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Hello, I've posted vital records in Russian for which I'd appreciate a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM96738 htt

Hello, The Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC holds in its collection, the Pinkas of the Schwerzner Benevolent Association Chevra Kadisha (Id no. 2001.A.17) My immigrant ancestors, David (d. 1931) and R

My great-grandmother was orphaned young, and her son (my grandfather) told us his mother (and her sister) were raised by KONIGSBERG neni (Aunt Konigsberg). I haven't had any luck finding a Konigsberg

Hi, how can I get hold of a picture of an ancestor's tombstone in Deutschkreutz, for a book? His name is; KLEIN, Jechiel Passed away 1890 Row: 3 Grave #: 33 Menachemklagsbald@... M Schreiber Jerusaelm

Are there list of Residents of the city of novarodok during the 19th century? If yes, how can I access them. Yoni Ben Ari, Jerusalem

Hello! I am looking for a professional genealogist in Bratislava who has experiences with research in Jewish communities. So far, I have found professionals on Google but they do not mention Jews at a

Hello everybody, I have a weird situation here and maybe you got some advice for me: Recently my mother died and now indications come up that I had Israeli citizenship for a few years when I was a chi

Trying to make contact with members of this Toronto family whose matriarch was Ariela (married Rojek). She posted a Page of Testimony for her grandfather, Mayer Langsam in 1977 in Willowdale. Mayer's

There appear to be two categories of Jews in Hungary who fell under the Edict of Toleration, first promulgated by Empress Maria Theresa in 1749. Various Hungarian Jewish censuses, particularly in the

Attached below are two photos which were together among loose photos in a large carton of family photos. I would like to get an approximate date and location. In one, my grandmother Eva MOZER DORBIN i

I'm interested in translation of the attached note to my mother from her grandfather, Hertz Kalish. My mother believes it might be some sort of congratulatory note on her graduation. Don Libes -- Don

According to their ship manifests, my grandfather: Charles Platzman was born in Pietrzykowice (immigrated in 1911) and his older brother, David was born in Zaleszyki (immigrated in 1908). My mother on

Search for the Social Security Death Index on StevMorse site brings up a note that it's hosted by JewishGen. Where on JewishGen is the SSDI? How to search and browse it? -- Ilya Zeldes North Fort Myer

Preserving Holocaust History: Collecting Oral Testimonies and Researching Family Fates With experts from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Jo-Ellyn Decker, Research and Reference Librarian, National

Hello, I am looking for help to find the names and families of 2 great-uncles who settled in South Africa. They probably emigrated in the late 1800's or early 1900's from Latvia, possibly Jelgava in K

I am searching for connections to the surname HOLZAPFEL or the city/county of Holzappel. Since 2004 I have been leading student trips to Lithuania where I collaborate with a university in Klaipeda. We

Thanks for the Canadian info but I dont think that this can be correct for my grandparents as if they came from there, they would have had to have gone there from Poland and then back to England which

Seeking translation into English of this death announcement from Neue Freie Presse, 6 May 1917. With thanks, -- June Friedman Entman St. Augustine, FL, USA

Hello I've posted two vital records in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM96740 https://www.j