Hi I was once told that my G-Grandfather arrived in the US in a port in Rhode Island- possibly Truro or Providence. He certainly does not appear on the EIDB. Does anyone know where I can find more inf

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More elusive Baskins! My husband's maternal g-m was called Dora Baskin. She was married to Louis Mendelssohn in Leeds, UK in 1896. He believes she was born in 1873, possibly in Russia. They ended up i

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Hi I understand that Morpurgo was the surname of Michael Morpurgo's stepfather. If anyone is searching that name they should check out the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. That name appears on some

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My G-GF Marcus (Mordechai) ROSENBERG, age 60, appeared on the 1910 US Census in NYC as a rabbi (own account!). His occupation on the 1915 New York State Census is teacher. I don't know any more about

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I just discovered my great grandfather's surname was TAJWIL and the name appears on the JRI list of Rozdal surnames 1869-1901. Can anyone please tell me how to pronounce this name? Is it Yiddish, Poli

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Hello I found my maternal grandfather's birth certificate on the JRI database but I cannot make out the handwriting under his mother's name. The information is on Line 98 and column 7 says his mother

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Hi I'm trying to contact a Mordechai Zucker or anyone else who is searching for the above person. I look forward to hearing from you. K. Swanson Scotland

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It may refer to Adelphi Hospital in Brooklyn. Kings is the County. I don't know if the hospital still exists. Karol Swanson Scotland

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Hi Does anyone know where I might find any records from Koniuzkow (Brody)? Would it be within Galician records or Ukranian records. Many thanks, K. Swanson Scotland

My father often mentioned a town called Heves Madja (sp?) that he thought his grandfather came from. My father was born in Bolechow. I know there is a Heves Mountain in Hungary but I do not think it h

Hi Can someone help me please? I have found several references on family documents to towns with different spellings: Bukacowce, Bukazowera and Buhazoweza. Are these the same place but with wrong spel

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Hi Can someone help me please? I have found several references on family documents to towns with different spellings: Bukacowce, Bukazowera and Buhazoweza. Are these the same place but with wrong spel

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