I am researching for any information possible on "Simcha Goldberg" from the town Mielic (son of "Moshe Menachem Goldberg"). He had two daughters. Reizel (married to David Brand) & Bracha (married to

Thiere is a website (in Russian), https://minsk-old-new.com/life/pereimenovaniya/tablica-pereimenovaniya-ulic, which lists all renamed streets In Minsk, with names in 1911 and in 1989. The

I think that Eva Lawrence is right when she links the creation of the document with a person's personal interest in their origin, their ancestors. Perhaps someone here has the opportunity to obtain

Susan Miller had questions about a document entitled “Auszüge aus dem Registern der Juden der Gemeinde Griesheim Kr. Darmstadt” that concludes with “Die Richtigkeit des Auszugs wird

Hello, There is an interesting site for Warsaw that shows old street photographs. http://www.warszawa1939.pl It's only in Polish, but try to use it. Type the street (or with the pre-war house

I would appreciate help translating these four tombstones from Hebrew into English. They are for my 4 x and 5 x grandparents. Please respond privately to me at R.D.Oppenheimer at gmail.com Thank you.

I have found the Gospitalnaya str on the map of the modern Minsk. Big (military) Hospital stands on it. I think it has existed in 1913 too (if your Gf wrote...) Google showed me the map in

Gesher Galicia’s journal, the Galitzianer, invites members and non-members of Gesher Galicia to submit articles with a clear connection to Jewish life in Austrian Galicia (1772–1918). Submissions

A feather is a quill – a writing instrument – and may signify the status of a naval clerk David Barrett

A while ago there was some mention of double surnames in this discussion group. I am curious about the double surname LIFSHITS OZERSKY. It has come up in family lists (tax censuses) from 1882 in Mglin

Here's a shot in the dark ... my maternal grandmother was Dora Siegel from Seirijai, which is a shtetl in the Suwalki region. She emigrated to NYC in 1905, and married my grandfather Abraham Teiksler

Try this website. http://www.nebidaniel.org/index.php?lang=en Rose Feldman Israel Genealogy Research Association Winner of 2017 IAJGS Award for Volunteer of the Year

Dear Mr. Cherson 13th July 2020 My name is Veronika Pachtinger--my mother was a nee Biderman/Biederman

Hi Ari, Thanks for your offer. I have two people who I would like to research: 1) This man emigrated to France from Poland before 1927: Michal (Michel) Besserglik born October 17, 1907 in Kalisz,

I am currently transcribing an Index book from a Galician town from the years that it was part of Poland. And Dwoire, a common name, is the spelling that is used. I have not yet seen Devora or

The name was not misspelled. Dwoire is perfect Yiddish dialect spelling of Dvora. If you go to shul where Galitzianers pray, you will hear "toire" for Torah. "Misspelling" implies that there was

No mistake was made. Dwoire is a Yiddish spelling of Devorah. Yiddish was the common languagege of most of Eastern Europe’s Jews. Proncunciation differed depending on region. But in all cases,

Hello, I am trying to verify info about one of my paternal great-great grandfathers. I have been told by elder family members that he was a rabbi who was so important that he made decisions of Jewish

During that time period, economic expansion did not provide enough jobs for the young Jewish men coming of age. All studies suggest that economic motives were more important than draft dodging.

Hi Carl, You might try searching old Eastern European city directories at this free site: https://genealogyindexer.org/ Regards, Sherri Bobish Princeton, NJ