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

My grandfather told my mother (before she emigrated to Canada, 1956) that we had family in Boston and that one member was even a rabbi. Once we arrived in Canada, she tried to find him but had no

HI Everyone, I hope you all are safe and well. I'd like to list my family surnames as I have not done this in a while to see if anyone is researching the same names. I'm not sure if the format I'm

Hello. I have located what I believe to be a partial manifest for the SS Paris, sailing from NY to Plymouth, arriving August 8th, 1929. I located the manifest on Ancestry, UK and Ireland, Incoming

Emma may want to try searching for her family and their restaurant in old city directories. This site is free, and has a large database of Eastern European directories from the

FWIW, we applied in August 2019. At the time they said it could take 18 months to two years to process. Of course that was pre-COVID and pre-full Brexit - no idea what the lead times look like now.

I don't see the full image of the manifest. In lieu of that, if you could provide the first names of your great grandparents, approximate ages in 1906, where they eventually settled, and how they

Found a marriage record on ancestry. Also, try family search. If you need help translating, I will be happy to help you. Good luck. Lia -- Lia Sragovicz