Hello, I hope my note finds you safe and well in this time of Corona. With the 1857 census now available via JewishGen, I have found more detail about my 3xg-gf, Pesach Dovid Miller, married to Chana

The ones that I am looking at are on ancestry.com

Hello everyone! I am seeking a Russian (script) to English translation of the attached document. It is a marriage record for one of my Great Aunts. I do not recognize the name Gitla, so I am not

I came across this maiden name for my great great grandmother, Sara, married to Herschel Satloff/Zatalofsky. It is the first time I have seen it and I wonder if there are other spellings. So far not

There is a suburb of Karlsruhe called Diedelsheim. They have a Wikipedia page in German where it says: The Jewish community of Diedelsheim The beginning of the Jewish community in Diedelsheim, a

Does anybody know what became of the private Suwalki-Lomza group run by Marilyn? Used to receive a quarterly newsletter. Would appreciate an update. Diane Jacobs

Jeff, Thanks. I actually learned about the "fake rabbi scandal" from Marni Davis' book. I was looking for additional stories, especially ones in Boston. I had great luck in my search for Fusgeyers

Dear Sarah I am not sure if Albert Hakim made it to Israel so I don't know where he would have lived. My search is to find out if he actually made it to Israel or if he died with his parents (Aaron &

The traditional rule for JewishGen mailing lists has been that surnames being searched should be in all caps, and ***nothing else*** should be in all caps. This has been the norm for over 20

You mean, should the maiden name be in all caps? There is no hard and fast rule on that. Personal preference. But, if you are putting it up for a vote...NO. No names should be in all caps. People

I see graves with those names, but not buried near one anotherץ The woman next to Yehudah Leib is Leah. Both died Yehudah Leib and Leah 1965. Israel

Because the language here is english, I (Google-)translated this message into English. Country of search: #Switzerland My name is Sephi Vail. My grandfather's brother, killed in the War of

When asking for information about Israeli's always include the father's name if known. Please include, when known, the Hebrew name the person has/had. Please attempt to include a phonetic of the

I have been following this discussion and had a thought (not an every day occurrence). That a person lived in Germany, Poland, Romainia etc does not mean the family is not from another location. In

Brigitte, I have had some success searching for Haifa burials at https://gravez.me/en/search but you will need to play around with the spelling, e.g. EIGER instead of EJGER or EGER. You will have to

The IAJGS Nominating Committee is now accepting applications for IAJGS Director positions. We invite all candidates who are interested in serving as a Director to submit their applications by April

We are delighted to release the March 2020 issue of the Galitzianer, the quarterly research journal of Gesher Galicia. This issue takes readers from the pages of index books in the Przemyśl State

Hi, James, unfortunately, the recipient of your message, Dr. Fritz Neubauer, died in May last year. He was one of the most helpful members in 20 years of GerSig existence. He helped all of us and

I recently encountered this enticing footnote: "Beilinsohn, Moshe Eliezer, author of Megilat Yukhsin, Shelomei Emunei Yisrael: a series of booklets published in Odessa from 1851 until the early

Also differentiates it from what may be a first and middle name or a first and last name Sharon F. Yampell Voorhees, NJ USA GenealogicalGenie@...