Thanks so much to all of you who participated in our LitvakSIG Birds of a Feather session on May 22 for the Lida and Oshmiany Districts. A recording of the session -- as well as a PDF of the slides an

The New England Consortium, a collaboration of researchers and genealogists (including founding member JGSGB) is holding its second annual conference on June 12. The topic will be Lakes, Lanyards, and

Greetings Fellow Researchers, The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami will be hosting a KehilaLink Workshop at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Wednesday, June 1 at 11:00 a.m. for members

Hello Russian speakers, I would be very grateful for a transcript (in Cyrillic letters) and a translation into English of the last two sentences of this birth record starting after Хая. Khaya was born

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation, including for the obeservations. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp

Fascinating extract about an author’s search for her grandfather and his activities in Latvia during and after WW2. Come to this Court and Cry: How the Holocaust Ends by Linda Kinstler. https://www.th

The entire community is invited to join us for our next free JewishGen Talks webinar: Topic: Jewish Genealogy in the Germanies Date: Wednesday, May 25th, 2022 Time: 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Regis

I’m willing to translate your letters from germ into English. please send to naturefan33@... Hannah Sperber, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Moderator note: please send translation requests privately

Does anyone have any information, or can direct me to additional resources, on Svislach (Shishlovitz), Belarus. I have been working on my ancestry for several years. My ancestor surnames were: Belkin,

On August 25, 1946, the ship Athos II left Marseilles (France) and arrived in NY on September 8, 1946. On board was a group of about 50 Jewish children, all Holocaust orphans.Their trip had been organ

I've posted a comment in Romanian on a birth record for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM98588 Pleas

JewishGen Press is proud to announce the publication of our 144th title: Krynki In Ruins This is the translation of Krinik in khurbn: memuarn. The book was written in Yiddish by A. Soifer. Details: Tr

Hello all, I'm looking for the (Abe) POZNIAK and (Chana) KRUL families from the town Benitsa, currently in Belarus (but also appears in LitvakSIG). Are there any more sources available for this town?

Rabbi Malcolm Stern Grant & John Stedman Memorial Fund Award A REMINDER The deadline for submitting the Stern/Stedman Grant Nomination form and any supporting documentation is Friday 3 June 2022 at 7p

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The May 17, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice announcing that the Regional Court for Kraków-Krowodrza, First Civil Division, at the be

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The May 17, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice from the Regional Court for Central Kraków [Sąd Rejonowy dla Krakowa-Śródmieścia], First

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The May 19, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice announcing that the Regional Court in Bochnia, First Civil Division, has authorized the

Can anyone help me with the translation? Thanks in advance. - Linda Gold Buford davidlinda@... Researching: Poland or other GOLD, BREWDA - BREVDA - BRAUDA , BLUMENTHAL, PALTER - SPITZ, GILCHENSKI Kobr

We have a number of family members with the name Ruda or Rudah. In fact my father had an auntie who married a man whose last name was Ruda. Is this a Yiddish form of Ruth? Thank you Chaim Meiersdorf

The translator for the Ukrainian-language version of the Yizkor Book of Mizoch reported a rocket strike Saturday, 15 miles north of his home in Rivne, Ukraine. Ten people were injured. Despite the cha