I got a lot of help from World Jewish Relief Archives--and they even apologized for taking a mere two weeks to send me information on the entire family I inquired about, one of whom was a dear friend

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the record does appear in Genbaza. Here is the link https://metryki.genbaza.pl/genbaza,detail,290000,12 Hadassah Lipsius

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Hi Jacob My great grandfather was born in this town in 1876 - Naftali Gerstler. His parents were Marcus/Mordechai Gerstler and Rifka nee Altmann. His grandparents were Naftali & Blima Gerstler and Cha

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Thanks for your response. The transcribed records are a mix of Hana and Hawa. I think I probably have the right person. Greg Marrinan

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Thank you for all the help. My father was born in Warsaw but his family moved to Danzig hence why I assumed when he was sent to the UK in 1936 (with his 14 year old sister) it would have been from Dan

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Are you sure it’s Hana and not Hawa (in Polish pronounced “Hava”)? That’s more likely to be Eva. That said, secular names could be very fluid, as could Jewish names, especially in secular records.

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Looking through some records in JRI Poland and I may have found my great great great grandparents marriage, but the brides name is recorded as Hana Kohn. I have Eva Cohen. The groom's name is a match

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Recently, I had an 1843 Jewish marriage record translated by the Facebook group, Genealogical Translations. 1.The groom was listed as Eyzeyk TAFLOWICZ & 2.the bride was listed as Esther Malka HERSZKOW

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It is worth mentioning that not all UK naturalisation files have been preserved. My mother in law applied to see her father's file and it turned out that it no longer existed. In the immediate post wa

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Hi Odeda, My answer was about Tony Allan's father, who he stated 'came to the UK at the age of 16 from Danzig Poland in 1936'. I therefore assumed his father was a Polish national. However, I now see

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ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The May 25, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice announcing that the Regional Court of Western Lublin [Sąd Rejonowy Lublin-Zachód], Eight

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HI Daniella, There is a blanket 100 year closure rule on all the naturalisation application files in the series HO 405. Given that the files include police reports on individuals, that's understandabl

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Jill is absolutely correct. I discovered my father's Home Office file at the National Archives in October 2006, marked "Secret - Sealed Until 2051". I made a Freedom of Information Act application, an

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You can do a Freedom of Information request to the National Archives to open a naturalisation file that is currently closed. There is a form for this on their website. However, the onus is on you to s

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Why is it not likely to apply in Daniella's father's case?

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ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The May 24, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice announcing that the Regional Court for Central Łódź [Sąd Rejonowy dla Łodzi-Śródmieścia]

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ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The May 24, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice announcing that the Regional Court of Central Łódź [Sąd Rejonowy dla Łodzi-Śródmieścia],

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Hi Caroline, Thank you very much for providing these links. I have used the reading aid you shared and found the following file https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C11047859 I see that

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Hi, Anyone in the group have any connection to the city Oleszyce? Or to the Schwartz family in this town? My Paternal grandfather's mother was Malka Mala, The daughter of Nachmon Walzer and Chaja Rach

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Unfortunately, incoming passenger lists only survive for voyages originating outside Europe / the Mediterranean: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/passengers.

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