Mom's maternal grandparents both from Galicia, Dad and family from Minsk. In both families, it was the women who did the cooking - and probably got the recipes from their mothers. Lakes were a rather

Trying to decipher the last residence of the family in lines 11-14. See image. Thanks

Moishe, There's a "friends of" website for the cemetery: https://www.budapestjewishcemetery.com/ Google gives contact information for the cemetery as: Address: Budapest, Kozma u. 6, 1108

I was very grateful to receive a translation of Yiddish handwriting on a postcard I recently posted to ViewMate, but one expression is still puzzling me: "simonia

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on August 18, 2020, that a Camille Pissarro painting a Jewish woman traded to the Nazis to escape the Holocaust in 1939 may remain the

Barbara is absolutely right in general -- but heraldry (and nobility) in Poland is Weird: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldic_clan Short version: in Poland, coats of arms were often granted to

I tried using Safari, Chrome and Firefox, all on my iPhone SE. The same problem occurred with all. I will try with my PC shortly.

There is definitely an ohel for the Shotzer Rebbe at the Enfield cemetery. There are photos and descriptions of it on the web, e.g.

Susie, I sent a message to you today, but I don’t see it in this thread. Did you receive one from me? Jan Enns

Dzvynyach, Ukraine 48°45' N 24°25' E 297 miles WSW of Kyyiv Dzvynyach [Ukr], Dźwiniacz [Pol], Zviniatch [Yid], Dzvinyach [Rus], Dzvynjac, Zvinyach, Dzwiniacz bei Solotwina

My grandfather was born in Dzwiniacka, Ukraine and birth was registered in nearby Mielnica

Hello, Please advice where to search for birth records from Calarasi ( Moldova) from the 1880th . Thanks Mark

Thank you so much Sherri! I will share with my relative and see if that might have been her.

My family came from Kozhan Horodok, (Yiddish, Kozhanadok) Belarus. A small shetel about 80 km. NE of Pinsk. We are obviously Litvaks. They settled in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1910 where the locals ate

Attached Extract of birth certificate of Solomon Seide Dec. 1843

1. Not common at all. In Poland only the noble class was entitled to bear armorial signs. 2. Very few Jewish families had them: Coats of arms belong to specific individuals and families and

Sour cream and applesauce mixed together is a great combination. With latkes- - WOW -- Deanna M. Levinsky, Long Island, NY

Was it common for an average Polish Jew to have a Coat of Arms? What was the general rules as to who may have had them. #general Jeff Bock (Los Angeles) Researching:

My Grandparents had a grocery store in Pensgrove about 1910-1920. They were Abe and Annie Green .

Thirty-two European countries will participate in this year’s European Day of Jewish Culture scheduled for 6 September—a Sunday. The event theme is “Jewish journeys”. Rome, Italy will be