Ignore this post. The links are not working properly. Will repost when they go to the right documents. -- Sharon

I've posted a vital record in Yiddish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM85014 Please respond via

I've posted a vital record in Hebrew for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM85014 Please respond via

My wife, an Italian citizen, used to take me to visit the Jewish old age home in Trieste every summer, when we stayed at her apt in Udine. One of the residents of the home was the writer Alma

Stephen Katz and Adam Cherson raise excellent points about the Cassirer case. In this case, the parties probably stipulated that the painting was stolen. In 1939, Lilly Cassirer transferred the

When I began digging into my family history about 20 years ago, all I was seeking was what happened to my maternal grandfather, who died (I believed) in New York City some time in the 1960's. By that

I'm researching my Schiff family from Slutsk and have come across the name Sashe Kazofsky, Sophie Rosafsky and Hade Asofsky. Zalman Schiff born circa 1852 has a death record listing Hade Asofsky as

Please help with the translation of the following records: Thank you for helping me with my family research.

Hello Friends! I've posted a photo for which I would like someone to identify the uniform and give me any information about the tapestry in the background. It is on ViewMate at the following

Subj: ViewMate translation request - Polish I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

Hello Friends! I've posted the back of a photograph for which I need a translation. I've been told that it is Yiddish, but written in Cyrillic alphabet. It is on ViewMate at the following address

Hello everyone, I've posted 4 vital records in Russian for which I need a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... 1. Birth Record of Sender WAJSBLECH:

Dear Friends, I wonder if anyone has any expertise that would shed light on what seems like a very odd situation. I had never known the given name(s) of my great grandfather until a few months

My mother and her parents were listed as naturalized in the 1930 and 1940 Census. I was told that based on the Cable Act of 1922, all women naturalized after the law became effective needed to be

If you don't mind hearing a perspective from the other side of the fence, I'm having problems getting information from relatives that would help fill in branches of our family tree. I've recently

Dear JewishGeners, Belarus SIG is continuing with the translations of the Grodnenskie Gubernskie 1912 Duma Lists and we are looking for volunteers. If you have some experience transliterating

Thanks. Not sure what to do with this info, but I'll work on it. Do you have any history of Nathaniel? -- Alan Klein

Michael, very interesting! I am wondering about the Moritz side of yout family. My 2nd great grandmother Margaretha Schiff (born Metzger) had a sister, Regine, who married Hermann Moritz in or

Hi I understand that Morpurgo was the surname of Michael Morpurgo's stepfather. If anyone is searching that name they should check out the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. That name appears on some

In the dictionary there are four meanings of "gis" the same as for "b-i-l" May be in Germany they had some other ??? Josef Ash