Gesher Galicia webinar series got off to a good start last week with Dr. Turner’s presentation on his trip through former Galicia. We appreciate the positive feedback received to date. This week,

Henia is often tranlated as Hannah - as in my ancestor's name Henia or Hannah Serwianski (my great great grandmother) from Sejny, in Suwalki gubernia. Jill Whitehead, Surrey, UK

You mention Gorfunkel/Gorfunkle. Two of my Guttenberg great aunts and uncles from Sheffield, Yorks, UK (their parents came to Hull in c1865, then Grimsby and then Sheffield) from Rajgrod in Lomza

Love to hear about this as well as my ancestors are from Malate/Moletai

ROSEN/BOROKOWSKY/CHERNOBILSKY/PACKER/PECKAR/BECKER Looking for any help in finding information on Nathan (Nachman) Rosen (Borokowsky), Molly Borokowsky and Borach Rosen from “Roshever/Roziveh”

That he is an infant suggests the word might be "child".

Mark, Thank you and JRI-Poland for signposting us to this very useful information. Regards Malka Flekier London, UK

Hello, Thank you everyone who responded about where to download a family tree chart. I was particularly interested in cousins etc. as one of these distant relatives in Israel is on Geni and I get

Family Tree Magazine's website offers many free forms, included an basic 5-generation tree. You have to sign up for a free account, but they have over 60 free forms for research, census records,

It is possible that the name you are looking for is AUERBACH rather than Aurebach as you spelled it in your message. Cheers, Vernon.kronenberg@... KRONENBERG - Warsaw, Lodz BLUMENKOPF - Garwolin,

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My wife's grandmother Rivka EISEN (DISTENFELD) , died in Zlochew (then Poland) about 1938. Her husband, Zvi Hirsch EISEN had left to New York sometime in the 1930s (not sure exactly when). Anyone have

Alberto, Place was known as Sarnki, located near town Bursztyn in Rohatyn Powiat. Those were actually trzy adjacent villages by the same name: Sarnki Górne (Upper) with largest Jewish population of

Alberto: You did not include the information that you are looking for in your e-mail but maybe if you post either to the group or on view mate someone can be of assistance. Ina Getzoff Delray Beach,

Thanks to Mark Halpern of JRI-Poland for immediately guiding me to the translations I had asked for. I take the opportunity to suggest Jewishgenners using JRI-Poland to take a look at the tab

Shavua Tov! My great great grandma was Lena Levy. Her maiden name was always spelled many ways, like Wanzel, Wentzel, Weitzel, etc. In 1908, a Meier Wentzel sailed seek Sadie Odze, Lena’s sister, at

JRI-Poland does provide translations to the vital record headings for Galician records. See https://www.jri-poland.org/galicia/GalicianVitalRecords_Titles_Nov2002.pdf You will find it at

Pam, the word is “child” and the age is 6/12 months old on that ship manifest. Just a hint for others. I thought before I saw your Viewmate image that it was the name of the passenger on the

These headings are on the JRI-Poland.org website in the Learn section, Additional Resources and Help Tips, Language Resources; A Guide to Headings of 19th Century Galician Jewish Vital Record Forms

This is a wild guess, but perhaps it is (child) -- Joel S. Kent