In Norwegian - which is a language with much Germanic influence - jente (pronounced YEN-ta) simply means girl. En pen lille jente - a pretty little girl; en flink jente - a clever girl; So-and-so har

I know that this is quite a long shot, but one never knows... I am looking for a man (or his descendants) reportedly named Pinchas KATZ who would be the son of Zisel MATHLESS of Olyka and the

I have recently received, thanks to the good offices of Stanley Diamond, a Polish book on the Jews of Pultusk and Makow? I am now wondering whether there is a similar one on the Jews of Ciechanow? I

In Norwegian - which is a language with much Germanic influence - jente (pronounced YEN-ta) simply means girl. En pen lille jente - a pretty little girl; en flink jente - a clever girl; So-and-so har

I know that this is quite a long shot, but one never knows... I am looking for a man (or his descendants) reportedly named Pinchas KATZ who would be the son of Zisel MATHLESS of Olyka and the

I have recently received, thanks to the good offices of Stanley Diamond, a Polish book on the Jews of Pultusk and Makow? I am now wondering whether there is a similar one on the Jews of Ciechanow? I

I have just come across, thanks to a newly-found cousin, a possible double relationship in my family and wonder whether anybody is researching the JACOBS/LEWIS/JOSEPHS family of London and possibly

I have just come across, thanks to a newly-found cousin, a possible double relationship in my family and wonder whether anybody is researching the JACOBS/LEWIS/JOSEPHS family of London and possibly

A common mistake in the EIDB transliteration work are "S" transliterated as "L" and vice-versa. I did find in the Shtetl Seeker in Moldova towns named Secareni, Ciucureni and homophones. European

A common mistake in the EIDB transliteration work are "S" transliterated as "L" and vice-versa. I did find in the Shtetl Seeker in Moldova towns named Secareni, Ciucureni and homophones. European

Hi. My mgm came >from Bukovina. No one in the family alive today has the slightest idea where in Bukovina. The only clue I have is that supposedly, my mggm is buried "right near" the Rebbe >from

Hi. My mgm came >from Bukovina. No one in the family alive today has the slightest idea where in Bukovina. The only clue I have is that supposedly, my mggm is buried "right near" the Rebbe >from

This is the third Pinsk landsmanshaft listed on the Belarus website. The first was a benevolent society, the second a group of fur workers, and the latest a workmans circle. This should give those

This is the third Pinsk landsmanshaft listed on the Belarus website. The first was a benevolent society, the second a group of fur workers, and the latest a workmans circle. This should give those

Dear JRI: As did a previous poster, I am searching for a lost Israeli family. Abram Laib & Perl (nee ROSENWAX) GRADZANOWSKY had six children, Yosef, Nachamma, Rachel, (my wife's great grandmother,)

Dear JRI: As did a previous poster, I am searching for a lost Israeli family. Abram Laib & Perl (nee ROSENWAX) GRADZANOWSKY had six children, Yosef, Nachamma, Rachel, (my wife's great grandmother,)

In May 2004 we added 3 new books and 12 updates to the Yizkor Book Translations page. All translations can be accessed >from http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. It is appropriate at

In May 2004 we added 3 new books and 12 updates to the Yizkor Book Translations page. All translations can be accessed >from http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. It is appropriate at

In May 2004 we added 3 new books and 12 updates to the Yizkor Book Translations page. All translations can be accessed >from http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. It is appropriate at

In May 2004 we added 3 new books and 12 updates to the Yizkor Book Translations page. All translations can be accessed >from http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html. It is appropriate at