Manchester is the United Kingdom’s second largest Jewish center after London. Jewish Heritage Europe posted abput a new and online resource tracing the history of Jewish life and geography in that

My boyfriend, Richard Patrych, and I are trying to research his family to confirm his Jewish status. He was adopted by a Jewish family at 8 years old, but his birth mother was also adopted as a kid.

Lynne, May be Laukuva, as Carol suggested: https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/community.php?usbgn=-2616131 Laukuva [Lith], Loikeve [Yid], Lavkova [Rus], Ławków [Pol], Loykuva, Ławkowo, Laukuvos,

I am searching for surviving relatives of siblings Matilda Schoenwirth Grinberger and Izidor Schoenwirth. The Schoenwirth siblings were survivors of the Holocaust. Matilda submitted Page of Testimony

When I was there with an adult group on March of the Living, I contacted the then Cemetery director who walked me to my great-grandfather's grave. At the time, the cemetery director was Mr. Szpilman.

I am thinking I will visit New Montefiore Cemetery in West Babylon, NY (not the old one this time in Queens) as my next cemetery visit for 2021. Process I follow is fairly simple in offering to

She came to notice in the ghetto when, on Rosh Hashanah, Jews gathered for holiday prayers at the old synagogue where there were almost no prayer books, and almost no one who could serve as cantor or

I searched the Hungary database and found birth and marriage records for the HOCHSANDER family as well as a burial record for Golde bat Shlomo, wife of Zwi Arye HOCHSANDER. Note that name is sometimes

You actually do NOT have to visit any FHL center to retrieve these documents. For many months I have been asking for such documents online (and getting back just about everything) from the Family

--HI I am guessing the extended marriage license may consist of a triple certification (Apostile) that the marriage license is valid. I am a retired Court Clerk, and we used to have to a special

Hi: I am writing an article for the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Boston on the history of Jews in Brookline, MA. I saw the listing for a book that is hard to find to purchase or borrow. Seems

Hi, Jill! This reminds me a bit of my grandparents' story. My grandfather was a Jew whose family had been in Vienna for a long time and my grandmother, born near Salzburg, was a Catholic; they lived

This might help - https://www.foreigndocumentsexpress.com/new-york-marriage-certificate-apostille Dassy Wilen dasw5@...

I am looking for any information on my Zissu ancestors. My great-grandfather's name was David Zissu (alias Zisman) who was living in Ploesti in the 1860's. He was a medical doctor by profession.

Ralph, To second what David Passman posted, I highly suggest that you visit a local Family History Center to download the actual death certificate. Here is a link to the Family History Centers

I am trying to find out more information about my great, great, great grandmother, Bluma Averbuch, born circa 1879 in Mezeritch, to Zev/Willie/Wolf/Feivel Shapiro and Chana Faiga Shapiro. She was a

I am thinking I might tackle Mount Hebron Cemetery in Flushing, Queens, NY for a cemetery visit. Process I follow is fairly simple in offering to take photos for people. You ID the grave from the

I'm searching for details about Selma (or Sara?) KLEEBLATT née SALOMON, born 07/30/1877 in Aachen, lived in Erfurt (Thuringia) between 1915 and 1942, then deported to Theresienstadt, where she died

Here lies our dear father, our rabbi and teacher (often not literally true) Mordecai son of Mr Dov Ber died 23 1st Adar (5)689 may his soul be bound in the bonds of (everlasting) life david

Here is buried our dear father our teacher the Rabbi Mordechai son of Mr Dov Ber. Died the 23rd of Adar I 5689. The title does technically signify that Max was an ordained Rabbi, but it is sometimes