Digest #1408 Hello all, I've attached 12 pages of the document Ilya referenced listing of numbers of Volyn Jews in 175--a much more manageable file. Perhaps someone can transcribe it? Best

Is Reissen a town in Germany, or are you referring to a town in Lithuania? I tried Jewishgen's town finder, and couldn't locate the name in either country. for what it's worth - Steinberg is German

I have also seen/skimmed the 1765 Census of the Jews, handwritten in Polish ( with some Russian). Of course, this census does include first & patronymic names, with labels of wife, daughter, son,

Hi, I would be happy to log and translate. I use Irfanview for photos, and have excel. Looking forward to hearing from you, Leya Aronson Toronto, Canada

Below is a list of localities submitted and approved as additions to JGFF towns database: Alberovice, Czech Republic Andreyevo-Ivanovka (ex Chernove), Ukraine Atkar, Hungary Balaceana,

There is a particular challenge for people looking for ancestors which came from the Old Kingdom of Romania (mostly Moldova). While the vast majority of Jews living in that area in 1850 +/ - decades,

Attached is a 1918 painting of my grandfather, Ernst RACHWALSKY in the German army. Very similar uniform. Margaret LEVIN nee STEIN London UK

Good evening I am looking for the date of death of BRUHA BRUNKA MEDNIC MEDNICK wife JOINOVICI or JOANOVICI born in Kichineff (Chisniau) on 03/27/1901 as well as the cemetery where she is buried. She

I never knew this resource. Very exciting – found my ancestors in the lists. Thank you, Jeff. I'll watch the conversation closely to see what answers people to your question.

Bade was politically very close to Franceand was dependant after 1806 from French Empire (Napoléeon 1st). It should have follwed the law edicted the 20 of July requiring that all jews take a family

I think you are right. Another member emailed me the following: The place that Herman Fabian identified as his birthplace is, beyond any doubt, Velyki Heivtsi/Nagygejōc/Gevitz present-day Ukraine.

I assume you have tried with the Iasi National Archives. The reason it may not have worked is that that Archive (for the largest - except Bucuresti -- Jewish community in the Old KIngdom) is not

In some parts of Poland and Lithuania, the 1764/5 poll tax records still exist as well. In one case I was able to find an ancestor who was mentioned in both the 1785 and 1764 lists, and his father was

You might enjoy this week's Yizkor book excerpt on the JewishGen Facebook page which is all about food, and written in such detail that the descriptions often amount to recipes:

This is not really as conflicting as it sounds. I encountered one case of a census taker who listed "Russian" as the native language of Jews from Poland who would not have spoken Russian as their

I'm interested too, as my mother's birth parents fled from Drohobych in the early months of the First World War, when the Cossacks invaded the city. They got separated on the journey, and my

Hi Matthew, You may have a name change, or name anglicisation (from migration) as Caplan and Wolf are not particularly Suwalki type names. Wolf is a common first name. You can try Litvak SIG or JRI

I'm not able to read or translate other languages, but this would be a great project for anyone who can. I've been taking photos for requests on FindAGrave, and only recently found out how much this

Malvine Weiss listed as having transferred to Mauthausen from Ravensbruck on 14 April 1945 may be the wife of my 2nd cousin, with a matching Hungary birth date of 23rd Jan 1913. They had a son I am

Hi, You or your cousin may want to join the "Jewish Genealogy in Romanian Moldova" group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465078043774333/ Particularly, Sorin Goldenberg, one of the admins, has