The December 2, 2021 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza contained a notice from the Regional Court of Central Kraków indicating that a woman named Jolanta Wątorska was seeking to have the

Long-time Rajgrod and area researchers will be pleased to learn that Jewish Records Indexing - Poland has undertaken a huge new “Phase 3” project to fully extract all available Rajgrod birth, marriage

-- My great uncle, brother of my grand father, who called Maurice Lazarson (his polish name was Mojshe Leizerson, born around 1884/1886, had gone to New York. My grand father wrote in 1926, he was glo

According to family lore my great great grandmother, Gittle ABRAMOWITZ , a widow with 4 children, an english gentleman by the name of Isaac LAZAROFF. All we supposedly know is that LAZAROFF, reported

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I am looking for a translator for about a dozen handwritten postcards that are in Yiddish script, but really transliterated German. These cards were sent from Krynica in Austro-Hungary in the late 189

Seeking translation of birth registry for Rachmel Josef WASERSZEYN born in Opoczno in 1841 Father's name: Chajm WASERSZEYN What is the mother's name, the date of birth, Any other info of relevance? Ma

What might be the difference between these terms in the 1891 English census (London)--LODGER and BOARDER? This person's household had 3 lodgers and 2 boarders. John Anderson, Orlando, FL

Does anyone know how to order a book from Avotaynu without using its website? Because Avotaynu doesn't use https/encryption, I'm reluctant to order on its website.The number on Avotaynu's website for

I have a letter on ViewMate #96424 written in Polish. I would love names, places and dates that may help me with my genealogy. Thanks. https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/full.asp?ID=96424&loc=A&name=9

Is there a family connection between the HOROWITZ (HURWITZ) family of Novarodok and the SOLOVEITCHIK family. There are are several yosef Dovs in both families as well as ther'e being both Levi'm. Yoni

Hello Jenners I am looking for a particular marriage record for the year 1936 or 1937 in Lodz, Poland. Does the record mention the maiden name of the bride's mother.? If you can help in any way, on be

Please join the Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh on January 19 at 730 pm for our upcoming program with Dick Goldman - “A Rose By Any Other Name” For many of us, our family names are clues to our

Hello, I have a record for a Benjamin Leyzor SKLARZ that I need help with in viewmate. Its from PRENAI Lithuania 1852. Probably a birth record, but I'm not sure. I assume it's in Lithuanian. It's a Ro

Dear Lyakhovichi Landsman, After long-last, the Lyakhovichi (Lachowicze) website has been overhauled to bring it up to current web standards, make it much easier to navigate and easier to add new cont

I was told that my family lived in Ethiopia in the late 1700s to early 1800s. They were a scholarly and religious family who had to leave Ethiopia because of religious discrimination. I don’t know whe

Trying to make contact with the family of Moshe Yechiel Uhr of Toronto, son of Chaim (Herman) Uhr, born in Slančík, Slovakia on July 11, 1876 and died in Kosice on February 9, 1935. Moshe Uhr's brothe

Looking for help in breaking thru deadend. My G-grandfather's name was Yosef Rachmil WASERSZTEYN. I don't have place/date of birth. I was told that he died in Warsaw around 1915. He was married to Ita

I've posted a vital 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=VM96810 Please respond via t

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM96829 I found this docume