Several months ago I was informed that 30 years ago there was a Rabbi Joe KATZOFF living in Givatayim or Petach Tikva , Israel. It was most likely as my brother who is a Rabbi and lived in P.T. 30

With dozens of posts on this topic and strong opinions, it's clear that we are not going to agree. However, one of the forum guidelines is civil discourse, and I'm sorry that at least one abusive

I am in complete agreement with Dr. Blumsohn, and I share his chagrin at the offensive and disrespectful comments directed at him by a previous poster. Further, that previous poster's remarks that

Searching for the names of parents of Nathan HAASE (1838-1912 Berlin) My great great uncle Nathan HAASE was born 5 May 1838 and died January 3, 1912 in Berlin. He lived in Konigsberg and Wormditt,

Hi Genners, I am searching the Spector family from Zaslav Russia (Ukraine). Some Spectors settled in Woodbine NJ and then went to Philadelphia. Other Spector families settled in the Boston, Haverhill

(My other address was registered in JG I have to re-send this post. I know since there were many new posts, perhaps still relevant. It addressed to the starter of this line.) Tamas Fleischer

I suspect the point of the question is whether there is a site somewhere that researchers can use to identify people like Sally Bruckheimer and others who have been helpful, including some who have

while my folks are buried in Bayside, I still must thank you for your service to all of us, especially those who are out of state (like me). I have no idea where in Bayside they are or else I would

Is there anyone familiar with the cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel called Har Hazeitim cemetery, Mount Olives? I am looking for two people: Yeshaya Leib Kivelewitz and his wife Shoshana Feige Reisel nee

Quite - to Jeffrey Herrman and the first part of Ari's note. Did anyone else in this thread receive a bombardment of spam messages from Geni yesterday, supposedly under the name of a "Randol

My concerns about GENI have naught to do with either privacy or religious rituals- I simply don't care. However, I am deeply disturbed by free-wheeling, often undocumented additions to trees which

Hello, I would appreciate some help with translating the attached death record of Icko Mejer SHEKHTMAN d.1866 in Wisznice. The index on JRI-Poland gives his parent's first names. I am hoping to learn

I asked for evidence that Geni is producing progressively more accurate genealogies rather than progressively more inaccurate ones, as the anecdotal evidence of these posts suggests. Being told that

Dear Group, In JewishGen (under "Hungarian Births") I see this index for this 1867 birth , registered in the town of Diosad, district of Zilah, Country of Szilagy. The source film is said to be in the

This is a “religious” war – much like politics and religion. We have made up our mind about what works for us and nobody will be able to “convert” us – either side - just like politics and

Richard, Did you scan to the end of the ED which should have had the address you were searching for? You have to go through every sheet of the ED. Standard practice for census enumerators was to

Aubrey, let me know where I can see a superior genealogical tree to what we have on Geni. Many of us who know much more about genealogy than you do are very satisfied working there. In fact, to your

The same with my father and his parents in Manhattan. I know they were there in 1940 but they are not listed in the Census. I assume the enumerator somehow missed them. The Cross Bronx wasn't started

I have found on the October 26 JewishGen Digest five or six Russian documents, posted on View Mate, translated in depth by ryabinkym@... Barbara Algaze Los Angeles, California

Next Tuesday (11/3) at 3:30 pm ET, tune into the Center for Jewish History's Facebook page for the next episode of Genealogy Coffee Break. Our genealogy librarian, J.D. Arden, and guest speaker, Ilya