Doug Cohen wrote: The number Doug refers to is the Certificate of Arrival. An excellent article on this subject in the Spring 1996 issue of Avotaynu, Interpreting U.S. Immigration Manifest

Doug Cohen wrote: The number Doug refers to is the Certificate of Arrival. An excellent article on this subject in the Spring 1996 issue of Avotaynu, Interpreting U.S. Immigration Manifest

Dear Fellow Researchers, I am pleased to announce the launch of a ShtetLinks web site commemorating the Jewish community of Piotrkow

Dear Fellow Researchers, I am pleased to announce the launch of a ShtetLinks web site commemorating the Jewish community of Piotrkow

It has come to our attention that many people are deleting individual messages >from people whose names they do not recognize for fear the messages may be virused. To calm fears, to make certain

It has come to our attention that many people are deleting individual messages >from people whose names they do not recognize for fear the messages may be virused. To calm fears, to make certain

I'm a little far behind reading the digest but wanted to respond to this question. My mother's name was EVA. Her Hebrew name was Chava. I remember my grandmother calling her Chavala. Myra Davis,

I'm a little far behind reading the digest but wanted to respond to this question. My mother's name was EVA. Her Hebrew name was Chava. I remember my grandmother calling her Chavala. Myra Davis,

Have you found his ship-manifest? Starting around 1907-10 or something, people who were naturalized had to submit a certificate >from the INS documenting where, when, and what ship they arrived.

My great-grandfather, Louis (Lazar) Gordon was born in Lithuania in 1866 or 1872. Question 1. The passenger manifest lists his birthplace as Vilna. Later, right next to that, someone wrote in

Have you found his ship-manifest? Starting around 1907-10 or something, people who were naturalized had to submit a certificate >from the INS documenting where, when, and what ship they arrived.

My great-grandfather, Louis (Lazar) Gordon was born in Lithuania in 1866 or 1872. Question 1. The passenger manifest lists his birthplace as Vilna. Later, right next to that, someone wrote in

Dear Genners, I have posted handwriting found on the back of a picture postcard of my great-grandparents Samuel Nathaniel SCHNEIDER/SCHNEIDERMAN. Any help with the translation would be greatly

Dear Genners, I have posted handwriting found on the back of a picture postcard of my great-grandparents Samuel Nathaniel SCHNEIDER/SCHNEIDERMAN. Any help with the translation would be greatly

Alice R Keppler wrote: This town is almost certainly the town of Chotin (Chotyn), which is now located at the southern tip of the Ukraine, just north of the country of Moldova. It used to be part of

Alice R Keppler wrote: This town is almost certainly the town of Chotin (Chotyn), which is now located at the southern tip of the Ukraine, just north of the country of Moldova. It used to be part of

I'm searching for any information about the town of Krasnostav in the Ukraine. Any information or places to find it would be greatly appreciated. thanks, Alan Solomon Moderator Note: Try Jewish

I'm searching for any information about the town of Krasnostav in the Ukraine. Any information or places to find it would be greatly appreciated. thanks, Alan Solomon Moderator Note: Try Jewish

Rachel, You probably only need to do four years. There is an index to New York arrivals for the period 1820 to 1846. It is NARA microfilm file M261, contains 103 rolls of microfilm in

Rachel, You probably only need to do four years. There is an index to New York arrivals for the period 1820 to 1846. It is NARA microfilm file M261, contains 103 rolls of microfilm in