I take that by "employed by the Czar" you mean DIRECTLY employed. There are such cases but all those Jews were practicing the Russian Orthodox faith. Luc Radu Great Neck, NY

My grandfather was employed - though not voluntarily - by the czar´s (Alexander III?) army like many other Russian Jews. Finished then his service late 1800´ within the borders of then the Grand

My wife’s grandfather from Latvia told the family that he had been a watch repairer in the Czar’s army. He continued that trade in America. He also said Russian soldiers taught him to fish and

Hello I have identified the name of one of my great great grnadparents (or a phonetic version of the spelling) and have narrowed down the date of his death to a few specific years. I also know the

My maternal grandfather was employed by Czar Nickolas as a beaurocrat in his village of Yurovichi in Belarus with responsibilities including postmaster and director of official documents and his

Deanna, I wondered about that. Family lore has it that my g-g-g-gm's family made hats for the Czar. -- Ken Ryesky Petach Tikva, ISRAEL -- Ken Ryesky, Petach Tikva, Israel

Yes, my son in law’s family (GERSHKOVITZ Kerch, Crimea) has a story that their ancestor designed a bathtub for the czar’s railroad car that reduced water sloshing out. But this sounds so unlikely

Dear all, I'm working for the German Emigration Center in Bremerhaven, Germany, which is in the midst of a redesign of our permanent exhibits. We are keen to include more stories of Jewish Eastern

Sorry - I cannot help with your search but do you recognize any of the following please? David Lewin London Search & Unite attempt to help locate people who, despite the passage of so many years since

Hi friends - I am researching the NOGA branch of my family. I seek information/contact re family descendants. The names include: Yenta-Zyrla KOLACZ and husband Isaak Mayer NOGA. Children: Joseph

Thanks Carol It is the writing below I am referring to. See attachment Regards Dave David Fisher Virus-free. www.avg.com

Apologies for my typo error in body of email- it should say December 15, 2020 . The subject title was correct. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

The US Census Bureau will end data collection on the 2020 Census on October 15, 2020 as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court emergency ruling on October 13 stating they need not collect data through

The writing on the bottom right hand side of the frame is the stamp of the photographer in Skudas - it has no relationship to identifying the people in the photo. Carol Hoffman

A pit that rainfall exposed at a former Jewish cemetery in Iasi, Romania in October 2020, (©Dan Acostioaiei) Heavy rainfall in northeastern Romania exposed an underground chamber full of

The U.S. Supreme Court approved a request from the Trump Administration to suspend the lower federal court’s order that extended the census count to October 31.The Court offered no explanation for

I was sent this video (see attached) by a friend (not jewish) who I have volunteered with in Israel. I found the video to be very creative and moving. Lowell Sorry if you get multiple emails.

I've recently seen several references (on JewishGen) to Jews employed by the Czar. Considering the general distain Russians exhibited (and still exhibit) towards Jewish people, was this a reality? --

Received a very kind email from someone who explained what Kaliskovkeh was. It was actually a large estate, a folwark specifically and it was largely dismantled by the Russian Czar somewhere around

I want to be a town leader for Shatava but have not received any response to my previous emails. I also want to submit material for the Odessa site and have not been able to make contact with the town