Hello, I am hoping someone might offer a suggestion or assistance in finding the arrival of a couple to the US. Harry (Tzvi / Hersh) Harris, born 1891 in Scranton, PA, was a student at the yeshiva in

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Good morning from Brooklyn, I am sharing my DNA success story from this weekend, notwithstanding both endogamy and pedigree collapse in my family ancestry. I tested family members a few years ago on F

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Dear group, I am searching for the Naturalization of Esther Swimmer of Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was widowed in 1906 and raised her children, Sadie (Kaplan), Jacob, Maurice and

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The front page for the searches on the website is here: https://www.anumuseum.org.il/databases/jewish-genealogy/

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It is perfectly safe. The cemetery is located in the middle of what is now an orthodox Jewish area.

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Hello, You do not offer more detail about what towns your "Ulics" may be near. It sounds like you know where it is. Perhaps this is the location and some detail: https://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/settl

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I believe this article, over 3 years old, is still relevant to "your proof you are related": https://clevertitletk.medium.com/no-you-dont-really-have-7-900-4th-cousins-some-dna-basics-for-those-with-j

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Hello, The detail for many years can be found by going directly to the petition at FamilySearch. See the article at http://www.jgsob.org/KingsNY-naturalizations.html to describe how this can be accomp

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For those with roots in Boro Park (Brooklyn, NY), you may have heard of Ahron Miller, known as the "Bobover Mohel". His brother was Herschel Newman. I was told that when Herschel was getting his paper

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You raise a great question: "We believe we are related, but DNA doesn't show connection". I will try to give three non-technical answers: 1. Your genetic (DNA) tree will be different than your "real"

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Dear Sue, Perhaps if you shared the details related to who you are looking for, like the name, date, and for death, the cemetery, you might experience a RAOGK. Stay safe,

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My mistake, my family and my inquiry are about Carei (Nagykaroly), Romania and not Nagy Kalo

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Hello, My gg-gm was Mali (Malka) Weiss, born about 1867 to Herman (Tzvi) Weiss and Czili (Silka) Deutsch. As per the birth records of Mali's children, Mali was born in Nagy Kalo (today Carei, Romania)

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Hello, I have a similar story in my family. I was told my late grandmother's family was originally known as "don Vino" and where wine merchants in Spain. At the time of the inquisition, they relocated

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Hello, You ask an excellent question about the size of a single large cM match. I would always recommend that you consult the Shared cM Project to get a sense of the potential range for your match-siz

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Hello, I am looking for decedents of Chaim Lebovits, married to Zseni Einhorn. He was born 1870 in a small town in Romania called Birsanov in Yiddish. His father may have also used the surname of Juro

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Hello, If he was naturalized in the Bronx, it may well be his detail is in the Southern District Court. You can see that collection here: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2060123

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Hello, You might also want to see detail on the HIAS archives in Boston: https://dbnews.americanancestors.org/2019/12/19/boston-ma-hebrew-immigrant-aid-society-immigration-records-1904-1929/

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Hello, To give credit where due, I believe it was actually Sergii V. Fazulyanov who did the scans for Munkacz. Moishe Miller Brooklyn, NY moishe.miller@... JGFF# 3391

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Dear Group, As per the attached Lodz Registration Card from 1916-1921, Chaja Hena KON (nee Gurman), was living in Lodz as a widow, originally from Pultusk, born about 1855. There is a well known Gurma

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