Where can I find information about a man born in Lithuania who was a WW2 POW? I'm trying to piece together a trajectory of his life. His name was Eli/Ela/Elja Slonimski. He was born in Eisiskes (Eisys

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Also seeking background documents/information about the immigration of Abraham Mandelstam. Granted citizenship on October 1, 1894, Vol. 3, p. 798, Common Pleas Court in New Haven, Connecticut. Jacob M

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I'm trying to access background documents regarding the naturalization of Jacob Madelstein in New Haven, Connecticut. According to both the New England Petitions for Naturalization Index and Connectic

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I'm researching a friend's roots in Horodok but need guidance to find relevant records. Is there a seasoned Horodok researcher in JewishGen land who could advise me? Thanks. Evan Fishman

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Genners, A first cousin, once removed, immigrated to England from Hamburg, Germany, to serve as a nanny. She arrived in Britain on August 26, 1939 on a domestic permit (one of the few means of entry o

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Genners, A friend is anxious to locate living survivors of the Mir Yeshiva during its sojourn in Shanghai. Here's his message: I am looking for a group for "Survivors of the Mir Yeshiva in Shanghai" a

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Thanks to Sherri Bobish for locating the elusive manifest. Turns out the passenger's name was transcribed incorrectly. The first letter, "B", was transcribed as "D," and the passenger was indexed acco

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Thanks to Sherri Bobish for locating the elusive manifest. Turns out the passenger's name was transcribed incorrectly. The first letter, "B", was transcribed as "D," and the passenger was indexed acco

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Is a passenger record number found on a citation in the United States Russians to America Index helpful in accessing more information about the passenger? I have the passenger name, ship name, and dat

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A friend's paternal grandfather came from Bolechow, Galicia (now Bolekhiv, Ukraine). He was wondering whether Jews from that town had a tradition of sitting in the sukkah on Shemini Atzeret (8th day o

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Genners, Abraham Leibowitz, 20 years old, arrived in New York City on October 17, 1913 aboard the SS Graf Waldersee. He's listed on the Records for Aliens Held for Special Inquiry, and the cause for d

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Subj: ViewMate translation request - Polish I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewma

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Looking for information about immigration to Cuba in the 1920s and 1930s. 1. What shipping lines traveled from Europe to Cuba during that period? 2. Is there any way to get access to manifests for arr

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I hope a Genner in Connecticut will be able to get information about the following individuals. I'm interested in anything about their respective journeys to the U.S. and their specific origins in Rus

I read an account of someone's grandmother's immigration journey. He mentioned that his grandmother stayed overnight In Ostrolenka, "on the border between Austria and Poland," on the eve (literally) o

Genners: I'm submitting this query on behalf of Marilyn Mindel. Evan Fishman My maternal grandfather, Schoilik/Sheilik/Abraham Puk was born about 1888. He lived in Poland/Russia, perhaps in the cities

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Genners: I'm submitting this query on behalf of Marilyn Mindel. Evan Fishman My maternal grandfather, Schoilik/Sheilik/Abraham Puk was born about 1888. He lived in Poland/Russia, perhaps in the cities

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I've posted a two-page letter in Russian for which I need a translation into English. It is on ViewMate at the following addresses: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM75098 and h

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I've posted a two-page letter in Russian for which I need a translation into English. It is on ViewMate at the following addresses: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM75098 and h

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I've posted an inscription (dated 1910) in Russian on the back of a photograph for which I need a translation into English. It is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmat

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