My 2 x great grandfather Morris Jacubs died on 11 May 1922, at 84 Banks Road, West Kirby, Cheshire England. I’ve read the pages about burial grounds, here on JewishGen but still can not locate Morris’

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Hello, I’d appreciate any suggestions as to where the birthplace of my 2x great grandfather Morris Jacubs may have been. I’m wondering if BOLSLAIRE could be Boleslaw, now in in Dąbrowa County, Lesser

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I’d like to know more about Jewish marriage ceremonies that took place in homes during the 18th and early 20th century. How was a location chosen? One of my family’s weddings took place in the home of

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I hope it’s ok to post the link below as I think it will be of interest to some here. It leads to the interesting story of a young refugee from Nazi Germany, the son of a Latvian Jewish father and a G

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Thanks to all for this wonderful event. Nettie Edwards, UK

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Ancestry gives me 1% Ashkenazi Ethnicity, my Father 10%. My Heritage gives me none and my father 4%. On both sites, we have mutual matches who have 100% Ashkenazi ethnicity. My 2 x great grandfather (

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I am 63 years old and Ancestry gives me just 1%, which was a huge surprise, but that’s another story. Ancestry gives my 59 year old brother 4%. We know for certain that our 2 x great grandfather was J

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Your conne ta leave me wondering if I should just give up the search for my European Jewish forebears. Morris Jacubs arrived in the U.K. during the latter half of tge 1869s (not exactly sure when) he

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hello Jessica! thanks so much for your guidance on this topic. Can you confirm something for me please: was the Boleslawiec you’ve mentioned part of Congress Poland between 1871 - 1910? I have spent a

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Hello Jill! What would be the Polish/Lithuanian version of Jacub Jacubs? with thanks, Nettie Edwards

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