My great-aunt Sarah COLLE Goldner traveled from Montreal to the United States in 1937 to visit her married daughter. She reported on the border-crossing document that she was born in 1886 in BOHUSS NE

I’d like some expert opinions on the ship passenger list for a person who has been indexed two separate ways on Ancestry, and who may be my great grandfather Harry/Harris Olitsky/Olitzky of Trenton, N

Am seeking descendants of Shlomo ZENETSKY - a family who migrated from Narewka in the Bialystok and Bielsk area of Eastern Europe to Chelsea. Massachusetts, USA - and who have done a DNA test suitable

This week on Sephardic World we have an opportunity to put questions directly to a world expert in Sephardic research. Jessica V Roitman is the newly appointed Professor in Jewish Studies at the Vrije

Hello, My great-grandparents left Poland (Lodz) and immigrated to France in 1913. I always heard that they left for political reasons. Could someone tell me what could be understood by political reaso

Dear All, I've posted vital records in Russian and Yiddish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following addresses.. https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM9144

Santa Cruz Jewish Genealogy Society announces Research Jewish Genealogical Resources on the Internet with Daniel Horowitz, Genealogy Expert at MyHeritage March 14th. 1pm Pacific Time Learn about the m

I’m curious to know other people’s experiences with reaching out to distant relatives about a family connection. I have a tree that goes back to a married couple in the late 18th Century. They had rou

FamilySearch.org has the index of marriage licenses for Philadelphia Pennsylvania. I can no loger find the microfilms of the licenses. Does anyone know what happened to them? Arthur Rosenthol Bala Cyn

The following photos have been uploaded to the Mystery Photos Waiting for Detectives album of the main@... group. Direct Line Photo (identified through my grandparents) of either Fisher or Taub lines

Hi Friends, I have posted a very old document, that is very difficult to read. I believe it’s in German. I’ve posted all the information I know with the document at this url: https://www.jewishgen.org

Hi Friends, I’d like someone to please translate this death certificate of Joseph Levi, the son of my 3x great grandparents Seckel Isaak LEVI and Hille/ Hilgen/ Hilge/ Helena SIMON. It’s in German. Th

I've posted two US [United Synagogue] marriage authorisations for which I would appreciate a translation of the Hebrew elements. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses: https://www.jewishgen.

Hi, I was advised to contact Dr Rosenstein. Can someone please advise how to do this? Thanks! Louis Mehr, Manchester, UK

As mentioned previously, every month I post a listing of the IAJGS Records Access Alert topics from the previous month for you to see the variety of issues…some were posted on this discussion group bu

The following photos have been uploaded to the Mystery Photos Waiting for Detectives album of the main@... group. Munis, wife & daughter-What happened to Monus' family?.png By: sherryemeyer@...

Hello, I have posted page XIV from book one of the Slonim Yizkor Book collection. It is supposed to be about one of my cousins Baruch Yakimovsky. Any help in translating it is greatly appreciated. htt

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I would appreciate help in translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM91423 h

The attached snippet was taken from an 1869 Hungarian Census page and concerns the employment relationship of one of the household residents. I cannot decipher all the words but see "munka" (work) and

My grandfather Sender Levin, from Vinnitsa, took a bullet in his leg during this war. He eventually had an amputation as a result 30 years later. Is any information about wounded soldiers available on