I think, p.i. means "pod imieniem" = "under the name" If you think this answer does not fit, please send me an example under my PM and I will try to clarify this. Ruth Leiserowitz Warsaw / Berlin

The following is a page from the Passport of Sima Weinstock and her three children who left Lithuania in 1905, sailing from Liverpool to New York. Upon arrival, Sima was hospitalized and

I would not put in a first name or letter when doing searches, ie. Jankhel can start with a Y or I. And for Shaker I would get very creative with Sh, Scz , Sch. The more varied the better. And for

For a women this is possible: Stephania Michael Ryabinky

Most likely this is Stephen Michael Ryabinky Columbus, Ohio

VM88820 In Russian: 206 Состоялось в городе Лублин 25-го мая (6 июня) 1889 года в 10 часов утра. Явился еврей: Шлема-Герш

I've used all the techniques that other responders have mentioned . In some cases where I knew the ship name and estimated year but couldn't find the record until I looked at the ship manifest for

VM88808 In Russian: 2 Состоялось в городе Лублин 2-го (15) января 1904 года в 11 часов утра. Явился еврей: Сымха Шайнман,

Sorry, I just realized you said that she never left Russia, in which case the equivalent names she used would have been Russian and not English. Binyamin Kerman Baltimore MD

This is a common question that needs a bit more clarity. Do you mean what English names are likely that she used so you can find other records? Or what do the names literally translate to? Or what

As others have noted, after the revolution in 1917, there were Jewish mayors. General David Petrovsky (aka Lipetz) was mayor of Berdichev for a period of time. -- Jeremy Lichtman Toronto, Canada

By zooming in you can see that her Hebrew name is in fact Chaya Esther and not Chana Esther as some posted. Binyamin Kerman Baltimore MD

After posting I found a list for the same family showing their departure from Hamburg (lines 323-327). This might be a bit easier to read and the town looks more like Chernigov, Russia here. Susan

VM88682 In Russian: 834 Давид-Мордехай Гутерман Состоялось в городе Лублин 27-го декабря 1912 года (9 января 1913 года) в 10

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