What was my grandmother's sister doing for a living in New York city according to the 1950 census?. It seems she was some "kind of woman" in buildings (one line up from the bottom) -- Angel

The Paris Archives website is excellent and not too difficult to navigate even if you don’t speak French (use an automatic translation tool). Not only are there the civil birth, marriage and death

For those who attended my live session called "Become An Expert: Create a Resource Guide" (and for those who will view the presentation during the next few weeks), I have placed a resource guide

Hello, A righteous and innocent man he was Here lies or here is buried (a two-letter abbreviation) Yehuda son of Moshe Mandi (?) young man That passed 6 (?) Iyar 5685 May his soul be gathered in

I would like to request a record from the Kaunas Regional State Archives. I will contact them by e-mail. Could someone who has done this recently advise as to whether the request should be translated

Independent Kalushiner Benevolent Society, 40th Anniversary Banquet Program, March 30, 1946. 2 PDF files I donated the original copy to YIVO several years ago. List of Members - page 2. The

I have posted a short newspaper article in Yiddish on Viewmate.The article is posted at https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM99709, Please respond in the appropriate area of the

I'm trying to find out when and where a marriage between Bernard (Berisch) PICKHOLTZ and Bluma Bernstein took place. Bernard's first wife Sara died on Jan 1, 1892 in Norma, Pittsgrove, Salem

Sept.11, 2022 1:30-3:30PM EDT Jennifer Mendelsohn – Reunited and it Feels So Good Free for JGS of Greater Boston members, $5:00 for non-members. Information at www.jgsgb.org Jessie

I am a longtime member of Jewishgen, and I’d like to announce the publication of my book: Tears Over Russia: A Search for Family and the Legacy of Ukraine’s Pogroms (June 7, 2022, Pegasus

The Weekly News Nosh JewishGen Weekly E-Newsletter Phil Goldfarb, Editor Date: August 28, 2022 “A Family Without The Knowledge Of Their Past History, Origin And Culture Is Like A Tree Without

I can see why you have asked about the surname ‘Slonimsky’, since Jewishgen’s Unified Database does show records for this surname, when I’ve searched on ‘Sounds Like’ for Solomonsky. I

The DNA evidence is compelling that my material grandfather, Philip Eisig Effrusi, lineage is one of the Galician Hassidic rabbinic families (Philip appears a name he adopted in the U.S.). There are

I've posted 4 vital records in Polish & German for which I need a translation.The other 3 are adjacent to the link listed below It is on ViewMate at the following address

Dear 'Genners, I've posted an 1893 marriage record that I believe is in German (the typed column headings are.) It is on ViewMate at the following

My family is Slomiansky from Sidra, Poland. I've run across all the name variations you mentioned in researching my family. They immigrated to the Massachusetts/New Hampshire area in the 1880's.

I have been examining more details concerning the profiles of the family here. It is rather a long story, which I want to try and keep short. Tali's father, Samuel, is also no longer alive, and one

I've hit a brick wall. My family- BERNSTEIN, PICKHOLTZ (Buchholtz), KACZOR (Katcher) and ABERBACH all came together to the USA aboard the SS Russia, arriving in New York City on May 9, 1890. The

Hi all, The prolific, late Haredi genealogist, Zusche Kinstlicher, apparently had several hundred 19th century Jewish tombstone inscriptions of Kittsee, Austria, available to him. Does anyone know

Can someone please translate the Hebrew headstone into English. I requested on Find A Grave a copy of a headstone but am unsure if it matches to the person I requested. Thank you in advance. Tracy