Wikipedia’s article on Podolia includes the following: “The area of Podolia between the Southern Bug below Vinnytsia and the Dniester was occupied by Axis Romania as part of Transnistria.” If

i second the suggestion about the boat records. For me they are a total goldmine of information and helped link my mother’s maternal family together. You can see who the money was sent to, how much

Have you looked at the Philadelphia boat ticket savings banks? These have been a goldmine for my own family’s immigration to Philadelphia. They are indexed on Jewishgen. The actual ticket books

Hi Nicholas, My great-grandfather, Yankel Itskovich Boyarskiy, was from Lida. He got married in 1890 in Kiev. I don't have any additional information about his Lida family. I understand it's a common

What is the ISBN for this book? Is this a book I should be getting for my JGS Library? Tell me about this book or series of books. I have very little on Jewish Genealogy in Hungary in my JGS

My maternal grandfather was Joseph Levitzki (in America, Joseph Levine) from Rosava in what is now Ukraine. His father was Yakov Levitzki from Boguslav in Ukraine. And his father was Isroel Levitzki

In the 1910 Census my maternal family (KANNER) was listed as having a cousin, Joseph UNGER, living with them. My family came from Dobrowa Tarnowska (Dombrov), Poland. I am wondering if someone has

Seeking information on Shmuel Wolk, a resident of Krakinovo, Lithuania circa 1870 - 1885. All replies gratefully appreciated. David Wolk

The street name looks like it begins with Col or Cal, but other than that I can't make it out. # 207 means it would be between 2nd and 3rd streets, which run North/South in the city. At the time a lot

hello gerson.ohh... what information you have i am happy for you.first what really happened in poznen 1612? as a religious man i read the book יון מצולה.Is there a place to have the lists

hello everybody.i need translate from german to Hebrew. 2.is there lists names of the victims in 1648-1649(גזרות ת"ח-ת"ט) I know that the comunitee in bilgoraj vanished.they were all being

Dear Sue, Perhaps if you shared the details related to who you are looking for, like the name, date, and for death, the cemetery, you might experience a RAOGK. Stay safe, -- Moishe Miller Brooklyn,

Join IGRA in our next webinar lecture with Marion Werle on March 21, 2021. Due to the difference between Daylight Savings Time in Israel and the US please note the special time for this webinar. The

I am posting this on behalf of a friend, as English is not his native tongue. Here are the facts that he has: Dr. Carl Eisenstein was born near Vienna (Baden bei Wien) on January 31, 1878. He was a

My paternal grandmother always told us that her mother, Rivka GRUBER, née FEINGOLD, was killed during World War One as a member of the medical corps. I assume with the Austrian army as they lived in

Hi Eduardo, recently I was looking for someone's else relative who was a soldier in the Russo-Japanese war, and I saved some links that I found on this topic. There are also lists of officers, nurses

Try Chestnut Street. Thant was the area near the docks where many Jewish immigrants settled. Molly Arost Staub Boca Raton, FL Searching Bessarabia: AROST/KHAROST, SHTOFMAN Ukraine: BERENSON, GRAFFMAN

Something Diane Jacobs said sparked a memory similar to something she said. When I started this journey of discovery, I had two conversations with my aunt before she passed away. The first, I asked

In hebrew zevik is a common nickname for z'ev (Wolf). Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem

Thank you very much for this translation. Knowing that Mechel's Jahrzeit is on this list - indicates that YES - you are correct - it must have been written by his widow!! Thanks again - Janice