There is no "soft sign" in the Russian spelling of this word. The letters 'IO' represent a single letter, which in normal spelling is simply E, and in school/dictionary spelling would have an

I can't understand this. For instance, a boy or his family would presumbably know when his Hebrew birth date, in order that he should know when he was 13 in order to be called up in shul (ie his

There is no "soft sign" in the Russian spelling of this word. The letters 'IO' represent a single letter, which in normal spelling is simply E, and in school/dictionary spelling would have an

I can't understand this. For instance, a boy or his family would presumbably know when his Hebrew birth date, in order that he should know when he was 13 in order to be called up in shul (ie his

Hi All, I am trying to located descendents of Zusman (Sigmond) HAAS B. 1841 and his wife Leah (Roza) SCHWARCZ B. 1847 >from Sarospatak, Hungary. They got married on Dec. 11, 1866. Some or all family

Hi All, I am trying to located descendents of Zusman (Sigmond) HAAS B. 1841 and his wife Leah (Roza) SCHWARCZ B. 1847 >from Sarospatak, Hungary. They got married on Dec. 11, 1866. Some or all family

What you were told may have been wishful thinking. I had an experience several years ago when I was contacted by an individual in Paris who asked me to research his ancestor who was a rabbi

What you were told may have been wishful thinking. I had an experience several years ago when I was contacted by an individual in Paris who asked me to research his ancestor who was a rabbi

I recently learned of my great-great-grandparents Anna LEFKOVICS and Izak (Benjamin Yitzhak haKohen) KOHN. They probably lived in what is now eastern Slovakia, possibly near Michalovce

Hi Siggers, I'm hoping to confirm a relationship to an Abraham Czeisler, whose name = I found on a Budapest muster roll. There is a brief note written but I = can't read it. I'm hoping some kind soul

Hi All, I am trying to located descendents of Zusman (Sigmond) Haas B. 1841 and his wife Leah (Roza) Schwarcz B. 1847 >from Sarospatak, Hungary. They got married on Dec. 11, 1866. Some or all family

I recently learned of my great-great-grandparents Anna LEFKOVICS and Izak (Benjamin Yitzhak haKohen) KOHN. They probably lived in what is now eastern Slovakia, possibly near Michalovce

Hi Siggers, I'm hoping to confirm a relationship to an Abraham Czeisler, whose name = I found on a Budapest muster roll. There is a brief note written but I = can't read it. I'm hoping some kind soul

Hi All, I am trying to located descendents of Zusman (Sigmond) Haas B. 1841 and his wife Leah (Roza) Schwarcz B. 1847 >from Sarospatak, Hungary. They got married on Dec. 11, 1866. Some or all family

"Are Bliokh and Bloch spellings used to transliterate the same name, so that these could be the same person? " The family name BLOKH, the last letter is "X" in Russian could be spelled as BLOCH (old

"Are Bliokh and Bloch spellings used to transliterate the same name, so that these could be the same person? " The family name BLOKH, the last letter is "X" in Russian could be spelled as BLOCH (old

My GGP are buried in United Hebrew in the oldest block in the cemetery. They died in 1911 and 1915 and are buried within the same block, but separately. The director of the cemetery informed me that

My GGP are buried in United Hebrew in the oldest block in the cemetery. They died in 1911 and 1915 and are buried within the same block, but separately. The director of the cemetery informed me that

Dear group, I meant to send this earlier, but forgot it was in my "Out" box. Yes, it would be very nice indeed if we could find people in our ancestors' countries to assist us with our research! Of

Dear Genners, Howie Axelrod asked why an Orthodox Rabbi and his wife are not buried next to each other. I can only answer by giving an example. My maternal grandfather and his family came >from