I am curious if it is known if many Jews from Lodz moved to Germany, specifically Falkenstein, in the years after World War 1, and if so why. I know of one relative of mine, named Ezra Russek, who

The OCJGS meetings for the rest of the year. Please register at www.ocjgs.org. $5 for non-members and members are free. March 21st 10:00 am Pacific time Todd Knowles What's New in FamilySearch. April

Hi Team, I am researching my 4-great grandfather, John HART, licensed victualler, publican etc. There are several records relating to his family on JCR-UK’s 1851 Anglo-Jewry Database, with an

Karen- Transcribed /indexed Volochisk records may be found via the Kremenets District Research Group: https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kremenets/web-pages/master-surnames.html My known maternal

The next Orange County California Jewish Genealogy Society meeting is on Sunday February 28th at 10:00 am Pacific Time. Gary Mokotoff and Sallyann Amdur Sack-Picus are having a question and answer

Ships from Hamburg to the UK landed at East Coast ports (e.g. Leith, Grimsby, Hull, Hartlepool, London) not at West Coast ports (e.g. Glasgow, Liverpool, Bristol) which were used for onwards travel to

Many thanks to everybody who replied! I watched the webinar, and yes, it did explain things very well. Also Jill Whitehead's article, and indeed all the others in 'Shemot' DNA edition of December 2019

I have been transcribing intake cards for many Jews from Saloniki as part of the Arolsen Archives effort through Zooniverse. I've probably done 100 from there already, so I also suggest asking Arolsen

My great-grandmother Perla Aks Kruk and her children left Warsaw to join my great-grandfather Shimon (Sana) Kruk in Manchester in 1891. I have their joint passport. They travelled by Warsaw to

Thank you. I am interested in how to determine the details of the earlier names of my relatives in Germany . Kind regards Karen Saunders-- Hello. I would like to join to research info about my 4 x g

Hi Siggers, Thank you to those who already responded to my first post on this. However when I tried to open the document that was attached I got an error message. Someone told me to get rid of the

My grandparents came to England 1898-1903 from Warsaw Poland and Vilna Lithuania, all part of the Russian Pale of Settlement.I have written a book on our family history for my grandkids ( during

Hi Ada, I assume you refer to Nettie as a first name? If you can locate Nettie's tombstone than her Hebrew name, along with her father's, may be found there. If you post here in the discussion list

Arnold, You might try searching The Poor Jews Temporary Shelter Database: http://www.jewishroots.uct.ac.za/Shelter.aspx People stopped there while migrating to England, South Africa, The U.S. and

Hi Karen, Does your question refer to when surnames were required to be taken in The Russian Empire, or elsewhere? Or, do you mean when some families chose to change their surname after immigration

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Akkerman and the Towns of its District; Memorial Book Also known as Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy, Ukraine Translation of Akkerman ve-ayarot ha-mehoz; sefer edut ve-zikaron Original book edited by: Nisan

Ideally you would send them some Ukrainian currency. But what if you send them a 5 dollar bill, or a 5 euro bill? It is more than the Ukrainian currency, and will probably suffice. Michael

Your GGM encapsulated the American immigrant story. Kudos on the effort you undertook to dig up the letter that inspired Mary Pickford's column. -- -Amnon Gronner, USA Researching GRONNER SANDLER

If you are referring to the adoption of surnames when previously none were used, I do not think any such registers exist in the former Russian Empire. (I cannot speak to the Austrian Empire). For a