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Searching Petrover and Wertheimer families from Hungary (Budapest, Hajdusamson, Nyiregyhaza) #hungary

Hello! Every once in a while I allow my hope for more information to surface so here it is again. My mother (Jolan Petrover Hornstein) and I (Erika Hornstein) were the only survivors in our family. If

By Erika Schwartz · #674475 ·

What I learned from Susan King ע"ה #general

In the 1930's my grandmother contacted her relatives in Germany and help many of them to leave Germany and come to the U.S. She took some of them into her home in Paterson, N.J. I received a lot of

By David Shapiro · #674474 ·

Re: JewishGen Weekly News Nosh January 1, 2023 #JewishGenUpdates

Thank you so much, Phil, for all you are doing. I personally appreciate. I wish you a Happy , Healthy, Joy filled 2023. Warmly, Elaine

By Abramselaine@... · #674473 ·

Re: JewishGen Weekly News Nosh January 1, 2023 #JewishGenUpdates

Please note that in story #9 about the FamilySearch Tree Keepsake that the link is incorrect for some reason. It should be: Keepsakes — FamilySearch.org Thank you to "eagle eye" Jewish Gen

By Phil Goldfarb · #674472 ·

Is this a place in Russ./Poland #poland

Hi, After years of looking, I finally found a document on my great grandfather with some new tidbits -- he applied for a U.S. passport in 1907 to go to Russia, Poland and Germany. It lists his

By Joan · #674471 ·

JewishGen Weekly News Nosh January 1, 2023 #JewishGenUpdates

The Weekly News Nosh JewishGen Weekly E-Newsletter Phil Goldfarb Tulsa, Oklahoma USA, Editor Date: January 1, 2023 “A Family Without The Understanding Of Their Past History, Foundation And

By Phil Goldfarb · #674470 ·

Re: All in a name #names

Dear All Thank you all so very much for your help, suggestions and advice, it's so very helpful. Unfortunately there is no gravestone for Sora or Levy, I am now of the feeling that maybe because

By Joanne Bober · #674469 ·

Re: An unexplained second trip back to Europe in 1907 #romania #usa

Hi Alice The ship manifest of September 17 1907 clearly says that she was a United States citizen, but there is also Roumania written above it and "non immigrant alien". The same ship manifest also

By itencorinne@... · #674468 ·

Re: Looking Hfor information about the Tanne families in Rozhnyativ (Rozniatow) #ukraine #galicia #poland

Hi Meir: Although I cannot help with your TANNE family, my paternal grandmother was also from Rozniatow. Her family name was DEUTSCHER and her mother’s maiden name was NUSSBAUM, also from

By Marlene Bishow · #674467 ·

Re: An unexplained second trip back to Europe in 1907 #romania #usa

Thanks everyone. I was not clear. The Uncle was my Uncle and was my Grandmother Bessie’s 7 year old son. My dad was the eldest son and that’s why I thought it a bit odd that she would have taken

By Aliceb@... · #674466 ·

New and Updated Databases on IGRA’s Website #announcements #jgs-iajgs #israel

The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) has just released new and updated databases on its website. There are now over 2.5 million records available in our databases. With each release we

By Elena Bazes · #674465 ·

A loss to the Jewish genealogy world #general

IGRA joins with the Jewish genealogy world in paying tribute to Susan E. King, the founder of JewishGen, whose vision impacted on the Jewish world encouraging many to research and regain forgotten

By Garri Regev · #674464 ·

Selection of surnames: can one assume that persons named Shifman from the Minsk-Grodno gubernias (Belarus) shared ancestry at some point from the late 18th century, or may unrelated families have chosen that surname independently? #names #belarus

My my gg-grandfather Yaakov Yehoshua Shifman son of Avraham Shmuel, left Turov (In Minsk gubernia near Grodno gubernia) for Ottoman Palestine, circa 1880. There are many Shifman families today from

By rharpaz@... · #674463 ·

Re: In Memory of Susan E. King, z’l #JewishGenUpdates

My own personal recollection of the great Susan King was that when she came to Israel twenty-odd years ago, it was my privilege to take her a few places -including some Ultimate Jewish Genealogy at

By Israel P · #674462 ·

Re: An unexplained second trip back to Europe in 1907 #romania #usa

Hi Alice I have a similar dilemma. My grandmother arrived in the US in 1908 and returned to her Galician shtetl in 1932 for 2 months. No one knows why and while I also found her ship manifest when

By Carol Sage-Silverstein · #674461 ·

Please help support YOUR volunteers #JewishGenUpdates

Dear JewishGen Community, JewishGen has grown to include millions of records, and a myriad amount of resources, yet it is still an organization that is fueled by the incredible devotion, dedication

By Avraham Groll · #674460 ·

Translation of a headstone from Russian or Ukrainian- Klara Trachtenberg #translation

Hi, I am hoping someone can translate this headstone for me...not sure if it is Russian or Ukrainian thank you very much - it should be for Klara Trachtenberg dau of

By Deborah Friedman · #674459 ·

Re: All in a name #names

If you would post a photo of the gravestone, that would help us to figure out what the situation is with regards to the Hebrew names. As the above person said, it is likely that the Yehuda on the

By Michele Lock · #674458 ·

Re: Translation of gravestone #translation

Hi Lisa, The Hebrew has more details than just the father name. Before David's name there is an abbreviation meaning Moreinu Harav. The real significance may vary according to time and place. At least

By kassells@... · #674457 ·

Re: All in a name #names

Hi Joanne, Yehuda fits with the first name Levy. The most famous example being Levi Strauss. His yiddish first name was Löb that he anglicized into Levi. Löb, Löwe and their variants mean lion,

By kassells@... · #674456 ·

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