Does anyone know how I can get a copy of the complete death record for Hyman Sacks from Manchester, England? According to the England & Wales Civil Registration Death Index, Hyman was born in 1851 and

Very moving background material! https://chgs.elevator.umn.edu/asset/viewAsset/57fbed027d58aeba1c557592#57fbee5e7d58ae4e72557593 Because They Were Jews! Memorialization: First Series Produced: 1945-19

I found what looks like an amazing resource - it is a collection of diaries from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, dating from the 1800s to the present. https://prozhito.org/. In theory it is searchable, b

We have all poured over those ship manifests recording the arrival of our ancestors on these shores. However, I have always wondered about ships that may have been lost at sea and along with them, the

My great-uncle Zalman was born on 7 March 1893 in Prienai, Marijampole (Suwalki Gubernia) to Yankel-Mendel and Pesha-Freida Fleser (born Bialobrodka). He was the second youngest of 10 children, 8 of w

Thanks to the recent guidance of Jewish Gen members, I was able to get a copy of my grandfather's restitution (reparations) file from Germany. In it, he states that he was held in the Neustadt Weinstr

Dear all! My family member is Meer Gershwin Haim (ZVI) Kluger. Was born in Poritzk (Ukraine) 1839/1840. How do I go about finding members of same family, births, deaths,marriages? Please help Many tha

Where can I find information about Uzava in the Eastern Ukraine? Michelle Sandler Westminster California

My grandfather's matzeva spells his given name, Samuel, with an ayin rather than an aleph, as you can see in the attached photograph. I don't know if the spelling is simply an error or if what is used

The purpose of this article is to pose the question of what the ethical responsibilities of genealogical organizations, such as the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS),

“As I finish writing these words I am just 55 years old. I find myself satisfied in rich, large America. However, I am still in exile. I remained the only one of my family, the inheritance of my famil

I am looking for a researcher to access and provide me with copies of the section of a handwritten document that is located in The Stefanyka Libray in Lviv. It is called "The Inventory of Brzozow Coun

My father was held at the Maisons-Laffitte internment/registration camp outside Paris for at least a few weeks, if not more, as the war began. He was Austrian, and thus considered to be an "enemy alie

I am seeking contacts with descendants from the Steinhardt's from te Jewish community of ROZWADOW (Tarnobrzeg) Inacio Steinhardt inacio@...

The Obermayer Awards, January 25 Please join us for the Obermayer Awards, broadcast from the Berlin Parliament. The moving ceremony honors people and organizations in Germany that have worked creative

Hello, I'm seeking a translation of all genealogically relevant information from the death record for Meer Itsko WAJNSZTEJN that can be found on ViewMate here: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewm

This is a photo of my gr grandfather's headstone at Mt. of Olives in Jerusalem. I need a translation from the hebrew. Thank you Deborah Friedman Walnut Creek, CA dsfaec@... Searching for: FRIEDMAN (KO

I have 3 other handwritten inscriptions I found in my gr grandfather's prayer book from 1857. There are three attached photos. In one the inscription is obvious. In another other photo there are some

Coming from a family that was called Katz in Europe, but became Cohen in America, I am wondering if any of you might be able to shed light on this phenomenon. It must have been quite common: looking a

Hi all, Apologies in advance for the lengthy message. I am accepting Yefim Kogan's suggestion and writing down the main remaining mystery (for now) surrounding my family research of the EFROIMSKIY fam