For many years I have been trying to locate my Great Grandfather's death and believe I have found him buried at Walkley Jewish Cemetery in Sheffield. His name is Morris Cooper and he died 29 April 191

The earliest document I could find from Ukraine is the 1795 revision/census, but weren't there several censuses conducted in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1765 and 1784? Does anyone know where

I have just posted an inscription found on the back of a family photograph in (what I believe is) Yiddish. I would be grateful if someone could assist by providing a translation; the inscriptionsis tw

Can someone please help me with translating this incarceration document? I tried with google translate but didn't get too far. Thank you very much. -- Saul Mark

I've posted 5 vital records in Polish for which I would very much appreciate translations. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses : https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM9

My (suspected) maternal grandmother Chana Ruderman was listed as 12 years old on the manifest of the SS Kursk, when it departed from Libau, Latvia on March 21, 1911 - landed in NYC on 4 April 1911. Ch

Would Leyt (pronounced Late) be the same surname as Licht, Lit or Liss? Thanks, Paula Blank Researching: LEYT & PASAMANICK, Belarus ps

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address. The document was digitized in two parts, a left and a right side. Left side: https://ww

Hello, could somebody help me translating this record from polish? (Act. 48) I'm not 100% sure is the Zelik I'm looking for but the dates more or less fit with my family history. Thanks in advance! --

Sunday May 15, 2022 1-3 pm PT Zoom Meeting A Forgotten Land: Growing up in the Jewish Pale by Lisa Cooper Many of our Jewish immigrant ancestors refused to talk about life in the old country Unfortuna

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=VM98228 Please respond via t

I've posted 3 documents in German for which I need a transcription. They are on ViewMate at the following address : Marriage certificate Trojna Sara & Fraenkel Gerson page 1 and 2 https://www.jewishge

The individual wartime journeys of over 330,000 Australian men and women who volunteered to serve overseas in the First World War are revealed for the first time in an ambitious family history project.

Apologies, I've only just been notified of these two items - both at auction in Paris tomorrow, Monday (25 April) ... 1. Diary of Leo WOLLE, a resident of the Lodz ghetto, from January 1, 1942 to Marc

I'd like to know if there are birth, marriage, death or any other records for: My grandfather Abraham (Schmiel) Reisner born in (Galicia) Zalishchyky, Ukraine on January 28, 1871, who was a tinsmith.

I am looking for information about my grandmother's first cousin, Abraham Kamonovitch (various spellings!), born in London in December 1899. In 1921, he was a tailor in Stepney. In 1935, he married An

Under what other Hebrew / Yiddish / Russian names might someone named Lesser be found? -- Peter Cohen California

I wonder if anyone can tell me where I might find this death record? We are looking for additional information, if it exists. I have included a clip of the record we found. Thanks for any help -- Joyc

Salomon Hirsch Feinstein, Inn Keeper, lived with his family in Nemirseta (Nimmersatt). From 1875 the registry offices records of Krottingen, five of his descendants are listed. Freda (Freida), his fir

I am researching my Grandmother's side of the family. Her name was Hannah Annie Greenberg (nee Landman). She was born in New York City in 1893. Her father was Charles (Shaul) Landman. Her mother was L