I would suggest that Nuko might be a version of the Hebrew name Nachum (sometimes Nuchum). There are also related names like Nachman and Menachem. The root of all these names means comfort in Hebrew.

If any of this family naturalized in the UK, the place of origin would be on the naturalization certificate. These are available on the Ancestry website for the period 1870 to 1916, I think. The

Your question prompted me to look on JOWB for a cousin who requested to be cremated here in Australia 20 years ago, The Melbourne Chevra Kadisha doesn't specify that he was cremated, but lists him

Szymaki is 60 km by road northeast of Bialystok. Szymki is 48 km by road southeast of Bialystok. Frank Szmulowicz

Cremations are quite common amongst my family (all Jewish) and within the congregation within which I worship with services by our Rabbi. Many ashes have been spread in different places, possibly

a Jewish first name like Seidel was probably replaced by something neutral like Sam, or similar; I would not include a first name into the search. the name Stadlen looks related to the Hebrew

Trying to make contact with the family of Chaya, daughter of Ira Langner who married his first cousin, Sorche, daughter of Ethel (Ethy) Rachel and R. Yechiel Michel Horodner, ABD Stratyn. Neil

Hi all, I'm struggling to find the passenger records of an ancestor, Julie/Julia Cerf, who immigrated from Alsace in the late 1840s or very early 1850s. I would appreciate any pointers you might

Sandys Row Synagogue is still functioning, and probably looks quite similar to how it would have done at the wedding in 1890! https://sandysrowsynagogue.org/ -- Charles Joseph London Researching:

I can only speak to New York Jews. I uncovered many Jewish records at Ferncliff Crematory in Westchester County. There is also Fresh Pond Crematory in Queens, NY. During the 1940s-1950s, cremations

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Hi! I am looking for Lazaro Spector born in Russia en 1888, son of Jacob, dead in Argentina en 1928. Any information about his family is of great help. Thanks a lot! Maia Aisi MODERATOR NOTE: Please

Bob, Alexander is not wrong about the spelling. Remember that spellings varied quite a bit. I did not see the community listed in the results page with the JG gazetteer, but found the place here:

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois will hold a virtual “Kvell and Tell” session on Sunday, June 27, 2021, as part of the group’s annual meeting. Several JGSI members will take turns

Hi all: Cremation is an option that secular families occasionally choose now-a-days. https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/judaism-on-cremation/ I know of a couple, who were holocaust

Rovno region of Ukraina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostopil Janet Furba, Germany

Researching Seidel Stadlen: I am looking for a Seidel Stadlen who lived in Lynn, MA. In 1907. The only reference I found was on a ship’s manifest as a contact person for a cousin. Besides the 3

I recently found a family document; a Registration of Birth for one of my uncles (born: May 2, 1928) from the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada. There is a remark on the bottom of the paper that tells

Hi Susan: I cannot answer your question about the given name Nuko, but I can respond to your query on the Siemiatycze Candle tax. However, a search of the JRI-Poland database for Nuko results in only