Is anyone having trouble with searching the 1950 Census? Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I was just searching and it gave me the wrong name (not close to the name I was searching for). Al

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I wanted to know what kind of ward O.B. might be. Some respondents to my query thought that it might mean. Obstetrics. I don't think so. This is the information I have: My paternal grandmother died in

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My paternal grandmother died in Manhattan State Hospital on Wards Island. The death certificate states that she was on Ward O.B. 1 (I?). Does anybody know what O.B. means?v I'm just looking for clues

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Thanks to all who responded to my query about Slutsk records in the Jewishgen Belarus database. My problem was that I only searched on Minsk Gubernia. Leaving out Minsk and doing a search for all of B

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I have seen the 1811 and 1850 Slutsk, Belarus Revision lists records on Jewishgen. When I go to the Belarus database I can't find them. Why aren't they there? Can someone tell me where to find them ag

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I am researching my friend's grandparents. Her paternal grandfather states on his Declaration of Intention that he came from KOMIDAT (UNGAR). Hungary. Anybody know where this is? I checked Jewishgen a

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Thanks to all who responded to my question about Nowy Dwow. I now know that there are several towns with that name. My friend has no idea which one her family came from. Jackie Wasserstein

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I'm doing some research for a friend. On the passenger manifest her grandmother is listed as coming from Nowy Dwow, Russia. I tried the Jewishgen Gazeteer. It couldn't find this town. Anyone know wher

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The JGSLI meeting scheduled for March 22 has been cancelled. Our meeting place, The Mid-Island Y JCC, has cancelled all outside organizational programs due to the Corona virus. Jacqueline Wasserstein

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND Next Meeting Topic Is: “Seeking Sanctuary: 125 years of Synagogues on Long Island” Brad Kolodny From Great Neck to Montauck and Atlantic Beach to Greenport,

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JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND Next Meeting Topic Is: THE MYSTERIOUS MR. MANLEY: HOW DO YOU PROVE SOMETHING DIDN’T HAPPEN Guest Speaker: Sue Fialkoff Sue Fialkoff will describe her long se

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND Next Meeting Topic Is: “The Key to Our Future Is to Remember”…Our Past –The Veterans’ Testimonial Project. Guest Speaker: Edna Susman Edna Susman is a longti

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND Next Meeting Topic Is: “Cultural Survivals From the Great Jewish Migration to NYC, 1881-1924 Michael Chaplan JGSLI member Michael Chaplan, will speak about h

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND Next Meeting Topic Is: Transcarpathia: Eastern Slovak and Ukrainian Jewish Research with Jordan Ausländer Jordan will discuss the genealogically relevant rec

The next meeting of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will be held on Sunday, October 27. Time: 2:OO PM. Place: Midi-Island Y JCC 45 Manetto Hill Road Plainview, New York www.miyjcc.org Topi

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will be having a special meeting on Sunday, October 6. Time: 3:00 PM Place: Plainview-Old Bethpage Library 999 Old Country Road Plainview, NY poblib.org Due

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The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will be having a special meeting on Sunday, October 6. Time: 3:00 PM Place: Plainview-Old Bethpage Library 999 Old Country Road Plainview, NY poblib.org Due

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The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island's next meeting will be on Sunday, September 22. Time: 2:00 PM Place: Mid-Island Y JCC 45 Manetto Hill Road Plainview, NY www.miyjcc.org Topic: "Two Horses i

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The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island's next meeting will be on Sunday, September 22. Time: 2:00 PM Place: Mid-Island Y JCC 45 Manetto Hill Road Plainview, NY www.miyjcc.org Topic: "Two Horses i

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The next meeting of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will be on Sunday, June 23. Time: 2:00 PM Place: Mid-Island Y JCC 45 Manetto Hill Road Plainview, New York www.miyjcc.org Topic: "The Tr

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