I just want to thank Jonathan for his help in translating several vital documents I posted recently on Jewishgen. Not only he deciphered difficult handwriting but also answered my subsequent

Hello, Could some body please translate the words on the attached headstone picture? How are the names "Eliahu ben Zvi" and "Alexander Fisher" connected? What name would Alexander use in any

Memorial Book of Dobrzyn-Gollob, Poland Yizkor Books in Print is happy to make this book available at severely reduced pricing by ordering through JewishGen List price: $69.95, available from

In addition, the current version of Family Tree Maker includes the capability to convert you old format FTM data files to their current format. FTM includes the ability to synch to ancestry.com. My

I am not sure if you are asking a question or if you are saying there is a database. Har HaMenuchot is 3 cemeteries and there are a dozen burial societies. 4 are Ashkanazi. None as of 4 years ago

It is true that Tzvi usually goes with Hirsch and for some reason Naftali goes with Hertz, but there are always exceptions. There was a Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Hertz Luknietzky, and there are definitely

The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) has posted a new article on its website, “The History of the Friedman Family Interwoven with the History of Motza and Eretz Israel” by Ellen

Hi Stephen, The town has a variety of names: Russian Beltsy or Bieltsy. Romanian and current Balti. Yiddish Beltz or Belz. Polish Belcz. And so many more spelling variations. It was part of

June 28th Christine Cohen - Ports of Immigration July 26th Alex Krakovsky - Ukrainian Jewish Genealogy August 23rd Yuri Dorn - Belarus Jewish Genealogy September 13th Stanley Diamond - Polish Jewish

The Orange County California Jewish Genealogy Society is having its next virtual meeting on Sunday May 17th at 1:30 pm pacific time. The speaker will be Diane Mizrachi speaking on Jewish Genealogical

I have dna matches with members of the Carvahal family from Iberia, probably Tunis before that. The original name was Halevi. After conversion it became Santa Maria and later Carvahal.. Some of

I have seen lots of Tzvi Hershes in my trees

Hello, Does anyone live near Mount Zion in Maspeth, Queens, New York and/or Mount Hebron, Flushing, Queens, New York who would be willing to take pictures of headstones for me? 5 or 6 in total?

Shalom Shahar, I would be glad to answer your question. Interesting that you found a message of interest from 2013!! Since that time we added a lot to our databases, website. In any case, if you

Thanks! Excellent article. The article also references: Frazin, Judith R. A Translation Guide to the 19-century Polish-language Civil-registration Documents: (Birth, Marriage and Death Records). 2nd

My Uncle served in Pilsudski's Army sometime after WWI. He came to the US in 1938 and served in the US army starting in 1941. I've been trying to find records about Pilsudski's army. -- Avivah

Hello, This might be a long shot, but I am trying to see if anyone has a photo(s) of the Jewish Memorial in Halberstadt, Germany. My great-grandparents, Hugo and Paula Beverstein are among those who

Several years ago I communicated with a GOLNICK family from Baltimore who were compiling a family tree of a Rabbi of Novarodok (18th cent.), Rabbi David ben (son of) Moshe of Kletzk. I have heard that

Hi my family came from Iasi Romania to the lower east side about 1900....maybe a couple of years earlier or a couple later....my gf was Mayer Leibowitz(Lebowitz) b abt 1859 d 1917 whose Mom was

Hi all, I am searching for a translator to assist me with records in both Polish and Russian. Thank you, Daniella Alyagon