The (US) National Archives Cartographic branch has digitized the RG 242: Target Dossiers pertaining to the British Isles 1938-1945. It is made up of over 1,100 images. It is available for viewing and

I am researching Samuel Slotkin and his wife Bessie. I have found their tombstone is pictured in FindAGrave. Could someone please translate their Hebrew names and the names of their parents for me? ht

Dear Genners, My query about Chaja APOTHEKER whose daughter Dora REIZMAN died in 1921 in Tecso/Tyachiv (sub-Carpathia) ended with positive results. It is due to some constructive suggestions from seve

Each segment of the LitvakSIG Power Up your Research series will be hosted on LitvakSIG.org. They will be available free and publicly available for the foreseeable future. The link to each recording w

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO, Beth Tikvah Synagogue and Classi Lectures PRESENT Beyond These Walls: Escaping the Warsaw Ghetto – A Young Girl’s Story Speaker: Lydia Bauman Monday 13 Feb 2023

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO Speaker: Ellen Kowitt Jewish Resources Comparison of the Giants: Ancestry, FamilySearch, FindMyPast, JewishGen, & MyHeritage Wednesday, 22 February at 7:30 pm. E

Dear Genners. If your family originated from Kutno Gubernia Warszawa, Province Lodz, Poland or surrounding area please join us on our facebook group, Descendants of Jewish Kutno, where you can meet ot

Dear All, I posted previously under the following heading, but have discovered that I used the wrong names - "Trying to contact Maureen & Rob MYERS, New Zealand - re. Phoebe nee SIMMONS, later LEVY, l

Researching my spouse's Papier immigrant family from Brest Litovsk and their ancestry. I am seeking to discover earlier generations and insight into their lives prior to immigration. The Immigrants we

Can someone point me to a place to find a passenger list for an arrival in Newport News, VA on May 15, 1883? That info is on my great grandfather's naturalization papers but I can't seem to find any p

Do you recognize anyone in these photos of GOLDSMITH, BIRON, KEIDANSKY, FINEMAN, FAINMAN, LEVINSTEIN family who emigrated from Lithuania to Chicago and Aurora, Illinois? Please see https://photos.app.

From the American Jewish Congress' "American Jewish Year Book" it begins: The subjoined table of the outrages perpetrated upon the Jews of Russia, from Kishineff in 1903 to Bialystok in 1906, is far f

Robert Krais, pioneer of the jewish remembrance of the Ortenau, and 2005 Obermeyer Award winner, has died on January 29th 2023, at age of 81. His interest in the Jewish cause began in 1972 with the tr

At the end of each week, we have been featuring excerpts from Yizkor books in JewishGen's archive. You can find the archive of past Yizkor book excerpts here: https://bit.ly/3aCH1ak. If you are not fa

The Vilna Shul of Boston in partnership with the JGS of Greater Boston presents a three-part seminar on Jewish Nostalgia. Join one, two, or three adult learning lectures and Q&A with Rachel B. Gross,

The couple on the front of the picture arrived in the US in December, 1890 - so I know that this picture predates their arrival. Can anyone decipher the details on the stamp? Thank you in advance. Ple

Hi all, I've recently started my genealogy search. I'm trying to find more information on my maternal family (Nemeth & Lessinger). My grandfather Joseph Nemeth (1913-1988) was the son of Moshe and Dwo

I'd like to know the names, get contact information, for all Jewish genealogical societies around the world. All I am familiar with is the one in Paris. Can some supply this info for me, or at least f

*According to his naturalization records, my great uncle, Adolph/Adolf TAUFIELD arrived in New York June 26, 1890. He did not list either the ship's name or the port of departure. Nor did he list a wi

LitvakSIG's Power Up Your LitvakSIG Research: Getting to Know LitvakSIG with Rhoda Miller held a virtual program on January 29, 2023. This session provided an introduction to the LitvakSIG organizatio