I have been doing genealogical research for nearly 50 years, and I have been unable to find the name of the father of one great-grandfather. The main reason for this is that he was the only one of my

I am seeking the number of Jews of Lithuania not living in Vilna or Kovno at the beginning of WWII, that is how many Jews were living in the hundreds of shtetlach. Joel Alpert

As previously reported on this forum, the Never Again Education Act passed Congress and was sent to President Trump for his signature. HR 943 was signed by President Trump. The new law will allocate

My father came from Tarnopol in 1921 when he was 15 years old. I have his Polish passport with his photo. Adelle Weintraub Gloger Beachwood, Ohio agloger@...

Theo Raphael writes: "Bennett Muraskin compiled in 2012 some of the origins and meanings of Ashkenazi last names." This article was riddled with errors, mistranslations and misunderstandings. Even

I too have seen records in New York where parents who presumably never left Europe were given anglicized names. Most of the times when the first name of a non-immigrant ancestor was anglicized, it

Where would one go to find an application for a passport from 1920? Meyer Denn Beit Shemesh, Israel

In ordinary times, you can access Ancestry Library addition only at the physical library building. I know some libraries and Ancestry have made it possible to access from home but haven't needed to

I got the following link after logging in: https://www.nypl.org/collections/articles-databases/ancestry-library-edition Here's what I did to get to see that link on the New York Public Library

Ura Samuel BECKERMAN was born in either Kerch, Kharkiv or Henichesk - accounts vary - on February 8, 1919. What are the prospects of being able to trace his birth record? Is it even likely to be

Jewish prostitution in Brazil also happened and is now being studied. See the documentary on youtube by Verena Kael & Matile Teles titled "Aquelas Mulheres" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3oqipCtBcA

Seeking information on GUREVICH , Hyman born 1875 in Krasnoluksk and his father born Kholopeichi, Borisov, 1849 name Shaya. Dennis Flavell, Cambridgeshire, England. MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply

I can't open the cards. Sorry Angel Kosfiszer

My local library network has a subscription and I was able to access it from home using my library card number. I wouldn't have thought to check if not for this thread! -- JoAnne Goldberg - Menlo

I spent 10 years researching this topic in Argentina, Great Britain, and the US. The Jewish prostitute and pimp population were a quite visible minority due to legalized prostitution and the fact

I'm not a NYPL subscriber, so I can't test it, but I found this page which has a link to the database: https://www.nypl.org/collections/articles-databases/ancestry-library-edition

Galician passport (Reise-pass) In the second half of the nineteenth century, the citizens of Galicia enjoyed many personal and political freedoms. A person crossing state borders did not have to be

A Facebook group dedicated to Jewish genealogy in Romania Moldova is helping to conduct research. They acquired archives from several cities.You can write to this group.Thanks to them I have the

I have seen the same thing on u.s. Certificates. My relative,s mother,s maiden name was listed as Sophie sheinerockel on his death cert in 1921. it took me a few minutes to figure out her name was

Hi Barry, Yes I have seen this in NYC death records where the parent's names were Americanized but the parents never set foot in the US. It can be very frustrating if you were hoping to find the