Hi from Paris, According to various French genealogical web sites, "Lajous" is a rare name, only 560 persons born since 1890, mainly in South West counties near Pyrennées mountains and Spanich

Thanks for your response, but my question was more about them traveling under the name of GROSSMAN, rather than BERKOWITZ. Under what circumstances would that happen. And to make it more confusing,

Here is another helpful site: https://www.hebrewsurnames.com/search Semion Sucholutsky

To Mashiach: Thank you for correctly summarizing the Ellis Island name situation in your maingroups note below. As you noted, if someone did not want to use their name on the manifest or change

Hi All, My paternal grandfather Einoch Harast arrived in New York (heading to Philadelphia) in 1907. HIAS located him as entering Great Britain in 1917, name now became Emil Harost, because his

Dear David, I found the information you requested and sent it to you. Just wanted others to know so they needn't duplicate. Best of luck with your genealogical research. Stay safe and

With thanks to all the responders.....all indications are that U.S. Columbia refers to Panama. John Anderson

@Jeffrey Herrmann, I had to giggle a little when I read your note because I have also undergone that journey ;-) One thing is for certain: what we think we know today won't be the same as what we

Hi, Thanks for your detailed post. Following website provides some people search services in Argentina (for a fee). What do you think about this site: Is it worth trying? is it not a

Here's my name change story: We arrived in the US in NYC on January 20, 1951, under the Displaced Persons Act. "We" means my mother and my two maternal grandparents, my Mom's younger brother Joe, and

Would someone be so kind as to do the following look up for me- Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974 DEATH, BURIAL, CEMETERY & OBITUARIES View Image Record

Have you had your DNA tested? Were your results surprising? If so, you’re not alone. Journalist Libby Copeland will share some of the stories she discovered while researching her book, The Lost

Dear Ms. Shamian Grunfeld 10th July 2020 My apology, if my memory is not mistaken, we may have exchanged e-mails in the

The Panama Canal Zone was an unincorporated territory of the United States from 1903 to 1979. That was officially. Prior to 1903, as in 1881 the French began construction of the canal. They pulled

I am in need of translation from Yiddish to English of a letter written from my great-grandfather from Russia to my grandfather in the US, written sometime between 1920-1940. Any help would be

As these are examples of spelling changes and not name changes, I would remind all that the first rule of Jewish genealogy is "Spelling does not count". If you want to be successful, you need to cast

My wife and I share 85 cMs of DNA. The likely MRCA would be someone from Bialystok, where both of our maternal lines resided. I concur with the challenges created by Ashkenazi endogamy. One of my

In Rusian: На память дорогой сестре Иды Шифман от любящего брата Исаака Шифмана. Художественная фотография

The attached record in Polish is a birth record for my great Aunt Krajndla Klepfisz. I would appreciate as complete a translation as possible. Thank you in advance for any assistance you may

Hello, I am trying to locate any possible relatives of Yosef BARMATZ, who submitted the page of testimony to Yad Vashem regarding Tuvia EDERMAN (see attachment). If I am reading the testimony