Hi, I know that my family's name did not get changed at Ellis Island. But how do I find a record of a name change in the United States (either New York City or New Haven Connecticut) thanks Sheryl --

I've posted a vital record in Hungarian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM93813 Please respond via

Dear All, I have posted a translation request for my great grandfather, Isaac Goldberg's tombstone in Hebrew on ViewMate at the following

I've posted a photo of a gravestone for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM93804 Thank you very

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Hi, I tried this link out, but it appears to be restricted to just records for those who served in the USA. If otherwise, perhaps someone will let us know. Regards, -- Madeleine

Try the OSE archives OSE : A PROFESSIONAL JEWISH ASSOCIATION - Oeuvre de secours aux enfants (ose-france.org) -- Michael Sharp Manchester UK michael.sharp@...

I have a bit of a different story on the multiple port question. The paternal side of my family lived in a town within the Lublin district and, when my grandfather Louis found out that my uncle Dave

Hello I would like to hear the opinion of our DNA specialists in order to obtain confirmation that it would not possible to see in the DNA origins by places one line of Jewish Portuguese ancestor

Thank you for a very enlightening place. However there is one point that needs clarification. You said that the that had only one son, Moshe. In 'Sefer Hagilgulim" chapter 65, Rabbi Chaim Vital,

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With the pandemic, the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has been closed, as has its regional and affiliate libraries. A new Library Lookup Service will soon provide greater access to these

I am looking for people (or their descendants) who have been “enfants cachés” in South of France. Enfants cachés = hidden children with or without their parents. South France means Béziers,

The Press Archives up to 1995 will be digitized and made freely available for searching online under a landmark agreement with the National Library of New Zealand. The library’s Papers Past website

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The Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada (JGSSN) invites you to a Zoom meeting at 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) on Sunday, June 20: "Researching NYC Records Remotely" with Jordan

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Dear Ellen: I am 99% sure that the attached birth record #161 is that of daughter Mallie from the ship manifest. This is the September 2, 1887 birth of Malke to father Feinwel LEITNER and mother Chany

It was often not possible for people in Europe to save enough money for their trans-Atlantic passage. I know nothing about Canada, but in Philadelphia, several "banks" were established that allowed