The grain of truth? It was easier to say “It was changed at Ellis Isand” than to tell how, when and where it was changed.

Yes I have a similar story, My paternal great-grandfather bought papers to escape the Czarist conscription from a man with the surname Meyer. He came here with the name Fishel Meyer (that is the

But according to a large number of people, immigration officials did not write down anyone's name--they simply checked their name off on the ship's manifest. But it seems to me that the multitudinous

I assume these were not shotgun marriages with the officials holding the shotgun. Absolutely no one is claiming that people could not resolve to use, and begin using, a different name voluntarily,

I have a record of one of those marriages. The story of the arrival and the marriage was written up in the June 2012 issue of : "MassPocha" the Newsletter of The Jewish Genealogical Society of

Most European immigrants came from places where more than one language was spoken; most people, even average people, knew more than one. This was not unusual even in the US in the 18th and 19th

Hello, I've seen Adel for Ida in my family tree.

There is a tailor named Sherman Ray (original name Sasha Rajko) in Tulsa, OK who along with several of his friends escaped the train in Poland and hid in the woods for a year. One of the friends had

My grandmother from Kobryn's name on her ship manifest was "Chaje" - she was known as Ida. My mother-in-law who was a survivor from Hungary/Czech's Hebrew name was "Aidel" - she was also known as Ida.

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland's July Virtual program will be on July 8, 2020 - 7:00 pm The Problem of “Grave” Errors in our CemeteriesRabbi Akiva Feinstein The use of words, names and

Mazel Tov on the appointment of Robinn as JRI Assistant Director. I cannot imagine anyone with greater expertise and compassion to serve in this position, and know we will all benefit by her work.

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... Marriage Record of Boruch Mordko WEJSBLECH and Chaia FRYM:

Hello Marilyn, Thanks for writing. I don't know if she was the only one to escape in that car. If you know this woman, or for that matter, anyone else who escaped on the way to a concentration camp in

Hello, I am looking for my great grandfather who immigrated (with wife and child) from Poland (Lodz) to France (Paris) in 1913. I suppose you needed a passport to cross the borders. Do you

Hello Rich, Thanks for writing about your cousin through marriage. I admire her determination and courage in surviving for two years by the "skin of her teeth" in Nazi Germany, and it is wonderful

Hello, Thanks for sharing your story. I will add it to my knowledge of how more than 700 people survived the trains to concentration camps. I regret that so many will forever remain nameless. Has this

This would be most likely after going through the formal inspection and those marriages should be recorded in the NYC marriage indexes. Diane Jacobs Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Do you have a source for finding old Grundbuchs that you can share? Especially interested in Berlin, Leipzig, Cottbus areas mid 1800’s through pre WWII. Many thanks, Janyce Jan Lastman, Toronto ON

Can you please tell me if this book covers Adutaskis, a small city within the gubernia of Swencionys and some of my ancestors (KRAWATZ, KRAVITZ, KRAVETS...and many other variants of this name)? If

My mother was known as Ida, but her given name when she was born in Poland was Ita.