Anyone interested in Jews during the Civil War on either side, should absolutely be consulting with the academic researchers of the Shapell Foundation. They are about to launch a website titled The Sh

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The Shapell Foundation has an extensive list of Jewish Civil War veterans and sources. See https://www.shapell.org/. Send them an inquiry email. There is a brand new Museum of the Southern Jewish Expe

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I have been in touch with our Ukrainian records scanning superhero, Alex Krakovsky. He and his family have fuel, food, and so far, access to Ukrainian money. They left Kyiv and are in a safe place. Th

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During 1569-1793, when Lyubar was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, it was part of the Kremenets Powiat in the Nowogród Wołyński Województwo (Voivodeship – province). Materials stored under

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Save the Date! Wednesday, Nov. 10th 2 -3pm EST JewishGen Talks "Researching Jews in America" Webinar Series presents a panel: Researching Jews in the U.S. Military with experts from The Shapell Founda

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Co-sponsored by the New England Jewish History Collaborative (www.nejhc.org) and the JewishGen USA Research Division, pleaser join us for “Researching Jewish Families in America,” a special series of

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Hi Diane, How certain are you that your family is from Lyubar, Ukraine (formerly Russian Empire)? I notice on the JGFF listing, you have Lyuban, Belarus listed additionally. There are many lists for L

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Not sure which JGS had a recent tuberculosis sanitarium lecture, but any questions about the index to patient applications on JewishGen and the collection of the Jewish Consumptives Relief Society (JC

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There are 32 direct descendants (through his children Naphtali, Zalegman, Rachel, and Ester) registered in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Genealogical Research System. The interface fo

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Looking forward to this informative exchange with Alex! Bring your questions and learn what's new.

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The JewishGen USA Research Division is happy to announce a new index to over 1000 oral histories from the Atlanta-based Breman Museum. An overview about this collection is available at https://www.jew

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The JewishGen USA Research Division (USA-RD) is a group of volunteer genealogists exploring the lives of Jews in America from 1654 to the present. With goals to educate, and to identify, index, and sh

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Please contact me offline if you would like updates to the extraordinary Jewish cemetery cleanup project happening now in Lyubar, Ukraine. A team headed by Viktor Vahofsky of Novograd-Volynsk is commu

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I'm familiar with this merchant class in the Russian Empire, although I've not seen one of these passports. My ggf was a member of what our family called the "first glitzy," and it was rare for Jews t

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I've posted 5 marriage records from Poland, in RUSSIAN, for which I need translations of names. These are siblings, and we are most interested in confirming their parent names, although additional tra

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Please post or send privately: recommendations for the names of researchers who have accessed the Archives in Minsk, Belarus within the past two years. Strong English skills and with references prefer

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Alice - Can you please send me your email address. I'm interested in your Denver Hellersteins/Farbers and would like to compare trees.

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Albert, Because you mention that David Levy served in a German battalion unit at Valley Forge, and his wife was born in a German-speaking area, it raises the question about whether he might have been

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In Sephardic religious practice, what is an escaba or escabas referring to? Does it mean prayer, or specifically a misheberach prayer? Is there another word for misheberach prayer in the Sephardic lit

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Try: https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/

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