Suggest you try the 1901 English census on FindmyPast. Manchester had a big Jewish community and still does (including some members of my family). Jill Whitehead, Surrey, UK

Most testing companies are optimistic in their assessment of cousinship, and they usually give a range e.g. 2nd to 5th cousin . In reality the 3rd cousin is likely a 4th or 5th cousin or more. You can

The following are all translations for "aunt" that were used by Jewish immigrants. Meema/Miami (Yiddish) Tanta (German/Dutch) Néni (Hungarian) These were probably used according to the origin of

Thanks Peter, and Sherri. Sherrri, I think you put me onto Daniel's SSDI Index. I have tried to obtain that record, from the SSDI... Do you have a valid contact, to ask for that? Thanks

Could the town be Kovno which is mainly Lithuania though I have seen it listed with other neighbouring countries Lithuania has border with Ukraine I believe? John Sims

Debbie, In preparation for our Aliyah 5 years ago, I spent much time scanning various documents. Before then, following my Dad's passing (and my Mom's contemporaneous admission to a nursing

As part of our activities during International Jewish Genealogy Month, IGRA will have a day long seminar with lectures in Hebrew and in English. This year our Heshvan Event will take place on November

There's at least one recent thread on a Facebook genealogy forum about this topic, in which the consensus seems to be that "Mima" is also acceptable Yiddish for "aunt":

Contact the offices iof the Vienna Jewish Community www.ikg-wien.at David Lewin London

The area you may be referring to is Birobijan, which was originally created to be an autonomous Jewish region within Russia. It still exists today and although there are few Jews left there, the

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM85395 Please respond via

I believe it means “Aunt” in Hungarian. -- Kalman Appel

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Hello, I posted a "Book of Residents" vital record from my g-grandfather's family JALAS on ViewMate here: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM85393 Please respond via the form

Reposting with better hashtags. Forgive me, please: I am new with ViewMate. I've posted three vital records in German for which I would very much appreciate a translation. They are on ViewMate at the

Hello all, I've been looking through some newspaper clippings that my father saved about 50 years ago. I've scanned and saved them digitally, and I'm wondering whether I need to keep the originals

I've posted a birth record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM85373 The quality of the

I've posted a birth record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM85376 Please respond via the

From a Unified database search on Jewishgen, I found a 1921 record for my paternal great aunt Sheina Klein of Zagare, Lithuania. It is from a source called 'WWI deportees returning from Russia', which

Dear Jewish Genealogy Societies: Here are the names of the Jewish Genealogy Societies I have heard from in response to my creating a Jewish Genealogy Societies LIbrary Spreadsheet. Can the rest of