(Edited) Hello - I wonder how common it was in the 1950s to adopt an adult as a child. My great-grandfather returned from hiding in Brussels to his home-town, family house, company etc in Germany - th

You can reply directly to my e-mail: yehoshua.sivan@... With thanks in advance, Yehoshua Sivan

Good afternoon. My name is Bianca Nyseth and I am seeking help with the following; My grandfather, who has since passed, served in the 84th infantry RailSplitters division in WW2 which liberated 2+ co

Krakow census scans from 1921 are now viewable online at https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/zespol/-/zespol/30911?_Zespol_javax.portlet.action=zmienWidok&_Zespol_nameofjsp=jednostki&_Zespol_resetCur=

I was hoping that one your learned members can translate the Hebrew words that are inserted in the German script - I have no problems with the old German script. Peter Cullman

Hi all, Many of you have been very helpful in assisting me in finding the passengers list of my great-great uncle. Thank you! I found the list, but I could not find William and Rosa Braunstean, I now

Like Krakow did Warsaw have a census in the 1920's or 30's that can be looked at? Tony Allan (Golendziner)

I have confirmed with the cemetery that Sarah Cherniak is buried there. Looking for someone to take a photo of the headstone/marker. Sarah Cherniak Gate Name: I.O.B.A.Independant Order Of Brith Abraha

Hello! I'm curious if anyone has come across something like this before. I found a US Department of Labor Immigration Service "Border Inspection Memorandum" from 1923 for a relative of mine, and inter

The Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at the New England Historic Genealogical Society is holding a live broadcast Tuesday, January 31 from 1-2 PM ET presented by Adam D, Mendelsohn in conversation

Hello everybody, I would like to give you an update on several sets we worked on from 1808! These records are very important for several reason: - these are the oldest records we have so far; - they a

A little known subchapter of Eastern European Jewish history is the 19th century establishment of Jewish agricultural colonies in Southeastern Ukraine. In the eighteen forties, with an offer of a 50-y

Hello everyone, I've posted 5 vital records in Russian that for which I need a translation. They were located on JRI-Poland and are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... 1. Marriage record of ZYL

Sunday, February 5 at 1:30 pm - This event is free for members of JGSGW. Nonmembers may register to attend for a fee of $5. The Magic Shop: My Grandfather’s Metaphysical Pursuits in 1930’s Austria Aft

In this exhibition, you hopefully will have the opportunity to form some sort of imagery and an understanding of what life might have been like for the citizens of Łapy, Poland, for Jew and non-Jew al

I've posted a marriage record in Russian for which I'd very much appreciate a translation. The marriage was in Yelizavetgrad (Kirovohrad), Kherson, Russia (Ukraine) It is on ViewMate at the following

Israel Genealogy Research Association Website: http://genealogy.org.il/ The lecture will be in Hebrew The Story of a Galician Jew in a British Prison During the First World War Speaker: Daniella Alyag

​ We’re keeping our promise to upload 100,000 newly-transcribed Ukraine records monthly. Check for your families on JewishGen.org. See the attached list of towns included in this batch. Each record ha

You should also go to the archives in Vilna and Kovna. Tell the archives beforehand what towns you want to research. And two reasons to go. You get the feeling of the places where your ancestors lived

The attached photos were taken in September 1944, during the visit of Eliyahu Graber, my grandmother's brother (an American citizen), to Israel, then still Palestine, in two of the photos he is with h