In my family data base I have two brothers with the same English name. One is the oldest in the sibship who was already married when he arrived in the states with his wife's family. He was Sam in

Actually, it's not so strange or rare, and certainly NOT impossible. My GGF Leizer Wolf Rosenberg in Tirgu Frumos, Romania, had two wives in succession, both named Leah and two sons named Izaak.

I just want to express my gratitude to all those (and there were a lot) who responded to my query about where I might safely donate my father's WWII Nazi artifacts. Thanks to you, I've found a good

In the 1910 US census and in the birth records for his first four children, my grandfather, whose Yiddish name was Boruch, was recorded as Benjamin. The only problem was that he had an older brother

Hello As part of researching my father's side of the family - Bereznitsky - I learned about Chaim Zelig Kantorowich my 3rd-great grandparent who lived in Grodno province during the 19th century

Seeking survivors of the MIR YESHIVA IN SHANGHAI who can provide me information about my father who was there during 1939 - 1945. Urgently need information about him Please respond if you might

The FamilySearch History Library in Salt Lake City announced a phased in reopening starting 6 July 2021. Initially, hours will be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, with plans to

The Routes to Roots Foundation is offering Weekly Featured Collections from the new Surname Databases on its website at www.rtrfoundation.org. This week, we are highlighting the following: 1.

A follow-up on the matrilineal discussion for those with an interest in the scientific literature on the subject: there are two classic studies on the mtDNA groupings of Ashekanizic and non-Ashkenazic

Recently, I found on the Yad Vashem testimonial site the names of relatives who died in the Holocaust (Shapiro family from Starokonstantinov, Ukraine). The submitter’s relationship to the

Continuing to look for my relatives who lived in Minsk, Belarus in the early 1900s and immigrated to Philadelphia, PA in 1907. Researching my great great grandfather, Samuel Friedman

The possibilities range from a name change/borrowing a name to half-brothers or cousins to just a regular mistake. One of my relatives had five sons, two of whom used variations of their names

Marilyn, It looks like the address is: Strada Noiembrie No. 4, Cernauti, Romania. "Noiembrie" is the Romanian word for the month of "November". Jack Nathanson, Montreal

I can testify to the kindness and of the ushmm in making these sites as accessible as possible. Some of the smaller sites of local museums are missing the big view and not allowing their testimonies

Having an index like this at JewishGen is a great idea. Let me add one major source of testimony that has been left out here: book testimony. Many survivors have decided to put their first person

@Israel P Your examples reflect what I think may have happened--travel under another's papers. Makes me wonder/worry what happened to "Abraham" and where (back in Poland?) because the family's

There are some concentration camp related sites that are still almost never visited even by birthright march of living despite my attempts to relay importance. Only remains of 14000 Jews were actually

Hi I know for certain my paternal great-grandfather was from Slutsk. I had long thought that his wife, Fannie Weiner (Vayner) was also from Slutsk. I have discovered that all of my great grandparents

Dear Paul Here are some suggestions where you could do some research and find some more information: In the UK National Archives: records of the internment camps in the UK. In the UK Newspapers

Hello, The street name is "11 Noemvrie". The 1936 (not 1939) Cernauti business directory lists a total of 13 people (or businesses) at that address, but not with the name "Suzcher (?)" from the