Hi, I'm looking for an official name change document for an ancestor who arrived in NYC from Poland in 1923. His Polish name (Herszman) is listed on the ship manifest, and all subsequent documents

I am an adding this link to a disturbing journal article about the anti-Semitic developer of insulin Dr. Frederick Banting. I imagine the author of this new book must refer to him but here is the

MyHeritage is offering free access to its MyHeritage Photo Enhancer and MyHeritage in Color products from August 11- September 10, 2020. This is a way your old, faded family photographs will come to

My father, originally Louis Slonimsky (bc wrongly says Slominsky) and later Lawrence Slonimsky and then Larry Sloan, was orphaned at age 9 in January, 1927. He lived in Manhattan. After his mother

I have been searching without success for the passenger manifest of my relative Harry Soffer. He was born November 20, 1890 and left Bremen Germany arriving at the port of Baltimore, Maryland on May

David Mendel (or Mendl David) SIGAL, born Kozova 1881, died Vienna Jan. 1940, was the brother of my grandfather, Israel Berl SIGAL; so my great-uncle. Here are my questions about his burial record,

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Trying to make contact with the family of Rabbi Jacob Avigdor who died in Mexico City in 1967. One son, Rabbi Isaac Chaim lived in Hartford, CT and the other, Rabbi Abraham Issachar was a rabbi in

Start at www.oscn.net. This is the search page for the various clerks of court for the counties in Oklahoma. All probate work is handled at the county level. Put in the name of the deceased and any

Dear Mr. Marrero, Interestingly I have an ancestor whose actual surname was Marrano from the hills of Central Italy, which was a Spanish colony for several centuries and experienced the same

Over 15 years ago I did a little research. My maternal grandmother's (from Cleveland) mother's last name was Sherman and there were Sherman cousins that I really did not know. Her name was Zelda

Not sure how you came up with the link between PRINTZ and PARKAN... If go to Beider's surnames encyclopedia you find PRINTZ is coming from female name SHPRINTS (sorry to disappoint you), and also

Dear Mr. Ratner: I just saw this message this morning. I've been trying for years to learn about my great-great-grandparents, Reb Yossel and Zelda Weinstein. Reb Yossel was a rosh yeshiva in Vilna,

tet shin xounds like ch in chair/ She was Shejne, I suppose, but was remembered as Shejnche

Hi Helen, 11th August 2020 I happen to know a Mr.Erwin Gottesman--Boropark- USA i wonder, if you think it might be helpful to you, please send me your

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It is a partial translation: On the stamp: Production of cash registers and checkout tapes and paints in jars for cash registers "NATIONAL" S.S. ALTERMAN ODESSA St. Trotsky # 18

In Ukrainian and Russian, one word for prince is князь (knyaz’). Maybe that’s the “unpronounceable name. -- Alan Shuchat Newton, MA

Mordechai Stein my wife's GGGgrandfather from Shavel in Lithuania married Yacha Ginzburg, apparently Baron Horace Ginzburg's sister. Anyone have data on the family of Baron Ginzburg? Kevin Ossey

Annette Kaufman's DNA shows affinity to my wife at the 2nd cousin level. Have tried to contact Annette but have not had any luck. I assume she lives in the USA and am trying here to see if other