On May 9, 1890, my family arrived in NYC. They consisted of BERNSTEINs, PICKHOLTZs, KACZERs and ABERBACHs. I have recently found out the ABERBACHs are reall part of the KACZER family who also

Dear group I have posted on ViewMate some marriage and death records in Russian from Poland for which I would very much appreciate translations. Thank you in advance for your kind help. A full

Effective August 17 the National Library of Israel suspended services due to budget cuts and dope of income and donations, halted book lending, closed reading rooms and ended teacher trainings and

I have family from Podolia Guberniya in Ukraine. Jeff Miller Maryland

Does anyone know where the surname came from? What’s is origin, both place and meaning... anything, it’d be a great help! Thanks a lot! Lailah Lebedenco Evangelista

My maternal grandparents were from Krusnoye, Podolia Gubernia, Russia/Ukraine. I believe they often referred to the are as Podol. Happy hunting, Molly Arost Staub Names in Ukraine: Primarily Berenson

Bonnie, Yes, I have used it almost since its inception. It is a forum where discussion is carried out in Russian. They do have a section devoted to those who want to post a query in a different

Sorry that the resolution is not great on these documents. The JRI-Poland originals are slightly better. They are all visible from searching for "Mehr" and filtering on Tarnopol Wojewodztwo (as shown

I've posted a silver anniversary announcement in German for which I need a translation and identification. It is on ViewMate at the following

I paid my $250 for the convention. Is there a step by step guide to log into the On Demand sessions? I can not figure out how to do it. I have only figured out how to watch the live sessions that

Subject: ViewMate translation request - Polish Hi, This is my first post on here so apologies if any of this in any way incorrect. I am trying to trace information on my ancestors from Lvov. I have

I've posted an old family photo, seeking an approximate date and location. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM83740 Please

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is a birth certificate of one of my ancestors of Kozienice It is on ViewMate at the following address

Nancy, I have found individual passenger's names spelled differently on the FamilySearch, Ancestry, and EIDB indices. Considering how hard it is to read and interpret the handwriting on many of the

New York City had a terrible fire in a shirtwaist factory-- the cutters on the top floor had no fire escape (this terrible disaster was the motivation to legislate fire escapes!) and many jumped to

Susie, I am researching my paternal grandmother, Betti JAEGENDORF, and great grandfather, Avraham JAEGENDORF, born in Zveniachyn, Ukraine. It is now in Zastaviskyi District, Chernivtsi Oblast,

Hi Peter, I suggest looking at the Jewishgen Latvia Database https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Latvia/ We have Libau - Liepaja birth records which cover the period of interest. Do you perhaps know

Is this the Solomon Seide who immigrated to the United States, fought in the Civil War, subsequently settled in New York and died in 1934? I've been researching him for an article I'm writing. - Jane

I'm looking for the proper name of the town/city/village of what was known in the late 1800s, specifically 1875 as Padol, Russia. I have seen Padol, Russia written as such on many naturalization

This Sunday at 10:00 am Pacific Time Yuri Dorn will be speaking about finding your Jewish ancestors in 19th century records in Belarus. Yuri is in Cleveland Ohio visiting relatives now so the meeting