Dear Aaron, The website https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate enables you to search for a UK probate record and obtain a copy of the record and of a will, if there is one. I did a search and found

John, Valerie Schatzker's book "The Jewish Oil Magnates of Galicia" is the definitive history of the oil industry in the region, and includes many references to individuals in Drohobycz. I do not see

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There are those new immigrants who were killed in the War of Independence of Israel and little is known about them. There is a group called in Hebrew - Latet Panim Le-noflim -

If the person died while serving, he should be listed in אתר ההנצחה לחללי מערכות ישראל אתר ההנצחה לחללי מערכות ישראל אתר ההנצחה לחללי

John, You would be best guided to contact the oil ministry in Ukraine if you want specific information. Here is some historical background you might already know. -

Hello Genners, I'm not very familiar with researching in England or Australia and am reaching out for assistance trying to find some particular information about the family of a Michael (Chaim

Thanks for the information. I probably wasn't clear enough in my question. What I am asking about i searches within the current and archived posts on this group discussion board. I do not believe that

Adam, I have copied and pasted the explanation directly from Jewishgen as below. In this case they describe searching options for a town. The Surname search also has options for Phonetic and for DM

I have family Ordower, in Drohobycz and have a story that the first oil was found on one of our family member's land. How might I verify this information. Thank you. John Lowin Researching:

Please let me know if the Jewish cemetery in Hazlin/Haszlin, Slovakia still exists and if so the condition of tombstones. Also are there any records from Hazlin available (especially death). Trying

I am looking for siblings of Hilliard Greenblatt (*1899) and Adelina Blumberg (*1903), their son Herbert (1925-2005) who married Helen Gassner (1927-1999). The family lived in New York and

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Alice - Can you please send me your email address. I'm interested in your Denver Hellersteins/Farbers and would like to compare trees. -- Ellen Shindelman Kowitt Director, US Research

I saw an article that mentioned a list of holocaust survivors who died in Israel Independence War. Does anyone know where to access this list? Hadassah Wilen Flohr - Suceava, Vienna Schachter - Iassi,

Your family may have shortened their name to Heller. When my husband and I were first married in 1968 we lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico and bought our meat by mail from Heller's kosher meat market

Seeking Brown Family from Connecticut. They were cousins related to Celia (Cilla) Weisthal aka Celia (Cilla) Traub. The Brown's attended a Weisthal wedding in Boston on May 30. 1939. Harvey

Next Tuesday (10/27) at 3:30 pm ET, tune into the Center for Jewish History's Facebook page for the next episode of Genealogy Coffee Break. Our guest presenter, Hallel Yadin (archivist at the YIVO

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There was an episode of M*A*S*H called 38 Across that revolved around Hawkeye being unable to finish a crossword. The missing clue was a five letter Yiddish word for bedbug, which they finally - after