I'm quite certain they are referring to the King of Romania not a place. On those forms there is usually reference to the reigning monarch. Clearly they did not go to civics class at home and did

I'm quite certain they are referring to the King of Romania not a place. On those forms there is usually reference to the reigning monarch. Clearly they did not go to civics class at home and did

On 19 Nov 2013 I went to the Tifereth Achim Anshei Dinaburg section of the Mount Neboh Cemetery in Queens, NY, where my great-grandparents and other family members are buried. I took a photo of

I think that means he was giving up his allegiance to the King of Romania. You'll find plenty of petitions for naturalization that mention "Czar of All the Russias," etc. Roger Lustig Princeton, NJ

On 19 Nov 2013 I went to the Tifereth Achim Anshei Dinaburg section of the Mount Neboh Cemetery in Queens, NY, where my great-grandparents and other family members are buried. I took a photo of

I think that means he was giving up his allegiance to the King of Romania. You'll find plenty of petitions for naturalization that mention "Czar of All the Russias," etc. Roger Lustig Princeton, NJ

Srul is a nickname for Yisrael. Dov is Hebrew for bear, and Ber or Berel is Yiddish meaning the same thing; they are often combined as Dov Ber. Gershkovich is a Russian patronymic meaning son of

Srul is a nickname for Yisrael. Dov is Hebrew for bear, and Ber or Berel is Yiddish meaning the same thing; they are often combined as Dov Ber. Gershkovich is a Russian patronymic meaning son of

information on my maternal HERZ relatives >from Markt Berolzheim. Hi, A quick check of a maps web site indicates to me that Markt Berolzheim is in Bavaria, near Noerdlingen and the Wuerttemberg

These are equivalent names. Srul is a Yiddish contraction of Yisrael. Dov Ber is a compound name reflecting the word bear in both Hebrew and Yiddish. (Parallel to such constructions as Aryeh Lev --

information on my maternal HERZ relatives >from Markt Berolzheim. Hi, A quick check of a maps web site indicates to me that Markt Berolzheim is in Bavaria, near Noerdlingen and the Wuerttemberg

These are equivalent names. Srul is a Yiddish contraction of Yisrael. Dov Ber is a compound name reflecting the word bear in both Hebrew and Yiddish. (Parallel to such constructions as Aryeh Lev --

Jewish Records Indexing - Poland has a camera and lens needed by our team in Poland for making scans of special record collections. If you live in the U.S. and are going to Poland in the near future,

Jewish Records Indexing - Poland has a camera and lens needed by our team in Poland for making scans of special record collections. If you live in the U.S. and are going to Poland in the near future,

Anne, OpenStreetMap is an open source tool that allows you to do this. http://www.openstreetmap.org/ Google Maps lets you do this too (to a lesser degree) but I think that OpenStreetMap is the

Anne, OpenStreetMap is an open source tool that allows you to do this. http://www.openstreetmap.org/ Google Maps lets you do this too (to a lesser degree) but I think that OpenStreetMap is the

Diane, To answer your questions: 1. Yes! There are a lot of surrounding Jewish areas around Mlawa 2. Without being a native Russian speaker the English transliteration is very slippery / difficult.

Diane, To answer your questions: 1. Yes! There are a lot of surrounding Jewish areas around Mlawa 2. Without being a native Russian speaker the English transliteration is very slippery / difficult.

The Jewish residents of Flehingen, Baden who perished in the Shoah are the subject of a new book mentioned on Alemannia Judaica. The book's author has asked me for help finding photographs of

The Jewish residents of Flehingen, Baden who perished in the Shoah are the subject of a new book mentioned on Alemannia Judaica. The book's author has asked me for help finding photographs of