I get 23 & Me replies six months to a year or even more after I send them. Some people are just curious, not actively researching. So when the thought passes through their heads at a later date, they

I've posted four Birth Records in Hebrew (Male 57, Male 58, Female 39, Female 40) for which I need a translation. http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM78339 Please respond via

I've posted a vital record in Russian or Ukrainian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM78322 I'm

I have posted two images of the 1864 Revision List Supplement for the community of Labun, Zaslav Uyezd, Volhynia Gubernia (F. 118, Op. 14, Sp. 79). The left side (1st image) lists four males and the

I've posted a one-page 1910 letter in neatly-written Yiddish script from a 65 year-old relative reflecting on his life. It is on ViewMate at the following

I've posted two pages from the Frankfurt Ele Toldot in German and would be very grateful for a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following

The POLIN Museum in Warsaw has been in conroversy regarding the reappointment of its director, Dariuz Stola. He won a competiton for a second term but Poland’s populist government refused to

Tony, 10 years ago I visited the website of Pacanów, the shtetl of my mother's family. All in Polish, but I saw "gazeta" and sent an e-mail in English, asking for information about the former Jewish

Dear researchers, Did someone went through the Metrical books of Mogilev Podilsy (1837-1894)? LDS microfilm numbers from 1920796-1920802? The page mentioned in the discussion

When citing this acronym, be sure to spell out Israel Genealogy Research Association. IGRA is a word in Russian that means 'game' or 'play', but it is also an English acronym, with multiple

I am looking for the Rosen family who lived in New Rochelle, NY. The head of the family (Jack?) was the owner of a shoe factory. His wife (Helen?) was a relative of my late mother in law Fela Braun

I would appreciate any help in locating descendants of Adolph Feuerman (1873-1938) and his wife Bessie Wilinsky (1881-1956). After emigrating from Galicia and Russia respectively, they lived in

I've had a similar situation, and maybe group members have some suggestions. My mother provided reams of information about relatives: names, spouses, even dates of birth. But, while she knew they

Please comment on a discussion we are having among members of our town research group. Our town is in Eastern Galicia. Like many towns, a number of local residents were involved in the massacres of

Actually the Index noted starts from 1864 BUT the 7 rolls of Mogilev Crown Rabbinate records begins in 1837! The Index of Baby Boys was done only from 1864 for some reason.

The 7-roll Crown Rabbinate Records is microfilmed. I have been through all the rolls in the old days and it is a goldmine of information. The Index to Baby Boys was compiled from male births contained

Can anyone tell me if Riga was in the Pale of Settlement in the 1870's? My Kagan family moved from Zhager (now Lithuania) to Riga, and I'm just wondering if this was difficult to do at that

I began my genealogy career in 1984. My parents were alive and I used some shareware as my database vehicle. As with so many others Jews in the world, the family was spread all over. My parents

Thanks everyone for their input Joel Weintraub Joel Weintraub -- Joel Weintraub Dana Point, CA

I have posted on ViewMate what I believe to be the 1836 Laszczow marriage record between Zelig Josef Zuberman and Mala Lerch. I would appreciate a translation of the essentials.