Hi all, I am looking for information on Jewish orphanages that operated in Bialystok between 1910 and 1940. I wonder if there are any lists of the children in those orphanages and how can one reach th

Can someone please identify and translate the writing on my grandfathers becher. Mike Paneth Melbourne Australia

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In Przemysl Marriages 1790-1827 I found this entry for Josef Orner under August 1824. Can anyone help with understanding this record, there are no details of the spouse etc. What do the entries mean ?

During the Italian occupation of the Alpes-Maritimes in France in 1943, the area was a relative haven for Jews. Around a thousand live in Saint Martin Vésubie, in the Alps north of Nice, until they fl

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hello I am a new member of your site I saw that someone is looking for details that I have. His reference number is 597610 in the group Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic MAISNER/MEISNER Rabbis from Hun

I'm trying to find out what happened to David Bernstein. Here is what I know. David was born in 1889 in Skalat. His parents were Bluma Bernstein and Juda Mendel Werfel (deceased). Bluma, David and her

Hi all, I received the following lead from Arolsen's Archives listing the following families/individuals as relatives to Shlomo Kano - a direct relative of mine - married to Ester Yocheved Herszaft/Ge

Hi Siggers, I found in JewishGen that Adele Kaplun is buried in the Veyrier, Geneva, Switzerland cemetery in Plot C113. She died in 1966. Does anyone know how I can get a photo of her headstone and an

Hello, I am trying to determine the fate of my great-great-grandfather, Srul NERUBAY. Srul and his son Motel arrived in New York on the SS Noordam on April 11, 1906. (Their name was spelled Nerobaj).

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We are pleased to announce the release of the March 2023 issue of the Galitzianer, the quarterly research journal of Gesher Galicia. In this issue, you will explore the mystery of why so many more Jew

The Orange County California Jewish Genealogy Society is having its monthly meeting this Sunday at 10:00am Pacific Time. Everyone needs to register. Members are free and non-members are $5.00. March 2

Santa Cruz Jewish Genealogy Society 2-Hour Workshop: Voices of the Past: Crafting the Stories of Your Family's History Sunday, April 2 , 2023 , 1 pm Pacific /4 pm Eastern Speakers: Dr. Barbara Krasner

Greetngs, I'm trying to pinpoint where exactly the three addresses listed below are located in Khust, Zakarpatska oblast, Ukraine. The street names are pre-1939. One or more street names may have been

I was just wondering if you have any information regarding the Jewish cemetery in Reggio Emilia. How to accesses and who is buried there. -- TzviGuttentag

Hello. I just looked at all the new records that have been put on line for shtetls in Ukraine. However, I haven't been able to find any for Zhvanets, which is in Podolia. Are there *any* records for t