This problem of information is very interesting. I just designed a matzevah for my mother’s sister. For my grandmother’s name I started using the name on all of her paperwork which showed Beyla

Archiving your file in the Genealogies section of FamilySearch is a good option, I think: your work will be freely searchable and available, with no ads or paywalls, but nobody will be able to change

Any recommendation for a family tree application? I do understand that MyHeritage is linked with JewishGen. Has it been a good experience with MyHeritage? Or any other software? Thanks, David.

Another possibly-useful FamilySearch catalog page: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/633984 Feudáliskori összeírások, 1714-1848 ("Feudal-age censuses") It looks like Felsőőr was

I thank Prof. Gath for the additional information regarding Pissaro's ancestry, which is a fascinating twist to the story (this seems like an interesting novel for those who are interested:

Dear JewishGen researchers, Re my question of 25 August: I would never request database corrections without having copies of original documents. Whom could I contact about this? With many

There hasn't been a change, except in the website's behavior re: logging in. Check the top right corner of your window and log in. The microfilm reels should all change to cameras. Julia ./\ /\ .>*.*<

The 1828 property census listed the names of heads of household of tenant farmers, craftsmen, merchants, etc. (I think basically one name per dwelling.) None of the names in Felsőőr (Felső-Eőr)

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Rachel Morpurgo An Italian Hebrew poet, the first woman in the renaissance of Hebrew poetry and literature that began at the end of the eighteenth century. Born Rachel Luzzatto, in 1790 into the

Do you have Benno's death record? I t would mention his birth place. Use the following form to obtain the death record.

Dear Friends, Gesher Galicia is thrilled to offer for our members a new entry in our webinar series, a conversation between the noted author Omer Bartov and our President, Steven Turner. Any person

" I sent a request to support@... asking what steps I should take to go about correcting the spelling of the names of my grandparents in the Vienna Marriages database." Your first problem is that

I’m looking for an online website that will host my trees for free. I want others to be able to view and use my data and sources, but not to change them. I want my work to remain intact after I’m

Just a reminder that you can always file a FOIA request for an "A-File", which includes all the papers your ancestor filled out when coming to the U.S. and their naturalization papers. It's quicker

The old Jewish cemetery in Split had a number of Morpugo inscribed tombstones. Many of the Jews in Split stayed behind when Nazis came and perished. Others fled to Italy, some survived, but others

Matus is a nickname for Matitayahu (which can be spelled several different ways). It is not the same name as Moshe. Judith Singer

Yes, I do know some Goodman family in Montreal. I will send your note to one of them and see what they say. Beth

Several people have written to me about the song "Mein Shtetele Belz," so I am replying publicly about that. I know that song well and love it too. However, although it has come to be associated with

Yossel is a secondary name, not father's name. My name is Moishe-Nochum. Secondary name Nochum. For Russian a secondary name will be Yosselevich, given to man and women. For example: Haya