According to the Philip Sutton article, immigration officials asked questions of immigrants--something that almost all of the posts here deny. The Philip Sutton article does not mention name tags,

Subj: I've posted a vital record in French for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM83095 Please respond

I've posted two documents in Russian for which I would appreciate some assistance. There is only a single line of handwriting on each document. I am uncertain what these documents are--though

Two of my Great Grandparents (married to one another) were buried in the Mishna Gemorra section of Waldheim, one in 1913 and one in 1955. If you were buried there, did it have any particular meaning -

I would love to know what pre 1850 records from Ballasagyarmat are available and searchable, thank you so much. I am researching my Weisz family and trying to work out which Weisz residents are

Brian, Found this interesting State Department item about Fannie GNENDELMAN. I've removed all names except Fannie's. Regards, Sherri Bobish Princeton,

I am in a similar place although not my direct line, it would hopefully lead to my great grandmother's family. I call this "Finding COHENs in a haystack" - so people who went by COHEN in the UK. I

Hi Brian, I found them on the 1940 census, still living in The Bronx. Surname indexed as Max Gnendelman. Wife Bela, daughter Fannie. According to Social Security records Max passed on 25 May

I wish to thank Fredel, Douglas, Malka, Yoav, Keith, Yitschok and Diane who wrote about the fathers name of Sarah that I was asking about. I hope I included all the people that helped me. I

The Ukrainian History and Education Center is launching a series of free webinars. The first is today, Wednesday, July 15, at 7 pm. You can find details and a link to registration on Dick Eastman's

I have already replied privately to the sender of the original message. My view is that what is written is בלי בנים b(a)li bonim – without sons. S is often mistaken for L. It is

In response to the following: I am trying to figure out what these two underlined spaces say specifically (father’s birthplace, mother’s birthplace….). On all other censuses she listed

May I enquire what language?

I have a photo dated Aug.8, 1939, Warsaw. It is of my father, Mieczyslaw (Mietek) Lampert in a uniform of some sort riding his motorcycle. Does anyone know what the uniform is from? I do not believe

During the german occupation of Hungary (1944) my mother and my grandmother were hiding with a Hungarian family under false identification papers. At that time, my mother Agnes Friedman was 6 years

If you are interested in contacting a foremost researcher on the DNA of Greek Jews, their history, and their migration patterns, please contact me and I will forward his name to you. He has a large

Eileen: I followed up on your request regarding your relative who visited Montreal in 1918. I contacted the Quebec National Library/Archives and got a very complete response, including maps and

Eileen: I grew up in Montreal, so I was curious about your request for help. To my knowledge there is no "Fifth Avenue" in Montreal, although the name may have been changed since the early 1900s. I

I went through the birth records and I could only search 1911 - 1914. If you tried going before or after, it said "page not found." Also, if you look through this, the records are arranged in English

Hello. I am trying to figure out what these two underlined spaces say specifically (father’s birthplace, mother’s birthplace….). On all other censuses she listed Austria, but this seems more