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

Hi, I am looking for an advice: where can I find an information about Nahum Aloni (Lipinski), a Holocaust survivor >from Warsaw? In 1955 he submitted an evidence page to Yad Vashem on my grand aunt. I

#general

Hi, I am looking for an advice: where can I find an information about Nahum Aloni (Lipinski), a Holocaust survivor >from Warsaw? In 1955 he submitted an evidence page to Yad Vashem on my grand aunt. I

#general

Shalom Hana. You can use the following site, which however requires to be fed in Hebrew. http://private.b144.co.il/ I tried on my surname and found all the relevant phones. There is also an English si

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Shalom Hana. You can use the following site, which however requires to be fed in Hebrew. http://private.b144.co.il/ I tried on my surname and found all the relevant phones. There is also an English si

#ukraine

Hi Myra, After reading your message, just for curiosity I googled a few Russian sources re Jews in Irkutsk. And surprisingly I found that >from 19th century there appeared a kind of Jewish life in Sib

#ukraine

Hi Myra, After reading your message, just for curiosity I googled a few Russian sources re Jews in Irkutsk. And surprisingly I found that >from 19th century there appeared a kind of Jewish life in Sib

#ukraine

Hi Wendy, I think it is best described in "Wandering Stars" by Sholom Aleichem. Cheers, BR, Alex Girshovich

#ukraine

Hi Wendy, I think it is best described in "Wandering Stars" by Sholom Aleichem. Cheers, BR, Alex Girshovich

#ukraine

Hi Sherwin, Cost of move was only one of the reasons. Yet, there were many others, Just a few examples >from my family. 1. My grand grandfather went to the US in 1913 alone, leaving the family behind

#ukraine