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

Hi, I have posted on ViewMate a Starokonstantinov birth record page in Hebrew for which I need a translation. I need translations for Males 120 and 121 and Female 89. It is at the following address

I use Legacy Family Tree on my computer, and TNG for the web. My TNG site is https://www.sarahsgenies.com. Regardless of which program you use on your computer, Legacy, FTM, RootsMagic, MyHeritage

Have you tried stevemorse.org It has numerous ports going to the US. Also has Canadian passenger and border crossings. These are very helpful. Be sure to search phonetically for all surnames. Hope

Another possibility: He could have had a second given name e.g., Yitzchak Gershon. David Rosen Boston, MA

The document is a passport issued by the Russian consulate in Montreal on July 29, 1922. The stamps show that a consular fee was paid. This was after the 1917 revolution, and the consular records for

Seth Jacobson. seth@...> wrote: "In 2018, I visited Giby, which seems to have no Jewish remnants at all, and I have been trying to get in contact with anyone who knows more about this village from its