Hi camilleart1, Yes, I agree with Chuck. It would also be helpful to know if you are trying to go back or forward in time with the family. But in the meanwhile, I have found a few things that seem to

Am seeking as much background on the family in Ukraine (and earlier Russia) as possible. Is believed that surname was changed to 'Wainer' during naturalization process when arrived in the US.

Hi You need to have some dates and more facts, before you are able to search in Belgium. Did the marriage took place in NY/NJ or in Belgium? are the children born in NY/NJ or in Belgium? Did you find

BS"D Can anybody please help me with following info My grandfathers grandfather R. David Hersh (Tzvi) Wieder was married to Chaje Frimet Wieder daughter of R. Naftuli Herz Rub (Krau or Karo)

Hi Trudy, I have a same-sex couple in my tree. I use Legacy, which now caters for same-sex couples: you can enter both members with the same sex and also enter them as married. (Previously it was

While researching, I discovered an old article about whether altruism is genetic. It quoted a Dr. Ervin Staub from the faculty of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.. He was a Holocaust survivor

Roger I tried the link you provided. I made the search for a name in the birth register. The answer was that there were no records that matched my search which was for MEIERSBURG and repeated with

The book SZÁZADUNK NÉVVÁLTOZTATÁSAI, published in Budapest in 1895, has the following entry on page 159: Mervai (Münz) Jakab Ármin könyvvez. Bpest. BM. 80558—89 [indicating that Jakab

I have found my maternal family in Fokshon (Focsani), Romania but only back to my great grandparents who eventually came to NY. Their name is NEIBERG (NIEBERG). Every time I try to do a family

Many recent postings have mentioned ancestral surnames and towns which the posters have not listed in the JewishGen Family Finder (https://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/). Please don't forget to share your

rose A <rjtalents@...> 16:45 (il y a 3 heures) À jewishgen I request a translation from Polish to English or French for the following posts I sent through viewmate. There are 5 posts, but in fact

I have posted to ViewMate the back of a postcard sent from Poland by a relative who later perished in the Holocaust. The postcard is dated 1916 (in English) and, above the address, contains the words

I have posted to ViewMate the backs of four postcards sent from Poland by relatives who later perished in the Holocaust. I would very much appreciate a translation of the Yiddish writing. The files

I am looking for anyone researching the Zino Davidoff family tree. I would like to compare

> This is my first post on JewishGen. I am looking for any information on the family of Israel Jacob Wainer and his wife Rebecca Gilgore who emigrated from the Ukraine (probably Zhitomir/Zhytomyr) to

Can you add what sources you have already searched? Have you used Steve Morse's excellent tools with Soundex, for example. -- Barbara Sloan Conway, SC

Same sex couples will require both being listed as their own sex, so I am not sure you can put one as husband and the other as wife without messing up the database in other ways. My aunt and uncle

-----Original Message----- From: alan moskowitz I never thought of even asking a cemetery to take photos. I have some relatives at Mt Zion and was planning to visit - but thanks to the suggestion

Hi! I am a newby to the JGS and live in San Diego, CA. Is there a branch in San Diego? May I join your branch as well? Here is my contact information: Phone: 619-540-9420 Email:

My grandfather, William Schimberg, arrived in New York in the 1880's from Lithuania. Is there any way to determine if his family had lived in or moved to Lithuania from Schimberg, Germany? Lee