Wondering if the surname Opatowsky indicates that the person's ancestors originated from Opatow (Apt) in Poland. That is where my Rosenblum ancestors all came from. Thanks. Ben Tysch Los Angeles

Does anyone have any family that came from Zagradowka (Zahradivka) in Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Jewish Gen doesn't list Zagradowka as a town where Jews lived, but I recently translated On a

Alexandra, Have you located their U.S. naturalization documents or passenger manifest? A good site to begin your search is: www.familysearch.org And, https://stevemorse.org/ Have you searched the

sorry just read your notice. any chance of getting the webinar online now? Thank you Maxine Potchinsky

Dear Alexandra Sokol: I have tried to search for a "D. Folis" and for a "D. Tolis" in the interface for the Ellis Island database at heritage.statueofliberty.org (one needs to register to see ship

If your aunt Tillie was religious, you might check with the various congregations in Hartford and West Hartford and/or with cemeteries if she might have been buried there. It's important to check

I don’t understand something. My grandparents came from zalbetov and kolmeya. My other grandparents came from kerson Russia in the early 1900s. Is it true that is inside Geisher Galacia?? I’m a

Mark, Wow! Unlike most Yiddish scripts that I have seen , this one is written in a script that I am familiar with and I can make out most of the words . I will do this later but the gist of it is :

There are many OPOTOWSKI entries in the JRI-Poland database https://jri-poland.org/index.html In addition to those records online up to 1905, JRI-Poland has now fully extracted the records of

Hi all, I've posted a vital record in Romanian for which I need a translation. The document is a marriage record for a possible ancestor of mine from Iasi, Romania. It is on ViewMate at the following

Hi Cousins, I have posted four vital records in Polish for which I'd appreciate complete translations. I need the dates, towns, all names including witnesses, relationships, occupations, etc. They

Hi All, We recently discovered a small diary with poetry written by a grandmother in Hungarian during the aftermath of WWII. We can make out the names of great grandparents and more, thus making this

Hi Cousins, I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I'd appreciate a complete translation. I need to know all the names, including witnesses, the town, occupations, relationships, dates,

In Russian: 399. Состоялось в городе Лублин 11-го (23-го) октября 1889 года в 8 часов вечера. Явился еврей Вольф

On the Ohio marriage license application, dated 1914, of my great-uncle HARRY VAPRIN (originally VAPRINSKY; on the application Harry's place of birth is written as "Russia" but he may have emigrated

I am researching Rabbi Myer Woolf Frankel, originally from Lthuania who died in London in 1915.Son Josef married Borovsky 1893.Daughter Ada married beitler in England. His father's name was Aron

InRusian: 101. Состоялось в городе Лублин 14-го (27-го) апреля 1905 года в 11 часов утра. Явился еврей Сендер Вайсблех,

Hi Carol, It's practically impossible to reed this document. Would you try to make a better quality picture? After it I will translate for you without problems. Michael Ryabinky

Dear Margarita, a direct descendant is allowed to ask an "extract" of the birth certificate. Szolnok Polgármesteri Hivatal (Major Office) szolnph@... maybe better in Hungarian language. I hope it

I have posted a picture of the gravestone of one of my 4th-great grandfathers, Jacob BERLIN. The link is https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM86484. I am interested in finding out