Our family is looking for testimonies from Hungarian Jewish men who served as “conscripted slaves” in the labor service of the Hungarian army, “Munkaszolgalat”, in unit 108/16 from 1942. Seth Jacobson

try to find marriage certificate circa 1930 in Riga (Latvia) Israel (Isard) GARFUNKEL Mary JOFFE Israël was a doctor in Le Perray-en-Yvelines, France, family with children Bernard and Irene were depor

The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) has just released new databases on its website. There are now over 2.7 million records available in our databases. With each release we provide a varie

I am looking for the Benzoim family fro Wyszogrod Poland. We are also trying to find out the origin of the name . Thank you for any information Debbie Levine Benzion נשלח מה-iPhone שלי

U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan (New York), has ruled that the online library, Internet Archive, infringed on the copyrights of four U.S. publishers by lending out digitally scanned copie

Seeking descendants of Jacob Stein and Rebecca Martin who married in 1875 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England. They immigrated to Rochester, New York around 1885. Jacob (Yacov) was born in Chodorow, Pol

Hello, I would greatly appreciate help with the translation of record #4. I just need the names and ages of the main people excluding the Rabbi and the witnesses. I think Eta Pinkusovich is the mother

Can anyone help with identifying the uniform from WW1. All details would be appreciated The soldier on the right is of my grandfather Viktor Mayer who was born in Slovakia. On the left is his twin bro

Dear All, A new Facebook group. The admin. published a book about the Jews of Dobczyce. Toy may post in English My late father was born there. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089774956707 J

I need help translating this postcard to my grandfather’s cousin from Kolo, Poland. No one in my family seems to know what happened to her. I’m hoping there may be a clue. Sherrie Susman, Petaluma, CA

Bessarabia friends: I am looking for a genealogist to search my family name - Louis (and Ida) Russakoff. Louis b 1862. Married (unk) Wife Ida Bindefsky. Children are Minnie (Menie / Mineercha) b 1885,

At the end of each week, we have been featuring excerpts from Yizkor books in JewishGen’s archive. You can find the archive of past Yizkor book excerpts here: https://bit.ly/3aCH1ak. If you are not fa

On Tuesday, April 11, JGSPBC will present “Jewish Research in the Russian Empire, a lecture by Lara Diamond. PRESENTATION REVIEW This talk discusses vital records, census, revision lists, and other re

The producers of the Broadway show Leopoldstadt, saw my column in the recent issue of the Galtizianer and they have graciously provided to us one of the leading cast members, Jenna Augen to be intervi

Dear Friends, I have posted two birth records in Polish from early 19th century Łęczna, Poland. I don't need a full translation but would be grateful to confirm names, dates, location, birth parents'

I've posted a vital record in old Russian or Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM102765 Plea

Hi, I have posted 4 different documents in Russian, mostly quite short, for which I would greatly appreciate translation help. One is a return address on an envelope: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmat

I've posted a vital record in russian or Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM102786 https://

Professor Ron Hassner's new book, Anatomy of Torture, studies how the Spanish Inquisition used torture as a tool to extract information from their prisoners. Torture was used to force victims to divul

I finally found an ancestor on JewishGen in the Belarus Marriage Database. Can I get a copy of the following marriage record online or if I can't get in online where can I send for it? I can't seem to