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

One of our cousins, Julius LASSEN/LISHINSKY/LESCHINSKY son of Isaac/Isaiah from the Ukraine was known within the family as "Cuttie". Does anyone have any idea what this nickname might refer to? Thank

I never imagined that I would come across a Yizkor book excerpt about New York City’s famous Stage Deli which closed in 2012 after a run of about 75 years. Actually, it is mostly about its founder,

Information about Lithuanian Jews who lived in Riga for 1914 and the beginning of 1915 are in the registers of Jew who asked for a residence permit in Riga for 1914-1915 (archival fond Riga Police

Hello all: I am wondering of anyone recognizes these lines written in of verse? They were part of a letter to my grandmother, in Romania, in December 1915. I am told they are Russian and some

To find documentation on survivors, I’ve done traces through the US Holocaust Museum. I believe you can also use the Arolsen Archives as well. I’ve been able to find some documentation on

In Russian: На память М-ел Циле Бузик (возможно) от Моисея Гейщика (возможно). Память о худших из плохих дней моей

Brenda, After 20 years of searching for my great grandfather’s family when I learned that their last residence in 1888 was Vilna before emigrating, I had not found anything for them in the ALD

Hello Luciana and Brenda, I am replying to the group as this topic may be of interest to others. Fund 383 in the Lithuanian State Central Archives (LCVA) contains documents related to the Ministry of

My mother's family were Blums in Boston. Her father was from Plock guborniya in what is now Poland. Their name was Bluman and those who came to the US became either Blum or Bloom. -- Doug

Shalom Luciana🌸 Coulb be that you have done me a favor! My grandfather who migrated to Leeds UK was thought to have been born in Riga. But his father..married twice originated from

For those of us who love archives, here’s an article link from today’s New York Times.The Record Keepers’ Rave Every month, the archival institutions of this nation unleash tiny particles of

Rita, That's an outrageous anti-Semitic statement, if I've ever heard one. This is what I heard while growing up from anti-Semites , despite numerous members of my family dying on the battlefield,

Greetings from Sydney Australia! Although I cannot help with birth records I can provide some more information about why people went to Ufa - my parents lived there until 1946 when they were

Dear JewishGen, I am seeking the children and grandchildren of Yehuda and Nehama POPEL YUDOVITCH (YUDELEVICH) in Israel, possibly in the Haifa area. Our family had thought that our cousin Yehuda

Paulette, There is a project for the translation: https://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Zelow/Zelow.html but only the names at the back have been transliterated and added. Max

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Jenny, In the Soviet Union all metrical records were handed over to the civil authorities (Registry office - ZAGS in Russia, RAGS in Ukraine, etc) around 1920. All registrations after that time were

hello from Paris thank you for your answer 1) I do not know when they do in Ufa neither when they arrived 2) henry is born in 1920 in Ufa : does that mean it is available to ask to the civil

I’m trying to trace my grandfathers ancestors. i believe the name had been changed. why is BLUM such a common name? growing up in michigan there weren’t that many, but in NYC There are a