FamilySearch has some records from the Mohács Jewish congregation between 1850 and 1895: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/243654 They also have Mohács civil registers from 1895 to 1921:

Thank you so much for these two pathways. For recording histories now The Jewish Women’s Archive (jwa.org) has developed an app called Story Aperture which gives interview prompts and a platform for

In my opinion, the most important document is the Petition. It enumerates the vital information like date and place of birth, date of arrival, name and date of birth of spouse and children.

Try the Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven. Their email used to be http://jhsgnh.org/ I am originally from New Haven. Good Luck with your search, Hannah Gordon

Bob: The Jewish Heritage Center, American Ancestors (New England Historic Genealogical Society) has, among its holdings, a number of archival synagogue records. Included is a synagogue from

The JewishGen Danzig/Gdańsk Research Division will have a free online meeting on Wednesday, August 12, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time U.S. (New York), as part of the IAJGS Conference that was planned

Think it's just coincidence that there are 2 areas in Europe with similar names. Galicia was Austrian Poland in the past and the name would come from German, probably. In Yiddish, our ancestors

it is not clear if you refer to some other thread, of if your query is standing alone. You don't mention any specific location. The last name Liffmann/Leiffmann can often be based on the first name

Why don't you contact an British/Belarussian charity, the Together Plan ,which is helping people in the remaining Jewish communities to become self-sufficient. One of their many projects is to carry

Question to al, I am very much aware of the differences between Litvaks and Galitzianas but my question really questions where and how did the term Galitziana come from? I ask this because about 18

Hi Ellen and Carol, Thanks for your inputs. The jgsgb site has good information. It has a history of Jews in Massachusetts that elaborates on Ellen's comment. It also cites the book Water Street by

Yoram, This record from Ancestry points to a digitized microfilm that is available on FamilySearch. 2085799/2 means item 2 on film 2085799. In this case, M39 means male birth #39. Here's how to find

Yes, I have done research on these families... however, I am searching for living relatives with whom to have a conversation...sometimes harder to find than the deceased.

Yefim I have no information about my grandfather Moishe (Moshko) Koifman. All I have is this military notebook. This document I think I use as a passport. So the 2 stamps are seen in Russian. In 1936

This is how you say. regarding steam Zeelandia Dutch Can you identify the 2 Russian stamps on page 16?

Hello - I am a Kaminsky, researching the Kaminsky name for a long time. Our family originally settled in Philadelphia from Russia. I'm still searching for where they came from in Russia. I had one

I hope to find information of a period in the life of my grandfather of which I know very little. I am looking for details about him during 1937 - when he arrived in the U.K. after a period in The

Hello Marvin, please download the document and upload it to ViewMate. You normally don't only get a translation but it will also be revised by fellow researchers. I for instance have the German

How right!!! Not only did the Mormon Church spend its money freely to preserve our heritage, but they made it freely available to us. Members of the Church actually have a deeper access to records

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