These are names of direct ancestors of mine. Please note that DAJCH is pronounced with a guttural "ch".

The Israel Genealogy ResearchAssociation (IGRA) has just released a new database on its website. There are over1,500,000 records available in our databases. With each release we provide avariety of

Some 10 years ago I exchanged several emails with the Jewish Museum of Deportation and Resistance, Mechelen, Belgium. They were very helpful and provided me with lots of documents (few on the

Would David Mann write to me directly at jcwsmg@.... Sincerely, Susan Goldsmith SF Bay Area, USA

Shalom, I want to ask family for genealogical details. How is the best way to do it: a web form, a list of questions, other ideas? Thanks. Shmuel https://meyer-services.net/webtrees

Shalom, I have 2 brothers that spell their names slightly differently so they are not seen as brothers. Tabachnik and Tabatchnik I'm sure this isn't unique to me. What is the best

This is not a vital record, it is from an interwar internal Latvian passport book that was turned in to the RIga government, which happened for a number of reasons, including immigration (or,

Looking to make contact with the family of Avraham David Perl and his wife Meita (Marta) born Stern in Strimtura, Rumania in 1881 and came to the US in about 1913 and were Sighter Chassidim in

I need a few Los Angeles County death certificates. By chance is anyone heading that way or else I can try to do mail order. I am happy to trade some NYC time in exchange is someone could get the

It looks like I am going to have to make another look up run later this week so I am offering some lookups in New York at the various repositories. I can do NYC vital records; probate records and

One of the limiting factors that I see is price particularly if you live outside the USA in a country with an adverse exchange rate. One would of course think if one was really keen to search ones

I too use Family Tree Maker. It is still available and I use the latest version. I have a LOT of names and FRM handles them well. I like it best because of the reports you can generate with it. You

Hi Jenners, I could use some help in understanding where two brothers came from in Europe. I'm 99% sure they are brothers with many ties on official documents. The first comes into Ellis Island in

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I also had thousands of potential relatives with FTDNA, as did my husband. Most were from far-flung areas of Europe, did not list family names or names very different from mine and each other. Not

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I have seen far fewer family trees posted since the privacy laws changed in various countries but besides that I think the options to post names and places are often hidden inside other parts of the

Dear Fellow Researchers, I've posted a vital record in Russianfor which I need a one word translation. It is on ViewMateat the following address:

Dear Friends, I've posted the 1901 Russian marriage record of my great-grandparents for which I need a translation. The marriage record is on ViewMate at the following

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