I've copied down the very useful technical hints, but here are some new views on what to keep. It's important not to just crop faces, but also scan the whole picture. Clothes can be important for

Close ties to Latvia, Lithuania Kanner/Kangiser, Long/Lant, Tischler, Dischler according to dna (2017) but not responsive.

My great grandmother was also called Ida. But her name on arrival to the U.S. was Chaje which was changed to Ida.

Tony, It is beyond distressing to learn that Ukraine wants to sell not only cemeteries but also massacre sites. I looked at some of the files you attached and found it to be overwhelming, I could not

I am researching Phinehas ben Avraham Abba Shapiro born 1726 in Belarus and died 14 Aug 1791 in Shepetovka Ukraine. It is family lore that he is the 6th (?) great-grandfather of my brother-in-law

Dear Friends, Today I received a copy of a document existing in the museum archives of the Kriegshaber Synagogue Museum of Augsburg Germany. I was told that the document is called a "Schnoder Plaque"

I am looking for information on the children of Josef and Felicia HAASE. Son Peter Joachim was born on 3 August 1922 in Frankfurt. Peter had to do forced labour at the Jüdisches Forsteinsatzlager

Someone recommended "label the back of every picture now." That is not a good practice, as it can harm the place where the label is, either indenting the letters or causing ink to perhaps bleed

What a detailed and incredibly helpful explanation! Thank you so much. I do append a further question- what do you do with the originals. I shudder at the idea of destroying them- but storage space

There are youtube videos with the author Deborah Feldman, who now lives in Germany. This book does not at all seem to have been a hoax. That rumor may have been started by members of the Chassidic

Found out many of my ancestor's first names were Abraham, Jacob, Daniel, Johann,. Balthazar, etc. Any way for me to find out what Tribe I came from?

Dahn, Why scan to jpg or png, both lossy formats, rather than tif, which is lossless? Every edit, including cropping, degrades the quality of jpg and png images, defeating the purpose of scanning at

What to do during your "down time" at home? How about organizing a Virtual Family Reunion? I have suggested it to our JGS and so far it has been a big hit from children to adults. Sharing stories,

Bruce, Thanks for the reminder! I had the honor and privilege of creating web pages for that book. Max Heffler

At the end of WWII while Jewish survivors were gathered at various locations in Germany and Austria they often attempted to contact relatives/friends in other countries to facilitate emigration. This

Everyone has good advice but one vital piece of advice is to label the back of every picture now. Assuming you will save the pictures, as everyone here has advised you to do so, someday someone will

I am Laurie Bricker, and with the incredible help of Jewish Gen, I located my family in Alsace Lorraine several years ago. I am looking for my husband's family who lived in the Minsk region. My

I believe she is my G'Grandmother on the Fischer side of my family. I would like details/of her birth, parents, siblings, marriage, death. I have emailed the Witten offices but have not received a

“The epidemic was halted thanks to the supervisory efforts of the authorities over hygiene and meticulous cleanliness, as well as to the fact that no person was permitted to travel from city to city

You can find the photo in this New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/books/review/jews-and-booze-becoming-american-in-the-age-of-prohibition-by-marni-davis-book-review.html