Thanks for that quotation and information, Mr. Hershman -- concerning antisemitism in the 1940s (although the fact remains that my grandfather had 2 brothers (1 of whom I met decades later -- after I

The Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project of JewishGen is proud to announce the publication of its102nd title, Wierzbnik-Starachowitz; a Memorial Book Original Yizkor Book in Yiddish and Hebew edited by: Mark

Hello Genners, I just found the following message on the Ellis Island Database https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger "Please Pardon Our Dust Welcome to the Ellis Island Passenger and Ship

"By any chance has someone been compiling such a list, and if so, where can people find it?" Yale, One such page for genealogy resources is Cyndi's List. https://www.cyndislist.com/us/ Regards, Sherri

I find this decision to be incorrect. We had a family member, Lea Bondi Jaray, who owned an art gallery in Vienna in 1938. She and her husband decided to leave for London and bought tickets to take a

Cheri, There is a town in Slovakia that was called Marienthal in German. Known today as Marianka. However, this town is a 5 hour drive away from Bardejov. Regards, Sherri Bobish

The JewishGen database indexes do not match / reflect two of my original family documents. How can I contact the database department about this? Selma Sheridan Oswego NY

A question please? Is there any validity is suggesting that the original thief, the Nazi government and their official who extorted the painting from the owner, can be held responsible for the value

I doubt this will help you, but my father in law was Herbert Robert Reich and was born in Chicago. His father who immigrated from Vienna was Max Reibschied, and changed his name to Reich after

Information on Genealogies on Family Search is available at: https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees - Miriam Baker

Subj: New York City 1940's Street a View Old City Tax Photos These images are a wonderful resource for seeing the buildings where our ancestors lived. On that same site, there are also tax photos

Alan, Have you found any naturalization papers for this family? What are the names (as you know them) of the original immigrants? Regards, Sherri Bobish

Google “hamburg lists”. Barbara Stern Mannlein Tucson, AZ

I have noticed over the months I've read this blog that contributors have mentioned a great many sites that offer particular kinds of data. It seems to me that it would be really helpful to collect

The Arolsen records as found at the US Holocaust Museum contain some surprising information unrelated to Germany. I found passenger lists of Jews traveling from Shanghai to Israel after the

I first would like to thank Miriam Bulwar David-Hay for her detailed commentary on the problems relating to errata in databases. I also want to use this opportunity to clarify the original subject

Rebba Solomon, At this time, Ancestry.com does not require a subscription to have a family tree. To access the tree, a person need to have a login. Their guest login option is free. I set up a tree

David Mason, DVDs are not a long term option. Today most laptops & desktops no longer include a DVD / CD reader. It is considered to be an obsolete options and is no longer supported. Richard Werbin

Dear Group, The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica was published in Berlin (late 1920, in German). As a part of my family roots research, I'd appreciate help retrieving a particular entry in

A relative from Zhitomer had the surname INGEROSE. I have been trying to determine its etymology. It is not listed in Beider’s compendium “A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian