Hello Ellen To a dispassionate out-sider the story may seem interesting. To my mother (and hence our family) it was critical - a matter of human survival. With best wishes Dave Sydney,

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal (JGS-Montreal.org) has submitted over 60,000 records to JOWBR, about 50,000 with photos. To offer more capabilities to researchers,

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal jgs-montreal.org is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2020. The first meetings leading to the formation of the JGS of Montreal took place in late 1994,

My name is Michael Weinstein. A sister of my maternal grandmother and some members of her family had lived in Ostrog in the Volyn region of Ukraine (formerly Russia and Poland) until June 1941. The

I've posted a 4-page letter written by my grandparents probably to my grandmother's sisters in NY about coming to the US or Canada in 1930. They were unsuccessful, but ended up in Palestine in 1935.

Someone pointed out to me that I wrote "last name." I meant "first name." My apologies.

Maybe you are already aware of this, but there is a Tomaszow Mazowiecki and a Tomaszow Lubelski. Also, I as far as I know, Apfel and Appel, though similar, are not identical, meaning they are not

During a 50th anniversary celebration, these towns were mentioned during a song. Grandparents came from Russia between 1900 and 1910. I have been unable to find these towns. Thank you.

Sheryl Stahl. Thank you so much for all of your hard work. The area is very special to me. Too bad it became a ghetto and then the site of mass murder. But it stays in my heart. Thanks again. --

Thanks to everyone who helped. The story has a simple and happy ending. To my surprise, the archive sent me a link to a PayPal-like website. I paid by credit card and without any fees. You have to

On the death cert of a gg Uncle of mine, his father's last name is listed as Max, and indeed, the name of his youngest son was Max. On his gravestone, however, his father's name was listed as

Hi Does anyone know where I might find any records from Koniuzkow (Brody)? Would it be within Galician records or Ukranian records. Many thanks, K. Swanson Scotland

Society had section in Mt Zion cemetery, Maspeth LI NY. Society has not functioned for decades and cannot find any information as to What geographic area they covered In what is now Poland or

1921 Poland’s first National Census lists for Oleśnica, gmina Wodynie, powiat Siedlce, total number of 532 residents, including 79 Jewish souls. BTW, Seroczyn lists 515 residents, including 92

Hi from Paris, At least a detective searching Rottersman family ! This is a quite rare name and I couln't find any parent to "Hirsch Rottermann" who is in my tree. I opened your file and you have some

Hi, I wanted to let you know that I followed in the footsteps (keyboard?) of Alan Weiser and updated the Kehillalinks site for Kolomea/Kolomyya. Please check it out at

Hi, This appears to be place known as Przenosza, located in Limanowa district, Mszana Dolna county. Place was small: 350 residents are listed, including 9 Jewish souls in 1921. In addition,

Until 1914 the area was part of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. After WW1 (1918) it became Poland. Some of it became Russia & then now Ukraine. I use Google or earth if the shtetel was not

The only thing I can comment about is Bessie’s name. My grandmother has a sister, Beyla, who died at birth. When my grandmother came along, they named her Pesia Beyla. The superstition was that by

I request a translation of what I believe is Yiddish text on part of a letter attached to my grandfather’s 1921 passport application. It is from his mother who wrote from Romania asking him to come