I am looking for info on Rabbi/mohel Joseph HOROWITZ of Sochaczew. I think he would have been born in the late 1820's or early 1830's. He married Ester Leah in 1855 and had 3 daughters. Heather Kaplan

Hi, I am trying to find information about my family from Bessarabia (Yedenitz). My great-grandfather was Charles (Chaskel) Perlman. He was a rabbi. He married Nechomo Mekler (Mackler or Meckler),

A cousin of mine, Shapsie in Yiddish, became Sidney in English. But it could be anything; Sam was popular. Sally Bruckheimer Princeton, NJ

You just reminded me... My dad Sidney's "alternate" name was indeed Shepsel, but he was also called Shep or Shepsy. Only his siblings and very close acquaintances (friendships made in childhood) used

Hi Everyone, I'm new to this venue and so am hoping that someone can help me. I participated in the talk yesterday given by Avraham Groll (very informative) and just learned about Yizkor books. My

If anyone is interested, I have a letter drafted to synagogue administrators explaining the purpose and goal of our Memorial Plaques Database and how they can help. Please see the attached and modify

I found Cudek APOTHEKER on the business directory of Krakow in 1913. I believe he is member of my wife's family,several of whom I found on several Krakow addresses directories as from 1890 onward. But

The name Sylvester is a Latin origin name meaning 'wooded' or 'wild' without a Christian origin which made it acceptable to languages short on neutral religious origin given names.

I'm trying to confirm the marriage between my Great Aunt Anna (Annie, Channa) SHAPIRO to Adolph ELSNER. I'm unable to find this marriage in any searches and unfortunately, I forget where I even made

@Rabbi Neil Kominsky: I have Rothstein family from Poland (Kosow Lacki, to be specific); if that sounds at all familiar to you, please contact me directly. Paul Weiss San Antonio, Texas, USA

Thank you all for your responses. They give me some information and context. I do not have any passports of my ancestors so I am also looking for any archive in Ukraine or Poland that might have files

I have a Sylvester King COHEN (12 Jul 1882-08 Sep 1949) who was also born in St. Louis......how common, I have no idea, but Sylvester combined with King! How about that? John Anderson Orlando

Seeking Information About Grandmother’s Father and his ABRAMOWITZ Family. My grandmother, Sura/Sarah Leah ABROMOWITZ KNEPLER was born around 1888 in Bivolari and emigrated to the United States in

Could someone translate this for me. Thank you. Richard Stower Yarmouth, Maine Researching: SECHESTOWER, THAU, SPIERMAN (Kolomea, Stanislau) KANNER, SMITZ or variations, WERNER (Dobrowa

Helen: I knew a Francis Soyka who was an olympic level tennis player and fine artist. For many years he was the tennis counselor at the summer boys camp I attended (Camp Androscoggin).I have sent you

Hi Marek, I am very interested to learn more about your project and any responses you may have had; is this an Official or a Private endeavour? Sadly, I do not speak, read, or write Polish but do have

My great great uncle, from Suwalki (who emigrated to Sheffield) was named Shepsel Bloch. Shepsel means lamb, but I don't know an equivalent English name. Seek the peace of Jerusalem Abe Lebowitz

Please help me break down a brickwall! I have posted 2 items that need PARTIAL translations This is page 2 of a letter of a letter to my grandfather on VIEWMATE It is in yiddish. I am looking for

Record number 1837 one thousand eight hundred thirty seven. In the city of San Luis Potosi, at 12 twelve o'clock of the 15th fifteenth of November of 1938 one thousand nine hundred thirty eight before

New Year's Eve is referred to as Sylvesterabend in German. You said that your great grandmother died at the end of 1905. Perhaps the children's names refer to the date.