Dear Genners, My query about Chaja APOTHEKER whose daughter Dora REIZMAN died in 1921 in Tecso/Tyachiv (sub-Carpathia) ended with positive results. It is due to some constructive suggestions from seve

Researching my spouse's Papier immigrant family from Brest Litovsk and their ancestry. I am seeking to discover earlier generations and insight into their lives prior to immigration. The Immigrants we

Can someone point me to a place to find a passenger list for an arrival in Newport News, VA on May 15, 1883? That info is on my great grandfather's naturalization papers but I can't seem to find any p

Butrimonys and the connection between the town and Binghamton New York's leading Jewish families is the topic of Rabbi Lance J. Sussman's recent article in The Report. The newsletter is published by t

Do you recognize anyone in these photos of GOLDSMITH, BIRON, KEIDANSKY, FINEMAN, FAINMAN, LEVINSTEIN family who emigrated from Lithuania to Chicago and Aurora, Illinois? Please see https://photos.app.

Dear All, Please can someone help me to contact Maureen and Rob MYERS of New Zealand, if they are still with us. They posted a series of messages to JG between 2008 and 2010. The email address they us

From the American Jewish Congress' "American Jewish Year Book" it begins: The subjoined table of the outrages perpetrated upon the Jews of Russia, from Kishineff in 1903 to Bialystok in 1906, is far f

Has anyone heard of the LfF Office of Compensation? They say they have records for my survivor parents but are asking me to pay to get the information and I just want to make sure I'm not being scamme

Looking for photos of Helen Oppenheimer & Ferdinand C. Weyland before, during and after departing from ship. Even one of each would be fantastic!!! Ship Manifest attached. Helen Oppenheimer is Line 18

Robert Krais, pioneer of the jewish remembrance of the Ortenau, and 2005 Obermeyer Award winner, has died on January 29th 2023, at age of 81. His interest in the Jewish cause began in 1972 with the tr

At the end of each week, we have been featuring excerpts from Yizkor books in JewishGen's archive. You can find the archive of past Yizkor book excerpts here: https://bit.ly/3aCH1ak. If you are not fa

The Vilna Shul of Boston in partnership with the JGS of Greater Boston presents a three-part seminar on Jewish Nostalgia. Join one, two, or three adult learning lectures and Q&A with Rachel B. Gross,

Belarus Group: I am attempting for find any information coverning my grandfather. His name is Rudolph (Rueven) Lotkin. He died in 1923 Bobruisk, Belarus. Would there be any listings for Lotkin buried

The couple on the front of the picture arrived in the US in December, 1890 - so I know that this picture predates their arrival. Can anyone decipher the details on the stamp? Thank you in advance. Ple

Can anyone please tell me if there is a date on this gravestone? if so what is it? I believe it is that of my great grandfather. Alan Cohen

Hi all, I've recently started my genealogy search. I'm trying to find more information on my maternal family (Nemeth & Lessinger). My grandfather Joseph Nemeth (1913-1988) was the son of Moshe and Dwo

I'd like to know the names, get contact information, for all Jewish genealogical societies around the world. All I am familiar with is the one in Paris. Can some supply this info for me, or at least f

Hello, I’m looking for a village or a place in Poland that sounds like Mezherigi. I received a response from an archive where it was referred to as “местечко Межериги” (mestechko Mezherigi) in Russian

*According to his naturalization records, my great uncle, Adolph/Adolf TAUFIELD arrived in New York June 26, 1890. He did not list either the ship's name or the port of departure. Nor did he list a wi

LitvakSIG's Power Up Your LitvakSIG Research: Getting to Know LitvakSIG with Rhoda Miller held a virtual program on January 29, 2023. This session provided an introduction to the LitvakSIG organizatio