The Polish government has established a department for the restitution of cultural assets within the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The losses of Polish culture during the war are estimate

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What would be the point of using an mtDNA or Y-chromosome test when an autosomal test is available? Roberta Sheps, Colchester England

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Shalom friends, According to "Pinkas Bialystok", my ancestor Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Bendet was the crown Rabbi of Bialystok from 1862 to 1868. Does anyone know where I might find primary source documenta

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Hi all: I recently found the following given names for many Jews in Warszawa and other areas of Poland. This was very surprising to me as they are not our traditional Jewish given names. 1)Władysław 2

Am looking for any documents relating to the marriage of Emanuel Mendel Wertheim/er, also known as Emanuel Simson & Menachem Mendel. He married Sara Feibel. I know they are buried in the cemetery in S

My grandmother married Tevel (Teiwel, Tuvia) Gold. My father said her name was Alte but my father’s birth certificate says Juchiewied Briewda. They lived in Bialoystk, Poland. I believe she was born i

Hello, would appreciate any help that might be available. The couple Carole Abrahams and David Greenberg got married February 1968. There was either an engagement or wedding announcement in the newspa