I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I really would appreciate a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I really would appreciate a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

Strong, Hewat was founded in 1898. It was a very large fabric mill and employed 400 workers in its hay day (the owners were Scottish). I would imagine this created spin-offs for other jobs and

My mother's family came from Suchowola near Grodno (Poland/Russia) and we had applesauce and sometimes sour cream but sour cream on bananas always. I still like bananas, but now with yogurt. I have

While working with a researcher in Zhitomir, Ukraine we have discovered the names of my husband's great grandfather's family. Our Louis Post was born in Zhitomir in 1876 as Luzer POSTERNAK which is

I was able to view the film by first clicking on the link for the article. The register button is at the end of the article. I then had to make an account to 'purchase' the free ticket. h

Hi Elani. I wrote to the Archive in search of records, I had no numbers or anything. First, they wrote back saying they were going to look. Eventually, they told me to make a transfer to their

I've never heard of this distinction. I have one great-grandmother who was Galitzianer. I'm about 35% Lithuanian and 50% Russian. I've always eaten my latkes with applesauce (if I put anything on them

My Yiddish teacher told us that the preference for sweet vs. savory corresponds to distinct Yiddish dialects. He said that it's called the "Geflite Fish Line." BTW, there is a great scene in Amos

Susie, A soundex search at: https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp finds 3 possibilites, but I think these 2 are the most likely options for you to research. Regards, Sherri

I'm creating a family tree and on my Father's side he is 1/4 German (making me 1/8 German as my mother has no German genetic traits and ancestors). But I digress. I understand that the surname

I also had trouble with the link to register for Holy Silence. I used this link today, and it worked: https://www.ushmm.org/online-calendar/event/vemaholysilnc08 Regards, Sherri Bobish

Cohoes had some clothing manufacturing and I think North Adams had a fabric mill. Could be a connection between them? -- Deanna M. Levinsky, Long Island, NY

My mother from Galicia put apple sauce on latkes and sour cream was mixed in with sliced bananas on dairy night. My Litvak father ate what he was given with no complaints. Best gefilte fish was all

I cannot read script Hebrew, but the German is pretty clear and the name is DAVIDSOHN, not Davison. My name is Carol Davidson Baird, the daughter of Ernest Davidson (was Davidsohn), the son of Hugo

Thank you all who messaged me on here and in private emails. It really is amazing how many people jumped on the opportunity to find out more about my family. I’m still learning how to manipulate the

The Berkshire Eagle newspaper started publishing in 1892 It is still in business. I believe it might be a resource for you as it covers this area. Deanna Mandel Levinsky Long Island, New York --

Galicia natives are supposed to have a sweet tooth and went with apple sauce on the Latke's. Litvaks chose sour cream. Since I'm sides, my yiddish pronunciation for the few words I know is very

I can't speak for Canada but as the descendant of cloak and suitor, I can say that virtual no garment was produced for resale in the US which was made by hand. In the early 20th the garments were

Re: Suwalki I have relatives from Suwalki: Kowalsky Fisher Mandel Yudkoff Kaplan Any names match yours? Rita Botwin