Krynki, Poland, is a town east of Bialystok on what is now the border with Belarus. Jews lived and thrived there for over two centuries. The Germans deported the last of them in November, 1941.

I have been a long time subscriber but this is my 1st post. I don't really know what I am doing. Why would 2 neighboring states issue death certificates for the same individual? Connecticut vs

I've attached 2 images (3 pages) from the 1919 Bilgoraj Marriage Alegata book. I believe the 1st 2 pages (in 1st & 2nd image) is an exact copy of Aron Mordko DOMFROCHT's birth record from the records

I found these records of interest. How can I get a copy of these records? -- Shia Rabinowitz

This photo is of my great uncle, Jake Dorbin. I am trying to figure to figure out the geographic area where it was taken, and an approximate date. As to geographical location it could be either the

Hi! My grandfather, Julius (Yehuda/Yudel Mendel) WINNER (VAINER), never told us where he was from except that he came from a settlement close to Minsk. I think it could have been an agricultural

Shalom, Of the 12,000 Dubno Jews in 1941 possibly 300 survived the Shoah. My cousin, Boris Fradkin’s mother was one of them, working on a farm, posing as a Christian, while supporting partisans

I have "hit the wall" and would appreciate any help you can provide in my search for the immigration record (ship manifest) and naturalization petition for my grandfather, Harry KRAMER. Harry cited

Toby, Was there an address for Seidel Stadlen on the manifest? If so, try searching the address in the keyword box at www.ancestry.com You may find him listed with a different first name and/or

Alizah, Don't worry! Since you know what towns they came from than you already know more than many of us researchers knew when we began our searches. Cernicvic may be today called: Chernivtsi [Ukr],

One of the hidden gems of JewishGen are these classes. In fact, I must say that I was a member of JewishGen for over a year before I decided to take some of the workbook courses, which are free with a

I found a double headstone for my great grand father's wife, who died in the 1930's, in Oakland California, but he was missing. I found out through research that he died in the 1980's. I ordered his

Several households in my extended family lived along Czikoli street in Munkacs in the early 1900s. Does anybody know what that street is called today? Or where might it appear in a street map of the

Podhoriani (in Hungarian Podhering) now is part of Mukachevo.

My updated sites for Talsi/Talsen and Valdemarpils/Sassmacken, Latvia, are now up and running. Talsi - https://mycourlandtowns.wordpress.com/talsi/ Valdemarpils -

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