I have posted two different scans of a Swedish citizenship document on ViewMate and would be very grateful for a translation of the text: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=82974

There are two issues in this thread: a) endogamy and b) DNA bias. a) Endogamy is not peculiar to Ashkenazi Jews. In the past, most folks married within their own village, and marrying a cousin was not

My grandfather was Benjamin Benesch. His parents Israel and Jennie/Scheine Benesch immigrated to the US (Baltimore) from Lithuania around 1890. My Benesch great grand parents lived their lives out in

I've posted a 4-sheet handwritten document in Russian, exceprted from the Yizkor Book from Nesvizh, Belarus, for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

Hi All, Once in a while I also need help. I have posted 3 images on ViewMate. Two are for the two pages of a letter my grandfather, Leopold GOLDSTEIN, who was later killed in the Holocaust, wrote

I have just uploaded my best friend’s conversion document and it can be found at http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM82944. It is very curious that his is completely in

Family History Today: Reading between the Lines in your Family’s Papers – Live on Zoom Thursday, July 23, 6 PM Family papers can tell us a lot about our family histories, but without proper

It's the death registration of Isaac SEELIG. I've responded on Viewmate. Nicole Heymans

Hello, I am looking for the STRUMINGHER, MENNINGHER & GOLDIMBERG families from Falticeni, Romania. Bercu STRUMINGHER married Cipra (Zipora) MENNINGHER and they had a few children.. One of the sons

Perhaps Morris(My Great-Grandfather) had a sibling(Not that I know of) Could also be a connection to his father DOV

Thanks to those who helped with this query, especially CR and BF. I really appreciate it. In Pepi BERKOWITZ's Declaration of Intention (sent to me by BF) it states that she entered NY under the name

So helpful, Alberto! Thanks! Do you (or anyone else on the discussion list) happen also to have suggestions for searching for individuals who emigrated to Venezuala? I have relatives from Hungary

Try contacting the museum there http://www.opatija.net/en/sights/the-croatian-museum-of-tourism

Hello, All! My husband's father, Samuel Wolf z'l, and his entire family were from Krynki. We have the 'Pinchas Krynki" yizkor book at home which has quite a few pictures in it. Sam and his cousin,

I’m looking for the title and author of a book about the Jews of Brody that was published around 2015. The author spoke at the 2015 IAJGS conference in Jerusalem. Heidi Urich

Have you considered that this might be a scene staged later for a play or film? I ask simply because the atmosphere seems very phony to me. Eva Lawrence St Albans, UK -- Eva Lawrence St Albans, UK.

Hello, everyone. My husband's family (Wolf) all came from Krynki; we have the Yizkor book. We know of two survivors - my father-in-law, Samuel Wolf; and his first cousin, Lola Wolf. Some of the

Brick Walls or Dead End July 20 - August 2 https://www.jewishgen.org/education/ Frustrated and at a Loss? Are you at a Dead end or just experiencing a Brick Wall? JewishGen's "Brick Walls or Dead

Susan, Those are gas lamps, not electric. They are all upward facing and vented at the top. I count 6 lamps, including the open flame over the left gentleman's shoulder. It was rare that houses with

Hello Maaike, Do you know if Nachman lived in Chotin or was registered in Chotin? It is probably written in Czernovitz Marriage record. I assume that you searched Romania (Bessarabia) Database for