Hi Dom, What I do know is at the time of the marriage of Riwka Ruchla GIERSZONOWICZ she was residing wiith her mother in Mar 1862 in Lodz, and her father, Schari (Zacharyasz) was already deceased.

Hi Angie, my family has deep roots in Sakiai, and then in the UK. I believe we are connected to your Goldberg family. My great grandmother was Esther Dvora Fellman. Her parents were Shepsel Wolf

Shirley doesn't need any Hebrey equivalent today, as it is rather popular girls name in Israel. means "song me". Libbi, if you are interested, means "my heart". Josef ASH, Israel

Shalom. All the names suggested on the previous list are irrelevant. Clara - fem. personal name, from Latin Clara, fem. of clarus "bright, shining, clear" . Other Derivatives : Claire, Clarisse,

My grandfather reportedly saw his sister raped and murdered during a pogrom when he was a small child. They lived in Mogilev. HIs mother did not want to leave home, but she allowed or sent him to

I did not notice anyone mention that Eleanor is also shortened to Nell, Nellie etc as it is Helen and and Ellen. In Russian Eleonora. Did you check the Census? Death notices of parents or brother

Most Libby's are named after a woman named Libe ( love or beloved ) pronounced "LEE-beh. sometimes shown as Liba . It is also possible that it could be Leah/Leye , but that is less likely . Shirley

I am interested in the october Pogrom in Ekatarinoslav. Boris Bespaloff, the older brother of my grand mother aged 25 died in that pogrom. Is there any list/information on that particular pogrom.

I had two great grandmothers whose names were written as Lebe. One had a granddaughter named after her whose name was Libby. Robert Hanna NYC

I found Polish relatives who lived in Israel before WW2. They appear on the IGRA index. Looking for help finding the complete census entry and any other info info about them (when did they arrive in

Sura is one possibility for Shirley Bruce Brown Falls Church, VA

Hi Paul, Both the document and your date converter are correct! The Russian Empire used the Julian Christian calendar until 1918 when the Gregorian calendar (used in most Western countries) was

Wonder if anyone has come across this Family in their Researches , probably Married in 1854 in "Russian Poland" , had 11 Children between 1855 & 1864 , 8 of whom Died during that period ,all being

Hi Rica Hi Rica I saw your message Re Kaminsky (we also have a Romanian Moldova Goldberg side -see below I thought thought on an off chance, if you have any family connections with the following

Hi Elizabeth I saw your message Re Kaminsky ...I thought thought on an off chance, if you have any family connections with the following names, Nathan and Sara Raisel Kaminsky originally from Grodno

Paul, Russian Empire documents generally used the Julian Calendar. In the 19th century, this differed by 12 days from the Gregorian calendar that we are accustomed to. So 5-Mar-1891 (Julian) =

Hello Henry ! Could you be so kind to give me a similar first comment about a text I didn't succeed until now to get a translation of, it dates from . . 1773 ? Very clearly I don't want a translation

HI all Jewish Genners. I am again looking for information on two family members, both from Prussia. I wonder what newspaper ressources there may be, for newspaper announcements, for births, from

In 1942 my late father Moshe was transported by the Germans with other Jews to the Slave Labor Camp Stupki east of Tarnopol. I visited the area some years ago, including the site of the stone quarry

This kind of request comes up regularly. There are no rules when it comes to selecting a secular name for a person who has a Hebrew name, or, in reverse, finding a probable Hebrew name for