Hi, my 4th Grandfather Raffael CIACCIA was born in Naples 1792 but we have found no birth records for any of his children so I was wondering if he could have been Jewish? I’m so sorry if This

Rabbi 'Adam' (David Moshe Avraham, ish Treves Ashkenazi), the author of Mirkevet Hamishne, had descendants in Rohatyn who were surnamed Nagelberg. Can anyone fill in the gap between him and the

For years I had absolutely no success in finding the immigration record for my paternal grandfather. I knew the date of his arrival from his naturalization papers but I could never find his name on

I want to remind the group that I have an Infofile at JewishGen showing and testing a number of strategies for finding difficult passenger manifests at Ellis Island. Some of the strategies are pretty

I am trying to research my father's family. The Bornheim side came from Germany and the Jashonovsky family came from Poland. Any information would be most helpful and appreciated. Thanks! Rosalyn

Rivka may also be spelled as Rifka.

In the pale, he wouldn't have earned much but by emigrating to America, he could earn enough to make a living as did my maternal grandfather. We was a Tzarist beurocrat in his village(Yurovichi in

Hello, I joined this group with the hope to find more information about my grandfather. His name is Richard Parliman (unsure about the spelling). He met my grandmother in Bogota, Colombia in the 70s.

I have posted two records for translation from Russian. They can be viewed at http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM80597 and

I have placed a Polish record on ViewMate for translation, that of Yudko Rozenzumen in 1843. It can be viewed at http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM80595. I am hoping for all

I would appreciate any help in getting information about a sugar beet processing factory in the Ukraine. I assume it was near Obukhiv, Kiev Gubernia because my great grandfather lived in the town

Hello, I have found 2 letters from my mother’s friend (or at least pen pal) Lola (Jola?) LIPMAN, written when they were teenagers. The letters were sent from 5 Piramowicza St., Lodz to Palestine and

Ancestry.ca-- Canada-- is marking the 75th anniversary of VE Day with free access to 10 million Canadian, military records on the site. From Monday May 4 to Friday May 8. May 8 marks the 75th

What I found helpful is to remember that (1) the name on the passenger list will the name they used in "the old country," which can be different from the name you know them as and (2) it is very

And if you're using a Mac, "Reunion for the Macintosh" is still available: You can purchase Reunion v12 from here <https://www.reunion-for-macintosh.com/cms/> for AUD$145 (approx. USD $93±)." Shel

My great Uncle was Isaak Grauer on his birth certificate in Raudnitz an der Elbe North Bohemia but his name in Baltimore became Ignatius/Ignnatz.

I was interested to see that others have an interest in Lazdei. My ggf Abraham Cohen left Lazdijai with his family sometime during the period 1888-1890 (the reported date varies in subsequent census

Hello! I am trying to find out any information on the MYERS family who lived at 128 Brompton Road, London which was also where their family business was - a Clothiers/Tailors shop called Myers & Sons

Anyone having time at home to help an elder citizen with poor eyesight proof a digital index of names from a yizkorbook to be donated to JewishGen? Please contact me at my email Avigdor Ben-Dov,

There were no rules for 'translating' names. My grandmother Matilda, Aunt Tilly to those who knew her, was, on her birth record, Rosa. George could be Isaac, but so could Michael, Peter, Sam, and