Dear All, I've posted a short document in Polish for which I would very much appreciate a translation. It is only a couple of lines of a letter but unfortunately the writing is faint. It is on

Hi Scott, Shavli (Shyaulyai — modern) was a city in Kovno Governorate of Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kovno_Governorate till WW1. Courland Governorate Courland Governorate was part of

Hi Scott, Shavli (Shyaulyai — modern) was a city in Kovno Governorate of Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kovno_Governorate till WW1. Courland Governorate Courland Governorate was part of

Has any grope put up a petition to sign? There are people who may prefer signing a petition then writing letters.

Hi Daniel: As a fellow Galitzianer, wanted to share my experience. I went on a genealogical journey to Lviv and nearby villages my family came >from early in 20th C. My trip was in 2012. Flying

Hi Daniel: As a fellow Galitzianer, wanted to share my experience. I went on a genealogical journey to Lviv and nearby villages my family came >from early in 20th C. My trip was in 2012. Flying

You know, in International Folk Dancing, those of us interested in Slavic dances soon learned that there are different ways of transliterating the same Slavic letters - and a very wise and savvy

You know, in International Folk Dancing, those of us interested in Slavic dances soon learned that there are different ways of transliterating the same Slavic letters - and a very wise and savvy

Betty is NOT the stepmother of Edgar as she is not married to Edgar's father and was not married to him when he was born. Of course, if for some reason she is involved with the family due to sharing

I've tried to stay on top of all the posts on this topic, and even spent some time trying to read all the legal-talk on the website yesterday. So, if this has already been asked, my apologies. Has

Just to share from Jan's message, I have requested SS5 forms twice. The first one was for my grandfather, Jacob Levine, when trying to find who his parents, my g-grandparents, were. It was very

I am looking for any researchers who have Shlioma Chaikin (b. 1869) and Beile Chaikin (b. 1872) in their trees. Shlioma and Beile were probably both born in Gomel but moved to Priluki with their

I am looking for any researchers who have Shlioma Chaikin (b. 1869) and Beile Chaikin (b. 1872) in their trees. Shlioma and Beile were probably both born in Gomel but moved to Priluki with their

The phrase “turning back the clock” takes on a whole new meaning in this week’s chapter, “In Mezritch,” from the Yizkor book of Miedzyrzec Podlaski, Poland. Brush-making was one of the big

I am looking for any researchers who have Shlioma Chaikin (b. 1869) and Beile Chaikin (b. 1872) in their trees. Shlioma and Beile were probably both born in Gomel but moved to Priluki with their

Depends on what side this is. Orthodox definition of Jewish status is being the child of a Jewish mother, or by conversion. Harvey Kaplan Glasgow, Scotland {Mod. note: the JewishGen Discussion

Hello, I am searching for the Identity Card (Kennkarten) of a man who was living in Frankfurt in 1938. During the November Pogrom he was taken to Buchenwald. His wife got him out and they escaped to

Hello, I am searching for the Identity Card (Kennkarten) of a man who was living in Frankfurt in 1938. During the November Pogrom he was taken to Buchenwald. His wife got him out and they escaped to

I love your question. The key part, in my view, is why NOT, and the answer is cultural, not logical. There is a chance that the second wife helps raising the child to justify the attribution of step

Renee, you are wonderful! I theorized that the sons might have used their mother’s maiden name….(Wonder what the father did that both boys dropped his name) but could not make the connection to