I have added two new files to the many now available to contributors to the Vilnius District Research Group of LitvakSIG. The first is a Draft List containing the names of merchants >from 1878. The

I have added two new files to the many now available to contributors to the Vilnius District Research Group of LitvakSIG. The first is a Draft List containing the names of merchants >from 1878. The

There is some family information (undocumented) that my maternal great grandmother's family (surnames Barenholtz and Baranoff in The Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine) were expelled >from Spain in 1492.

There is some family information (undocumented) that my maternal great grandmother's family (surnames Barenholtz and Baranoff in The Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine) were expelled >from Spain in 1492.

It might be Rivne (also known as Rovno) This is the name of a large Jewish town in Ukraine with over 10000 residents in 1897 and over 20000 in

It might be Rivne (also known as Rovno) This is the name of a large Jewish town in Ukraine with over 10000 residents in 1897 and over 20000 in

The quarterly addition of new data to our All Lithuania Database (ALD) is now searchable online at https://www.litvaksig.org/search-ald/ or through JewishGen. The following is a summary. The grand

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) said the German government had agreed to payments of 2,500 euros ($2,800) to those still alive >from among the 10,000

The quarterly addition of new data to our All Lithuania Database (ALD) is now searchable online at https://www.litvaksig.org/search-ald/ or through JewishGen. The following is a summary. The grand

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) said the German government had agreed to payments of 2,500 euros ($2,800) to those still alive >from among the 10,000

Jeremy, I have seen brothers with the same Hebrew given names >from the same general era you describe, and attribute this to an effort to "hide" one of them from the government's effort to draft boys.

Jeremy, I have seen brothers with the same Hebrew given names >from the same general era you describe, and attribute this to an effort to "hide" one of them from the government's effort to draft boys.

My grandfather arrived in the United States in 1892 with his wife and two daughters and settled in Boston. I have found quite a lot about him >from that date forward and about his wife's family in

My grandfather arrived in the United States in 1892 with his wife and two daughters and settled in Boston. I have found quite a lot about him >from that date forward and about his wife's family in

Hello, My family roots in the last 3 generations are >from Ukraine/Russian Empire. My paternal last name, MLAVSKJI, based on phonetics, seems to have links to town of Mlawa in Poland. Does it make

Hello, My family roots in the last 3 generations are >from Ukraine/Russian Empire. My paternal last name, MLAVSKJI, based on phonetics, seems to have links to town of Mlawa in Poland. Does it make

Dear colleagues! In his message of Sat, 15 Dec 2018 David Brostoff wrote: "I am trying to identify the birthplace of Dora (Scheine) FINKELSTEIN (ca. 1885-1906). Her 1907 passenger list gives Werche

Dear colleagues! In his message of Sat, 15 Dec 2018 David Brostoff wrote: "I am trying to identify the birthplace of Dora (Scheine) FINKELSTEIN (ca. 1885-1906). Her 1907 passenger list gives Werche

Dear colleagues! In his message of Sat, 15 Dec 2018 David Brostoff wrote: "I am trying to identify the birthplace of Dora (Scheine) FINKELSTEIN (ca. 1885-1906). Her 1907 passenger list gives Werche

Dear friends, David Brostoff asked about the birthplace of Dora (Scheine) FINKELSTEIN (ca. 1885-1906), who arrived to Philadelphia in 1906. "Her 1907 passenger list gives Werche Volimer Gov (or