Fascinating story! And good work! I hope you and your half-siblings get your DNA tested by the same company, then load results to GEDmatch to broaden the database. Linda Wolfe Kelley Portland, OR, USA

Richard, Yes, there was such a concert with Whiteman conducting the orchestra and Gershwin himself at the piano. I have a recording on an old 78 record that, according to my mother, Gershwin gave to

I was very interested to see this thread concerning Rostov-on-Don (Rostov- na-Donu, in Russian). My father and his family lived there >from 1915 to 1921, when they were exiled >from the western

Hello Susan, After you have received the copy of the Naturalisation Certificate, I would advise you to invoke a Freedom of Information request to open the case files, then ask somebody at the JGSGB to

the last years died a few Gernsheim in Italy.. Andre Guenther Munich

Dear Leah Rosa is registered as number 376 in this way: Helpern (heilpern) Rosa, 17.1.1909 (aus Preßburg, Slowakei) - Pressburg being the name of Bratislave at he time. I don't see any English

Yefim, Yulia is the author of the book and she lives in Odessa, Ukraine. Regards, Mike

Gayle, His last name is Zelensky, not Zelevansky. Regards, Mike

I am looking for relatives or their descendants from Panevezys and Kupiskis by the name of Berger/Birger/Birgeris or any other possible variation thereof.

The microfilm records that, at one time,could be ordered to your local Family History Center, are no longer available. Centers were allowed to keep the films that were in their inventory, but the only

One of my family branches is Zelevansky..I am wondering if I could be related to the president of the Ukraine?? My family started out in Belarus. BUT Zelevansky isn't like a common name like Shapiro.

11 January Hi, I’m overwhelmed by all the wonderful emails re the Gross family in Brooklyn. Thank you to AE Jordan, Diane Jacobs and Ron & Johanna Becker in particular. Thank you so much for your

Inna, that is very interesting. We know from Revision records and Vital records many Jewish families were foreigners in Russian Empire, and they came not only from Romania and Turkey, but also from

Today I am looking for a descendant of Julius/Yale, Joseph,and/or Paul Krasnowsky. They owned Kay Construction Company in the1940s and 1950s in Chicago. Later the business moved to Skokieunder the

Hello – I don’t know how common a name Sloman is, but there is a professor at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, named Steven Sloman. Judy Floam Baltimore, MD

-----Original Message----- From: Sarah L Meyer Death certificate records can be very inaccurate as people are grieving. It is not just that people are grieving or the chaos of the moment. The

My guess is that Rose was born to Julia Spitz and a Friedman, as her maiden name and her brother last name indicates. Julia was probably married to Joseph Berkow and a Friedman (the order unclear).

Diane suggested some of the core databases to get started looking for a family in Brooklyn in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Bout I would add one more basic starting point which is the newspapers and in

Hello Eva, Thank you for your reply. I will certainly look at JGSGB. I do know of my greatgrandparents life once in England. Mark was a Ladies Tailor and had several shops, one in Little Poland St,

Death certificate records can be very inaccurate as people are grieving. Where was this? Can you find other records for her? Was she the immigrant? If so can you find her passenger arrival or