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

Hi Moishe, Have you tried the website "Find a grave" ? We found my husbands grandparents and family tombstones on that website. If not you can always contact Kozma Street Cemetery. Stay safe Sylvia

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I am stuck and would love to have your ideas on what I should do next. I'm looking for relatives by the name of LISS, from Motal or Pinsk, Poland (now Belarus). They came to New York between 1895 to

My Zylberman family was from Opole Lubelskie, Poland.

Hello, I need a translation of page one of a letter written to my grandmother Minnie Isaacson (nee Walter). She emigrated to the US in 1910, but her parents, most siblings and many other relatives

Congratulations to all involved in putting together this conference at these tough times. Moving forward, I'd suggest to improve on communications. The emails were confusing, they came in from

Hello I wonder if anyone would know form which Charleville in France are coming those people Joseph Juzpe Cohen born around 1598 in Charleville, France and died in 1656 His

I have Eisenhandler who repeatedly married with my Metzger family in NOVE MISTO near Dobromil (currently Ukraine.) They were a minority sect of BLUZHOVER and DINOVER Chassidim. Reba Harris

The main information is: Simon Heilbrun received this re-newed letter to live in Emmerichenhain together with his spouse and children 1731, December 30. He was allowed to trade and was ordered to act

VM83733 In Russian: 81 Состоялось в городе Лович, 30 ноября 1879-го года, в 10 часов утра. Явился лично житель города

The place of the marriage looks like it says "the city Hamel" and judging from the Cyrillic print at the bottom of the paper (which I don't read) I would assume the general area is either Russia or

VM83749 In Russian: Янов 5 Состоялось в посаде Янов 20 декабря 1894-го года, в 4 часа дня объявляем, что сего числа, в

Hi, Everybody 14th August 2020 I wonder if I may politely record my thoughts--about --' cutter'' In my understanding, it can be a 'glass