Cohen de Azevedo - Tracing a Sephardic Family The Azevedo family of Lisbon became the Cohen de Azevedo family in Amsterdam. Active in the Portuguese-Jewish community, they first involved themselves as

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I received a reply from someone reading my post on here, and was given the place to request records. However, I'm told it has to be requested in Russian. Is there anyone who could take my brief letter

When Dr Leon Silberberg (Zilberberg) died in Crieff, Scotland in 1954, his death was registered by his sister, who lived in Ellwell Crescent, Rego Park, Long Island, New York, USA. Born in Krakow, he

My maternal great great grandparents were: Meyer and Fredke Davidovich of Grodno Poland. They had 5 children: Eleck, Morris, Dinke/Denah, another daughter and Sarah. Sarah ..my great grandmother..was

And just like that, I found the name of my ggg-grandfather Chaim Frimer in the latest data from Ukraine, in an 1875 Revision List. I have a couple questions. First, while the date is 1875, the year at

Shalom Shimi I believe my grandfather Emil Fanty was also drafted into the Austrian-Hungary army as a very young man – possibly 16, at the time. In another document, I found that he was interned in En

The entire community is invited to join us for our next free JewishGen Talks webinar: Topic: Practicing Safe Computing Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Registrati

Hi, fellow researchers. I have a 1936 marriage certificate issued in NYC. Handwritten but printed, very clear text. It shows the groom's birthdate as 21 Feb 26/34 and the bride's birthdate as 19 Dec.

I’m trying to find the ancestors and descendants of Yehuda Lev Taraday, born before 1824. His son was Menachem Mendel Taraday, 1842 to 1936, who was born in Umin Ukraine and died in Kitchener Ontario

Hi all! I am a match with Stephanie Knight through our DNA testing - a close match. However, I don't know of any ancestors who went to England. I have tried to contact her, but alas, she doesn't respo

Dear All, I am trying to find every trace possible, of my family members, who were called Kornitzer and lived in Fiume, Rijeka, Croatia. My grand grandmother was Cecilia Kornitzer - Pollak, her brothe

I have written a blog post about how I used DNA matches to unlock longstanding roadblocks in my family tree. This one focuses on Ancestry matches and Russian Empire records (in modern-day Ukraine), as

I am trying to connect with Sheila Frankel and have an email that is no longer working. If anyone knows her, please have her contact me or send me a recent email. Please respond privately. Thank you,

I am trying to find records of Joseph FROOS in 1910 or earlier. His name was originally FROSHINSKY or PROSHINSKY. In 1917 he gave his birth date as 15 Jul 1889 born in Pinsk. In the 1920 census he sai

Hello, I am looking for a relative, Handelsmann Siegfried (Shmuel), who migrated in the begging of 1950's to Argentina. Where can I find records about him (maridge, children, etc). Thanks, Shimi Karni

Genetic genealogist Diahan Southard will host the PBS program DNA Secrets Revealed about the science of DNA and the role genetics plays in our longevity and well-being. This will play in the U.S. and

World War II occupies a central place in Yizkor books because of the horrors of the Nazis’ “final solution” and how it was seared into the memories of Jews who survived it. World War I afflicted the l

Hello, I'm looking to get a translation of these four records in the 1897 Odessa census of Joseph Rosen, Mintse Rosen, Melech(?) Tesler, and Chaya Tesler. I'd also be interested to know what's written