It looks like these four families married with each other over and over in Novozybkov in the second half of the 19th century. If anyone is researching any of these, please contact me. Among the

A microfilm from the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City contains the Lviv Jewish Death Records (1805-1870) database. The original is in the Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv and was

A number of members of the Herman and Johanna FEUERLICHT family reportedly arrived at the Port of New York on 1 Sep 1891. Along with Herman und Johanna, daughters Irene and Bertha and sons Albert and

My library has made it available through a different link than the one used in the library. One has to be signed into their library account, then the link to "Ancestry Library Edition @ Home" will

When surnames were introduced depended on who the occuping power of the country was and their policy in this regard. In my ancestral area of the Suwalki Lomza gubernias in NE Poland on the borders

British Naturalisation certificates were based on information submitted by the applicant (always male in the late 19th century) either directly or through their agent. These asked for the names of the

One has to make a distinction when referring to Romania since it was different for areas which became part of modern Romania in 1918 — Transylvania, Banat, Maramures, Bucovina all part of Austria

I want to ask my fellows about the following subject. My Mom and my aunt, used to say, that their father`s ancestors, Sandor Waller, from Hungary,, came from Spain, after the expultion of the jews by

Seeking descendants of Rebecca and Israel (Wolf) BALKIN, Skud (Skuodas) #Lithuania. The BALKIN family moved to Glasgow around 1900. Rebecca's mother Tilly RHODEA (Radaia?) later KRAVETZ emigrated to

Hi there Does anyone know of any living descendants of my grandparents Raphael & Farida Dorra from Alexandria Egypt but originally from Damascus? Raphael died in Israel after migrating there after

A couple of old but useful resources that may be helpful: The Pruzhany Research Project: http://www.pruzh.org/ The Pruzhany section of the Children of Pruzany and Surrounding Area pages (also

It is necessary to copy the link and paste it into a browser space-not click on it. It won't open that way

My wife's maiden name is Sinkin. Her grandfather immigrated from Poland and either chose the name Sinkin or had it changed for him at Ellis Island. Does anyone know what might have been the original

My name is Nava Godelnik. My father Moshe Elfanstien was born and raised in Pruzane. During world war 2 he ran away to Ural mountains area. he immigrated to Israel in 1950. Here he met friends from

Hi Steve, The custom of not naming children after living relatives is only in Ashkenazi circles. Many Sephardic Jews commonly give names of living parents to their children. I am not familiar with

I strongly agree with Donna Guy´s post cited below. We genealogists, whether professional or hobbyists, are researching and doing a branch of history, namely the history of our own families. In

Judy, Could the name Rechtschaffner not be a phonetic variant or mistake for the name Rechtschaffen. I have a Fanny Rechtschaffen. Could you get back to me privately. Marcel Apsel Antwerpen,

Could Rechtschaffner not be a phonetic variant or mistake in writing for Rechtschaffen. I have a Fanny Rechtschaffen, daughter of Pinchas Rechtschaffen (1864-1928) and Malka Sara Klein (1866-1939).

I have reached a dead-end in finding lost relatives of the Freitig/Freitag family from Sakiai. Our grandfather (1908-1996) was the sole survivor of his family because he left for Israel before the

The Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project is pleased to announce its 95th title, Translation of the Ratno Yizkor Book (Ukraine), The Story of the Destroyed Jewish Community Original Yizkor Book Published