Hello, Kirsten, my great grandfather Israel Baumgarten (changed to Bowman in the UK) also came from Wladyslawow. His brother listed his own hometown as "Russcheitz" and "Rishashitz". I believe this is

My maternal grandfathers name was Sol Alfert. He was born in England and immigrated to the United States. He was the second of 5 children born to Rosins Alfert and Clara (Marbach) Alfert: Oscar Alfert

Good morning! Do census records exist from Lublin, Janow Poland from the early 20th century? And if so, how do you go about searching for them? Any sites in particular? Thank you! Rebecca Racer

Hi you all, I hope you are doing great! I am fairly new to Jewish Genealogy in general and for Germany in particular and like to take the chance to ask you whether you know were to find the synagogue

Does anyone know the meaning of the name KATZOFF. Disregarding the hebrew possibities of a Kohen or butcher. My ancesters' profession was in tree logging and there is a theory that in a slavic languag

The Penn Family shared a 100 page typewriter journal by Sonia nee Greenberg Penn Helfand dated 1960 with me. I read thorough and unfortunately, she did not use the people’s names, instead she said, my

My research has taken me back to my great-great-grandfather Jacob Chrzan probably born about 1820 in Makow Mazowiecki. I knew his wife’s name was Ruth. I have come upon information giving me his wife’

Would appreciate a translation of record 34 - second entry on the page. It appears to be Russian on the left side, Hebrew on the right side. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.

I request a translation of the Yiddish text on a postcard. It is on ViewMate at the following address https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM92941 Please respond using the online Vi

I've posted vital records in Polish for which I need a translation. They are at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM92965 https://www.jewishgen.org/view

About 10 days ago I posted 5 pages from an unindexed FamilySearch site looking for the birth record of my ancestor, Joel Hirsch Koppel in 1803 in Hamburg, Germany. These pages are in Yiddish. Finding

Hi all I've posted a tombstone. If someone could help translate the Hebrew, I would be grateful. https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM92946 I believe it says "Mordechai Aharon ben

Dear researchers, Here is an update for the Bessarabia Division projects for the month of March 2021. See also at What's New at Bessarabia website. Bessarabian Databases. March of 2021: Revision Lists

Please help me translate. The tombstone is in Hebrew (or in Yiddish?). It is located in the Jewish cemetery in the city of Perm, Russia. Thank you. Mikhail Nyashin (Russia)

I request a translation of the Hebrew text on a Gravestone. It is on ViewMate at the following address https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM92882 Please respond using the online V

Please help me translate. If possible, a literal translation please The record of marriage in Smolensk, Russia. Thank you. Mikhail Nyashin (Russia)

Would anyone have any experience in brackets on records, please? I have read that '(MALE) or (FEMALE) accompanied by surname' on birth records indicates a baby that might have passed and so no name gi

Encontre un certificado de nacimiento en Rivera de 1915. Necesito alguien que me pueda ayudar a descubrir que paso con esa persona. I need someone that help me discover what happened with someone born

In this presentation Dr.Silverman will discuss the discovery of the story of a family who remained in Europe during the Shoah (Holocaust) While it is true that many records were destroyed during the w

We invite you to visit the JewishGen Blog to read “Traditional Passover Takes on a Nouvelle Flavor” by Ann Rabinowitz. “... Jewish cooking has undergone great changes in recent years – both during Pas