9 May 2022 Good morning, I’ve just read the query from Janet on the daily page from Janet re Margolis in Panevezyz. My husband’s maternal grandmother was Channa Margolis (I don’t thinks the spelling m

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My husband went to medical school in Johannesburg with a Harry Isakowitz. I wonder if this could be the same family. We don't know much about Harry other than he was very tall (6 foot 6 inches) and ha

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Dear All I have three laminated photos of the 500th anniversary of Pikeliai, 1430-1930 with some, perhaps all, of the residents under a large banner. The bottom half of a Magen David is clear at the t

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19 February Hi David, I'm researching Wasserzug because Florette Wasserzug, daughter of Hiam and Rebecca, married Louis Jacobs who was related to the Gross family in South Africa. Do you know anything

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Thank you for this, Sherri. I hadn't found it so it's very useful. I would think he had his birth certificate amended, maybe between 1927 and 1930 as my father in law was met when he arrived in NY by

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I'm trying to find out when my husband's relative changed his name from Abraham Epstein to A Lincoln Epworth. He was born in New York ca 1903 and seems to have changed his name before 1930 probably be

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24 May 2020 I’m looking for the following families and/or information about them please. 1. Anna (aka Annie) SAMUEL nee GROSS. She was married to Paul Y SAMUEL (YANPOLSKI). Annie was born in Leeds, UK

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Please elucidate. I have no idea what a hashtag is and therefore can't comply. BeulahG

12 March 2020 I wonder if anyone could shed light on why my husband’s relative, Solomon Israel, suddenly changed his surname to Sloman sometime between the births of his children, Israel Israel born a

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23 February 2020 I’m hoping someone can help with the following two family questions. 1. Zelkowitcz, possibly Abraham or Solomon Israel, from Mlawa, 107 km NW of Warsaw. Looking for connections if pos

Due to my post on 14 January I've broken down this brick wall and found family connections. Thank you to everyone. This forum is definitely wonderful. Beulah Gross

Can anyone supply more information about Sare Czarne Margulies. She was the second wife of my husband's ancestor, Herz (aka Hyman) Gross. He was born in 1793 and died 1853 in L'viv, Ukraine. Their chi

11 January Hi, I’m overwhelmed by all the wonderful emails re the Gross family in Brooklyn. Thank you to AE Jordan, Diane Jacobs and Ron & Johanna Becker in particular. Thank you so much for your almo

10 January 2020 This is my first post and I hope someone will be able to assist me. I’m working on my husband’s family tree and history and need to find out more about some of his family who emigrated

I'm researching my husband's family from Lviv,Galicia. The earliest ancestor we have is Hersh Gross. One of the family, Samuel Gross who married Jessie Sloman in Leeds, UK, went to Brooklyn soon after

I have maternal family connections to Panevyzes and understand that the town was literally wiped out with virtually no survivors. If anyone has more information I'd also be interested.

Dear fellow genners, I'm trying to find a date and place of death for Denise Nina Sarah Gross who was born on 30 December 1907 in Hampstead, London. Her parents were Dr Solomon (aka Sidney) Gross and

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Dear fellow genners, I'm trying to find a date and place of death for Denise Nina Sarah Gross who was born on 30 December 1907 in Hampstead, London. Her parents were Dr Solomon (aka Sidney) Gross and

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