IGRA (Israel GenealogyResearch Association) has posted a new article on its website, “The Brothers Tissenbaum: DiscoveringDrama Dostoevsky Didn’t Write”. In this article, Jeffreywrites that

I am searching any information about Schliomo Itzkov Jankelev BIALY and his wife Beilia Leibovitz from Liozno. They got married around 1880 Jacques KLEIN Paris, France

I am searching for ANY information about Jewish communities in Swietajno and Szymanki in the time of before 1920. Those are the places where where my great grandparents are coming from. Then this was

Hi, I’m looking for somebody who lives/works in or near Przemyśl, Poland to do archival work for me. The candidate should; - read Polish/Russian - be able to communicate in English - have

My cousin's wife was born in France to a Jewish mother and a non-Jewish father whose family name is LAJOUS. Does anyone know the origin of the surname? -- oseph Godelnik

Dear Genners, I hope that group members are not too exhausted with this thread to read about a variant of the "name change" story that I've just come across—one which I cannot yet offer an

For the Argentinians, There is also a memorial book about Galicia ‘Pinkos Galitzia – Libro de Galitzia, published in Argentina after 1945 and handling Galician life and is written in Yiddish

Diana, There are 12 pages of testimony at Yadvashem (online) for Lazar families from Simleul Silvaniei. Valentin Lupu ISRAEL

I think you are right about the casual attitude to surnames. Many an immigrant arriving in 1880-1900 might well have known a grandfather who took the surname when it was first required. Not only

If you check the NARA catalog entries for the topic "Detention of persons" (https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10640519 ), you will see that there are 27 entries... Publication M1500 "Records of the

I find this items on FamilySearch that may be of interest. 1. Immigrant records, 1884-1952: Microfilm of original records at the Jewish Archives in the Balch Institute, Philadelphia,

Passport applications after 1925 are subject to the Privacy act of 1974. The Privacy Act allows you to obtain copies of your records, your minor child, any person for whom you are a legal guardian,

From time to time people ask me for help or directions on research in Argentina. This is my updated (and edited) suggestion: Eighty percent of Argentine Jews live or lived in Buenos Aires (city) or

Hello; Does anyone recognize or know anything about these people, you can find them on ViewMate #'s 82854, 82855, and 82856. They are my maternal Grandfather and Great Grandparents whom I never met,

I was going to add this to the "His name was changed at Ellis Island" thread, since one of the changes did occur at Ellis Island, but it was actually a correction. As a gentile who has spent several

Just posted two views of an 'Order of Transport' in French from my great uncle during WWI in France - travel between Nimes and Marseille. Besides a translation, would be very nice if you have any

Hi John, I found that Hilda LINDO's married name is Hilda MADURO. A 1927 passenger manifest shows Hilda MADURO & other family arriving in San Francisco. That manifest gives her birthplace and

Hello, I'm trying to locate the passport application on my relative Jack (Jacob) Shiffman. There are several sources for finding passport applications prior to 1926. The one I want was issued at a

Hello, This is a copy of a document from my GG uncle Isadore Shifman who came from Belopol'ye, Vinnytsya, Ukraine. Can someone kindly translate the page? Thank you! Shelly Levin Northern

Please can someone help finding descendants of the Lazar family from Szilagy Somlio today Simleul Silvaniei in Zalau Transylvania