Oh yes! In Israel/ Hebrew, the rooster says 'Kukuriku' as an American rooster crows 'cock-a-doodle-do'. Shirley Ginzburg seeking SHLUGER/SCHLAGER from Shepetovka area Ukraine; descendants from

Hi Josh, The first name is definitely Betty (y with dots: Bettÿ). It's a mixed text from old German with Latin script. Surnames and also place names are written in Latin script - compare Rendsburg

Thanks to JewishGen, I just found out a property owned by my great grand father property was seized by the Nazis, house is located in in Kazimierz Dolny, Poland. See viewmate # 82310 I was told the

The answer is Yes. "Seeking Kin" or similarly named ads were placed in Jewish newspapers by social service organizations including the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, the Union of Russian Jews,

Hi Carol: I am sure you will find this document of a great value. Regards Alejandro T Rubinstein

I'm looking for informations about Jews from little town Jadow [also known as Yadov or Yaduv]. I'm opening non-profit museum in Jadow this year and I would like to comemorate here as many Jews and

They're in Smolensk in the State Archive: https://gaso.admin-smolensk.ru/vnimaniyu-issledovatelej/ Best, Max

Hello- I had a great aunt who came over to the US named Fannie Stabinsky(modt likely an Americanized change from Sztabinska). She married Ben Freeberger (Frie or Freiberger) from Russia (at the timer)

YOAV ARAN Hi guys, Hope you're all keeping well. I've written a short piece on my ancestors from Plymouth. It may be of interest for anyone with heritage in the South-West of England. Here is a

The German Consulate in Los Angeles told me to expect a 2 year wait after submission of all the required documentation. It's now been 25 months and I'm still waiting, but I suspect Covid slowed

Earliest Direct Ancestor is Moses Nathan (1792-Jan. 1854). Born in Whitechapel, London, England Married to Rebecca (last name?), (Calculated 1792-1860) They had Lewis Nathan (only 1 child?), who

It's "Bettÿ", Using different forms of the same letter in a record is sometimes used for emphasis. The entire name "Benjamin" is in a modern form in order to emphasize it. We would now use italics

Was there ever an organization that helped survivors establish contacts with American relatives after the war by publishing ads in newspapers across the USA? And, if so, would any of those records be

I have enjoyed this thread and connected posts about the accuracy of trees and information submitted to sites like Geni and Ancestry because the posts have mirrored my feelings. There is a high

Hi Lin you mentioned I'm living at Münster and was confronted for the first time about 3 years ago with the genealogy of Jewish fellow citizens. Although I have been researching for over 45 years,

I've had a BRICK WALL for over 10 years of active research. My grandfather, Isidor (Icek?) Bergman was born in Warsaw (maybe not?) in 1880 or 1882. According to his Ketuba and his SS documents, his

Hi Jeff, your great-grangmother's first name was Rebecka and her maiden name indeed was Samuel. It doesn't say where she was from, but her last place of residence was the city of Kiel on the

As a spouse in a same-sex marriage, I suggest spouse as a valuable term for any people in a marriage, regardless of gender(s). When we got married, the celebrant congratulated us as now being "

Ancestry World subscription has a number of documents in addition to the birth record: death record for Max, several border crossings from Mexico into the US, US naturalization papers (original) for

Immigration recollections are not always correct. For some reason (I haven't conducted a scientific survey, however!) people seem to remember the ship name more often than the precise date. If you