henry Wellisch will respond to questions from Neil Richler, and then to

My parents flew Hungaria in september 1949. Illegally. It seems with the help of the "Bricha" Organization. They were taken to Rothschild Hospital upon arrival. Is there a way to discover who helped

My father told us that in his family there is a tradition that we descend from the Jews expelled from Spain.Is there a way to find documents, proofs of this tradition? Is there a possibility to go

Hello, For some reason the post was mixed with another post. Please post this email again. I've posted a vital record in German for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following

Dear Genners, Following on from the recent discussion about the people who volunteered and fought in the Spanish Civil War, those with an interest in British veterans may like to know about an article

For completeness, from Grossman, “Rashi” (Littman, 2012), pp. 13-4 “There are numerous folk legends about Rashi's birth, especially the miracles wrought for his mother during her pregnancy,

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The September 6, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita carried a legal notice from the Regional Court in Przeworsk, First Civil Division, indicating that one

Adam, Yossi, Many thanks for the Grossman citation and this translation from Grossman's Hebrew. To my mind, our exchange epitomizes what the JewishGen discussion group Group is all about. Thanks to

A Dr. Joseph ASH responded to our post about Russian transcribers. However, your/his email in his response came out as gibberish. Can you please send me another email and include your contact

That there were two wives is a possibility, also (note that it would likely have been the reverse: Chaya Rost would have been the first wife; her daughter Sossie was older than the other known

My name is Prenzlau. It is a small town in Germany and possibly what your sources are referring to. Sheryl Wachsman Prenzlau

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