Responding to Ava (Sherlock) Cohn: this is exactly the problem. I have two families: Abarbanel and Berlin, with cantonist ancestors, for whom I cannot identify their hometowns. Their modern history st

#poland

Gary, the cantonists were underage children who were drafted to get prepared for the army service from the age of 18. The 25 years were counted from the age of 18. So, overall, the army took the child

#poland

When discussing this topic we shouldn't forget about the influence of the WW1 and the revolutions in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. Here's the real story of my grandparents. My GGF emigr

#usa

Dears, the question exists in a much wider world than this tiny thread. You can't hide an elephant. If somebody wishes to blame Jews for something, the facts become irrelevant, and we will be accused

#general

Jules Verne himself is known to have no Jewish roots. There were rumors spread in the Polish newspapers that he was actually a Polish Jew that flew to France and turned Christian. E.g., https://papers

#general

@David Seldner, your notes about the calculation method are generally known as pedigree collapse when the number of distinct ancestors is smaller than the theoretical binary tree. It is especially app

#rabbinic

Have you visited the Davidic Dynasty site: https://www.davidicdynasty.org/? Alex Girshovich Jerusalem

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Hi Yoav, Have you visited the Davidic Dynasty site: https://www.davidicdynasty.org/? There is a page named What the Experts Say under the Research menu, where you can read various opinions of the rese

#rabbinic

Dear Paul, genealogy-wise, the term itself is of less importance. Some databases, like JewishGen allow search in "Ukraine" assuming the nowadays territory of Ukraine, automatically pulling data from t

#ukraine

Sherry, from what I know, you should first understand where your roots come from. The war activities are mainly in the South-East and near the Balck Sea coast. So, check the map and decide if you can

#galicia #ukraine

Dear Mates, I am looking for ane records related to my GF and GGF in Berdyansk and Melitopol areas (UEZD) in Taurida Gubernia from 1870 on. I mean metric records or any other types of information. My

#ukraine #records

The two main Russian-speaking forums that I use are Jewish roots https://forum.j-roots.info/ and Genealogy Forum VGD https://forum.vgd.ru/. Both are fully accessed from all over the world, including U

#russia #ukraine

As far as I understand, the residence is the actual place of residence of the person, which could be a shtetl, a village, etc. The town is the nearest town with the authorities' office where the death

#ukraine

I think that "all caps in family names" was a ground-rule in the JewishGen discussion groups for ages. We just need to keep it after moving to the new platform. Yes, both Peter's suggestions would be

Dear Group Mates, I am working on my family roots, which led me to Rabbi Yosef of Turets, near Nowvogrudok (today's Belarus). who was claimed to be the 5th generation of Rabbi Mordekhai JAFFE "Baal Ha

#rabbinic

Dear Group Mates, I am working on my family roots, which led me to Rabbi Yosef of Turets, near Nowvogrudok (today's Belarus). who was claimed to be the 5th generation of Rabbi Mordekhai JAFFE "Baal Ha

#rabbinic

Dear Group, I am seeking for help in translating the heading of the 1795 census page of Turets, Novogrudok County, Belarus. Apparently it was a Lithuanian province at that time. The census was conduct

#poland

Dear Group, I am seeking for help in translating the heading of the 1795 census page of Turets, Novogrudok County, Belarus. Apparently it was a Lithuanian province at that time. The census was conduct

#poland

Dear Group, I am seeking for help in translating the heading of the 1795 census page of Turets, Novogrudok County, Belarus. Apparently it was a Lithuanian province at that time. The census was conduct

#general

Dear Group, I am seeking for help in translating the heading of the 1795 census page of Turets, Novogrudok County, Belarus. Apparently it was a Lithuanian province at that time. The census was conduct

#general