I'm curious as to whether there would be a reason for a man to change his surname >from BAKSTANSKY to BAKSHT, possibly upon remarriage after his spouse died? I know that we have many variants of

I'm curious as to whether there would be a reason for a man to change his surname >from BAKSTANSKY to BAKSHT, possibly upon remarriage after his spouse died? I know that we have many variants of

My grandfather was in WWI and I have recently discovered postcards he collected of the towns mentioned above dated 1918. They are specifically of: Alekandrow: ul. Dluga (2 street scenes) and train

Does anyone have contact information for Marian Smith of INS? She spoke in February at the Wasington DC meeting and I would like to get in touch with her to ask some questions. If you have an

My grandfather was in WWI and I have recently discovered postcards he collected of the towns mentioned above dated 1918. They are specifically of: Alekandrow: ul. Dluga (2 street scenes) and train

Does anyone have contact information for Marian Smith of INS? She spoke in February at the Wasington DC meeting and I would like to get in touch with her to ask some questions. If you have an

The name "Helen" is a good choice for "Elke", especially if your family comes >from a vicinity (Eg. parts of Russian Poland) where the "H" sound is dropped (like the Cockneys of England). Then,

The name "Helen" is a good choice for "Elke", especially if your family comes >from a vicinity (Eg. parts of Russian Poland) where the "H" sound is dropped (like the Cockneys of England). Then,

In my effort to learn about my ALHADEF family in Cuba, I would like to know what is printed on four tombstones for people whom I believe are family members. I have found someone in Cuba who is

In England there was an establishment of Jews who had been there for many years. As they saw what the Germans called the Ostjuden, the poor Jews from the East, coming into the country they decided

There have been a number of inquiries about the availability of records of servicemen >from WW I. Does anyone know whether or not such records exist for Pennsylvania? My father's brother, for whom

We have in our possession, what seems to be a prayer book, written in German & Hebrew, and which has been entered in the Library of Congress, Washington, DC The cover is in Hebrew and German,

In my effort to learn about my ALHADEF family in Cuba, I would like to know what is printed on four tombstones for people whom I believe are family members. I have found someone in Cuba who is

In England there was an establishment of Jews who had been there for many years. As they saw what the Germans called the Ostjuden, the poor Jews from the East, coming into the country they decided

There have been a number of inquiries about the availability of records of servicemen >from WW I. Does anyone know whether or not such records exist for Pennsylvania? My father's brother, for whom

We have in our possession, what seems to be a prayer book, written in German & Hebrew, and which has been entered in the Library of Congress, Washington, DC The cover is in Hebrew and German,

With regard to sailings >from Trieste (re the SADKOVSKY emigration by Mark Tauger in yesterday's Digest), my maternal grandfather Solomon LEHMAN (Schlojme LIMONCZYK, 1889-1972, >from Orinin, district

With regard to sailings >from Trieste (re the SADKOVSKY emigration by Mark Tauger in yesterday's Digest), my maternal grandfather Solomon LEHMAN (Schlojme LIMONCZYK, 1889-1972, >from Orinin, district