My paternal grandparents were from Narovlya in what is now Belarus. Does anyone in the group have photos, information, or stories about the town from c. 1800-1914? Anyone know about the Safyan/Safian/

Have you ever wished you could consult someone to make sense of a discovery or break down a brick wall? Facebook groups allow you the opportunity to access the knowledge of many. Join us on May 15th a

As an Anglo-American, I can attest to the anti-semitic events shown in the first episode of this four part series. However, it was filmed in Manchester rather than London and the real Ridley Road is a

I've posted a passenger manifest (Liverpool-Ft. Levis) from 1895 which contains the arrival information of a mother and 2 daughters with the surname Steinberg. It lists the former residence as "Slutz"

I've posted a letter in German for which I need a translation. It is actually a six-page letter, five pages of which I have posted this week. It is from my great-grandparents, Sigmund and Rosa LICHTEN

Sunday May 15, 2022 1-3 pm PT Zoom Meeting by Lisa Cooper Many of our Jewish immigrant ancestors refused to talk about life in the old country Unfortunately their choice to forget the unhappy times of

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me by translating one of the records (#12, as I indicate in the description) on the image located at https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=98406 on Vi

Hi, My great grandparents were Harris (1842-1922) and Pessah (Betsy) (EISERMANT) (1844-1935) MENDELSOHN. I’ve been told Harris came to England, in 1884, from Telz, and lived on Pimlott St., Manchester

I recently received several Russian records from the Latvian archives, for family members who lived in Riga. The archives didn't label which image goes with the individual requests that I made, so I a

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The April 13, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice announcing that the Regional Court in Będzin, First Civil Division, is preparing to co

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The May 5, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita carried a legal notice announcing that the Regional Court of Central Łódź (Sąd Rejonowy dla Łodzi-Śródmieścia), S

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The May 6, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita carried a legal notice announcing that the Nationalization Decree Bureau of the City of Warsaw is conducting an a

My grandparents were both brought to the US as children in the early 1900s. According to what I know my grandfather's family (Goldberg) was from the Kiev area and that is what is reflected on the vari

Hello, I've posted a vital record of my GGF, that died in Romania long ago. It is on ViewMate at the following address https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM98411 Please respond vi

I have posted two birth records in Polish for which I would appreciate a translation. They are for what I think are two siblings, Michel and Sura Liwerant, born in 1832 and 1835 respectively. They are

JewishGen Press is proud to announce our 142nd title: The Book of Strzyzow and Vicinity (Strzyżów, Poland) Details: Original Yizkor Book Edited by: Itzhok Berglass and Shlomo Yahalomi-Diamond Project

In April I published the book ''From the Children's Home to the Gas Chamber, and how some avoided their fate.'' It is a book about Belgium with a focus on the stories of child survivors. I conducted i

Dear friends, I'll be a guest speaker at the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain event on May 29th - regarding my documentary film Mamaliga Blues (about a Brazilian family looking for its Jew

I am looking for people with information on the Jews of Vadul-Rascov (present-day Moldova). My great-grandmother came from there, but she lost virtually all contact with her family post-WWII and never

Hello ... my family is having several Stolpersteine laid in Amsterdam later this year. We would like to have a rabbi present for the installation but have been unable to contact one through the Sticht