On ,marriage in England, a woman automatically took on her husband's nationality throughout the 20th century. So only single women needed to start proceedings to be naturalised as British subjects.

My paternal great grandmother was Raziel Sulkin (or Sulkiss) daughter of Tankhum from Belarus. Her daughter in law was Esther Shulkin daughter of Mordecai also from Belarus. How can I find out if

My maiden name is Wahrsager (variant is Varzager, Warsager, Voorsager). It means soothsayer or fortune teller. However I believe that Jews are prohibited from fortune telling so I'm curious to how

My genealogical research company handles Portuguese applications for citizenship for Sephardic Jews. I do not handle non-Jewish applicants as the process is more detailed than I can manage. The

My ggf's family emigrated from Romania to England where they stayed for a couple of years before continuing on to America. While they were there, my great uncle Marks (Max, I think, in family usage)

My grandfather was named Max and his Hebrew name was Mordecai. There’s a possibility that “Max” was written down incorrectly as “Marx”. I have never heard of Marx being used as a first

Aliza, I suggest you contact Linda Forgosh, director of the Jewish Historical Society of New Jersey. You may even want to do a search of the Jewish News that is on line there. Linda’s email is

It's hard to tell from this image but familysearch has a clearer one. It looks to me like "Daughter Perle Bragarnick". The address is "Ribwaya St.", probably Rybvaya Street, "Tiraschpol Chersonsky

In German-speaking societies, there is a common practice of people going by their "call name" ("Rufname" in German), which are often quite different from their legal birth names. Often the official

Hello Patricia, Although I do not speak French I was able to locate the attached death record for Paul Rattner from Filae.com It is from 1941. Maybe someone can translate for

This appears to be to be town Krzepice near Czestochowa. Nowe Krzepice, a Jewish town, have been integrated within Krzrepice. Alexander Sharon JGFF editor

Hi David, A search on Google Books for "Fritz BUKOFZER" finds his name mentioned in several books. Perhaps something there may be a clue for you? Also, there is a very large collection regarding

I have Brenner and Bernstein relatives from Pokroi - please contact me if you are still researching Thank you, Daniel Preissman preissman@...

Unfortunately, this is only a .PDF file of the lecture slides. Is there an actual recording of the lecture that can be watched? Thank you, Jeri Friedman Port Saint Lucie, Florida, USA -- This email

You wrote: Just wanted to point out the symbol on Phillip's stone as you may know shows he was a member of the Free Masons, I don't know much about them or the significance of the letter G but you may

Hi Aliza, There is info on some records of orphanages in Newark, NJ

I found 2 references to an orphanage: Hebrew Orphans Home Hebrew Orphanage and Sheltering Home (141 Lincoln Ave.) The references were found in the Rutgers Library Newark Archives

On the 4th of July I posted here a question about my great grandmother's brother: SAM WEISSBEREGER. I got a lot of help and I would like to thank all of you. However, I do have some more

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Archives (AJDC) has an index of the AJDC Prague Office Emigration Case Files available. This is the first time the names of those who received emigration

Have you checked the website for the Catskill Institute? This is an organization "to promote research and education on the significance of the Catskills on Jewish Life" It was founded in 1995 at