The predecessor to Ellis Island was Castle Garden. I believe that it became a part of American Yiddish -- to call something "a Kesselgarden" was to refer to a scene of confusion and tumult. No idea

The predecessor to Ellis Island was Castle Garden. I believe that it became a part of American Yiddish -- to call something "a Kesselgarden" was to refer to a scene of confusion and tumult. No idea

You can find information about Ivye near Vilna at http://members.nbci.com/newhoir/lida-site/lida-dist.htm and http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/ivye/ivye.html reached >from JewishGen ShtetLinks as well

You can find information about Ivye near Vilna at http://members.nbci.com/newhoir/lida-site/lida-dist.htm and http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/ivye/ivye.html reached >from JewishGen ShtetLinks as well

The "refusal" message is only because of the extraordinary amount of hits that Ellis Island has had on their web site. Keep trying. Gary Deutsch <punguy@...> ORIGINAL MESSAGE: Does

The "refusal" message is only because of the extraordinary amount of hits that Ellis Island has had on their web site. Keep trying. Gary Deutsch <punguy@...> ORIGINAL MESSAGE: Does

A wonderful Directory of names of Jewish families of Tallinn 1913 has been received by Latvia SIG. This will be an excellent addition to the wonderful All Latvia Database. I must say once again

Chabad Latvia has sent this lovely message. Arlene Beare President Latvia SIG As in past years, Chabad's Passover activities were met with great success, reaching more Jews than ever. All cooking

A wonderful Directory of names of Jewish families of Tallinn 1913 has been received by Latvia SIG. This will be an excellent addition to the wonderful All Latvia Database. I must say once again

Chabad Latvia has sent this lovely message. Arlene Beare President Latvia SIG As in past years, Chabad's Passover activities were met with great success, reaching more Jews than ever. All cooking

Excellent article in the April 19, 2001 edition of the NY Times, page 3, about the Polish Massacre in Radzilow, which occurred on July 7, 1941, three days before the one in Jedwabne on July

Excellent article in the April 19, 2001 edition of the NY Times, page 3, about the Polish Massacre in Radzilow, which occurred on July 7, 1941, three days before the one in Jedwabne on July

I have been trying to find some information about my ggf, Morris WELT, >from Czernowitz, but have run into a number of dead ends, and I hope that some of you will have suggestions. 1. According to

Hi, I just found out that my ggrandfather (Peisakh Shapochnik) came to US >from either Russia or Palestine between 1920 and 1940s. He came with a son (who's name I don't know) and established a

Dear Genners, An older lady in my temple mentioned that she has the Yizkor Book for Lagen-Hessen, Germany in her home. It is written in German and she has not had it translated into English. She

A few of you have responded to my request for a Russian translation of a photo caption, and since the responses pretty much agree, I don't need any more. Thank you! I would like to keep the photo

I have been trying to find some information about my ggf, Morris WELT, >from Czernowitz, but have run into a number of dead ends, and I hope that some of you will have suggestions. 1. According to

Hi, I just found out that my ggrandfather (Peisakh Shapochnik) came to US >from either Russia or Palestine between 1920 and 1940s. He came with a son (who's name I don't know) and established a

Dear Genners, An older lady in my temple mentioned that she has the Yizkor Book for Lagen-Hessen, Germany in her home. It is written in German and she has not had it translated into English. She

A few of you have responded to my request for a Russian translation of a photo caption, and since the responses pretty much agree, I don't need any more. Thank you! I would like to keep the photo