I discovered this week that there were Hungarian Jews that were descendants from the Spanish Inquisition I wonder if that can be a source of the practice you describe. Judith Grunfeld Shamian

Dear Ronnie I have received the death act for Arlette Brandchaft. I will scan it for you tomorrow We learn the names of the parents, and the husband -- Regards,

Hello! Please translate the Russian to English. I believe this is the marriage record of Ovsey Pilvinsky to Asna Farber in September 1897. Can you please confirm the parent's names of both the bride

ViewMate translation request - Yiddish translation of a postcard Hello all, I request a translation of the Yiddish text on a postcard. It is on ViewMate at the following

I'm wondering how to account for religiously observant Jews conferring the name of a living father upon a newborn son in Hungary in the mid-1800's. In that regard, I was surprised to learn that both

Just FYI - the document is in Yiddish, not Hebrew. Glenda Rubin SF Bay Area -- ========================================= Glenda Rubin San Francisco Bay Area Researching: STRYZEWSKI, STRAUSS,

I've posted a two vital records from JRI Poland, in Polish (I think) for which I need a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses

I have posted vital records in Russian from Lomza Poland that need translation. There are four birth records and one Marriage record all from the Lampart family. I have posted the links

Thanks, unfortunately, my links are going to the wrong documents. So you have translated a document that isn't mine. If there's a way for you to figure out who posted the item you translated, you

Ignore this post. The links are not working properly. Will repost when they go to the right documents. -- Sharon

I've posted a vital record in Yiddish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM85014 Please respond via

I've posted a vital record in Hebrew for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM85014 Please respond via

My wife, an Italian citizen, used to take me to visit the Jewish old age home in Trieste every summer, when we stayed at her apt in Udine. One of the residents of the home was the writer Alma

Stephen Katz and Adam Cherson raise excellent points about the Cassirer case. In this case, the parties probably stipulated that the painting was stolen. In 1939, Lilly Cassirer transferred the

When I began digging into my family history about 20 years ago, all I was seeking was what happened to my maternal grandfather, who died (I believed) in New York City some time in the 1960's. By that

I'm researching my Schiff family from Slutsk and have come across the name Sashe Kazofsky, Sophie Rosafsky and Hade Asofsky. Zalman Schiff born circa 1852 has a death record listing Hade Asofsky as

Please help with the translation of the following records: Thank you for helping me with my family research.

Hello Friends! I've posted a photo for which I would like someone to identify the uniform and give me any information about the tapestry in the background. It is on ViewMate at the following

Subj: ViewMate translation request - Polish I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

Hello Friends! I've posted the back of a photograph for which I need a translation. I've been told that it is Yiddish, but written in Cyrillic alphabet. It is on ViewMate at the following address