I visited Suwalki in 2016 and by lucky chance, went to the railroad station, which was the likely departure place for our ancestors in 1886. There were no trains scheduled when I was there so I stood

Did you try Googling for it? https://www.ushmm.org/online/hsv/source_view.php?SourceId=27995

JRI-Poland has recently scanned all available vital records from Bielsko and Biala, Volunteers have started working on data entry of these records. Serious volunteers to help advance the large

Hi Jewishgenners I live in Paris. I am interested in tracing relationships beween - my grandfather, Erich Blumenthal, born 24.08.1893 in Koenigsberg (Prussia, Germany) FATHER - Salomon Blumenthal,

Statements like Michael Tobias's do need a time-frame and a place marker. Clerks fluent in passengers' languages have to emigrate too at an earlier date, and not all ports would install such

What's more, has Michael Tobias never failed to make out a surname on a manuscript passenger list? When typed lists came in his statement becomes more credible. -- Eva Lawrence St Albans, UK.

I am referring to the Horodok listed below - I believe that Horodok is the Hebrew name and Gorodok s Russian. I have been corresponding with this group for many years. They have a wonderful group of

Trying to make contact with the family Rav Avraham Kahana and his wife Rochel Perl Leifer. A phone number for them ending in 9256 does not work.

If I were you, I would read up on the town Königsberg, presently Russia, once Prussia etc. Its location is quetched in between north-east Poland and south-west Lithuania. It has changed country

The link gave me an error.

Hello. I can translate it in english. Jana.Tegel@...

Most likely the Horodok you are seeking is this one: Haradok, Belarus 54°09' N 26°55' E 32 miles WNW of Minsk Vilejka District Vilna Province

For those of us who live in NY, you are entitled to get a library card from the NY Public Library, and they have the remote access to Ancestry.com. Once you log in to the library, the link

My family name is Kaplan, but I always was told we are not Cohenim. My Haplogroup is G (M201). Do you know which group that would make me? Leonard Kaplan Houston, Texas lenkap1@...

In Rusian: На фотографии напечатано: Фотография Леонарди Луцк Написано от руки: 1904 г. От

Debbie, I agree with you that it could say besaivah tovah (in old age) but given her age of 62 (even if it was 1912) it doesn't seem like something truly out of the ordinary to make a point of in the

I am not sure about the 1890's because of all the lamps. They appear to be electric so I might be inclined to think 1900's. Regardless, they look happy on this holiday or simcha. Thanks for

Alyssa, My mother had a favorite aunt, born in Russia, who was named Eta (EE-tah) or something phonetically similar. When the aunt immigrated to the U.S. as an adult, she became "Edith", thus

My late father z"l's father's family (Baranovich) was in Horodok for generations. the thing is first to make sure we are talking about the same village. Horodok Gorodok Grudek etc just means little

In Russian: На фотографии напечатано: Фотография Леонарди Луцк Написано от руки: 1904 г. От