I recently learned that Rabbi Yitzchak Ayzik GINSBURG (1780-1839) was my 6th-generation direct ancestor. By correlating revision lists for 1813, 1795 and 1784, I identified his father Eliyahu Elyash a

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It's Shayntsche, a diminutive for Shayna.

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https://hebrewbooks.org/46824 In Hebrew. I wish there were an English translation...

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I had a similar problem with MyHeritage. They offered a one year "premium plus" subscription at a heavily discounted price ($150 instead of the full $300 price). I submitted payment details and paid g

I recently discovered that Rabbi Yitzhak Ayzik GINSBURG (1780-1839) was my 6th-generation ancestor. According to early records from Vilnius, his father was Eliyahu son of Yitzhak Ayzyk. The larger GIN

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My ggg-gf Lewin LICHTENSZTEJN was born in 1832 in Mlawa, Poland. He moved to Plock when he married Rayca LEDERBERG. His parents were Nusen, who died in 1835, and Feyga, a sister of the Kuzmir Rebbe, Y

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My gg-gf was Isaac Leib STEIN (rendered SHTEIN back in Europe). He came over in 1920 from Kuznica, Poland at the age of 80. I've traced more than 600 descendants from his six daughters, but I know lit

On FamilySearch, I found the following index to multiple books of vital records from Mogilev: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/708776?availability=Family%20History%20Library The records are

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I don't know about Hull. My g-gf Abram IOELS also is documented in the Hamburg departure lists, but I don't see him in the manifests from England or New York. His naturalization record shows an arriva

The original post stated: As of yesterday (when I discovered them), images from many Revision Lists from LVIA / 515/15 / 1-500 (approximately) are online at Familysearch.org. These primarily represent

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My great-grandfather Louis FINKEL (1874-1928) was born with the name Leib DUBROVSKY. His birth was registered in the Belarus town of Mogilev, but he may have been born in another town, possibly Shchad

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My great-grandfather Louis FINKEL (1874-1928) was born with the name Leib DUBROVSKY. His birth was registered in the Belarus town of Mogilev, but he may have been born in another town, possibly Shchad

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The All Galicia Database on geshergalicia.org has a record for my ancestor Moses MESSER. The House Owners database for Rozdol in 1850 lists his house number 31/b and building parcel 83. The cadastral

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The All Galicia Database on geshergalicia.org has a record for my ancestor Moses MESSER. The House Owners database for Rozdol in 1850 lists his house number 31/b and building parcel 83. The cadastral

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David Goldman (lugman@...) writes: I hate to say that I think the matches I am provided through the various sites are driving me batty. I realize that in most of them called "third cousin" the

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David Goldman (lugman@...) writes: I hate to say that I think the matches I am provided through the various sites are driving me batty. I realize that in most of them called "third cousin" the

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David Goldman <lugman@...> writes: Although my basic DNA report on FTDNA and Ancestry record being 100% Ashkenazi, this appears different according to the reports appearing in Ged Match using

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David Goldman <lugman@...> writes: Although my basic DNA report on FTDNA and Ancestry record being 100% Ashkenazi, this appears different according to the reports appearing in Ged Match using

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Steve Stein writes: Is there any way to either let FTDNA know that I am not interested in lower level matches, or to have the match display default to a filter? This is a known issue with FTDNA. Unlik

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Steve Stein writes: Is there any way to either let FTDNA know that I am not interested in lower level matches, or to have the match display default to a filter? This is a known issue with FTDNA. Unlik

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