Here in the UK, my aunt was born Bertha Gertrude in early 20th century Liverpool. Her cousin, born in North Wales in 1890, but who went to the USA on marriage was called Bertha Kate. Clearly they were

Actually, the second name (after Nathan), would be Neta in Hebrew. Yariv Timna

Greetings all, I’ve come across a post-war record (attached) for a great-uncle of mine, who was exiled with his entire family (including my grandparents) to Stalin’s labour camps, know also as

Michael, Try searching this free site of old digitized newspapers. www.fultonhistory.com You can search by name, or address. The surname GURTMAN appears often in The Jewish Community News (Clifton,

Top: my dear husband inside star: here lies (abbreviation) our teacher, Rabbi (abbreviation which often but not always means he was a rabbi) Natan (in Ashkenazic Hebrew Nosson) Nota son of

For researchers interested in the Ukrainian town of Pogrebishche: An 1862 list of draft-eligible men was recently posted online by Alex Krakovsky. The document begins with an index to family heads

It starts with: Here rests my beloved husband our teacher the rabbi Nathan Nute son of Abraham Remarks: 1. "our teacher the rabbi" does not necessarily have to be the title of a rabbi but is often

My great grandparents, Jakob Torten & Lea Grünberg lived in Podhajce, Galicia & moved to Vienna which they fled prior to World War II. A table on JewishGen online has them listed as having marries

I request a translation of this letter written in German to my father's cousin who arrived in America in 1939 and it might have details about the family left in Czechoslovakia. It is on ViewMate on

I would like to request a translation of a letter from german to english. It is a letter written to my father's cousin when he came to America in 1939 and might have information about the family left

I would like to request a translation of a letter from german to english. It is a letter written to my father's cousin when he came to America in 1939 and might have information about the family left

Am replying to my own posting I am wondering to myself, whether there is a repository of Hamburg ketubot somewhere, from that period (17th,18th and 19th century). When I tried searching online

Thanks Bernard for this answer to my question. Is there a central database I can search to see whether Paul STRANSKY was in a French camp before 1940 when he joined the French Army? I did find the

Portland, OR, USA KehilaLinks page is under construction! If your relatives lived in Portland, Oregon, USA from 1850 to 1950, we need your family story for Portland's KehilaLinks page. [So far we have

Natan is correct, but the second name is Nota. Neil Kominsky

Dear Friends, Gesher Galicia is proud to offer our members a presentation on the work of he internationally renowned photographer, Chuck Fishman. In his 40-year career, freelance photographer Chuck

What would be the best way to preserve all of the data in print that would be efficient and clear, but not as a book? Something serviceable, but not necessarily smooth and pretty! (This foregoing is

Here is the link to Isaac's naturalization papers: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPTZ-3CPW?i=835&cc=1913395&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQGRS-LB4S Harry married Tillie

Peretz, You may want to check out our "Kolbuszowa Region Research Group (KRRG)" on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/132941687303829. One of our members might have more information for

I found on Ancestry a copy of my great-grandfather's (Isaak Sand) naturalization records from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York, dated December 1,1905.