Thank you SO much for this. I am convinced that my grandmother is buried at Mt. Judah, but they say no. Yet here it is-- the same burial society which buried my grandfather at Washington Cem. has

Thank you SO much for this. I am convinced that my grandmother is buried at Mt. Judah, but they say no. Yet here it is-- the same burial society which buried my grandfather at Washington Cem. has

I am looking for help with something in Sheepshead Bay, NY In trying to trace a relative, I need help identifying the street where they lived in Sheepshead Bay, NY. Of course a phonebook from the

I am looking for help with something in Sheepshead Bay, NY In trying to trace a relative, I need help identifying the street where they lived in Sheepshead Bay, NY. Of course a phonebook from the

Just this weekend I received a copy of the death certificate of my maternal great grandmother BESSIE (BOSHA) MELTZER. That was part of what struck me - we had always thought the name was some

Just this weekend I received a copy of the death certificate of my maternal great grandmother BESSIE (BOSHA) MELTZER. That was part of what struck me - we had always thought the name was some

There are no places in Latvia by the names of "Oknis" or "Ugionis." Pasvytinis (and this, I know, isn' t the correct spelling , is in Lithuania. Moderator Note:Please sign messages

There are no places in Latvia by the names of "Oknis" or "Ugionis." Pasvytinis (and this, I know, isn' t the correct spelling , is in Lithuania. Moderator Note:Please sign messages

There has been an ongoing posting of messages regarding name changes. Recently we had a thread in JewishGen concerning reasons behind surname changes and the use of the maternal surname. This is the

There has been an ongoing posting of messages regarding name changes. Recently we had a thread in JewishGen concerning reasons behind surname changes and the use of the maternal surname. This is the

Wendy Roth wrote: There was an Oknist, which today is Aknistes in the Illukstes region. I would join the moderator in thinking that Pazvintys was in Lita. Martha LEVINSON Lev-Zion

Wendy Roth wrote: There was an Oknist, which today is Aknistes in the Illukstes region. I would join the moderator in thinking that Pazvintys was in Lita. Martha LEVINSON Lev-Zion

This was in H-Judaic: The Jewish Studies Network newsletter. Please do not ask me for more information as I do not have any and will not reply. Saul Dr Saul Issroff London2001 - 21st International

This was in H-Judaic: The Jewish Studies Network newsletter. Please do not ask me for more information as I do not have any and will not reply. Saul Dr Saul Issroff London2001 - 21st International

Hello, My gggm was named Rhoda SHANIN. I have also seen the name Sima associated with her. On a surf around the web, I found the name Roda Sima in reference to the sister of a Lubavitcher rabbi.

Hello, My gggm was named Rhoda SHANIN. I have also seen the name Sima associated with her. On a surf around the web, I found the name Roda Sima in reference to the sister of a Lubavitcher rabbi.

There was a question about oldest sons being exempt >from draft. In the period preceding WWI, as I posted recently, though I can't recall if it was on this SIG or Jewishgen, there weren't any

There was a question about oldest sons being exempt >from draft. In the period preceding WWI, as I posted recently, though I can't recall if it was on this SIG or Jewishgen, there weren't any