The abbreviation ה"כ הרני כפרת משכבו Hareini kaparat mishkavo – I am an atonement for his resting place Added after a name of a parent who passed away less than 12 mos. Prior

Will someone explain the apparent discrepancies between AGAD marriage records which have different dates of marriage that conflict with births of the couple's children. Thank you Richard

Two years ago I had Andriy Dorosh handle research for me in Brody & Lviv. This was to supplement my own work & ahead of a trip to Ukraine which he also arranged for me (with guide & driver). Oksana,

Michele, How about this as a vague possibility? I've seen names of towns even more distorted. Lahoysk, Belarus Alternate names: Lahoysk [Bel], Logoysk [Rus], Lahoisk [Yid], Łohojsk [Pol], Logoisk,

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Another high recommendation for Bela. He has been very helpful. Todd Samovitz

I originally thought the town was Lida as well. But during Russian times, Lida was in the Vilna gubernia, and I believe in the Grodno gubernia before that. In the 1920 US census, when asked by the

Yes, Lida is probably the town. We may be cousins. My gggrandfather Benjamin Vine/Wein was from Lida. He had a sister Celia who immigrated to NYC 1893 with her husband Bernard Levin. They moved to

I occasionally post about this here in my never-ending quest to find a photo that includes somewhere the storefront of a restaurant that my grandfather, Samuel Drach (from Wojnilow) owned on 10

Hello, I've posted vital records in Polish for which I'd appreciate a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following

Hi all, I have posted three pages from the 1834 Grodno Revision List on ViewMate and am looking for translation of the entries on these pages that pertain to the DZIVETETSKY, SCHMIGELSKY, or

My family tree does not go back any further than the US at the moment as I cannot track my relatives into their native lands, which were held by Russia, Prussia and Poland at various times. Not sure

Hi Johann and Laurent, Thank you so much for this information. I do think my ggg-grandfather Schia Landau and Salomon (Salo) Landau were brothers. Schia Landau was also born in Nowy Sacz (~1841) and

Good morning. Actually the Shin and Aleph are abbreviations for SHEM IMO...the name of his mother. The letters after are an abbreviation for "She should live [and be well]" [Shetichye means she

Hi Johann, Actually "Wer einmal war " gives his father name on his Hebrew name. There Salomon is mentioned as the son of Judah haLevi. Best regards, Laurent Kassel Moreshet, Israel

It is Lida, Belarus. Virus-free. www.avast.com -- _______________________________________ Boris Feldblyum FAST Genealogy Service boris@...

At this site: https://www.beniculturalionline.it/location-1755_Ghetto-di-Padova---Comunit%C3%A0-Ebraica.php you can find a brief history of the Padua community (in italian) and a map of the old

Here is buried The beloved and esteemed young man The honorable Rabbi Abraham son of Yitzchak peace be upon him, son of our teacher the Rabbi Menachem Rosenberg may his light shine Died the 8th of

Can't make out all of it, but: Buried here The Dear and Wise Youngster* כ"ה The late Abraham the son of Yits’chak (Isaac) Son of Our Teacher the late Menachem Rosenberg Died on 8 Cheshvan

For the archivist, I went through the non-profit Together Plan out of the UK, that helps rebuild Jewish communities in Belarus. I hesitate to state their cost, because they tailored it for what I was