I suggest you contact The Together Plan, a UK- and Belarus-based charity which helps the local Jews become self-sufficient. One of their projects is genealogical research. They have the huge

To add to my above response: There was no restriction even after 1919 to informal name changes for non-aliens. That remains the case. In 2020 - it is completely normal and legal for anyone over the

The recording of our zoom membership meeting of 11/8/20 has been uploaded to YouTube. https://youtu.be/c99tMqDes5k Please note that since the president's presentation in the live recording had

The recording of our zoom membership meeting of 11/8/20 has been uploaded to YouTube. https://youtu.be/c99tMqDes5k Please note that since the president's presentation in the live recording had

I have found them too. They have my entire family and they mixed up photos and names. They do not reply when you send them a message. I think they are created by robots. I do not know what is the

In fact I think it depended a lot on "alien" status. The Alien Restriction act of 1914 was then amended and extended in December 1919. That placed an obligation on "aliens" to register name changes

Looking for information about Wolf Garfunkel who came to America from Rzeszow some time after 1857. Interested in learning about his parents (father was Shmuel) but don't have any information about

The two towns: Cioceltani mentioned in Gina's response, and Suhuluceni mentioned in my earlier response, are 8.7 kilometers from each other, according to JewishGen loctown. Both are in the vicinity of

Hello, I am hoping to find a researcher who can look for records in Romania (birth, marriage, death). One group of records would be from around 1850-1888 (for family who left for the US_, and another

To Arnon & others Unfortunately obtaining genealogy death certificates is considered the lowest priority by the New York State Dept. of Health. Maybe Reclaim The Records can get involved. For some

What part of Maryland did they live? Did they belong to a Temple? Maryland has several Jewish cemeteries but you could narrow it down by the town they lived in. With a couple of calls, you could

Before WW1 name changes were informal. Use of name changes by Deed Poll started to come in during WW1 (e.g. my Gutenberg's of Sheffield became Graham in 1915). This was not a legal requirement for all

Hi.I does application just last year.Somebody he sent for me messages,find cuosins from my family.My grandfather he live neusider,austria 1922-1942 Josef Raffay For grandfather mother She name was

RE: Re: Rabbinical controversy in Galanta ( 1894) #rabbinic his name is Shraga Tzevi Levi 2 Torat Chessed St. Jerusalem Yehuda Horovitz

Hallo Joel, Regarding your questions about David and Indie Ogontz: - According to the 1900 census Indie was born in 1891 and not 1893. - According to the 1930 census she and David Ogontz got

Phil if the name was changed officially” by deed poll” there will be a record of that in the London Gazette. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/ Jill Anderson London

Madeleine, I found your search for stone mason guilds and training very interesting. This week a friend posted photos on his fb page of the stone cutters and craft guildsmen of Italian origin who

Hello, Dear JG Colleagues, I was wondering if anyone knows of an expedited way for obtaining copies of Death Certificates - for genealogical purposes - from Albany, NY. The DCs I need are from 1939

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) and the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) announced the publication of Documenting Nazi Library Plunder in

I believe it says Becher -- Giannis Daropoulos Greece