Many thanks for these links, Martin. I have made a number of treks to the Waldheim Cemetery complex in search of relatives' graves, some successful, and some not. The Waldheim staff has been very

May also be spelled as Nizhyn. It was formerly in the Russian empire and is now in Ukraine (Chernihiv, or formerly Chernigov). Barbara Hemmendinger researching surnames of Basin and Kozachkov from

Hello Karen, Mrs. Chava daughter of reb David Passed away 15 Adar B 5730 (1970) Last line abbreviation – may her soul be gathered in eternal life Shalom, Malka Chosnek

This list has only male births, based on circumsizion records.

Would US citizens be required to hold passports for 1927 travel ex US, and if so, what information would have been required? Please respond privately if mods deem this of insufficient

Can anyone confirm a daughter of Saul Katzenellenbogen. She was married to Rabbi Dayan Moshe Hakohen Katz Rappaport Ashkenazi aka Aaron Moses (Munk) Her name was Nechama Nechele "Mali" OR Stan

Correct, these are all males, because it is not a record of births. It is a record of circumcisions. If you go back to page 6 this is stated clearly (in Hebrew). David Shapiro Jerusalem

Although these two records have the same name and patronymic, and nearly the same year of birth calculated from the death date and age (1831 and 1828), I don't see how they could be the same person.

YOAV ARAN Hi Guys, I've written a short piece on my ancestor who appears as a subscriber to a Siddur from

Martin, thank you SO much for this invaluable resource. I have visited Waldheim (virtually) many, many times when researching Chicago families, but until now did not understand the history of the

I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a complete list of gravestones with photos of the headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Zdunska Wola and is so, how can it be accessed? My gt. gt

A mural of Ángel Sanz Briz was painted in 2016 in Budapest. (Gobierno de Espana) After the Nazi invasion on 19 March 1944, codenamed Operation Margarethe, the chief SS Holocaust

This was in 2006; perhaps I spoke with the wrong bureaucrat at the library. Oftentimes, bureaucrats (library or otherwise) at academic institutions are students who are pleased to get some sort of

Nezhin comes immediately to mind. There used to be a Neziner Congregation in Philadelphia (until one of the rabbis they engaged stole its sefer Torah). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizhyn -- Ken

My grandfather also traveled under his older brother's name, but his older bother stayed behind, living under his own name in Vilna. (When he came over 20 years later, he had to use his middle name

Mr. Bloomberg, I do claim the changes were made at point of departure. It is at point of departure that the manifest was made, and the passenger ship company was very careful that the manifest was

Trying to make contact with the family of Feige Rachel (Faye), daughter of Rabbi Avarham David Rubin who was the Lacunt Rebbe. Faye married Moshe Yehoshua Kornitzer. Children are Binyamin Zeev

All the mistakes and incompetence in the world could not a change a person's name against his will. Why is that so difficult to get? The US did not care what name you used, that is what people

If you want phone numbers for his children, send me an email [aryeh.lopiansky@...]. I don't think I'm allowed to post numbers.

Thank you re potential correction of Orsha, where can I find more info and potentially list of people who were at the labour camps?