Russian popular nicknames for Miriam: Masha, Mashenka, Mashunia, Mashuta, Mania, Maniechka, Maniuta, Maniusia, Maniusha, Mariasha, Maniasha, Mariyka, Mariushka, Marusia, Marusienka, Marisha and a few

I found the naturalization of my Grandmother's brother Simon Taganski as well as the full name of his wife & daughter. Very informative. Iris Folkson

I assume you want to know when family surnames were required. In 1807 the Tsar issued an edict requiring family surnames. I came across an interesting video regarding Jewish surnames on Youtube

Thank you for this information Catherine. Are these French naturalizations searchable online? How does one access them? I have a great uncle who was Polish from Warsaw and emigrated to Paris around

The Jablow Family in my tree came from Strassburg, Germany (at the time). Strassburg is right on the border with Poland and flip-flopped country many times. Their original name was Jablonowski. You

Road to Victory was translated from Yiddish to Hebrew to English. The English edition is will embellishments; it is purchasable at Avotaynu https://www.avotaynu.com/books/RoadToVictory.htm Carol

Is there someone able to make a search for me. i am looking for the marriage document between Moszek SZER and Kajla KERSZBLUM held on Zolkiewka in 1887. The record is in Fond 789 Zamosc Archive act

I am looking for relatives of my grandfather Morris Weiss (May have been Cohen in Europe) born in Kirkakoy, Turkey 1868, lived in Iasi Romania, then Paris France 1890-96. He had two older siblings who

In the ancient world, "genealogies" were usually offered to establish the legitimacy of a ruler. When such a genealogy states that X was the son of Y who was the son of Z, the purpose was to show

In Lithuania there is the town Vilkiya. some 20 km N to Kovno (you have this town in your list as well) My dear wife is from Kovno. she tells "vilkas" is the Lythuanian (and Belarussian вилк) for

My great grandparents left Hungary (supposedly lived in Budapest) about 1882. What port were they likely to have used? Lee MESSING Hover Lacey, WA

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Does anyone know how to find naturalization requests that were not actually awarded prior to deportation? i know that my father in-law filed a request in the 1936-1939 time frame. He was deported in

To whom are you responding ? I have the Beider book and can look up David Lewin London

I know someone who is of Persian background (non-Jewish) whose name is Maryam. I've always assumed it was a variation of Miriam, not a nickname. My late aunt who was killed in the Holocaust was named

Please look up Alexander Beider's book Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire. It is available on Avotaynu.com or may be available through inter-library.com -- Sarah L Meyer Georgetown TX ANK(I)ER,

My great-aunt Miriam was nicknamed Mae. She was Mae to everyone. Susan Sorkenn

It seems to me, whatever language keyboard you have set would be the language that any genealogy program would take. Am I missing something? I just tried it out with GenoPro, the tree program I use,

I found my grandmother's brother's 1911 naturalization papers (online), and attached them. He put down that he was born in Wilkennie, Russia. I have never heard of it, and couldn't find it in a

Meeting - Sunday 6th September 2020 Geni.com aims to build a collaborative family tree of humanity. Many love it. Others - notably Sephardic genealogists - complain that enthusiasts and fantasists