Jewish Chronicle Website URL http://www.jchron.co.uk The Jewish Genealogy Society of Great Britain: http://www.jgsgb.ort.org. A forthcoming book by one of our members, Doreen Berger is titled

Jewish Chronicle Website URL http://www.jchron.co.uk The Jewish Genealogy Society of Great Britain: http://www.jgsgb.ort.org. A forthcoming book by one of our members, Doreen Berger is titled

I am looking at a list of tombstone inscriptions >from the Jewish cemetery in Binsfurth (Hessen), and I have come across a few abbreviations that I do not understand: 1. Sg"L As in the following

I am looking at a list of tombstone inscriptions >from the Jewish cemetery in Binsfurth (Hessen), and I have come across a few abbreviations that I do not understand: 1. Sg"L As in the following

Searching for information on Joseph/Yossel FARBER, b. 1875 in Bialystok. His father was Avraham. He married Gussie (Gitl) PICARSKY. Her father was Yitzhak, and her mother was Esther ROSEN. Paul

Searching for information on Joseph/Yossel FARBER, b. 1875 in Bialystok. His father was Avraham. He married Gussie (Gitl) PICARSKY. Her father was Yitzhak, and her mother was Esther ROSEN. Paul

I'm trying to get some information about Jews who worked as bricklayers in New York City >from the turn of the century until WWII. My great-grandfather was a bricklayer in the city at this time, and

I'm trying to get some information about Jews who worked as bricklayers in New York City >from the turn of the century until WWII. My great-grandfather was a bricklayer in the city at this time, and

Christopher Kuehn wrote: I can't help you with the rest, but the "standard" explanation of the origins of the Jewish surname "SEGAL" is that it is the transliteration of the Hebrew abbreviation sg"l

Christopher Kuehn wrote: I can't help you with the rest, but the "standard" explanation of the origins of the Jewish surname "SEGAL" is that it is the transliteration of the Hebrew abbreviation sg"l

On 8/29/98 Ury Link wrote: j> The Calendar info on JewishGen confirms that the my gf's death j> after sundown j> Aug 1, 1903 was Tisha B'Av j> j> Is this date good? I think that 9 Be-Av Htrsag(5663)

On 8/29/98 Ury Link wrote: j> The Calendar info on JewishGen confirms that the my gf's death j> after sundown j> Aug 1, 1903 was Tisha B'Av j> j> Is this date good? I think that 9 Be-Av Htrsag(5663)

Hi JGenners, I am posting this for someone who presently has limited access to the Internet. She has been trying to find some information about her grandmother's sister. Her grand aunt was Leah

Hi JGenners, I am posting this for someone who presently has limited access to the Internet. She has been trying to find some information about her grandmother's sister. Her grand aunt was Leah

Friends: I am looking for the correct current name for a town my wife's GRINFELD family came from. There are two candidates and "Magyar Neve" did not seem to resolve my confusion. The town is either

Friends: I am looking for the correct current name for a town my wife's GRINFELD family came from. There are two candidates and "Magyar Neve" did not seem to resolve my confusion. The town is either

To all subscribers and others interested in Hungarian Jewish history and culture: For those of you who may not know, the Forward (English language edition) is the most widely disseminated and read

Fekete Ardo is now known as Chordny Ardiv or Cherny Ardov. It is now part of the Ukraine in the Subcarpathian Region. It is very near the Romanian Border. Its geographic coordinates are

Dear Thomas and other interested parties: First, please note that the town is Fekete Ardo and not Fekete Erdo. Yes, it is true that the literal meaning of Fekete Erdo means Black Forest and perhaps

Valerie Gold asked: Don't know about Jane, but my daughter-in-law is named Elizabeth and her Hebrew name is Channah. I think you will find that it depends upon who the person is named