My maternal grandmother was called Bessie in English, or Pesia. I believe the latter is a Yiddish name. Is there a common Hebrew equivalent? Mind you, in those days (late 19th century) I believe it

Just discovered my Southern Baptist Gardner family, first found in NC in 1770, are of Jewish descent. This was found through DNA testing. Any Jewish Gardners out there? Marilynn

It is certainly permissible. Oftentimes if the first wife died young leaving small children, the husband married the wife's sister and they would almost certainly have named after her. In other

Jewish Geners- I came across an odd thing in an Ellis Island Passenger listing. The listing is for Shmal Evaleivitch, who arrived on November 1, 1923. The odd thing about the manifest is this:

A word of caution to all who wish to derive information >from naming traditions: *That may not be his or her name!* Speicifcally, if you don't have the *Hebrew* name available, you run the risk of

My maternal grandmother was called Bessie in English, or Pesia. I believe the latter is a Yiddish name. Is there a common Hebrew equivalent? Mind you, in those days (late 19th century) I believe it

Just discovered my Southern Baptist Gardner family, first found in NC in 1770, are of Jewish descent. This was found through DNA testing. Any Jewish Gardners out there? Marilynn

It is certainly permissible. Oftentimes if the first wife died young leaving small children, the husband married the wife's sister and they would almost certainly have named after her. In other

Jewish Geners- I came across an odd thing in an Ellis Island Passenger listing. The listing is for Shmal Evaleivitch, who arrived on November 1, 1923. The odd thing about the manifest is this:

A word of caution to all who wish to derive information >from naming traditions: *That may not be his or her name!* Speicifcally, if you don't have the *Hebrew* name available, you run the risk of

I would also be very interested in a list of Jewish soldiers who fought for Germany in WWI. My maternal grandfather, Herman Zernik (b. 1886 in Tarnowitz) fought in the Battle of the Somme in 1916,

Dear Genners, Does anyone have on their trees : Baron COHEN who lived in Ireland, (born in Poland, ?Lomza) in mid- late 1800's ,apparently married Este Lipson and have 16 chuldren, including Esther

Just a short note to publicly thank Carlton Brooks and JewishGen for helping me to find another branch of my family. Vicki Ina Friedman Waleska, GA, USA dreambuilder@... Researching: BECK -

Hello all I am searching if Jakob Henig can be equivalent of Janasz in Warsaw, 1931. I dont find it in GivenNameDB, where only infos about Chanokh Henikh are available. Any help would be

I would also be very interested in a list of Jewish soldiers who fought for Germany in WWI. My maternal grandfather, Herman Zernik (b. 1886 in Tarnowitz) fought in the Battle of the Somme in 1916,

Dear Genners, Does anyone have on their trees : Baron COHEN who lived in Ireland, (born in Poland, ?Lomza) in mid- late 1800's ,apparently married Este Lipson and have 16 chuldren, including Esther

Just a short note to publicly thank Carlton Brooks and JewishGen for helping me to find another branch of my family. Vicki Ina Friedman Waleska, GA, USA dreambuilder@... Researching: BECK -

Hello all I am searching if Jakob Henig can be equivalent of Janasz in Warsaw, 1931. I dont find it in GivenNameDB, where only infos about Chanokh Henikh are available. Any help would be

Dina wrote: My mother was born Genya Szyfra CHAMITA. I was advised many years ago by a Jewishgenner that her surname is Aramaic and it means "I have seen". My mother was born in Chrzanow Lubelski,

Dina wrote: My mother was born Genya Szyfra CHAMITA. I was advised many years ago by a Jewishgenner that her surname is Aramaic and it means "I have seen". My mother was born in Chrzanow Lubelski,