There are still some Berens in North Manchester !! Peter Berens his father was called Lionel Berens. peter is on Facebook Lionel Levy

Good points . That may be why my grandmother was called " di shvartse mime " rather than "Mime Hinde" . It may have been a generic way for people to refer to her in Trochenbrod or Lutsk whether or not

I have a non-Jewish friend who had a "second" cousin at Ancestry - whom he did not recognize. Both were from England. Both had very well done paper trails. He did recognize 4 surnames in his match's

Here are a few more tips: Ancestry DNA now gives you the number of centimorgans (cMs) in the largest segment you share with a DNA match. Unfortunately, it does not appear right in your list of

I couldn't find the place on the ViewMate page to reply . In any case, it would take me a long time to decipher even parts of it. You will need a paid professional to do it for you . It appears to be

It means "aunt"; my parents called their parents' sisters "meemeh". Carolyn Swadron

Hello Karen, One of my ancestors is named Boruch GIERSZONOWICZ/GERSZONOWICZ. He was born between 1832 and 1834 in Piotrkow Trybunalski. His father's name was Abram GERSZONOWICZ and his mother Rywka

Hi Agne, Regarding the genetic data, I would create these priorities. Try to get everyone in your mother's generation and older to test. This may be a challenge since your mother seems to be hiding

Zhankoya refers to the town of Dzhankoj in Northern Crimea. There were many Jewish agricultural colonies there in the 1930's. Nothing to do with Birobijan and the Jewish Autonomous Region. Virus-free.

My tante Belkey was Russian as was the rest of the family. Tante was my Mom’s aunt and my great aunt. My Mom, born here in 1908 also used meema and mumma to describe her other aunts. Fuhta was an

Mume is the Yiddish word for Aunt . in "standard" Yiddish and in Northeastern dialect ( Baltic States, Belarussia,parts of Northern Poland ) . A person speaking this dialect is called a Litvak . In

Thanks for the link to the discussion on this topic on "Tracing the Tribe" Facebook page. There I saw a posting of a variation, "THE Meema," a variation I heard my paternal grandparents use in

In Russian: Состоялось в городе Лублин 14-го (26-го) февраля 1875 года в час по полудни явились еврей Файвель

Suggest you try the 1901 English census on FindmyPast. Manchester had a big Jewish community and still does (including some members of my family). Jill Whitehead, Surrey, UK

Most testing companies are optimistic in their assessment of cousinship, and they usually give a range e.g. 2nd to 5th cousin . In reality the 3rd cousin is likely a 4th or 5th cousin or more. You can

The following are all translations for "aunt" that were used by Jewish immigrants. Meema/Miami (Yiddish) Tanta (German/Dutch) Néni (Hungarian) These were probably used according to the origin of

Thanks Peter, and Sherri. Sherrri, I think you put me onto Daniel's SSDI Index. I have tried to obtain that record, from the SSDI... Do you have a valid contact, to ask for that? Thanks

Could the town be Kovno which is mainly Lithuania though I have seen it listed with other neighbouring countries Lithuania has border with Ukraine I believe? John Sims

Debbie, In preparation for our Aliyah 5 years ago, I spent much time scanning various documents. Before then, following my Dad's passing (and my Mom's contemporaneous admission to a nursing

As part of our activities during International Jewish Genealogy Month, IGRA will have a day long seminar with lectures in Hebrew and in English. This year our Heshvan Event will take place on November