My family, in England for a very long time have used the name Mark over many generations although the |Hebrew name has continued to be Mordecai. As with names generally, the exact spelling does not

I have a related problem - I have found an official translation of a Birth Certificate in Russian for my Uncle in Warsaw in 1915. However, on the back of the facing side I can see the writing on the

I have a similar outlook on the name “Mordecai” as in Amy’s message, which I add below* for the reader’s convenience. (BTW, Like other readers, I wish we would return to this list’s old ways

And have you thought about the origin of Silverstein?

Hello Fran, Unfortunately it happens a lot. In your case, it is easy to find a correct image, and I would suggest that method to you and to everybody. It tells that the Registration is M91, and

Hi David If they married in Paris you should find their marriage record online on Paris archives (they put the marriage records until 1944 online). If you don't know the date of their marriage or the

Marcia, there is no list yet, there is no records. There are pages from the Archive, all written in Russian, and all that be transcribed. I already have a volunteer to work on Khotin Cheders.

I'd appreciate any help translating a letter written in German from my great-grandfather's brother from Riga, Danzig in October 1914. I've posted two pages of a letter with letterhead H. Rosenthal in

Dear I would like someone to translate for me the attachment related to the surname Arcuschin Thank you Marcelo Kisnerman from Argentina

Is anyone else having trouble accessing the 'book of images' from the Latvia Marriages and Divorces Database? For each entry, the rightmost column contains a link "Click to view book of images",

Hi, Looking for the list of all jews sent to death from Salonica and those who servived. Ram Israel

Marx occurs as a first name in Bedford, England records of my TISINBOM family from Botosan, Romania. Presumably from an original Mordecai. Jeff Knisbacher, Bradenton, Florida

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ...http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM83249Please respond via the

This seems a huge amount of money to pay for memoirs. My great grand uncle Abraham Simon Guttenberg (b 1873, Hull,UK) lived in South Africa from the age of 18 until the outbreak of WW1 in 1914,

Your best best is to take a look at the book by Joseph P. Schultz, Mid-America's Promise: A Profile of Kansas City Jewry. Good luck! -Todd Cohn Boca Raton, FL

My great great grandfather was Mordecai Serwianski from Sejny in Suwalki gubernia in NE Poland, on the borders with Kovno in Lithuania. He had several grandsons called Marks which was then anglicised

Roberta Estes reported on her blog that the fraudulent emails are coming from “MyHeritaqe,” — that’s a q where there should be a g — not from MyHeritage.

Hi Erika, thank you for your email. It´s True, it es fascinating document. If you see the stamp there you may think that this document was used as a passport. There is an inscrpition on the back

thanks so much for the info, will check that & see what I can find. Best regards

My ggreat grandfather Mordechai Schoenberg was also known as “Max” on his children’s marriage certificates, etc. I don’t think it would be a stretch for someone to refer to him as Marx but I