During the Italian occupation of the Alpes-Maritimes in France in 1943, the area was a relative haven for Jews. Around a thousand live in Saint Martin Vésubie, in the Alps north of Nice, until they fl

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I am researching the RAJCHMAN or REICHMAN family of Klimontow, Poland. The parents were Yechiel (Jechiel) Alter RAJCHMAN / REICHMAN and his wife Maria Sura / Sara Miriam SALZMANN / ZALCMAN. One of the

hello I am a new member of your site I saw that someone is looking for details that I have. His reference number is 597610 in the group Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic MAISNER/MEISNER Rabbis from Hun

Need some help to find a Greenberg family member that was in the San Bernardino, CA area around 1917. It has been confirmed through DNA matches that we may have a NPE - Non-paternity event. It is also

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I'm trying to find out what happened to David Bernstein. Here is what I know. David was born in 1889 in Skalat. His parents were Bluma Bernstein and Juda Mendel Werfel (deceased). Bluma, David and her

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Hi all, I received the following lead from Arolsen's Archives listing the following families/individuals as relatives to Shlomo Kano - a direct relative of mine - married to Ester Yocheved Herszaft/Ge

Hi Siggers, I found in JewishGen that Adele Kaplun is buried in the Veyrier, Geneva, Switzerland cemetery in Plot C113. She died in 1966. Does anyone know how I can get a photo of her headstone and an

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We are pleased to announce the release of the March 2023 issue of the Galitzianer, the quarterly research journal of Gesher Galicia. In this issue, you will explore the mystery of why so many more Jew

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Greetngs, I'm trying to pinpoint where exactly the three addresses listed below are located in Khust, Zakarpatska oblast, Ukraine. The street names are pre-1939. One or more street names may have been

I was just wondering if you have any information regarding the Jewish cemetery in Reggio Emilia. How to accesses and who is buried there. -- TzviGuttentag

Hello. I just looked at all the new records that have been put on line for shtetls in Ukraine. However, I haven't been able to find any for Zhvanets, which is in Podolia. Are there *any* records for t

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