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Re: The Life Story of Aaron Zundelevich - a Jewish anti-Czarist activist #russia

Fascinated by this as my family name is Zundel (originally German, then Austrian) and I suspect Zundelevich is a Russianized version. Thanks for posting! -- Veronica Zundel, London Searching

By Veronica Zundel · #674123 ·

Help-Gillman #usa

Hey Im hoping for help. My great 2x grandfather Isaac Gillman born 1878 in russia-died (1965?) in New York. His wife was Lena Merkel Gillman. Trying to find his and or her death cert. No luck so far.

By Arthur Pronin · #674122 ·

The Life Story of Aaron Zundelevich - a Jewish anti-Czarist activist #russia

I’m posting this for my cousin Sandy Goldsmith, Aaron Zundelevich’s great-niece. https://search.iisg.amsterdam/Record/1524764 Note: Please ignore the “Cannot be requested” line. To

By Carol Reisman · #674121 ·

Re: Can an application for naturalization be located (1941, S. NY) when no C/A was issued? #usa

If you go to the JewishGen Discussion Group Archives and search for 505 (The number is in column 8 of Hennie Knisbacher's passenger list) you will see your question has come up before. In

By Susan&David · #674120 ·

Can an application for naturalization be located (1941, S. NY) when no C/A was issued? #usa

I have attached Hennie Knisbacher's ship manifest from 1913 with the annotations that you will find there (she's on line 1). From the information (from Jewishgen below-Manifest Markings Home

By Jeffrey Knisbacher · #674119 ·

This week’s Yizkor book excerpt on the JewishGen Facebook page #yizkorbooks

At the end of each week, we have been featuring excerpts from Yizkor books in JewishGen's archive. You can find the archive of past Yizkor book excerpts here: https://bit.ly/3aCH1ak. If you are

By Bruce Drake · #674118 ·

Re: Looking for information / maybe synagogue records(?) about the Braunstein Family, Minnesota. #romania #usa

The Minnesota Genealogical Society (MNJGS) has an excellent resource page that includes resources for Jewish Genealogy specific to Minnesota. Check it out: https://www.mnjgs.org/resources You

By Barbara Rice · #674117 ·

Re: Looking for information / maybe synagogue records(?) about the Braunstein Family, Minnesota. #romania #usa

Try the Iron Range Research Center -- https://www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org/ . According to the IRRC website, the center holds "one of the largest collections of genealogical and local history

By Renee Steinig · #674116 ·

🕎Free Download! The 2022 Chanukah Companion is now available! #JewishGenUpdates

Dear Friends, We are pleased to present the JewishGen Chanukah Companion 2022/5783, which contains a small collection of historical and inspirational vignettes about Chanukah that are accessible on

By Avraham Groll · #674115 ·

Looking for information / maybe synagogue records(?) about the Braunstein Family, Minnesota. #romania #usa

Hi all, I'm looking for information about the Braunstein family from Minnesota. As part of my genealogical research, I learned about a year ago that my great-grandfather's brother, Echiel

By Sharon · #674114 ·

Re: German-Jewish refugees in Belgium #germany #records

Hermann Mayer was apparently among the four thousands foreign Jews expelled from Belgium the day the German army invaded Belgium and sent to an internment camp in Southern France : Saint-Cyprien,

By Jean-Pierre Stroweis · #674113 ·

Re: Naming a newborn after a grandson - subtle question #names #galicia

Naming a newborn after a grandfather ;>) I smile/ shake my head when I do my family research. Sometimes it seems (maybe it's the case) that there's some ancient list of 10 acceptable names. Or maybe

By Malcolm Blier · #674112 ·

Re: German-Jewish refugees in Belgium #germany #records

I hope the following information can help those searching for records of Jewish relatives in Belgium: 1- Main archive web site: www.arch.be. My contact: alexandra.matagne@.... 2- Jewish Museum

By Selma Sheridan · #674111 ·

Re: German-Jewish refugees in Belgium #germany #records

If you know someone in Belgium, ask them to contact the Archives. Everything you are looking for is there, from immigration date to detention dates and place. My father’s brother arrived there in

By Dominique Anderson · #674110 ·

Re: Help locating Golots/Chenovska/Baltinsky #ukraine

I believe this is coming from the Goloche Chornyanska, Baltskiy, Podolskaya location records on the database called Ukraine Revision Lists, Group 2 on jewishgen.org. This translates to Goloche town,

By MARLISE GROSS · #674109 ·

Re: Naming a newborn after a grandson - subtle question #names #galicia

It would not have been acceptable. Perhaps the local rabbi would have suggested a “subtle” change in the name, and local customs would have varied. -- David Dubin Teaneck, NJ

By davidmdubin@... · #674108 ·

Re: German-Jewish refugees in Belgium #germany #records

Kazerne Dossin is a holocaust museum in Mechelen. Belgium. They have a lot of records that you can search online. If you can't find anything there, you can contact a researcher there. The url is :

By Feige Stern · #674107 ·

Re: Trying to figure out what "FQ" meant #holocaust #usa

Yes, I think Judy Young nailed it. It's not "FQ" but "Fa" = Firma, firm, company. It's a bit of shorthand. Also, in German-language business directories, one can see the abbreviation "Fa" or "pFa"

By pinardpr@... · #674106 ·

Seeking NARA researcher in Maryland #usa

Good morning, I’m seeking a researcher who can look at specific micro films for me at NARA II, in Maryland. If anyone here has a recommendation, or is able to assist, please reach out. Thank you,

By Moshe Berman · #674105 ·

Searching for SZAJMANOWICZ in Warsaw or around the world #poland

Hi, I am Ruben Lopez, I live in France and I am the great grandson of : - Matys SZAJMANOWICZ, born on November 29th of 1898 in Warsaw - Ruchla BECZULKA, spouse SZAJMANOWICZ, born on March 15th of 1898

By ruben.lopez59@... · #674104 ·

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