I've visited the website mentioned in the title of this message, with a web address of hpdt.ro. It appears to be university based and covers births, marriages, and deaths in Transylvania. My great

Derek, Abraham arrived in NY in 1915 on the ship Espagne. Under the surname SCHTORKLAM. He left behind his wife in Paris, and was bound for his cousin M. ROSENBERG at 1046 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn,

Could also be that the second brother was named for a recently deceased close relative. In my family, all 4 grandparents were known as Leib. When a child is named "Abraham" for a paternal grandparent

Shalom, September was quite a remarkable month from several points of view. The first being the impressive news that during this month we completed an amazing number of projects - six, to be exact.

I visited Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty this summer and there are the remains of a railroad terminal on the New Jersey side. They have it as a historical landmark. Here is a link.

"Vital Records" is a term used for formal birth, marriage and death records, aka BMD records. What you posted is a postcard. Unfortunately, the photo quality makes it very difficult to read (well,

The translation of the gravestone is as follows: First line: po nikber (abbr.) – here lies Second line: Ya’akov the son of Zelig Third line: nifter (abbr.) who died on the 29th of Tishrei 5706

ב״ה It’s pronounced like the English word “peek.” Best wishes, Yale J.Reisner Warsaw, Poland JGFF #913980 <yalereisner@...>

My intuitive guess, is that these were cousins. In a Yiddish pronunciation the Hebrew name Avraham אברהם (Abraham) often becomes convoluted to Avrum or such like. Sometimes oral family history

Project Soul to Soul is a project to restore children’s shoes from Auschwitz by finding out more about the children and tell their stories. See short video at:

USC Dornsife history Professor Wolf Gruner has helped launch an effort — the #LastSeen Project — to recover photos of the Nazis’ mass deportations, identify victims and tell their stories.

I am looking to gain access to censuses taken in Lyubavichi (Russia), to search fore information on the Meris/Merris family. I know of a census conducted there in 1850/1. In the book "Igrot Kodesh"

Here lies (abbreviated) jakob son of Mr (abbreviated) Zelig died 29 Tishri 5706 may his soul be bound in the bonds of (everlasting) life (abbreviated) -- David Dubin Teaneck, NJ

Good evening, Here lies or here is buried (2- letter abbreviation on top) Ya’akov son of reb Zelig Passed 29 Tishrei 5706 May his soul be gathered in eternal life (last line

I recall my aunt telling me that when they came to America in 1947 she, my mom, and grandparents bypassed Ellis Island and were processed in a train terminal across the Hudson River in NJ. I just

I am new to this, so hopefully I am doing this correctly. I posted five photographs on viewmate. I am hoping that there are survivor family members who are able to identify the people or event as

Abram and Abraham are both valid Hebrew names. The name of our forefather Abraham was Abram until God changed it to Abraham. Phil Philip Freidenreich pfreidenreich@... JewishGen Researcher 1797

PS I have just found Abraham's grave on FindaGrave. He was buried in 1952 in Hebrew Memorial Park, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, USA - and the Hebrew inscription on his grave quite

Can someone please translate to Hebrew on the headstone for Jacob Kaplan? Please, and thank you. Donna Kanlan -- Donna Kanlan

Could I please get the translation of the hebrew on the headstone please. Thank you. Donna Kanlan -- Donna Kanlan