Hello, I am responding to your 2020 post on JewishGen about a foundling in Tomsk 1942. My first cousin was born in Tomsk in 1942. I don't know if it would help to know her family's history, origins, e

I've posted an 1851 Revision List record in Russian for which I would greatly appreciate a translation. It appears as a separate post for the left and right side pages on ViewMate at the following add

I've posted an 1875 Revision List record in Russian for which I would greatly appreciate a translation. It appears as a separate post for the left and right side pages on ViewMate at the following add

First post and hoping someone can solve the mystery of my paternal great grandparents. My grandfather was Philip Safran Fried and seems to have been born in Ukraine. He later moved to Austria with his

Hi. A short while ago, I emailed the below message to be posted on the JewishGen.org Discussion Group. I have since learned that the immigration documents I uploaded to ViewMate are in German, not Ger

Hi all, I am searching for info on the parents of my Grandmother, who was born in Highgate, London in 1904 to a young Dutch couple, possibly students, living in London. The only name I have for her pa

Cohen de Azevedo - Tracing a Sephardic Family The Azevedo family of Lisbon became the Cohen de Azevedo family in Amsterdam. Active in the Portuguese-Jewish community, they first involved themselves as

Speaker : Karesz Vandor 'Budapest Jewish History and Hungarian Jewish Genealogy’ Sunday December 11, 2022 Program 10 AM to 12 PM Mountain Time 9:30 AM to 10 AM Schmear, Schmooze, and Share On ZOOM Pro

The Weekly News Nosh JewishGen Weekly E-Newsletter Phil Goldfarb, Editor Date: November 27, 2022 “A Family Without The Understanding Of Their Past History, Foundation And Ethnicity Is Like A Tree With

I received a reply from someone reading my post on here, and was given the place to request records. However, I'm told it has to be requested in Russian. Is there anyone who could take my brief letter

When Dr Leon Silberberg (Zilberberg) died in Crieff, Scotland in 1954, his death was registered by his sister, who lived in Ellwell Crescent, Rego Park, Long Island, New York, USA. Born in Krakow, he

My maternal great great grandparents were: Meyer and Fredke Davidovich of Grodno Poland. They had 5 children: Eleck, Morris, Dinke/Denah, another daughter and Sarah. Sarah ..my great grandmother..was

And just like that, I found the name of my ggg-grandfather Chaim Frimer in the latest data from Ukraine, in an 1875 Revision List. I have a couple questions. First, while the date is 1875, the year at

Shalom Shimi I believe my grandfather Emil Fanty was also drafted into the Austrian-Hungary army as a very young man – possibly 16, at the time. In another document, I found that he was interned in En

The entire community is invited to join us for our next free JewishGen Talks webinar: Topic: Practicing Safe Computing Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Registrati

Hi, fellow researchers. I have a 1936 marriage certificate issued in NYC. Handwritten but printed, very clear text. It shows the groom's birthdate as 21 Feb 26/34 and the bride's birthdate as 19 Dec.

I’m trying to find the ancestors and descendants of Yehuda Lev Taraday, born before 1824. His son was Menachem Mendel Taraday, 1842 to 1936, who was born in Umin Ukraine and died in Kitchener Ontario

Hi all! I am a match with Stephanie Knight through our DNA testing - a close match. However, I don't know of any ancestors who went to England. I have tried to contact her, but alas, she doesn't respo

Dear All, I am trying to find every trace possible, of my family members, who were called Kornitzer and lived in Fiume, Rijeka, Croatia. My grand grandmother was Cecilia Kornitzer - Pollak, her brothe

I have written a blog post about how I used DNA matches to unlock longstanding roadblocks in my family tree. This one focuses on Ancestry matches and Russian Empire records (in modern-day Ukraine), as