Alex, Nobody had their names changed at Ellis Island despite what some think. Either your ancestors changed it themselves or a census taker guessed incorrectly at the spelling of the surname. This

TEDESCO in Italian means German. My best guess is that immigrants to Italy from German speaking countries who did not have a last name, or did not want to continue with their original one, changed it.

Tedesco in Italian means the same as Ashkenazi in Hebrew. It refers to someone who is originally from Germany or is an Ashkenazy Jew.

Hi, I don't see you on Geni.com but there are many Balkin, Kravetz and some Ledgin profiles already on Geni. Take a look. The easy route more more data is our USA Census and various extracts. Kravetz

All of my grandparents emigrated as children from Eastern Europe to Argentina (or England then Argentina) in the early 1900s. I only have a Specific birthplace for one of them. I have found a lot on

Looking for Lawner family who were originally from Hungary. I I have only the information that after the war they were living in Cincinnaty, Ohio, USA. Thanks in advance! Andres

I remember learning years ago that the name 'Tedesco' was used in Italy and France in the middle ages to imply 'Jew' in a derogatory manner.

Dear Group I’m currently assisting my sister-in-law in locating a birth certificate/extract for her paternal uncle Leib KLINGS. Leib was the youngest of three sons born to Mendel and Leiba

In Russian: 65 Худеса Розенфарб Пржеборг Состоялось в городе Пржеборге двадцать восьмого

I have the opposite problem with one of my great grandfathers who listed the names of his parents and his place of origin (Oshmiany) but stated in his naturalisation application that his surname was

I have posted a three-page document of a testimony given in 1947 in a Polish court regarding the death at the end of November 1942 in the Warsaw Ghetto of my grandfather, Mordka-Szmul GUTLEJZER from

In researching a family they had 2 daughters while living in Grodno, Liza and Luba. Between the parents filing naturalization papers, newspaper articles etc I was able to work out some approximate

In New Montefiore Cemetery, West Babylon, N.Y., there are burials listed under a society called "Bayview Nemo B.A." (I am guessing that "B.A." stands for Burial Association.) I am looking for any

Is anyone researching the DOBRAMISLANSKY family from the Vilnius region in Lithuania? The fragment of the family tree I’m interested in is as follows: - Leah DOBRAMISLANSKY married Gavriel Pinchas

I've posted a 1900 marriage record in elegant Russian handwriting for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM82151 Please respond

Thank you, Sally. As far as I know, both instances of the son being named after the father, are from Ashkenazi families. One from my father in laws maternal line and one from my mother in laws

Dear fellow researchers, Tax censuses (family lists) from Borzna uezd (district) in 1882 have now been translated and transcribed as part of the Chernigov Gubernia Document Translation Project. The

Hello! I would eternally grateful if someone would kindly translate this record for me. I've posted a vital record in German for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

Dear Mihal, I had a family-ODON ROTH living in Budapest after the War--if I am not mistaken: Dembinsky u 12-- On a different note: I am researching my Grunfeld Family tree: My grandmother

Subj: ViewMate translation request - Polish I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address