On the back of a photograph affixed to a stiff paper backing is a purple ink stamp in Russian. I think it is the stamp of the photographer and I would like a translation of what it says. I think

On the back of a photograph affixed to a stiff paper backing is a purple ink stamp in Russian. I think it is the stamp of the photographer and I would like a translation of what it says. I think

I am now researching these NYC landsmanshaften. If you have any information for me on these Belarus based NYC organizations I would appreciate hearing Jerry Seligsohn NYC SELIGSOHN and ELKIN of

Does anyone know how to find information on an old synagogue in manhattan? i found the marriage records of my ggparents. the shul was CONGREGATION CHEVRA ARON DAVID ALISHE LUPTZ. alishe is probably

I am now researching these NYC landsmanshaften. If you have any information for me on these Belarus based NYC organizations I would appreciate hearing Jerry Seligsohn NYC SELIGSOHN and ELKIN of

Does anyone know how to find information on an old synagogue in manhattan? i found the marriage records of my ggparents. the shul was CONGREGATION CHEVRA ARON DAVID ALISHE LUPTZ. alishe is probably

Here is a precis/paraphrase of the recent announcement of the Lauder Wurzburg center and of the future Hoenlein Jewish genealogy center. The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation, after negotiations with the

Here is a precis/paraphrase of the recent announcement of the Lauder Wurzburg center and of the future Hoenlein Jewish genealogy center. The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation, after negotiations with the

There is a rather good book, I do not recall the author's name, called The Shores of Refuge. It covers Jewish immigration to the US and details a lot of the pogroms that occured in Odessa and other

There is a rather good book, I do not recall the author's name, called The Shores of Refuge. It covers Jewish immigration to the US and details a lot of the pogroms that occured in Odessa and other

Does anyone know of a pogram in Kiev city in 1898 approximately? My G.Grandfather Moishe WEIL of Blessed Memory told other relatives that he witnessed a pogrom in "downtown" Kiev when he was six years

Does anyone know of a pogram in Kiev city in 1898 approximately? My G.Grandfather Moishe WEIL of Blessed Memory told other relatives that he witnessed a pogrom in "downtown" Kiev when he was six years

I'm trying to locate a list and map of the Uyezds that used to exist in Ukraine and their modern day counterparts, the Rayons, along with the Guberniyas and Oblasts to which they belong. I've tried a

I'm trying to locate a list and map of the Uyezds that used to exist in Ukraine and their modern day counterparts, the Rayons, along with the Guberniyas and Oblasts to which they belong. I've tried a

In a message dated 10/15/02 ,Betina Sor betasor@... writes: << Dears all: I have two questions for my investigation. Perhaps somebody can help me: I need to know if there were "pogroms" in

In a message dated 10/15/02 ,Betina Sor betasor@... writes: << Dears all: I have two questions for my investigation. Perhaps somebody can help me: I need to know if there were "pogroms" in

My late uncle A.M. Fuchs was a reporter for a Yiddish newspaper in Vienna at the time of the pogroms. He was sent to "cover" the incidents and wrote about it in the Jezierna Yizkor book many years

My late uncle A.M. Fuchs was a reporter for a Yiddish newspaper in Vienna at the time of the pogroms. He was sent to "cover" the incidents and wrote about it in the Jezierna Yizkor book many years

OK, more progress - does any of this ring a bell.... I found the entry on the ship's manifest for when my grandfather went to visit his grandmother in Toronto in 1929. He was down as staying with

I am the great-great grandson of Joachim Neumann and Kati Meinmann. They lived in Piestany-Banka, Czechoslovakia. As a child I was told he was a Rabbi. How do I verify this information. The exact