I believe the general practice in the Slutsk cemetary was to bury men in the men's section and women the women's section, wherever there was the next space. In the one case I have seen in my family

The American Religious Ecologies (ARE) is a project of the Roy Rozenzweig Center for History and New Media located at George Mason University and supported by the National Endowment for the

Thank you to Phyllis Nierel Simon for sharing an interesting article in the Winter 2020 issue of B'nai B'rith Magazine (https://www.bnaibrith.org/2020-winter-bnai-brith-magazine.html). The article,

A distant cousin of mine who was a child during WWII and who was taken away from his home in 1939 (age 6), reported having seen a film showing Jews being deported from Makow Mazowiecki, and seeing

I am Rhodesli, and from Atlanta. My mother had an uncle, born in the 1880s in Izmir, who played a pear-shaped string instrument, an oud, which is of Middle Eastern origin. It variously has from 9-10

Hi all: I am posting information from a translated Warsaw death registration. I am hoping that one of our fellow members would kindly share where I may locate those addresses. In particular, House

How can I use the naturalization record card to find the naturalization petition and related documents? Thanks, -- Bob Silverstein bobsilverstein@... Elk Grove Village, IL Researching Kaplan (Krynki,

Can anyone recommend photo editing software to make it easier to read a tombstone? I understand that such software exists.-- Mark Roseman

She stated that she needs it for dual citizenship; hence the need for certification. -- Barbara Sloan Conway, SC

Is this cemetery still actively managed? If so, is it possible to ask the cemetery for information about this Abraham? Alternatively, is it possible to search various cemetery databases? I quickly

Does not look like but sounds like Chernigov http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UP/02/Chernihiv.html David Rosen Boston, MA

I'm requesting a translation of a 3 page letter written in Yiddish. It is on ViewMate at the following

This list has been so helpful with interpreting some of the details from my great-great-grandfather's gravestone, that I'd ask for help with an entry from his manifest record. On the manifest record

There is a very good book, YOUNG PEOPLE SPEAK - SURVIVING THE HOLOCAUST IN HUNGARY, edit by Andrew Handler & Susan V. Meschel, 1993 Franklin Watts publ, which contains adults' recollections about

Not following this thread previously, but guessing you'd need it certified if it was for a passport application? Harvey Kaplan Glasgow, Scotland

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I've posted two records in German from the 20th century for which I will need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following

Why do you need it to be certified? It costs more and is not necessary for genealogy research. -- Maryellen Tobiasiewiczfamily from: Bielsko-Biala powiat Poland Gorlice powiat Poland Lviv Oblast

I have a similarly frustrating problem with this new "tool". Thru Lines identifies my aunt's granddaughter as my aunt! The granddaughter has the correct relationship in her tree so the blame for this

Hello, I've posted vital records in Polish for which I'd appreciate a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following