I am trying to locate a mailing address, phone number, or hopefully an email address for Julia YAGUROV in Israel. She is a ZATOLOFSKY descendant. I hope that you all can help me find this. Thank you

"I have found a close relative living in the same house, with the same surname who appears as witness in the birth act of a boy". The witnesses were witnesses to the registration of the birth, not to

Yes, that’s exactly right. As I understood it, the trick was to find a family to adopt you who did not have any sons. Thus, I don’t think they could just choose a family name. Thanks for

Viewmate # 4 In russian: Состоялось в городе Люблин, 30-го мая (11-го июня) 1897-го года в 10 часов утра, явился еврей Мордка

Yes, this happened in my family. The original name was Lipshitz, and the new name was Litvinov. Ironically I married a Lipshitz (from another area in Belarus). I didn’t know until well after we

I would like help researching my Sheftel/Sheftelovitz family line. I have successfully traced it back to Mordechai Joshua Sheftelowitz (1812-1886) married to Fanny. One of his sons is Michael

Many years ago I tried to use DNAGedCom and it blew up because I had so many Jewish matches (all 4 of my grandparents were Jewish). So try it but be aware that if there are a lot of matches it may

I have the estate inventory of an ancestor who died in 1832 in a small village in Hessen-Nassau. The inventory lists several obviously Jewish books (eg. "ein Judisches Gesetzbuch"). It also lists "2

Thank you to Phil Shapiro for letting me know about an online discussion of the fate and writings of Matilda Olkinaite, a young Litvak poet whose life was cut short by the Holocaust. The event is

I found relatives who got pregnant before they were married in 1934. They put the baby up for adoption then married 3 months later. I can't imagine anyone doing that today. -- Phil Karlin Hartford,

It was a frequent practice. It was this in my family. It was a childless relative. I don’t know anything more about him. It is necessary to look for documents about adoption.

I do not know any of the particulars regarding your interactions with Pilgrim Psychiatric Center (formerly Pilgrim State Hospital), but note the following New York's Freedom of Information Law

HIPPA has changed everything. Many years ago I researched a family member in a facility and got a copy of their diagnosis and lots of other information. I am certain they wouldn't give me that

This may not help you at all but at the Kehillath Israel (Brookline MA) Hebrew School, several years ago, we had a third grade teacher named Avraham Gomborow and he was also a survivor. In fact half

I have some thoughts for you if you would like to connect privately. I am not sure how to contact you however.

Itka is a diminutive for Ita

Hi, this subject is close to my heart! A story I have told before and am happy to share again .... My ggrandfather Mordechai KASSEMOFF was born in Rezekne in Latvia. On his papers that I had

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I have the same for my grandfather in the Ukraine. Rose Feldman Israel Genealogy Research Association Winner of 2017 IAJGS Award for Volunteer of the Year

Yes, I have an example of adoption to avoid the Tsar’s army, which I've told in a family story on the Byerazino/Pahost KehilaLink. The details are reported here: