I find the first helpful documents for immigrants is their Naturalization Petition. It includes name changes. Another is the burial records of Joseph’s parents. It might also help to get the death cer

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This destruction is reminiscent of similar destruction in the Middle East in the past where targeting was clear. So much history lost since the destruction of the Alexandrian Library. Like the looting

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Putting aside criminal records, is it okay to photograph documents with a phone? TIA Shelley Mitchell, NYC

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My Szymon was Simon; my Zalman was Solomon; my cousin Steven was named after a Szloma. There are no rules about English name taken. Only my Zalman came here and chose his English name. Shelley Mitchel

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For translations there are 2 Facebook sites that you might want to join: Kolomyya Descendants Group and Tracing The Tribe. Shelley Mitchell, NYC researching Kolomea

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Is there any central listing of children and orphans rescued by this collective of groups? It would be wonderful if their Descendants DNA tested and found family. Well. I can always dream…. Shelley Mi

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When you research on Ancestry, when you put in the name of the city, options will pop up. Before doing that, though, you might want to check JewishGen’s Communities Database to see the present name an

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In general, if your ancestor was born, for example, in Kolomea, the Jewishgen page will state where their mother is from. Have you looked up his birth record to see other towns referenced for him or o

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In most countries, earlier or later, there have always been “underground”groups fighting bigotry, antisemitism, trafficking of people. And followers of Hitler spoke loudly at gatherings. Didn’t we hav

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It’s amazing how much this group is educating us. I watched the first episode of Ridley Road. I’ve just read about the 1654 Jewish refugees. So much history waiting to have a light shined on it. Thank

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Have you looked for his father’s Naturalization records? That might help you go forward by going back first. Shelley Mitchell, NYC

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My grandparents and my mother arrived at Ellis Island in 1920. My mother was less than a year. The fare collector thought she looked older. (We all look older. The gentleman asked my grandmother to pu

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My mother was a Feige who became a Fannie and then became a Fay. Shelley Mitchell

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Regarding different surnames, a major reason is that the parents had a religious marriage but no civil marriage so their official civil name was the maternal one. As a result, my grandmother’s name on

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I would not be surprised if the attack was premeditated and the so-called antisemetic witnesses weren’t even residents. Good way to justify “getting rid of Nazis.” Nothing these days should be assumed

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Regarding birth dates. I wonder if the birth was recorded in temple records based on the Jewish calendar date provided by the midwife? Shelley Mitchell, NYC

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In general, the majority of inaccessible records relate to divorce and adoption. The location of the defendant determines the location of the litigation. So, if the Ashs lived in Brooklyn, the case wo

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I had the same question. I posted on a Jewish genealogy site and was to by an excellent researcher that no such records exist. If such records did exist, it could tell me if my great grand aunt went b

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I’m looking at the words after the circled words. It looks like brother in law. The street appears to end in “ward” or “wood.” No indication of Brooklyn. Often there are 2 manifests. One for departure

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Very gratifying to see my gift in action. Happy to donate again. It’s the best return on the dollar, with Israel Bonds coming in second. Shelley Mitchell, NYC

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