My grandmother from Kobryn's name on her ship manifest was "Chaje" - she was known as Ida. My mother-in-law who was a survivor from Hungary/Czech's Hebrew name was "Aidel" - she was also known as Ida.

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland's July Virtual program will be on July 8, 2020 - 7:00 pm The Problem of “Grave” Errors in our CemeteriesRabbi Akiva Feinstein The use of words, names and

Mazel Tov on the appointment of Robinn as JRI Assistant Director. I cannot imagine anyone with greater expertise and compassion to serve in this position, and know we will all benefit by her work.

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... Marriage Record of Boruch Mordko WEJSBLECH and Chaia FRYM:

Hello Marilyn, Thanks for writing. I don't know if she was the only one to escape in that car. If you know this woman, or for that matter, anyone else who escaped on the way to a concentration camp in

Hello, I am looking for my great grandfather who immigrated (with wife and child) from Poland (Lodz) to France (Paris) in 1913. I suppose you needed a passport to cross the borders. Do you

Hello Rich, Thanks for writing about your cousin through marriage. I admire her determination and courage in surviving for two years by the "skin of her teeth" in Nazi Germany, and it is wonderful

Hello, Thanks for sharing your story. I will add it to my knowledge of how more than 700 people survived the trains to concentration camps. I regret that so many will forever remain nameless. Has this

This would be most likely after going through the formal inspection and those marriages should be recorded in the NYC marriage indexes. Diane Jacobs Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Do you have a source for finding old Grundbuchs that you can share? Especially interested in Berlin, Leipzig, Cottbus areas mid 1800’s through pre WWII. Many thanks, Janyce Jan Lastman, Toronto ON

Can you please tell me if this book covers Adutaskis, a small city within the gubernia of Swencionys and some of my ancestors (KRAWATZ, KRAVITZ, KRAVETS...and many other variants of this name)? If

My mother was known as Ida, but her given name when she was born in Poland was Ita.

My Boss' last name was Threefoot. However, he did not look like a Native American. When i asked him about it he told me what happened to his father. His father was German with a last name of Dreyfus.

Hello Sam, I would really like a copy of the Resnikoff tree. Could you please send me a copy thanks Peter Weinstock

My question is regarding late registration in the SubCarpathian Records for births and deaths. In one example, the birth of a relative, Mozes Zoldan, in 1883 in Kispatak, is registered on March 16,

I suspect that this marriage might be found here: Heiraten (2.-21. Bezirk) 1933-1936 - Film 1409565 - DGS 5274208 Unfortunately these books are not available online. Kind regards, Johann

Similarly in my family. My dad.s mother's maiden name was Book, and I searched Buch in the records. Finally I learned that 'Buk' was a Jewish family name in Lithuania. Go figure

We invite you to attend another free presentation in our series of JewishGen Talks webinars, with our speaker, Karen S. Franklin. Rescue and Resettlement: Researching Refugees from Nazi

Hello group, I've posted 5 vital records in Russian for which I need a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses... 1. Death Record of Mala WAJSBLECH:

I think the "40 languages" meant that the inspectors collectively spoke a total of 40, including English and 39 others, meaning that there were 40 languages that were each spoken by at least one