Hello Rusty I also can't read much more of the name, the surname may start with "Bie..." But I can identify the city: below it definitly is Aalborg in northern Danmark. Perhaps the City archive can

Aalborg (Denmark).......... Mike Coleman London U.K.

Ignacio, The words are recognizable, yet with errors (does not mattet). It looks like they were like this Ha az Isten megígért, visszahozza Jeruzsálemet (means: If G-d promised it, he will

My late Mother born in Hungary used to sing an hymn which I, not knowing Hungarian thought to be Hatikva in her mother language. The words that I remember ignoring the spelling went like this: Oy

I am trying to identify an early 20th century photo portrait. The name of the photography studio is stamped on the photo and is almost entirely illegible (I've attached a scan of the stamp here). I

Hello, My GGM's brother was a soldier in the 214th Mokshanks Infantry Division during the Japanese Russian War. He died in 1904 fighting in Shaolinza, Manchuria.. Does anyone know where these Jewish

The street may have been re-named. Search for Boyd St., Bklyn, 1897, or another year near that one. I knew my mother grew up in a private house on Dahill Rd. in Brooklyn. I found her family in the

I called the Mount Nebo cemetery in Miami about the grave of Max Land that died at the age of 70 on Sep 1944, husband of Fannie and father of Hadassa. His metzavah was uncovered in 1945 and I have the

Hi Arthur, I'm quite an amateur, but could it possibly be Konskowola (var: Konska Wola), Lublin Province, Poland? The only reason it came to mind was that I have ancestors from there. You could

I have a brick wall trying to find my cousin Lawrence Menkin, born in Windsor, Canada in 1945. He may have moved to the United States. Can anyone help? Peggy Dombeck

Thanks to all that responded, but the researcher who told me about this palce Konslawa, Galicia supplied me with the info to find the answer. Konslawa, Galicia = Kaclowa, Poland. The short version of

The names Shaia or Shea, are generally shortened from Yishaiyahu, or Isaiah. Neilan Stern referencing; Stern, Pistrong, - Radomysl Wielki, Poland

Trying to make contact with the family of Sara (nee Rokeach) Arnold who lived in Downsview. She posted Pages of Testimony to Yad VaShem in 1978. Her brother Kalonymus, born in 1935, also

Hi, I found this public tree on Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/39469903/person/272196384571/facts?_phsrc=gAY3&_phstart=successSource It appears they changed their surnames

Mark, I found in 1910 NYC directory: Reuben RUBINSTEIN, skirts, 27 Ludlow, h 41 Orchard You can search old city directories for Manhattan (New York City) on Ancestry.com U.S., City Directories,

trying to trace my family back to Yom Tov Lipa Heller I have records back to mid 1850's but need to trace a little further back It would involve someone who could research polish birth/death

Dear Jeffrey, Everything helps and your input is really appreciated. You’re remark about tenement houses is without any doubt correct. I have been to Orchard Street and had a salt beef

Shaia, short for Yisheyohu. My grandfathers English name was Samuel or Sam. Larry Gaum Toronto, ON.

Adrien, There was no street named Boyd in Brooklyn. There is a Boyd Street on Staten Island, and a Boyd Avenue in The Bronx. Brooklyn, Staten Island and The Bronx are three of the five boro's that

Tina, That is a very helpful link you posted, but the Boyd Street you identified is in Staten Island (sometimes referred to as Richmond) that makes up one of the five Boroughs of New York City.