Hi, Where can I find information on arrival to the UK in 1938? I am searching for a number of relatives that escaped Vienna and Prague at this time. I have them showing up in the 1939 register in the

My father came to the UK at the age of 16 from Danzig Poland in 1936. Two questions, are there any shipping records? and did you have to become naturalized to get a British passport? Tony Allan (Golen

https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/ellis-island-immigrants-colorized/ Photographer Augustus Sherman. Mr. Gints Neiburgs in Riga, Latvia, EU https://sites.google.com/site/genealogijalv/in-english

Is anyone going to Mount Hebron Cemetery in Flushing, NY in the near future? I have 2 graves which need to be photographed. They are right next to one another. -- Rebecca Parmet drparmet@... Havertown

Could someone (as far as possible) kindly translate into English the inscription on this gravestone. I believe it to be of Selma Bruckheimer, nee Sonn, the widow of Simon Bruckheimer. gravez.me indica

Has anyone ever heard of a, "Hebrew Reformatory" in Plainview, NY? I have notes from a relative who stated that his brother was sent to the reformatory in about 1908 because he stole something from a

Photographer Augustus Sherman. Mr. Gints Neiburgs in Riga, Latvia, EU https://sites.google.com/site/genealogijalv/in-english

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO Comparing the Genealogy Giants Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com Speaker: Sunny Morton Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 7:00 PM. ET. (ple

Grateful to JewishGen's volunteers and officers for their work on behalf of Jewish genealogy and family history, The JGS of Long Island, NY has added to our annual donation this year. We've made speci

I am looking for information on how my great great great grandmother, Bluma Averbuch nee Shapiro (born 10 September 1887 in Mezeritch), daughter of Zev/Willie/Volf and Chana Faigela Shapiro is descend

June 12 1:30-3:30 PM EDT The JGS of Greater Boston presents Alec Ferretti speaking on “Strategies for Analyzing Endogamous DNA.” Free for JGS of Greater Boston members, $5 for non-members. Information

Thanks so much to all of you who participated in our LitvakSIG Birds of a Feather session on May 22 for the Lida and Oshmiany Districts. A recording of the session -- as well as a PDF of the slides an

Although it wasn’t billed as a Jewish camp, I was a CIT and counselor at Crane Lake Camp in West Stockbridge, MA., owned and run by the Ulanoff family. We had Friday night services. Ironically, the Re

The New England Consortium, a collaboration of researchers and genealogists (including founding member JGSGB) is holding its second annual conference on June 12. The topic will be Lakes, Lanyards, and

Greetings Fellow Researchers, The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami will be hosting a KehilaLink Workshop at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Wednesday, June 1 at 11:00 a.m. for members

Hello Russian speakers, I would be very grateful for a transcript (in Cyrillic letters) and a translation into English of the last two sentences of this birth record starting after Хая. Khaya was born

Hi, I apologize for asking an unsophisticated question. Trying to get the hang of this. I'm looking at the Przensyl State Archive Fond 154 scan for Zurawno, Jewish Marriages. 1901. I find on scan 6 Dr

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation, including for the obeservations. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp

Fascinating extract about an author’s search for her grandfather and his activities in Latvia during and after WW2. Come to this Court and Cry: How the Holocaust Ends by Linda Kinstler. https://www.th

The entire community is invited to join us for our next free JewishGen Talks webinar: Topic: Jewish Genealogy in the Germanies Date: Wednesday, May 25th, 2022 Time: 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Regis