Does anyone know the whereabouts of the descendants of Ben Gross? He came from Kursk, Russia in May 1913 and had a sister, Rose. The family name was Grosnowicz or Grosnowitz. They lived in Brooklyn,

Excavation work in Prague unearthed pieces of Jewish headstones which now will be returned to the Czech capitol’s Old Jewish Cemetery resulting from an agreement between the City and the Jewish

Looking for any descendants of BACHER/HERWALD and for David PRINS who curates the GENI pages on Anne HERWALD (and others) please get in touch. Thanks. Shulamit Spain PLEASE REMOVE MY NAME AND EMAIL

This is Eric FEINSTEIN--I help Nolan Altman with the JOWBR project. There is a small Jewish cemetery north of St.Petersburg in the city of Sestroretsk that a dedicated group of volunteers has been

I went to the Bialik Shul at 59th and Larchwood in Philadelphia from 1948 to 1954. Velvel Shichman was my teacher as well. He and his wife were very good friends of my parents.Last year, after years

JewishGen Education has updated its classes and its formats 2020 We are delighted to offer a new range of courses in 2020. 1. 3 week Mentored Classes with personal instruction based on helping a

JewishGen Education has updated its classes and its formats 2020 We are delighted to offer a new range of courses in 2020. 1. 3 week Mentored Classes with personal instruction based on helping a

There is no equivalent to Ellis Island records for the UK, unfortunately. The UK National Archives holds records for incoming aliens, which the government required only during two short periods of

There is no equivalent to Ellis Island records for the UK, unfortunately. The UK National Archives holds records for incoming aliens, which the government required only during two short periods of

I am seeking information my great-great uncle Moses Freedland(er) of 1637 50th Street, Brooklyn, NY, son of Hirsch Friedland(er) of Besaglo, Latvia. The census lists his occupation as salesman but

I am seeking information my great-great uncle Moses Freedland(er) of 1637 50th Street, Brooklyn, NY, son of Hirsch Friedland(er) of Besaglo, Latvia. The census lists his occupation as salesman but

When did they come? I see some trees on Ancestry showing that Louis Moshe Gottstein died in Des Moines in 1913 and that Sarah's maiden name was Hochenberg. Following up on this I found Nathan's

They have a website where many of the stones are available.

Another possibility is that Nathan and Solomon had one mother, but different fathers. If their mother remarried when one brother was very young, he may never have known his biological father. Were

You might also go to the the kehilalinks site for Panevezys on the JewishGen website to find out more about its history. It's at https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/panevezys/pon3.html . This includes

A new section, Rabbinical Profiles (https://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Rabbinic_Profiles.htm) has been added to JCR-UK (Jewish Communities & Records - United Kingdom). The section, reflecting several

A new section, Rabbinical Profiles (https://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Rabbinic_Profiles.htm) has been added to JCR-UK (Jewish Communities & Records - United Kingdom). The section, reflecting several

My 2 x great grandmother Mirjam ESKZENASY (which also means DEUTSCH) was born in Vienna in 1813. Her elder brother Naphtali ESKENASY born in Vienna in 1809, wrote to the Viennese authorities in

Last October I spent two weeks in Western Ukraine, in Lviv and in Podolia. Podolia's archives are, since some years ago, centralized in Khmelnitsky, the regional capital, formerly called Proskurov.

Last October I spent two weeks in Western Ukraine, in Lviv and in Podolia. Podolia's archives are, since some years ago, centralized in Khmelnitsky, the regional capital, formerly called Proskurov.