Lin asked about her ancestor Baer Cohn. I've been looking into the question of Jewish names before Napoleonic name-adoption, and it seems that COHN is not a patronymic but a regular surname which can

Lin, here is what I know: [Moderator note: when no other source is cited, message content should be understood to be the writer's opinion. Other * opinions * regarding Cohan (and other

Lin asked about her ancestor Baer Cohn. I've been looking into the question of Jewish names before Napoleonic name-adoption, and it seems that COHN is not a patronymic but a regular surname which can

Lin, here is what I know: [Moderator note: when no other source is cited, message content should be understood to be the writer's opinion. Other * opinions * regarding Cohan (and other

Peter, What is the time period covered by the records you want? If you are = looking for records less than 100 years old you may have a problem due = to privacy rules. I have had considerable

Michele, Perhaps this will help. If you go to this Buenos Aires website: http://www.amia.org.ar/index.php/services/default/sepelios under "Funeral Services" you can put in the Surname and you will

Peter, What is the time period covered by the records you want? If you are = looking for records less than 100 years old you may have a problem due = to privacy rules. I have had considerable

Michele, Perhaps this will help. If you go to this Buenos Aires website: http://www.amia.org.ar/index.php/services/default/sepelios under "Funeral Services" you can put in the Surname and you will

This is the link to the Oroszvar Jewish Records at Familysearch. You have to sign in in order to see the records. Jacob shayzaf, Israel

My great grandparents Josefine Karpfen and Armin (aka Hermann) Bock were married in December 1903 in Magyarfalu (I think it is now known as Zahorska Ves) in what is now Slovakia near the Austrian

there are many possible reasons for discrepancies, especially in transcribed= records, no matter how hard we try to avoid errors. stuff happens. it's= always best to look at the original

This is the link to the Oroszvar Jewish Records at Familysearch. You have to sign in in order to see the records. Jacob shayzaf, Israel

My great grandparents Josefine Karpfen and Armin (aka Hermann) Bock were married in December 1903 in Magyarfalu (I think it is now known as Zahorska Ves) in what is now Slovakia near the Austrian

there are many possible reasons for discrepancies, especially in transcribed= records, no matter how hard we try to avoid errors. stuff happens. it's= always best to look at the original

I just checked, and the link is still there. You do need to be logged in however (an account is free; you just need to set up a user name and

I just checked, and the link is still there. You do need to be logged in however (an account is free; you just need to set up a user name and

I've posted 2 vital records in Polish (or maybe Russian?) for which I need a translation. They are on

I've posted 2 vital records in Polish (or maybe Russian?) for which I need a translation. They are on

Hello Friends, According to the Nowy Targ Yiskor book "RABBI YISROEL DOVID was a remarkable man and one of the greatest Talmud scholars of his day. The early hours of the morning found him bending

Hello Friends, According to the Nowy Targ Yiskor book "RABBI YISROEL DOVID was a remarkable man and one of the greatest Talmud scholars of his day. The early hours of the morning found him bending