I was going to add this to the "His name was changed at Ellis Island" thread, since one of the changes did occur at Ellis Island, but it was actually a correction. As a gentile who has spent several

Just posted two views of an 'Order of Transport' in French from my great uncle during WWI in France - travel between Nimes and Marseille. Besides a translation, would be very nice if you have any

Hi John, I found that Hilda LINDO's married name is Hilda MADURO. A 1927 passenger manifest shows Hilda MADURO & other family arriving in San Francisco. That manifest gives her birthplace and

Hello, I'm trying to locate the passport application on my relative Jack (Jacob) Shiffman. There are several sources for finding passport applications prior to 1926. The one I want was issued at a

Hello, This is a copy of a document from my GG uncle Isadore Shifman who came from Belopol'ye, Vinnytsya, Ukraine. Can someone kindly translate the page? Thank you! Shelly Levin Northern

Please can someone help finding descendants of the Lazar family from Szilagy Somlio today Simleul Silvaniei in Zalau Transylvania

I found Delia and her daughter Olga on a ship in 1934. Delia said her birthplace was Panama City, Panama. Olga says Germany so we don't need to look further at her. Otto and Hilda were born in the

I have a couple of records from the 1921 census of Beregszasz that need to be translated from Czech to English. An explanation of the records and what I am looking for are on the ViewMate

Even more peculiar is that Moses was the product of an aunt-nephew marriage. The rabbinical explanation is that it happened before the law was issued at Sinai. Still, the pre-Sinai observance of

Are 1912 records for the Board of Special Inquiry available for Philadelphia? Ancestry has them for 1893-1909. Thanks, Alan Shuchat Newton, MA

Shining a Light on Jewish Genealogy by Dr. Liba Casson-Nudell. For a beginner-level researcher who wants to start an exploration of their family history and Jewish roots. It will cover the basics of

My father’s parents were first cousins, and one of his sisters married a first cousin. They all lived in the same shtetl, Lyachavichi, near Baronovichi, in what is now Belarus. I have been able to

Dear One and All: The two people mentioned in the subject line have come up as possible DNA matches to a few of us known cousins with one of the companies that test DNA. I have sent them

A memorial to 1,846 Jews from the vicinity of Pochep, Russia who were murdered in the Holocaust was reconstructed and rededicated in August 2018. It now consists of a central monument surrounded by 32

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has added 3,493 new name records to the Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database (HSV). Indexed from the ITS Digital Archive, this List of Jews Residing in

The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP) also has the census books for the Baron de Hirsch colonies. These hold a wealth of information, but are only viewable at the

I am looking to locate the following book in Hungarian, the author is Andor Sas: Szabadalmas Munkacs varos leveltara 1376-1850 If you have any knowledge where I can find it, I would greatly appreciate

I agree with Nicole Haymans and want to add my own experience. My paternal grandfather married his half-niece, my paternal grandmother, in 1919 in Providence, Rhode Island. My paternal grandfather's

Hi, I have been unsuccessful in my attempts to find records from Brody for my maternal grandfather, Nathan Dalitz and my paternal grandfather, Israel (Julius) Sperling. Have you had success in your

Interesting theory Yale. Do let us know when you have actual proof.