MaryAnn, You asked: "Is the name MOVSHA another name for Moses?" Yes, it is. Moses, Movsha, Moishe, and other variations. Hope this helps, Sherri Bobish Princeton, NJ

O, yes as well as Moshe, Moishe, Moisej, Misha, Musa...

Keep in mind that all admixture reports from all companies are still at the level of "for entertainment value only" -- and MyHeritage is the absolute clown of the bunch. They predict ancestry that is

Although I said there weren't a lot of marriage licenses before 1900 in NYC, which is correct, that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. 2 sets of my ggrandparents married in 1870, and both have marriage

Thanks, Sherri. I've been able to confirm that I have the correct birth record. I know he didn't have a good childhood, and he didn't like to talk about his birth family, so it's possible that my

They will be available when the Conference starts. If you are registered, you will receive further information just before the Conference begins. Chuck Weinstein

Your regions of ancestral origins are statistical estimates, based on the company’s database. Your Ethnicity Estimates are updated by the ancestry company, as more people get tested. Ancestry has a

One must not discount the possibility of mis-spellings on the original records. For several years, in the NYC Municipal Archives, I had searched for the marriage license of my maternal grandparents,

Even before the plague, "reel-only" items were in a sort of limbo ever since FamilySearch discontinued microfilm distribution several years ago. (The materials and equipment had simply become

Hi Cousins, I've decided it's time I got some software to make my family tree, but there are so many to choose from, it's giving me a headache! So I thought I'd ask for recommendations. Here is

Number 28-30 Osborn St.was an apartment building. It was enumerated in the 1925 Kings County Census in AD 23, ED 24, pages 49-50.

Since he is in Israel, MyHeritage can not sell him a kit legally, nor can he upload his results there. He could upload his results from FTDNA or Ancestry while on his vacation if his device did not

Do all descendants of your great-grandfather all have similar Jewish DNA markers? If they are only seen in one of his children's line it suggests differing parentage. Is your father not DNA related

I would love help with one of my (smaller) brick walls. This is a long shot, but I'm out of ideas! My paternal grandmother came from the shtetl of Vselyb ouside Navardok (Novogrudok), Belarus. The

A note about DNA results... Two Jewish great grandparents may yield results similar to one Jewish grandparent, in terms of percentages of Jewish ancestry. (Ditto for four great great grandparents,

Perhaps his father's formal Hebrew name was Abraham but he used Meier as his given name for example Abraham Meier Cohen. As an aside I do not like the term "non-observant Jew" This man was religious

This may not be of any direct assistance but I wanted to offer a parallel example of Jew's melding into Irish Catholic society. While working in San Francisco I was introduced to a woman whose name is

According to the Red Book Information Guide to Brooklyn 35th edition, (1933) Osborne Sreet ran from 1582 East New York Avenue south to Linden Boulevard. 30 Osborne Street was between #9 at Liberty Bgn

Family Tree DNA or FTDNA has two offerings you will not find on Ancestry. Both Y DNA direct paternal line) and mitochondrial mt DNA (direct maternal line) are included in Family Tree DNA as

Yaron, The translation is fairly good. Typical Brazilian bureacratic jargon. Some hints: "Reg de Temporarios nº 794/58" = Registration of Temporary (residents) number 794 of the year