Shaul- Search the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Collections Search catalog at https://collections.ushmm.org to see if we have any memoirs, oral histories, etc. that are available online. (The USC

Can anyone recommend a reliable archivist to obtain family records from Polotsk, Belarus? Earl Zeitlin; Monsey, NY

Can anyone recommend a reliable archivist to obtain family records from Moletai, Lithuania and Svencionys, Lithuania. Earl Zeitlin: Monsey, NY

A friend's paternal grandfather came from Bolechow, Galicia (now Bolekhiv, Ukraine). He was wondering whether Jews from that town had a tradition of sitting in the sukkah on Shemini Atzeret (8th day

I watched this talk as part of the IAJGS Conference On-Demand Sessions. It was great. -- Carl Kaplan KAPLAN Minsk, Belarus EDELSON, EDINBURG Kovno, Lithuania HOFFERT, BIENSTOCK< BIENENSTOCK

VM86954 In Russian: Посад Вышков #12 Состоялось в посаде Вышков 10-го (22-го) апреля 1870-го года, в 10 часов утра. Явился

My understanding is that the first Soviet census of Belarus in the 1920s is still mostly intact in the Belarus archives - I have not had any luck though in discovering any indexes or finding aids, or

VM86953 In Russian: ПосадВышков #51 Состоялось в посаде Вышков 26-го ноября (8-го декабря) 1884-го года, в 4 часа вечера.

What a good idea! Unfortunately the link https://bit.ly/JGTalks-TranslatingRussianDocuments is incorrect but it is correct on www.JewishGen.org/live Any chance of a similar talk on Polish documents?

Trying to make contact with whoever is dealing with the (A)GOLNICK family tree descending from HOROWITZ of Minsk. TIA Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem

On 03 Aug 2020 Mark Halpern wrote to the Discussion Group -below His email is now bouncing. Is anyone in contact with him please? David Lewin

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation of the genealogical information. It is on ViewMate at the following address: Moszek ZLOTNIK / ZLOTKOWSKI death registration -

There is a memorial organisation in Bremen for the ConcentrationCamp See https://www.kz-gedenkstaette-neuengamme.de/en/history/satellite-camps/satellite-camps/bremen-obernheide/ David

On 4 Aug 2020 Sharon Taylor raised the question of Censuses conducted by the British of the population in Palestine,. Here now is the clarifying response from the Israel State Archive David

I am also searching for records from the 1870's from Skidal, and Amdur near Grodno. Where can I find these records? Walter Elias.

An initiative between the Australian Jewish Historical Society, National Library of Australia and the National Library of Israel will open 180 years of Australian Jewish Newspapers from across the

I was told by my father, Leon Schiller, who was born in Chernigov, Ukraine In 1906, that his father, Aryeh Nikrityn, was a tailor for the Czar. I have no verification of this and sadly have found no

This is one of a series of high-definition photographs obtained from town residents/for identification. If you are able to recognize someone/please contact me privately using the 'Private' button

The second word from right is clearly the year 1930. The rest of the Yiddish is harder to decipher, you may have luck posting it (separately from the rest of the picture) on viewmate and seeking a

I have posted to ViewMate part of a page from an 1871 Jewish male census (army recruit list) for Boguslav, Ukraine, for some of my MURAKHOVSKY ancestors. It is on ViewMate at the following