Thanks so very much. Most appreciate. Debby Myers

On the Ukrainian archive material recently discussed I worked my way to the Berdychev 1897 census page

Interested in making contact with descendants of the JERUSALEMSKY family from Sczuchin who came to the USA around the turn of the 19-20th century. In the USA most of them changed their family name

Reading all of the above, I think that the name Kos is from Kehos/Kohos/Kehat/Kohat, from the name of one of the son's of Levi. All very interesting. I looked on SteveMorse to see if there are any New

My cousins would like to find the birth certificate of their mother, who was born in 1946 in the DP Camp in Benzheim. Is there a special archive for DP camp records? Do they just write to the nearest

Are there any records from Kolonie L'vove, Kherson Guberniya, which was one of the former Russian Jewish agricultural colonies. BTW I am one of the webmasters for this shtetl on the Kehilla links.

Say, Dad, Grandpa is Not dead? Reuniting the Family After 68 Years by Noah Isman “… Many people gathered at the border-crossing but the Russians did not let them pass. While they were waiting,

In Sefardi-accented Hebrew, "Kehos" would be pronounced "Kehat". Eric Mack, Jerusalem

Is there a way to view these messages with the new information first instead of last? Jeff Knisbacher

In this record it definitely says Kehos Mandel - with the H after the K. Although it's spelled differently than the Hebrew Kehos, in Hebrew there are no vowels, and in this record there is the vowel O

In Russian: Дорогие, дальше еще одна, это приватный фотограф, мой один друг снял. Ваш Джозеф. Мы снялись возле

I have emailed Harvey privately as the name Annie SAVITCKY rang a loud bell, and I realise I know the family well! JewishGen does it again! Best to all Joyaa ANTARES Gold Coast, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

Naomi, Thanks a lot. Yes, I did try the S.A. archives and did find quite a bit about the LEVINS but not what Iam looking for which is related to my ggm who was found in documenst about Bowesdorp in

In my family "Kos" or "Koas" is Yiddish for Kohas or Kohat (that name also can be Kehas or Kehat), which was the name of one of the three sons of Levi, i.e. one of the three families of Levites. Joel

The next "Show & Tell" session of IGRA will be on Monday, October 26 at 9 pm Israel time. (Israel will have changed clocks the night before so there will be a 6 hour time difference to the East Coast

I will be teaching a class (fee-based) on the following topic, on Wednesday, October 7, at 5:00 PM New York time. Jewish Research Basics 2 - What's in a Name? October 7, 2020 Introduction to Jewish

I've just done a search on Jewishgen, looking for entries in the Lublin Gubernia for the given name Kos. And I got 62 hits. I found one from 1847, where its easy to see the father's name Kos Mandel

All these choices seem reasonable to me. I just checked the Polish birth record for Aron Kos, and there does not appear to be any Hebrew or Yiddish written out for his name, though his parents' names

Irish birth and marriage certificates from as far back as 1864 are now available for free online and death certificates between 1878 and 1968 are also available. The records were made available by a

I will offer another possibility...Yekotiel -> in Ashkenazic Yeskosiel -> shortened to Kos. (Usual nickname is Kushel.) Peter Cohen