The two main Russian-speaking forums that I use are Jewish roots https://forum.j-roots.info/ and Genealogy Forum VGD https://forum.vgd.ru/. Both are fully accessed from all over the world, including

Hi Greg, Have you tried to get a copy of Anna Goldman's death certificate? It may list the person who provided the information about the decedent, which is usually a family member. How about trying

I had a fraternity brother named Don Peltz. Went to Vanderbilt University.

Dear Friends,I hope you and your families are doing well.As we continue to persevere in the face of COVID-19, JewishGen's staff and volunteers are hard at work trying to obtain information and make it

Hallo David i have found hebcal.com a very useful website when dealing with such questions. first click into the link to convert the secular (gregorian) date to the hebrew date and you will find that

Hello, Does anyone know of the Tefillah book translated by a B Meyers Alexander in 1770? I am told that my ancestor is mentioned in the subscriber list, but I can't find the subscriber list

If you search my website, www.museumoffamilyhistory.com (Museum of Family History), under "Goldfarb publishing," you will find eighteen mentions of a Goldfarb publishing group in Warsaw. I don't think

Hello, Boris. As you know, I'm very familiar with looking up photographers. I do it all the time. The M. Smith studio was located at 331 Grand Street, between Orchard and Ludlow Streets in Manhattan.

Can you please let me know the message number for the the Part One of this message? It is very interesting to me. I tried a search, but it did not turn up. Thank you.

Hi Emma, Access the JCR-UK database on Jewishgen and do a search for your Isaac Myers in London, then access the 1851 Anglo-Jewry Database where you will find all sorts of family information including

I'm writing an historical novel in which a character attends synagogue on the first day of Rosh Hashanah on September 10, 1934 -- 1 Tishrei 5695 (if I'm not mistaken). Can anyone tell me what Torah

Dear All, since the beginning of this year I was able to add more than 100 name adoption lists to my website. Beside of others you are now able to search Bretten, Paderborn, Kassel (renewed to

Dear Members of JewishGen, Since 2011 we are doing research on people expelled by the Nazis from Central Franconia who served with the forces of the United Nations or joined the resistance movements

I am looking for information on two Yiddish publishers in Warsaw. The first is S. Goldfarb, 31 Dzika [sp.] Street, who was active at least between 1923-1926. He published a number of translations of

Many libraries have the library edition of Ancestry through ProQuest. Due to the pandemic, many of those libraries have made access to Ancestry Library Edition available remotely to those who have

Catherine, I didn't find a record of Olga's evacuation in Yad Vashem site, only Lazar and Karina (the child). When I searched there Yurovski from Lubny, Krivoy Rog and Zolotonosha, I found

Catherine, I didn't find a record of Olga's evacuation in Yad Vashem site, only Lazar and Karina (the child). When I searched there Yurovski from Lubny, Krivoy Rog and Zolotonosha, I found

Families of Shoah victims unmentioned in the Gombin Yizkor book #yizkorbooks #gombin I am currently coordinating the translation of the Gombin memorial book for the JewishGen Yizkor Books Project.

The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) will be broadcasting a free webinar and a “Show and Tell’ free Zoom meeting next week. The Zoom “Show and Tell” meeting in English will be

Are the missing children all boys? That was the case with my family from Anskycai, and I assumed that the boys be hidden to protect them from the Russian draft. David Shapiro Jerusalem