Personally, I have found while stokes past down ate not totally true, there is usually some truth that can lead to facts and documentation. Diane jacobs Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Was it common to tell lies about how one's ancestors got out of Russia? For instance, my father told me that his father was a good swimmer and saved several lives when a ferry sank, so the Tsar let

Does anyone have any information about migration from Tiflis (now Tblisi), Georgia. My grandmother emigrated to Philadelphia around 1904. She was adopted by cousins (not sure of actual relation)

Hi Jackie, I think that the correct family name should be spelled Ocneanu (in Romanian) and pronounced Ockneanou. Adelina is a diminutive form for Adela. Marcusor (pronounced Marcushor) is also a

#47 183 Могельница. Состоялось в посаде Могельница в

In Russian: #54-й Ривка-Дина Беренбаум. Состоялось в городе Козеницы в двадцать шестого мая (седьмого июня)

My husband’s family lived in Wanne Eikel. They were under house arrest when the soldiers who were watching them fell asleep. Their housekeeper called a friend who had a car to take them to Cologne

I'm going to offer a different perspective. I think in some families two surnames emerged as a result of the adoption of surnames. In my Gurevich family, for instance, some stayed with the name, and

Sorry, Malka But you forgot "For memory of (or souvenir)" Rafael

First hand recollections are absolutely strong primary evidence - as they would be in a Court. I record them with numbered superscripts exactly as I would, for example, the Census of 1869 or or a

I am female & have 3 sisters. How can I find relatives on my paternal side, especially possible half sibling? I do have a son & nephews; would their DNA give me that info? Thanks for any

Good morning, Hadassah To our meeting (or get-ogether) in Shedova (?) Your brother forever Yitzhak Meltz (?) Shalom, Malka Chosnek

It is in Hebrew: "Hadassa Souvenir of our meeting at Sedova Your brother forever... Itzhak Maltz" Valentin Lupu ISRAEL

Thank you Joel for this detailed inventory (and for alerting me previously about the presence of these films online). LitvakSIG has already begun translation work. There is much new here, but not

This question is to those who have successfully obtained German Citizenship through Article 116. How long did it take from your application submission until you received a certificate of

Under Comments: re- ROZENBERG, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands, I wrote Being Dutch born [but living in NZ now for 62 years], I wonder whether you have accessed Dutch genealogical websites, such

Hello I am researching Margit Friedmann (born 1890 Udvari) and her siblings and parents from Biharudvari, Hungary, who moved to Vienna from 1915 but at some point Margit's father Izsak may also have

Another possibility is that the person had a compound name, but various people in the family only remembered one half of the name. Say your great-grandmother's name was actually Basha-Reizel Sussman.

I subscribe to a blog tled Finding Lost Russian and Ukrainian Family. The writer just sent the below. I don't know how many useful records will turn up for JewishGen members, but it could signal a

My name is Jackie Fedler. I live in Israel. Email: jfedler@... I’m trying to help a friend who is sight impaired and can’t use the internet to search his roots/ ancestors from Pietra Neamt. His