Anne, My great grandmother's PEZARO family travelled in the opposite direction to yours. Livorno in the 17th century to Portugal, then the Netherlands and finally ended up in London. Henry

Hi Richard, The .jpg files you referred to are pictures of the ledger pages that were used to create the database...they are not photos of the actual headstones. The ledger was compiled by the

I would like to hear suggestions of FREE genealogy software that will work on the latest Mac OS Catalina. Requisites: Gedcom capability. Not web based but info residing in my computer. Up to

where are the photos?

Fred selss wrote: ' The finger split is an genetic inherited trait that can only be performed by someone that has a Cohanim ancestor'. It is not a matter of genetic, hence it is not inheruted. It's

The ability to make the so-called Cohen (or Vulcan, even though "Dr. Spock" Leonard Nimoy was a Kohain) finger spread is absolutely not genetic. It is not in the same category as the ability to roll

There are at least 4 DNA signatures for Kohanim and at least 4 or more for Levites. Also, there is historical evidence for (and Jewish law permits it) for the appointing of a Kohan in a place where

No one's name was shortened or changed at Ellis Island by any clerk. The guy is wrong unless he can show the original manifest showing the old name crossed out and a new name written in. His religious

I add a precision to my previous message : I am looking for any information about Pessia Schliomovna BIALAIA, born in 1886 in Vitebsk, married to Itska LEBSKI from Mogilev. Envoyé de mon iPad

Seeking information on siblings Abraham (1886), Lewis (1893) and Hannah (1896) KATZ of London. Their parents Sarah (nee LYONS) and Marks KATZ both died aged around 40 in 1902. The kids they would

There are religious reasons why some Cohanim lose their Cohen status. Interestingly my father was an Israel, but when I had two paternal "second" cousins DNA done, I was asked after the first one was

I always wonder how immigrants, then and now , had time and money to travel back and forth. I understand going for a bride and maybe some successful traders going back and forth but who else goes and

According to the JRI Poland database, photographs have been taken of graves at the Lodz Cemetery. The names of the people I am interested in are Mordka Maslanka buried in Section C, Row 6, Grave 69,

While I'm not familiar with Moravian laws, I wonder if the two puzzling children's deaths could in fact have occurred in the home town of the mother's family? Perhaps the grandparents were caring

Yizkor Book Update - April and May 2020 by Binny Lewis Dear JewishGen Community, The JewishGen Yizkor Book Team has been very active in the past two months. Here are some highlights of what we have

Hi All Sorry about the number mixup, I blame it on the heat. The numbers of the tombstone photos are VM 82552 and VM 82555. It's been a while since I posted messages here and all the new process with

Hello everyone, Please,translate Tauba Bukowska Wachtenheim and Israel Shapiro Epstein's wedding record I think, it's my grandfather's parents from

I have a question about the application of the Familiant Laws, which I’m hoping someone might be able to help me with. For several years now, I have been working on the family tree for the MASSARSIK

Does anyone know of anyone with the surname Komishane? Meaning of the name? Was it an area in Ukraine?

I am not an expert or anything but I have a little insight into how one might find out f they are descended from a Cohanim . Sometimes an engraving on gravestone can let family know that a Cohanim or