Good morning (from the west coast), First, I would like to say thank you for allowing and publishing my post "Hannover-Ahlem and Salzwedel". I have received a couple of emails which I am very thankful

My grandfather, Albert Silber, was born in 1886 in Buzafalva, Abauj-Torna, Kassa, Hungary. He emigrated to NY in 1901. I have his birth record, immigration and citizenship records so am pretty confida

Dear JewishGen — There is an excellent New York Times article on a “largely forgotten” Holocaust killing field — Jungfernhof, outside Riga, Latvia. The article was written by Ralph Blumenthal and was

The Museum of Family History cordially invites all those who are interested in preserving the heritage of their ancestral homes to become one of the Museum's World Jewish Communities. Through a combin

(Edited) Hello - I wonder how common it was in the 1950s to adopt an adult as a child. My great-grandfather returned from hiding in Brussels to his home-town, family house, company etc in Germany - th

You can reply directly to my e-mail: yehoshua.sivan@... With thanks in advance, Yehoshua Sivan

Krakow census scans from 1921 are now viewable online at https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/zespol/-/zespol/30911?_Zespol_javax.portlet.action=zmienWidok&_Zespol_nameofjsp=jednostki&_Zespol_resetCur=

I was hoping that one your learned members can translate the Hebrew words that are inserted in the German script - I have no problems with the old German script. Peter Cullman

Like Krakow did Warsaw have a census in the 1920's or 30's that can be looked at? Tony Allan (Golendziner)

I have confirmed with the cemetery that Sarah Cherniak is buried there. Looking for someone to take a photo of the headstone/marker. Sarah Cherniak Gate Name: I.O.B.A.Independant Order Of Brith Abraha

The Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at the New England Historic Genealogical Society is holding a live broadcast Tuesday, January 31 from 1-2 PM ET presented by Adam D, Mendelsohn in conversation

A little known subchapter of Eastern European Jewish history is the 19th century establishment of Jewish agricultural colonies in Southeastern Ukraine. In the eighteen forties, with an offer of a 50-y

Hello everyone, I've posted 5 vital records in Russian that for which I need a translation. They were located on JRI-Poland and are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... 1. Marriage record of ZYL

Sunday, February 5 at 1:30 pm - This event is free for members of JGSGW. Nonmembers may register to attend for a fee of $5. The Magic Shop: My Grandfather’s Metaphysical Pursuits in 1930’s Austria Aft

In this exhibition, you hopefully will have the opportunity to form some sort of imagery and an understanding of what life might have been like for the citizens of Łapy, Poland, for Jew and non-Jew al

I've posted a marriage record in Russian for which I'd very much appreciate a translation. The marriage was in Yelizavetgrad (Kirovohrad), Kherson, Russia (Ukraine) It is on ViewMate at the following

Israel Genealogy Research Association Website: http://genealogy.org.il/ The lecture will be in Hebrew The Story of a Galician Jew in a British Prison During the First World War Speaker: Daniella Alyag

​ We’re keeping our promise to upload 100,000 newly-transcribed Ukraine records monthly. Check for your families on JewishGen.org. See the attached list of towns included in this batch. Each record ha

The attached photos were taken in September 1944, during the visit of Eliyahu Graber, my grandmother's brother (an American citizen), to Israel, then still Palestine, in two of the photos he is with h

I've posted a vital marriage record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM101074 Please res