Jewish Genealogical Society NY Meeting Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 2 p.m. Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St., New York Lecture: The Sugihara Refugee Story: Survivors and Those Without

I will give a couple reasons to include babies who died at birth. I recently corresponded with someone who did extensive research to determine a genetic disorder in his family. Part of this involved

There are some great Jewish genealogy groups on Face book including one on DNA. Also the regular DNA groups there have search angels and DNA Detectives who might be able to assist you in your search.

Congratulations on finding your birth father so quickly and making positive contact with the nephew and niece. I am interested in the rest of your story as it unfolds.

There are a number of practical reasons why still-births should be recorded on your family tree. First, the 1910 U.S. census asked families to indicate how many children the mother had birthed and

Stillborn children impact on the family. They fill gaps where people might still be searching for a lost cousin, they tell us about the life of the of the family and about the mother's health. So

Excellent point! Boris Feldblyum boris@...

It will help others to help you if the message is less cryptic. For instance, your grandparents’ names, dates of birth/death/marriage will place your inquiry in a proper historical context. There

Dear group, My great great grandfather was Herman Friedmann, who was a Cantor (chazan) in Subotica. I just found his death registration and would very much appreciate a translation. It is on ViewMate

So glad that you have been able to open a new chapter. My husbands parents divorced right after he was born, and his mother's side did not want the father or his family to have contact with Joe. Joe

Trudy asked about including babies who died at birth in the family database. I do include these infants in my family research. It says a lot about life and lose. When I look at a family group and

LitvakSIG is pleased to make publicly available our entire collection of 1784 poll tax lists, part of our Grand Duchy of Lithuania (GDL) project. The lists are organized into 14 compilations by

Please join us for the following program, presented by the Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute and Gesher Galicia. Family History Today: Jewish Students, Medical Globetrotters, and Persevering

Other than looking for their names in JewishGen, I would also look at: genteam.eu They have some records about conversions in Austro-Hungary.

January 27, 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Between now and February 22, but mainly between January 27 and 31, a series of commemorative events is planned in 35 towns

Hello, I have posted an article >from the German newspaper Aufau on Viewmate. I would like a complete translation. It can be found at: https://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/responselist.asp?key=76632

This is wonderful news! For those who do not know, Yulia is a PhD in Jewish History, this book grows out of her dissertation work. Yulia is an excellent researcher, and a lovely person. I had the

Good morning Judy, If you are willing to look through actual images, you can find a wealth of detail (birth, marriage and death) for the area of Munkacz at the free

To all, here is Yulia's email yulia13.prokop@.... Please feel free to reach out to her with all questions about her book. Yulia is a historian who lives in Odessa, Ukraine. The book is in Russian;

Hi Trudy, I always include babies who died at birth in my family tree, even if they were unnamed, it has amazed the family because they didn’t know about them. Regards, Sylvia Verzonden