Where might single 18-20 year olds have met in Brownsville, Brooklyn in the 1935-1937 time period? My parents met sometime during these years. They lived in different areas of Brownsville and had grad

I’m looking for more information on the Feinstein family from Mir/Stolpce/Nyasviz/Minsk area of Belarus. Their name was Feinstein after arriving in the US (1900 - 1904) but they traveled to the US und

Amazon Prime announced they will be showing two genealogy shows that might be of interest: Finding Your Roots Season 1 and Genealogy Roadshow Season 1. Amazon Prime is a subscription service and will

Friends, If anyone is going to Mt. Sharon Cemetery in Springfield, PA, I would be grateful for photographs of the headstones of 15 long-deceased family members, 11 of whom are in Sec. J, two of whom a

I am researching my family's Krakow roots and have two questions regarding extant records from Krakow. 1) How would I go about requesting the Krakow Archiwum for certain scans from the "Krakow Kataste

My name is David Harrison and I am searching for living relatives of my cousins in order that I can put names to family photographs. My mother Phoebe Harrison died in 1972 shortly after her mother Pho

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https://wah.foundation Witnessing Holocaust History event - this Wednesday, 27 January 2021 Tomorrow World ORT will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day in a joint initiative with HAMEC - The

I am am almost through having nearly 250 letters translated over the last eight years and these two (and a few more upcoming) on Viewmate will finish the project. Thank you so much for all the help th

Hi, Does anyone know what is the cutoff year is for US Naturalization records being online at Ancestry or similar sites. I have easily found records for many of my relatives. However, there a number f

To Whom It May Concern: My name is Stefanie Sarason and I am looking into my family history. My grandfather was Louis Jacob Newman, oldest son of Simon Newman and Rosa Cohen. He was born on June 4, 18

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Eric, I go to Mt Sharon every September to say prayers and my great grandparents' and grandparent's graves. I would be happy to take pics when I go. I live in NJ so it's a trek. But, if you do not fin

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),

Morton was a Partisan from Vilna. His photo shows him kneeling with a sten gun in the traditional photo. According to DNA matches with his daughter, I am related to him. If you know of anyone who had

Hi For years I have had a tree on FTJP and since 2018 I have tried uploading a new version as I have found a complete branch is incorrect. Last attempt was in October 2020 when I emailed the gedcom to

The Netherlands branch of the Red Cross has transferred to the Jewish Cultural Quarter of Amsterdam — an umbrella of several Jewish institutions, including the National Holocaust Museum of the Netherl

Hello everyone Does anyone know how and where you can locate aerial maps for Hungary and Ukraine pre world war 2. These map's can be a great source for old cemeteries etc. Thank you for any help. Isra

The Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project of JewishGen is proud to announce the publication of its105th title, 'TOWN OF BAR: Jewish Pages Through The Prism Of Time" Original Yizkor Book by: M. B. Kupershteyn

Interesting HIAS application that appears to be in Polish and Hebrew needs translation to English. Thank you to anyone who can help with the translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ...