clearly late 1800s Michael Sharp, UK

Hello Karesz, very many thanks for your reply. It does seem like this is going to be tricky. But that doesn't put me off! Perhaps it would be easier for me to focus on the Israeli end of the story. If

Robert, The Heimatschein was the predecessor of citizenship. That means she was an Austrian citizen. Kind regards, Johann Hammer genealogyaustria.com Vienna

I'm turning again to the wisdom of the group for help interpreting a father's name on headstones belonging (by some accounts) to two brothers. One, belonging to my great-grandfather Joseph Schwartz

This is a hard one – because of the current privacy laws you would only be eligible to view the birth record if you are a direct descendant or a professional researcher. The birth record would have

I need a translation from Aramaic (with vowels) to modern Hebrew or English. The text can be seen on Viewmate #86822 The eulogy was written in Padua, Italy in 1631. I can be contacted with any

Hello! I've posted several vital records in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM86815

With Yom Kippur behind us, I'm hopeful that some kind person will now find the time to translate the marriage record in Russian (I believe) that I posted on ViewMate at the following address

I found an index record for "Brostoff, Jankel or Jacob" in "Texas, El Paso Alien Arrivals, 1924-1952" on Family Search, which I am attaching to this message. A search for his last name in "Texas, El

How common is the surname Kremer in that area? If it is not a common name, the odds are that there is only one Sime Kremer. And, since Rachel is the eldest and the only child listed with Hirsch as

Hi all, I am trying to prove a connection between my 3rd great grandmother Leah Sundelowitz (1836-1917) and the Zundelevich's/ Zundel's of Jubarkas/Yurburg. In her husband's siddur her first two sons

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I request translations of the German text on several family registers and a marriage certificate – all downloaded from Ancestry. They are on ViewMate at the following

Hi Jutka 4th October 2020 I wonder if you are interested@ I attended the Anna Frank Ginazium in Budapets-- Volt iskolatarsain: Vadasz Jutka --jelenleg

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM86781 Please respond via

Hello everyone, I've posted 5 vital records in Russian for which I need a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... 1. Death record of Ruchla Laja WAJSBLECH:

Do contact the Together Plan (www.thetogetherplan.com) to make contact with experienced Belerussians who undertake genealogical research. They speak the language and are used to the bureaucratic

As Martin Tompa explained, the Heimatschein is a certificate giving the bearer the right ot reside in a community. An electoral register is something different. Its existence implies that the

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