No. It will only mean that you have a common ancestor, but it could be much farther back, perhaps over a thousand years.

The story I heard was that if somebody was having chicken and it wasn't Shabbos (Friday night), then one of them was sick. So Shabbos was chicken. Sally Bruckheimer Princeton, NJ

I've posted a 4 page letter most likely in Yiddish dated January 1940. It has a seal indicating to me it comes from the area of Merkine Lithuania. I would like to know the basic contents of the

Hi Neil: I personally know the descendants of the great Rabbi Dr. Jacob Avigdor. The eldest of his grandsons (Zvi) is a dentist and lives in New York. Then come the second grandson named Israel who

In a dictionary of Jewish given names I found the entry Szyja (Yoshu). This was the first name of Szyja Soffer from Teofipol. Could anyone please tell me what the first name means? I am trying to

There is a Facebook group 'Mogielnica, Grojec, Radom, Bledow, Przybyszew Family Research' which you might want to join (if you are not already a member) and post your question there also.

Myrna, Most of the jewish immigrants that came to Brazil from in the begining of the 20th centrury arrived at the ports of Rio de Janeiro or Santos. If your family came to the Baron Hirsch farming

I've posted a stamp from the back of a photograph (probably a stamp of the photo studio) in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

@ Reiner, Hello, I can see a Georges Jakab into the Journal Officiel de la République Francaise But the date is weird -- 01 Feb 1943 : it would mean he requested a french citizenship the same year

I've posted a short inscription from the back of a photograph that is in Yiddish (or possibly Hebrew?) for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

Phil, I see that Boruch BROM arrived in the U.S. in 1931 with his (2nd? wife), and they were going to a step-son in Bradley Beach, NJ. If Boruch remained in the U.S. than I suggest obtaining his death

From: Jeffrey Knisbacher <j2456@...> Date: Sunday, July 26, 2020 Subject: Yiddishe Kemfer, usa, yiddish To: JewishGen Discussion Group <jewishgen@...> Apparently, from one or two issues in the Jewish

I've posted a marriage record in Russian. I am looking for a translation of specific facts, mainly about the groom and his family. It is on ViewMate at the following address

Hello, I just wanted to let you know that we have translated a new chapter into English, for the Kalush, Ukraine, yizkor/memorial book: "From Kalush to Striyj, From the Pit to the Trap" by Hella

I have been researching my family since 1990 but have hit a brick wall with my paternal great-grandfather, Ben Press. While my other three grandparents came from Lithuania or Russia around 1910, Ben

Please could someone transliterate seven wordsfrom a German Standesamt Death Record.I think they relate to the cause of death. The handwritten words are viewable at this link to

Hello everyone, I've posted 5 vital records in Russian for which I need a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses... 1. Birth record of Wita WAJSBLECH:

Jerry, Do you know about what year he was born? Do you think he came to the U.S.? There are a few men named Gershon / Gerson KLEINMAN that lived in the U.S. Have you searched his name at

If any of you are familiar with the book by Anita Loeb - GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, I have been working on an update. The database currently shows 319 Kansas City area burials which listed Lithuania as

Em, I assume from what you wrote that this child passed on before 1895, possibly in NYC? I searched at: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2240477 I used these search parameters: surname