Jerry, At www.familysearch.org I found Dora Kleinman's naturalization papers. Some very interesting info there. She was born in Warsaw. It lists her husband as George, born in Lebrina, Poland. It

Go to https://stevemorse.org/ and try the four links that say "Searching the New York City Birth Index".

Jeff, There are many possible explanations: 1. The birth record or the tombstone are incorrect. 2. Meier was his birth father, and Avraham was a step-father. 3. The birth record you found was for

OMG, I think I found them!!! Eliane 11 and Vilet 10 arriving on the USS Manhattan from Genoa 6 Apr 1940 going to uncle, A HIRSCHFELD ( my grandfather was Alexander) at 3055 33rd St in Astoria, they

Em, I see this family on the 1900 census in Deerfield, Cumberland County, NJ. According to the census, Samuel's wife (spelled Clarrah) has given birth to 9 children and 5 are living. If this is

Sherri, I do not know the name of the first wife, or the daughters of Miksa. His second wife was Pepi. They lived abroad, and the girls came to the US in the 1930s. I am guessing they still lived in

My husbands maternal grandfather was Charles/Kalman WEINSTEIN/VAYNSHTEYN, and he was born in Khotyn/Hotin Bessarabia in 1901. His father was Samuel/Schmuel WEINSTEIN and his mother was Sarah/Sure

Is the name MOVSHA another name for Moses?

I'm researching an ancestor, Max Finkelstein, and I think I found him on the last line of the attached manifest page. Under "Last Residence," it appears to say "Gachef." He's Romanian, but there

VM 83204 In Russian: 406 Состоялось в городе Лублин 22-го августа (4-го сентября) 1901 года в 10 часа утра. Явился еврей:

After many years of searching, at last I found one record where it mentions my 2nd cousin once removed, Vera KRAUS. According to Vera, her grandfather David WEISZ and my father’s grandmother

Is the last name Arcushin in your family? I discovered this name through a DNA test.

Julia, Upon further review, I think the record is for the same person because the spouse mentioned in the 1861 marriage you reference, and the 1869 birth you reference, do match the same spouse listed

I have GILMAN family from Ukraine that lived in Petersburg up until the 1940s at least. Jeff Knisbacher j2456@...

Tom, If your comment was addressed to me, please be advised that the absence of any legislation addressing this issue, pro or con, guarantees that there won't be any written documentary evidence of

I agree with David, For best results, you need the most matches, and Ancestry has the biggest database by a mile. You can always upload Ancestry results to others, but not vise versa. I have more

Ben Avraham is used on tombstones when the father’s name is unknown, or when the deceased is a convert. https://kolshalom.net/hebrew-names/" "Traditionally, adult Jews-by-Choice are called up

Hi, Thanks for the detailed answer! I do have a specific date of birth for one of the family members, but i couldn't locate him in those books. I attached 2 pictures, do you recognize one of them as

In Rusian: ФОТОГРАФИЯ Б.А.Пашкевича в г. Острог Волынской Области по Александровской Улице, Собственный дом

My wife's great grandmother was Sarah Frieda Press (1884-1958). She was born in Šiauliai, Lithuania. She was the daughter of Issac Simon Press and Rachel Leah Reya. Issac was born in Rietavas,