Shalom, I descend from the Bellem family of Plymouth. The furthest we can trace is Elijah Bellem, born ~1710. We do not know the origins of this family before England. We stumbled across a Ballin fami

Dear Genners, It is my second attempt after my posting last year. I hope that it will ring a bell somewhere among his relatives who stayed back in the Russian Empire. It seems that I exhausted my sear

What does the red highlighted text in the comments indicate? Is this "Book of Shpeier" available to view? what info does it contain? see attached -- Marcie Murray Minneapolis MN

I want to thank Renee, Rod, Barbara and Andra for all the very valuable info they found for my Norman Kline. I now have a maiden name for his first and second wife as well as his death date. Thanks ag

https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main/message/673862 My great aunt was buried in San Diego, Home of Peace Cemetery 50 years ago, but without a headstone. This caused me dismay and I went on a search to

Family History Today: Polish Jews in the USSR During WWII Thursday, Feb. 23, 11 am ET When the “Ribbentrop – Molotov pact” divided Poland between the Soviet Union and Germany in 1939, the Polish terri

Marilyn, SS Wyoming port of embarkation Liverpool and Queenstown. Date of arrival July 23, 1890 That information is on the digitized microfilm that you linked to in your post on image 84. Best regards

Is anybody able to explain this Hebrew inscription I saw in a country churchyard. I have so far received the following suggestions It relates to a date It is a form of blessing It has something to do

Good morning, I’m seeking a researcher who can look at specific micro films for me at NARA II, in Maryland. If anyone here has a recommendation, or is able to assist, please reach out. Thank you, Mosh

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO DNA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) Q&A WORKSHOPS Featuring our JGS Toronto members, Gil Bardige and Arthur Sissman Sunday, 12 Mar 2023, 10:30 am. EST Sunday, 11 Ju

The Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society is excited to welcome back Dr. Nicholas J. Evans, a Senior Lecturer in diaspora history at the University of Hull, for the second in a series of free vir

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

The Museum of Family History has re-published dozens of articles about Jewish life in the United States and abroad, with a wide array of topics covered. Very educational. You can find these articles t

I found two 1890 ship sailings for Adolf & Emilie TAFLOWITSCH: **Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934", the Empress. [on Ancestry]-- Sailing from Hamburg to NY ( Departure--8 July 1890). The original ma

According to a note written by a long deceased uncle, his wife , Chaya dina SCHECHTER nee ABRAMOWITZ was a descendant of R' Chaim of Volozhin. He does not detail how exactly. Her husband, Dovid and sh

I've posted a vital record in Romanian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM101028 Please respond vi

I've posted a note from a vital record in Romanian for which I need a help readng the name of the groom. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.

I've posted a vital record in Romanian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM101207 Please respond vi

I've posted a vital record in Romanian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address. https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM101258 Please respond via t

A cousin of mine is looking for any information on a cousin of hers, Joyce C. HORN, born about 1923, probably in Brooklyn. She is found in the 1930 and 1940 censuses living with her sister Elaine and