On FamilySearch, there is a list of a considerable number of Jewish records from the town of Beltsy. Is there a way to find out which of these have and have not been indexed on JewishGen? My Russian i

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When records like this one say "Not microfilmed", does that mean there's no way to see the original record at all? If not, is there some way to find this one? Thanks, Lisa Liel SHMUELVITZ, ORENS, TSIM

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My cousin Benjamin Zimbrow came to America in 1906, and the passenger manifest says he was coming to a cousin named Itze Schneirow in Chicago. I have no idea how he's related, but I thought it would b

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I second Roman Ravve. Lisa Liel

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I'm trying to track down information on the MSTISLAVSKY family from Chernigov. My maternal grandmother's maternal grandmother's father was Nison TSIMBEROV. I believe his brother Abram was married to G

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I'm aware of this, and you have a right to accept that at face value. For the record, I do. But I also know that there are a lot of Jews who would *not* be okay with that, and suggesting to Jews that

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Or, you know, don't, if you have any concerns about what the Mormon Church will do with records of your ancestors.

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It looks like these four families married with each other over and over in Novozybkov in the second half of the 19th century. If anyone is researching any of these, please contact me. Among the marria

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I found a record on JewishGen, and when I clicked through, I found an image here: http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en/menu/lv/7/ig/7/ie/3411/book/28664.html And I can't see any way to download it. Is the

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Why do surnames need to be in capitals? That seems unwieldy. Lisa Virus-free. www.avast.com

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Is there anyone here who is going to be going to Waldheim Cemetery in the Chicago area some time soon and might be willing to photograph a headstone for me? It's Michael Chimberoff. The part of the ce

Hi Alan, Actually, that's a common mistake. Nusach Sfard is actually the Hassidic tradition. Actually Sfardim don't accept it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusach_Sefard My paternal line was >from Be

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Hi Alan, Actually, that's a common mistake. Nusach Sfard is actually the Hassidic tradition. Actually Sfardim don't accept it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusach_Sefard My paternal line was >from Be

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My great-great-great-grandfather is buried at Waldheim Cemetery outside of Chicago. His stone is next to that of my great-great-great-grandmother, and both of them fell an unknown time ago. Neither of

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My great-great-great-grandfather is buried at Waldheim Cemetery outside of Chicago. His stone is next to that of my great-great-great-grandmother, and both of them fell an unknown time ago. Neither of

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I'm trying to track down information on the Flanzbaum family in Feodosia. I know there are Flanzbaums >from Poland and Romania (I'm descended >from the Romanian ones), but I suspect they're all relate

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I'm trying to track down information on the Flanzbaum family in Feodosia. I know there are Flanzbaums >from Poland and Romania (I'm descended >from the Romanian ones), but I suspect they're all relate

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I'm trying to find information on a rav whose last name is Radunsky or Rudensky. He was a chevruta of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, who learned in Volozhin, Slabodka, and Slutzk. He was married to the d

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I'm trying to find information on a rav whose last name is Radunsky or Rudensky. He was a chevruta of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, who learned in Volozhin, Slabodka, and Slutzk. He was married to the d

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I found a death record for a cousin. Her parents are both recorded as having been born in Kaerth, Russia. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3G-FCQ6 Does anyone have any ideas of what this

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