I am looking for information about my paternal grandparents and great grandparents and any siblings and children of these people I only became interested in genealogy only 2 years ago. As only 1 of

The one placing the head stone generally decides upon the inscription. Usually it is the surviving spouse, sibling, or child. If the couple was divorced, then the one writing the inscription may not

A memorial Plaques Database IS a great idea. That’s why we started one in 20917. :} Please see https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Memorial/ for the home page for that database, which works

I am currently working on the late Florence Marmor Data - some 35000entries for Mokkom Sholom, Bayside and Accacia cemeteries. I have been searching for any surviving co-workers whose

Jewish Heritage Lithuania has created an interactive map of the Jewish cultural heritage in Lithuania. The map now has more than 200 hotspots that offer information and images about Jewish shtetls

The area code for Camarillo, CA, 388-xxxx phone numbers is 805 (not 806). (However, Amarillo, TX, is 806!) Stephen Weinstein Camarillo, CA, not TX.

Not sure if they did newspaper ads, but try the Red Cross International Tracing Service Stephen Weinstein Camarillo, CA, USA

Using the big sites, I mean Ancestry primarily and FamilySearch, can be very helpful as long as the sites are used judiciously. When looking at trees, I only use them with skepticism. I look at

Synagogues sometimes keep member information such as family lists & yahrzeits of deceased family that the member observes . They also may have lists of how the person is called up to the Torah. This

You have here 4 pictures. from below: Written in Russian: "Russian Bapthise Sosciety on the day of founding - Varna 17 IV 1932" next up: :"J. Belaniuk 13.6.1948" the photographer's name. Ukrainian

Sally is correct. I have a RAND from Baligrod that married into my WALTZMAN family. Baligrod is not far Lutowiska, from which I also have family. Regards, Sherri Bobish

Hi All For many years I have been obsessively researching my Mendelson ancestry. I am always looking to fill in the gaps with help from other connections. One of my many Mendelson ancestry was a Blume

Two of my grandparents are buried in the Mount Sinai Plot of the Mount Judah Cemetery - Louis and Mamie (Stein) Reische. I've hit a stone wall in determining where Louis came from originally,

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.