As long as Aryeh Leib's mother was Jewish, then he would automatically be a Cohen. It is standard practice to put "haCohen" only after the father's name. I BELIEVE, but am not 100% sure, that the

A couple of other things: מו"ה was that one time written on virtually every male's gravestone. It does not actually indicate a rabbi. The title Reverend was commonly given to a Shochet in the first

My husband considered taking my name when we married, but decided against it, because it would have dishonored his parents. It might have really helped our children however who had to cope with a

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Thank you very much, sorry for delay in replying. I have a mr and mrs name spelt wrong, but sounds the same, but not their two children who were under 5, so maybe this isn't them. Thank you again, I

Hello, I need translation help with old German and Hungarian birth certificates of my Grandfather and his brother. I attached the documents below and would be very thankful for it! Kind

I am looking for any information for the Chait family from Ratno Thank you Myron Hyman

Gary, Do you know of any records for Nova Ushytsya, Ukraine, or surrounding towns? My maternal father's family is from there. Names are Swerlick (Sverdlik): Solomon (1905-1990), Herman (1910 to 1995),

Thanks for the year-end update Phyllis. I'm looking forward to seeing all these new records uploaded to the JG database soon! Hopefully 2021 will also see the addition of some new Kehila leaders to

I’ve used The Together Plan too and was very happy with the service Artur Livshyts and his team provided. We were supposed to have travelled to Belarus with them on a customised tour in July but for

Hello, I wonder if anyone has some historical knowledge how the early conscription of Jews to the Austrian (Habsburg) army might have been executed. First some background: In 1788 a war broke out

Miriam also gave me a backdoor tour when Steve Morse was putting it together. I love the fact that there are pics of shtetls. This brings our ancestral homes to life for us. I'm also pleased that

A supposed distant relative of mine was a well known Rabbi in Novarodok in the 19th cent. His family name is unknown to me (if he actually had one) and reportedly the son adopted his

My grandfather changed his name to his wife's maiden name after he arrived in America. His name was Chrzan difficult to pronounce and when someone asked him to spell it he gave his wife's name

Thanks for all the responses, here and privately, to my question. With this help, this is now my reading of the inscription: Here Lies Our Beloved Father Our Teacher Rav Ari Leib son of Shalom

My ggm was born in 1865 to Veniamin (Ben born 1839) and Pesia-Liba AZARIN (born 1840) in Ukraine. She had five siblings and married Morris Cohon from Ekaterinoslav, now Dnipro. She moved to Chicago

I am a paying member of Jewish Gen. and have been so for many years. I agree with your suggestion to continue offering your services for free. Your dedication and contribution that all of you,

Здравствуйте уважаемые исследователи истории! Не могли бы вы мне помочь в одном вопросе? Мне известно, что в

Thank you so much everyone, I really appreciated your help and sorry for the delay in replying. I have my Aunt and Uncle and a few cousins on Ancestry and 4 cousins - the lowest of these known ones is

Jeff, I assume that you've seen the record of the marriage of Nathan Nathanson & Eva Goldenberg in the Ancestry database U.S., Consular Reports of Marriages, 1910-1949. There are two pages with a lot