Here's a record from my tree. I had never heard of Gedalia before; it looks like he went by Joseph. Joseph Gedalia Wasserman Birthabt 1904 Ostropol, Russia Death22 Jul 1938 Phila., PA Age 39

I am 100% in favor of the memorial plaques project, which has wide coverage here in Massachusetts. A word of caution, however: Get permission from the synagogue before you start copying. I have

Rand was actually very popular family name in Galicia. JRI-P lists total 1,431 entries for surname Rand, mostly in Krakow (697 entries) and Lwow (540 entries) regions. Rand surname appears 118 times

This is the page for the existing Memorial Plaques project on JewishGen. https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Memorial/ Emily Garber Phoenix, AZ

In 2001, I found a site called "International Jewish Cemetery Project". Under New York City - Queens, I found a goldmine; 19 pages full of detailed info on the cemeteries, especially the one I am

More to the point, to verify the matches you often have to be a paying member of that particular site. I have a free tree (very limited compared to my “real” one on Ancestry), and keep getting

Most of the people who are being dismissive of the large genealogical companies go on to say that they haven't subscribed for years. All these companies have had to up their game for that very reason.

A quick look at Steve Morse's great one-step site produced a record for Dorothy WEINGARTEN in 1929. However, it shows her arriving in the USA. Did you look there? -- Barbara Sloan Conway, SC

I totally disagree that these sites are garbage. Many of the trees may be garbage but that is not why I subscribe. The number of records to be found on these sites is far beyond what I could hope to

On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 04:06 PM, Ruth Kornbluth wrote: Was there ever an organization that helped survivors establish contacts with American relatives after the war by publishing ads in newspapers

Could you send it to me too? It’d be much help..! llevangelista.ibms@... Lailah Lebedenco Evangelista

Hey everyone! I am looking for any information about my maternal family called LEBEDENKO or POPOV who lived in Moldova. I know some first names: Kiril LEBEDENKO my Moldavian greatgrandfather (born on

Can anyone translate the banners & subtitles for me? And if you have any idea of what is going on in the pictures please help understand it! All I know is that they have something to do with my

Did any of the Nathans emigrate to Montreal, Canada? I am not related but have an interest in the Nathan family -- specifically Moses Nathan who died in Montreal in 1804 leaving his widow Elizabeth

Hello Martyn: Thank you for the quick response. I have been trying for this (and more) info for years! My apologies but because I'm not a Jew myself, my understanding of some of the info is

There's a record in the Revision List for 1874 which I'm trying to determine if it refers to my ancestors. So, what do you think about these names? In Belarus, they were: Gdalia or Gdal, Hinda or

The idea of having all genealogists go to their own synagogues to copy the information on all memorial plaques is a great idea for several reasons: 1. The data can be put on similar spreadsheets

I've seen the name in Poland. It isn't real common, but it is there. Sally

I am looking for information about Jacob Tajch or Taych who arrived in Australia about 1876. I know that Jacob subsequently changed his last name to Tyfield.

My brain was on JOWBR cemeteries regarding complete sections. Not such issue with the plaques. I work on both and the 59 JOWBR cemeteries I am creating the HTML for were still on my mind. Both go to