ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The October 26, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice indicating that the Regional Court of Central Łódź [Sąd Rejonowy dla

For the sound: “Sheh-mish”, my father said phoentically they were from Sheh mish el It ends up he was referring to Przemysl which is on the Polish side of the border with Ukraine. So you might

Unfortunately, the audio is not available for sharing. The first syllable seems to either be "share", or "sheh". And the second, "isk", or "ish". Actually, I got a good lead from another poster, who

Dear Friends, We have promised this for a while and now we are ready to implement the move of the Gesher Galicia Discussion Board to the new platform of JewishGen. We plan to do this on Sunday

I am seeking the descendants of someone named H.ARNSTEIN (possibly Herman. Hebrew name Tsvi) who was living in Antwerp in July 1945. He was looking for his sister, Sara Rachel Arnstein, who was

Someone in Givatayim, Israel with a surname of Heilbrunn created pages of testimony in the Yad Vashem Central Names Database in 1999 for some of my Bach / Buch cousins. The person who created the

Can you link to audio recording of what you're thinking of? I first read the first syllable as two "shah reh". Then I thought maybe you're thinking fo the English word "share". So, I searched the

Mieczyslaw is pure slavish. The first part from the Russian метать to throw. The second part слава means glory. Janet Furba, Germany

From the Tam Institute of Jewish Studies at Emory University newsletter: Emory Jewish Archives Debut Three Important Collections Emory University’s historical Southern Jewish Archive formally

10-session classes run from November 2022 through January 2023 Section 1: Tuesdays at 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. ET (STARTS TODAY, NOV. 1) Section 2: Fridays at 10 - 11:15 a.m. ET (STARTS THIS FRIDAY, NOV.

Greetings all, I am trying to obtain the spelling of an eastern Polish city, the name of which I've only heard in audio form. It was mentioned in a description of Jewish Polish families going there

I've posted a vital record in German for which I would greatly appreciate a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

It is my understanding that Jews were not welcome in Norway until some time in the 19th Century. This was official policy. Of course Norway was a part of Sweden at that time. I

I think that I found the link between the Goggers from Frankfurt (and more precisely my ancestor Hindle Googers who died in Frankfurt in 1770 spouse of Moses Seligman Oppenheimer Heidelberg from

It would be interesting to see the original document of the list to see exactly how the town name is spelled in Russian. The JewishGen Gazetteer shows a much more plausible candidate for a "Krisberg"

- JRI-Poland.org needs to send another 5" x 9" x 2" package with an important part to Warsaw. If you are going to Poland in the next month or so, please write to volunteer@... Your help will be

Join the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) on Sunday, November 13, 2022 from 10:15 am until 17:00 (Israel time). as we recognize our many volunteers and present lectures on “Family

Dear friends, researchers, Here is an update for the Bessarabia projects for the month of October 2022. See also at What's New at Bessarabia website. Bessarabian Databases. Updates: Vital

Zev, unfortunately we do not have yet Vital records for Brichany. We do have many Revision lists from 19 century. Now our translators are working on 1835 Revisions for Brichany. As far as

Mike Karsen to present update on Chicago-area Jewish genealogy resources on Nov. 13: “Resources for Jewish Genealogy in Chicagoland—What’s New” will be the topic of a presentation by