I also have a passed-down family story about my father’s family having been in Spain before the inquisition, escaping to Izmir Turkey, and later to Poland and then Hungary. One way I have validated th

#sephardic

I am hoping to find some information about my GGM Fannie (Feiga?) Weisz, wife of Moshe Weisz, who died in childbirth or shortly thereafter around 1888-1891 in or near Munkacs. I would like to find her

#hungary #records

A cousin lived in Budapest before the war, and her husband , Imre Strasser, had a good sized children clothing manufacturing business there, employing more than 60 people she said. I am wondering if t

I am in the early stages of planning a trip next spring to Eastern Europe, and considering adding a couple of days in Poland to visit the area where my mother was born (Chelm). My online research seem

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Hello, I am a relative novice genealogist, who "lucked out" when I found a document listing land owners in Chelm before WWII. I found this document at: www.jewish-chelm.org/sites/default/files/pdf. Th

#poland

Hello, I am a relative novice genealogist, who "lucked out" when I found a document listing land owners in Chelm before WWII. I found this document at: www.jewish-chelm.org/sites/default/files/pdf. Th

#poland

Hello, I am a relative novice genealogist, who "lucked out" when I found a document on the JRI website, listing land owners in Chelm before WWII. I found this document at: www.jewish-chelm.org/sites/d

#general

Hello, I am a relative novice genealogist, who "lucked out" when I found a document on the JRI website, listing land owners in Chelm before WWII. I found this document at: www.jewish-chelm.org/sites/d

#general

I have just learned that there is an unexpected chance that I will be in Eastern Europe this May. I was planning to do a trip there after I had a chance to do more family research, but now need to fig

#poland

I have just learned that there is an unexpected chance that I will be in Eastern Europe this May. I was planning to do a trip there after I had a chance to do more family research, but now need to fig

#poland

A huge thank you to all of you who offered to help me connect with my cousins in Israel. Mission accomplished! I really appreciate the outpouring of support. L'Shannah Tovah to all of you. Paula Solom

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A huge thank you to all of you who offered to help me connect with my cousins in Israel. Mission accomplished! I really appreciate the outpouring of support. L'Shannah Tovah to all of you. Paula Solom

#general

Hello, I am planning a trip to Israel next month, and was hoping to find a way to contact some cousins whom I believe moved there (probably in the Jerusalem area, but not sure) >from Montreal about a

#general

Hello, I am planning a trip to Israel next month, and was hoping to find a way to contact some cousins whom I believe moved there (probably in the Jerusalem area, but not sure) >from Montreal about a

#general

Hello, The above two sisters, whose maiden names was WAXMAN, were my Great Aunts. A family conflict with my grandfather Hyman Waxman ended in little contact since the 1930's or so. They all are >from

#general

Hello, The above two sisters, whose maiden names was WAXMAN, were my Great Aunts. A family conflict with my grandfather Hyman Waxman ended in little contact since the 1930's or so. They all are >from

#general