Dear Ric, I am reading like the others (Narodné Gubierna). But usually on those files you have other pages where you have a duplicate of this information (a list of questions about the

Regarding Rabbi Avraham ben Yehiel Michael Danzig, Chayei Adam, I would appreciate hearing from anyone knowledgeable about sources and their reliability concerning: his date of birth, possible

The people in the office at Beth David have always been very nice to me. In some cemeteries the staff becomes hostile when you ask for a list of different grave locations and tell you you should have

Rachel, A Google search found this book, which is written in Polish which I cannot read, but the English blurb sounds like the book may be about the orphanage you seek info

-----Original Message----- From: T R via groups.jewishgen.org My grandfather changed the family name when they arrived in NYC post Anschluss, 1939. I contacted the archives in NYC but they weren't

In reviewing census records from the very early 1900s I found an uncle Morris listed as Mary and a cousin Dasha as David. Possible causes for listings you think of as errors or omissions: Census taker

See: http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/res_topics_gen_naturalization_name David Rosen Boston, MA

" took all kinds of measures to obscure, obscure, twist, and disinform the world regarding their origins" Different spellings were common. There was no standard spelling in the US until the mid-20th

I have posted two death records in Polish for which I would appreciate complete translations. They can be found on Viewmate at the following

My wife’s grandfather, Herman (Haim) BOBRICK was born 15 December 1887 in Calais, Beserabia. His wife, Rose (Ruhla or Rosela) BEIRIS was born approximately 1898 in Jasi (Iasi) Romania. Herman’s

I've reposted two records on ViewMate for the marriages of two brothers. Though I have the simple information of who, when, and parents, I am now interested in names of witnesses, rabbis, anyone else

Jewish Genealogical Society NY Meeting Sunday November 15, 2020 at 2 p.m. Zoom Webinar Researching Your Litvak Roots…with LitvakSIG and More Speaker: Judy Baston Do you want to know more about your

One persistent problem in searching my maternal grandfather's side of the family is that my g-grandparents took all kinds of measures to obscure, twist, and disinform the world regarding their

Is there corroborating evidence to prove that the family in the 1930's Census is YOUR family? Hershkowits/variants was - and still is - a quite common name. Virus-free. www.avast.com --

I've posted two pages of a postcard in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following

I wonder if anyone could advise me the best way to get information about my mother and grandmother's stay in Montreal in 1913 . My grandfather Shloyme Postalov had arrived in Boston in 1907 while my

Hello All, I was told by my grandfather that he tried to sponsor his sister and her family to come to the US from Romania/Hungary before WWII. Is there anyway to find this record? What agency would

When working on a family tree for friends, there was an instance of "Sally" in England being thought to have been derived from "Tsalie" in Germany. I don't know enough about Jewish names to know

My grandfather changed the family name when they arrived in NYC post Anschluss, 1939. I contacted the archives in NYC but they weren't helpful. Has anyone successfully found these records, and if so

Are you certain it is not another David HERSHKOWITZ family? David Rosen Boston, MA