Searching for Shirley May/Mae KOMINSKY (b.1937), and family - Chicago-based. She is the daughter of Gerald KOMINSKY, and granddaughter of Anna SCHNEIDERMAN / SNYDERMAN. Anna’s mother, Brayna

My mother-in-law, although born in NYC, was in Woodbine by 1930. This is where her mother, Rose Segal, was born in 1902. I blogged about Woodbine at

My grandfather was married four times, but only two of those marriages were recorded in civil records. It's not entirely clear if the second one was a marriage at all, though I recall her being called

In Sephardic religious practice, what is an escaba or escabas referring to? Does it mean prayer, or specifically a misheberach prayer? Is there another word for misheberach prayer in the Sephardic

Nancy, Leib Mosche LISS (42) and Jona LISS (10 1/2) arrived in NY from Pinsk in August 1901. They were bound for Providence, RI. It says going to "brother." I assume that means a brother of Leib

We would like to thank the organizers of the conference for putting together a digital structure that enabled a lot more people to attend our Belarus informational meeting. According to the numbers

Sylvia, Thank you for responding. Would you have contact detail, including an email address for the Kozma Street cemetery? Moishe Miller Brooklyn, NY JGFF #3391 moishe.miller@...

I knew some Mauskopfs in NJ or maybe Brooklyn in the 50s 60s. They were either distant cousins or maybe just landsman from my mother's town. She came from Polyana near Munkacs which was Austro

Nancy: See if you can find naturalization documents for your LISS family members. They may have the details that you are looking for, i.e., ship, date, original name. David Rosen

Try: https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Cheshunt-Western-Synagogue-Cemetery/189430

There is a Museum in the Synagogue building in Woodbine. I would assume they can answer your question. http://www.thesam.org/ Mark Halpern Conshohocken , PA

I apologize for not having been more specific: "Moreinu haRav" does not necessarily mean that someone was the rabbi of a community or had a pulpit. Many men are ordained rabbis (have obtained

Thanks! I've used stevenmorse.org but didn't realize it had marriage records.

Everyone is suggesting a cutter worked in the garment or cloth industry; but I had a great uncle who, as a young immigrant, was a "cutter" for a shoe company, cutting leather parts to make shoes. He

There is a Jewish museum in Woodbine called Sam Azeez that is specifically dedicated to the history of Jews in this town. It is actually located in an old synagogue. Not sure they’re open now. Here

My gr-gr-grandfather was Yitzchak Lazar Klimscheffskij (1820-88). He was presumably born in Suwalki and died in Turku, Finland, where he had retired after his long service in the Russian army (

One can't always rely on the NYC marriage OR birth records being complete in Ancestry as the NYC vital records aren't always complete.. The records after the marriage were supposed to be returned to

Jose, please go to SephardicGen.com. Click DATABASES, go to Consolidated Surname Index and search for your name. There are several ways to search, please use each one in turn to cover spelling

Hello everybody, The short text below forms the introduction to the "new" laws of the community of Schweinshaupten in the northeast of Lower Franconia. They were written in 1735 by the Jacob Breslau,

“Woronow Jews observed ancient religious traditions that had been handed down from father to son… Without this religious base and these customs our lives were meaningless… God was the foundation