Dear Galicia list subscribers, Two messages recently sent to the Galicia list were inadvertently not posted. I am posting them at this time on behalf of one of our subscribers. We apologize for the

Dear Galicia list subscribers, Two messages recently sent to the Galicia list were inadvertently not posted. I am posting them at this time on behalf of one of our subscribers. We apologize for the

Joe Poras wrote Hi, Where exctly have you located town name Kurenous in Ellis Island database? It is not listed amongst the "Passenger Records" Refer to

Joe Poras wrote Hi, Where exctly have you located town name Kurenous in Ellis Island database? It is not listed amongst the "Passenger Records" Refer to

Would anyone know the name of the Shtot Maggid of Vilna in 1899-1900? He may also have been called the Moscover Rav. My grandmother was related to him. Thank you. Irene Galvin Researching

Would anyone know the name of the Shtot Maggid of Vilna in 1899-1900? He may also have been called the Moscover Rav. My grandmother was related to him. Thank you. Irene Galvin Researching

Thank you all for the explanations. It was great that you shamed me into really understanding this stuff. When I first got the results on my Dad's mtDNA and Y-DNA test, I just put it aside

Thank you all for the explanations. It was great that you shamed me into really understanding this stuff. When I first got the results on my Dad's mtDNA and Y-DNA test, I just put it aside

Hi All. The Ellis Island Spelling (1912) of my grandfather's town of residence is KURENOUS, AUSTRIA. This is probably a phonetic interpretation by the registrar at Ellis Island. His wedding

Hi All. The Ellis Island Spelling (1912) of my grandfather's town of residence is KURENOUS, AUSTRIA. This is probably a phonetic interpretation by the registrar at Ellis Island. His wedding

re my posting entitled <Is "Isserlein to Israel" as "Schando is to Alexander"?> I mentioned that I had not located the site of the grave of ISSERLEIN who died, most probably in Wiener Neustadt in

Dear Group, I have read with interest the postings of Celia and Carol. It seems that about ten years ago I discovered my husband's great grandmother on the IGI for Germany along with the date of

re my posting entitled <Is "Isserlein to Israel" as "Schando is to Alexander"?> I mentioned that I had not located the site of the grave of ISSERLEIN who died, most probably in Wiener Neustadt in

Dear Group, I have read with interest the postings of Celia and Carol. It seems that about ten years ago I discovered my husband's great grandmother on the IGI for Germany along with the date of

I wrote to the SIG few days ago: in my search for Trebitsch records I by chance discovered many disturbing and distasteful posthumously converted holocaust victims: This is an example: Erika ABELES

I wrote to the SIG few days ago: in my search for Trebitsch records I by chance discovered many disturbing and distasteful posthumously converted holocaust victims: This is an example: Erika ABELES

Dear siggers, Lois Kaufman wrote;- Does anyone know anything about this school, or a Jewish community in this area at this time? I am inc. a letter in response to my own enquiry to the Gravesend,

Dear siggers, Lois Kaufman wrote;- Does anyone know anything about this school, or a Jewish community in this area at this time? I am inc. a letter in response to my own enquiry to the Gravesend,

Ida GUTMANN, a distant cousin of mine, was born in Augsburg in 1883, daughter of Moritz GUTMANN, a leather merchant who was born 1851 in Hainsfarth, and Jette ROSENFELS (my distant relative). Ida

Tivoli House was a private boarding school at 91 Windmill Street, Milton, Gravesend. In 1901 the Headmaster was Isidore B. Berkowitz, 39, born abt. 1862 in Gravesend, the son of Henry Berkowitz the