Marilyn, My ggf's shtetl of Ustrzyki Dolne did have a Jewish mayor, and he was mayor of the entire town. This was in Galicia, in today's Poland, not in Russia though. According to:

George, Both Genowefa Korc and Alexander Lorski are listed on page 157 of this USHMM document: https://collections.ushmm.org/findingaids/RG-15.270_01_fnd_pl.pdf And, both names also appear on this

I have posted several old handwritten German postcards written by my grandparents about 100 years ago, and would appreciate having these transcribed within the next few days since they will only be

If you access the page using Google Chrome, it will translate the headers into passable English. Note, for example, "Revision List" translates out to fairy tales or auditory tales. Chuck

I am trying to find the naturalization petition and records for my grandfather Max Glasser. From Ancestry, I have found an index card (#4982428) indicating that it is petition number 291649 from the

Line 318 looks like Schaje - sometimes spelled Szaje or Szaja. Linda Cantor NYC

The family of Jewish Senator Jacob Javits from New York (1904 -1984) came from Zbarazh in Ukraine, and I recall reading that his grandfather had been a mayor of the town. In Zbarazah, the name was

I think, p.i. means "pod imieniem" = "under the name" If you think this answer does not fit, please send me an example under my PM and I will try to clarify this. Ruth Leiserowitz Warsaw / Berlin

The following is a page from the Passport of Sima Weinstock and her three children who left Lithuania in 1905, sailing from Liverpool to New York. Upon arrival, Sima was hospitalized and

I would not put in a first name or letter when doing searches, ie. Jankhel can start with a Y or I. And for Shaker I would get very creative with Sh, Scz , Sch. The more varied the better. And for

For a women this is possible: Stephania Michael Ryabinky

Most likely this is Stephen Michael Ryabinky Columbus, Ohio

VM88820 In Russian: 206 Состоялось в городе Лублин 25-го мая (6 июня) 1889 года в 10 часов утра. Явился еврей: Шлема-Герш

I've used all the techniques that other responders have mentioned . In some cases where I knew the ship name and estimated year but couldn't find the record until I looked at the ship manifest for

VM88808 In Russian: 2 Состоялось в городе Лублин 2-го (15) января 1904 года в 11 часов утра. Явился еврей: Сымха Шайнман,

Sorry, I just realized you said that she never left Russia, in which case the equivalent names she used would have been Russian and not English. Binyamin Kerman Baltimore MD

This is a common question that needs a bit more clarity. Do you mean what English names are likely that she used so you can find other records? Or what do the names literally translate to? Or what

As others have noted, after the revolution in 1917, there were Jewish mayors. General David Petrovsky (aka Lipetz) was mayor of Berdichev for a period of time. -- Jeremy Lichtman Toronto, Canada

By zooming in you can see that her Hebrew name is in fact Chaya Esther and not Chana Esther as some posted. Binyamin Kerman Baltimore MD

After posting I found a list for the same family showing their departure from Hamburg (lines 323-327). This might be a bit easier to read and the town looks more like Chernigov, Russia here. Susan