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Hebrew translation requested for Yad Vashem Testimonies posted on ViewMate #translation

Hello… I've posted 3 Yad Vashem Pages of Testimony in Hebrew, for ancestors in my wife’s family tree, which I need translations. They are on ViewMate at the following address

By Howard Rosen · #659819 ·

Unusual markings on military record #records

My grandfather Reuben Kaplan had two brothers Abraham b.1884 and Morris. abt. b. 1894. When I searched for their military records, I found this one that has both of their names on it! Notice the

By @ShariHeberton · #659818 ·

JewishGen Course Announcement - Sharing Your Stories – Writing Short Family Narratives – July 2021 #announcements #education #JewishGenUpdates

You’ve been working on your family history for years. Doing a complete family history can be overwhelming, so let’s start by writing a short family narrative. Your report can focus on an

By Marion Werle · #659817 ·

Identify a memento related to the Makkabi games of 1932 #austria-czech

I have posted to ViewMate a scan of a memento related to the Makkabi games in Czechoslovakia. Can someone identify exactly what this is? The text on the right appears to have something to do with

By Michael Gordy · #659816 ·

Re: Documenting the Shoah in Dubno #holocaust #ukraine

Hi Hal, The United States Memorial Museum has Dubno material such as oral histories and archival collections available online through our Collections Search catalog,

By Lewis, Megan · #659815 ·

Re: How can I get a copy of the World Jewish Congress Collections? #records

You can email the Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, resource-center@..., to request copies. Megan Lewis reference librarian United States

By Lewis, Megan · #659814 ·

Re: Why would 2 neighboring states issue death certificates for the same individual? #usa #general

If both death locations seem incorrect, it is possible that one was the place where he was visiting when he died and the other the location of a hospital to which he was transported. -- Barbara

By jbonline1111@... · #659813 ·

Re: Tried Everything and Hit a Wall Looking for Grandfather's Naturalization Petition and Ship Manifest Records #records #ukraine #usa

Is it possible that Mr. Kramer stated the wrong ship or sailing date? If you have not searched for him without the ship name, I suggest doing so. Also, did you search such names as Yitzchak and

By jbonline1111@... · #659812 ·

Looking for info on great-grandmother's brothers - Resnick #usa

I'm looking for information on my great-grandmother's brothers. Background info: My great-grandmother's name was Jennie Resnick (married name Zavell). She immigrated to Cleveland, OH in the early

By Robin · #659811 ·

Jewish Cemetery in Baimaclia, currently in Moldova Republic #bessarabia

Hello everybody, You may remember from previous presentations at JewishGen conferences that there are a number of Jewish cemeteries destroyed in Bessarabia / Moldova region. Here is a list of 11 such

By Yefim Kogan · #659810 ·

NYC Directories of Funeral Homes in the 1920's #general #usa

I have a NYC death certificate from 1922, and am trying to make out the name of the funeral home/Undertaker. Although the name is illegible, the address looks like 228 Lexington Ave in Manhattan.

By Gary Gershfield · #659809 ·

Re: Why would 2 neighboring states issue death certificates for the same individual? #usa #general

Most commonly, the reason for two death certificates is if the individual died in one state and was to be buried in another. Not all states require a second DC for a burial permit but some do.

By EdrieAnne Broughton · #659808 ·

Re: Why would 2 neighboring states issue death certificates for the same individual? #usa #general

He probably died in one of the states but lived and was buried in the other. Roberta Jaffer Massachusetts

By R Jaffer · #659807 ·

Re: Podhorini a village near Munkach Hungary #hungary #general

Hi, Birth , death and marriage records available from 1845 to 1943. Mark Friedman

By Mark Friedman · #659806 ·

Re: Help with location and possible date of photo #photographs

Hi Felissa, Consider the Facebook group, "Genealogy - Dating Old Photographs" https://www.facebook.com/groups/337276269784836 Good luck! Joyaa ANTARES, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia.

By Joyaa Antares · #659805 ·

Re: Podhorini a village near Munkach Hungary #hungary #general

Nissim, Try looking at this map:

By Hap Ponedel · #659804 ·

The cemetery at Krynki, Poland #poland

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.

By Bob Silverstein · #659803 ·

Why would 2 neighboring states issue death certificates for the same individual? #usa #general

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

By Ken Cohen · #659802 ·

Request for info from this Alegata record #translation

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

By Randy Eckstein · #659801 ·

How can I get a copy of the World Jewish Congress Collections? #records

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

By S R · #659800 ·

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