Data speaks for itself, but I am interested in the human side of Helen Oppenheimer. She was my wife's grandmother.She died 2 years before my wife was born. If I were to meet her in person, I have abou

My grandmother, whose last name is very difficult to read on her children's birth certificate, said she came from Vilna. She may have been born in Mogilev, Russia, as it was at the time. She apparentl

Hello. This is a question about Jewish custom and practice in the early 1900's We have been trying to identify other family members (brothers and sisters) of our great-grandfather Berl Schlanger. My c

According to the 1906-1914 rosters of the Gymnasium in Sereth (former Bukovina, Austro-Hungarian empire), each class contained a relatively small number of children listed under the category "Privatis

Does anyone know which regions Jews were allowed to reside in by special consent which were outside the Pale of Settlement in the 19th century? Two family members (as per Scottish Census1921 and a UK

Dear Genners, Farha SAYEGH daughter of Moshe died in London in 1977 and buried under this name. She was born in 1903 most probably in Baghdad. She had a married daughter who was probably born in the 1

A friend of mine found a couple of letter dated 1984, addressed to her late mother. One of them is signed from a "cousin", sender address is "1812 1/2 Hamlin St. N.E. Washington D.C.20018 USA". The se

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My message sent privately to Marcie Murray <mrsbrite@...> bounced - and so I hope to reach her via Jewishgen From: David Lewin <david@...> Sent: Friday, December 2, 2022 11:53 AM To: Marcie Murray <mr

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

I've posted two new images of tombstones that I'd like translated. I found the photographs of the tombstones among the papers of my cousin, a Holocaust survivor who died in 2019. He lived in Kovno and

JewishGen’s Memorial Plaques Database (https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Memorial/) was set up to accumulate indexed memorial plaques and yizkor lists from synagogues. Once accumulated, the records

i'm Mercedes Demner, searching information about my ggfather MICHAEL DORN. He was born in Putila, Bukovina, Austrian Empire. I've not the year, and the same when he passed away. He was married to an u

Family History Today: Jewish Landsmanshaftn - Hometown Societies in the New World Featuring Daniel Soyer, author of Jewish Immigrant Association and American Identity in New York, 1880-1939 Thursday,

I am researching Louis & Ida (Bindefsky) Russakoff & family for their emigration to the US. They left Bessarabia, Moldova. They arrived 1903/1904 Baltimore, MD. Other possible spellings could be (usin

The entire community is invited to join us for our virtual Bessarabia Winter Symposium, hosted by the JewishGen Bessarabia SIG Research Division. Topics: History, Genealogy and Culture Dates: December

Hi, my name is Anna Petrova. I am looking for my relatives by the name of Krutelevich originally from Birch Belarus. Perhaps they are located on the territory of Poland. I found my great - grandmother

My grandparents obtained US Immigration visas in Vienna in 1940. My mother and her sister obtained US immigration visas in Vienna in 1939. A significant number of additional family members also obtain

I'm Mercedes Demner, and I'm searching informs, about my ggfather MICHAEL DORN He was born in Putila, Besarabia at that time Austro Hungarian Empire, probably in 1879 He was married to an unknown woma

I posted this record for what I believe is my Uncle Arthur who was Gershon. I was wondering if someone can translate. I don't think it's Polish, possibly German? https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/vie