According to the yizkor book of the town of Sierpc (now Poland), my ggf was the parnass -- which could easily be translated as the mayor, but only of the Jewish community in the town. -- Doug

Howard Fink has comprehensively answered your question - no records before 1882 seem to have survived. This is unfortunate, because my MILLET family came from Dąbrowa Tarnowska. It might be worth

The TownFinder only identifies towns with substantial Jewish communities. If what you are looking for isn’t there, try the JewishGen Gazetteer by going to the Communities Main Page from the

I would like help in reading the handwriting on lines 315-319 at the bottom of the page for the Abramowitz family. I believe that line 315 is Sore (what is her designation in the 5th column?), 316

Different metric books might have different headers. It would help if you post a screenshot of the header or a link the specific pdf file. Mike Vayser

Thank you to all. This has helped me tremendously. Alex Magocsi Hamburg

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Dear Marilyn, "Mayor" may be a very loose translation of the position the uncle held. My great uncle Simon Schaeffler was the President or Chairman of the Jewish Kultesgemeinde (community

Hello! I would like to ask you some several questions about my grandma’s past - The Farhi family lived in Rhodes until 1939. With the beginning of World War II, Italy ruled an aggressive

Richard, The Jewish vital records from Dąbrowa Tarnowska are not held at AGAD. They are mostly in the Tarnów branch of the Polish State Archives. The Town Page for this town at JRI-Poland shows that

Hello, Professor Krystyna Cedro-Ceremuzynska lives still in Konstancin-Jeziorno. I didn't found any actual telephone or mail address. I propose to send a message to Mrs. Hanna Kaniasta.

Here lies a woman, Chana Ester daughter of Moshe Yechiel, died 2 Kislev, 5678. May her soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life. Here lies a dear man, Feivel son of Yosef, died 21

Google books did turn up an entry in the YIVO holdings I’ll post below. I’m personally interested in post 1916 records. YIVO seems to have the following records: 1901-1907 1/2 in (RG1216)

By 1920, Russia had become the Soviet Union, where the Jewish Leon Trotsky, born Lev Bronstein, became foreign minister and head of the army. Mayor of a town/city would have been no great shakes.

It looks like Russia Ruezk to me Christine Hills tinasusanamy@... living in Dublin Ireland

I cannot find information about father’s family before they arrived in the US — from Wreschen, my ggf, Abraham I. JACOBS (b 1837; arr. 1855?), ggm Rachel SEIFFER (b. 1838); from Sawin, ggf Pinchus

I was told this was the name of my great grandmother. Born and died in Russia, possible Stepan. I would like to know if there might be an English equivalent. Thank you, Lowell NIGOFF

Neither last name is in the 1924 St Joseph City Directory (Ancestry dot com). The Mid-Continent Public Library - Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence does not show 1922 or 1923. They have 1921

Amnon asked: Anyone have any idea if Bulovitz is a correct spelling for a real place at the time, and/or what it would be today? Try Bulowitz, today known as Bulowice See: