Good morning. My name is Rollie Stamps, email curtstamps@... You and I are in the same situation. I am an American, raised as a Christian, but also felt an affinity towards the Jewish people. Neither

I have significant indications of a relationship between two sets of BAMBERGERs living in Hartford, Connecticut around 1850. One family originates with David BAMBERGER, b. Bavaria 1780, d. New York

My Great great grandmother may have also been a Kantorvich from Belarus. All I know so far is that she married in Belarus to Aron Zagorsky. Carol

It's up to the individual what name to use. In the US, one can use any name one wishes, as long as no fraud is intended or perpetrated. My paternal grandfather's last name was Slonimsky, so it was

Richard, I have a 4 page PDF copy of my great grandfather’s Passport from Galicia in 1929. He lived in Suchostow and the passport seems to have been granted in “Brzezany.” I suppose this

Does anyone know how names were chosen way back when? Originally I thought geography was used by some. Like Schwartzwald or Konigsberg. Clearly some chose a “son of” name. But the others? --

Barry, I have numerous vital records from New York City where names of people who never left Poland or Russia were given Americanized names by the informant. My favorite is when my gggm Gitel became

La recherche généalogique est toujours importante n’importe quelle direction les indices vous indiquent. Un nom de famille ne suffit pas à prouver une ascendance juive. Je ne suis pas familière

Yes, Barry, you are exactly right. I see it all the time on American records. Immigrants would often Anglicize their parents names on records whether or not the parents immigrated. Having said that,

As reported previously, during the pandemic, ProQuest which supplies the library edition of Ancestry to many libraries advised that Ancestry is permitting remote access during the pandemic. Per Bill

Am 29.05.20 um 12:41 schrieb Reuven Stern: I'll send the transcripts directly to your address. Ernst-Peter Winter, Münster, Hessen

My grandfather applied for and received a passport in 1912 for purposes of going abroad to work. I have the application but not the passport, and it does say "passport." Since a passport is needed

I would appreciate any information from the 2nd record in this attachment of a Ukrainian marriage record from 1899. I know it is the marriage on 2 March 1899 in Bolechow of Josef Mordche Beer, age

Dear Jenny, Thank you so much for your reply. Those sites that you recommended to me are so helpful for me. Best Regards, Patrice Markiewicz from Paris France.

I have a 3-1/4 page letter handwritten in Polish in 1936. Attached is page 1. I know nothing about the contents except that it was found in my father's belongings when he died. My father Robert

Richard Stower Yarmouth, Maine Researching: SECHESTOWER, THAU, SPIERMAN (Kolomea, Stanislau) KANNER, SMITZ or variations, WERNER (Dobrowa Tarnowska), GROSS (Chortkiv)

Stephen, David, et al: Pardon me if this is a duplicate. I sent it previously but have not seen it appear. _____________________________________________________________ Thank you all for your

The “Ancient Tombstone According to Legend” is an origin story of the founding of a Jewish settlement for Jews where, once, only one Jew had lived in solitude “like a juniper in the

Many people in my Broude family (Brodie) from the Grodno region were named for living relatives. The only conclusion I could draw was they lived for many generations on a tiny farm. There was no Rabbi

I am looking for information regarding my father's oldest brother, Daniel, known as "Nilou" Sternberg. He was possibly born in Botosani in 1898 or 1899 and died in 1955. I know that he married a