I've been amazed by the assistance participants in this group have been able to provide, and hope I can invoke it. I am looking for two half-siblings of my grandfather: 1) Edward "Eddie" MORRIS, born

Subj: ViewMate translation request - Polish I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewma

Dear All, Since I have never done genealogy in France I am seeking for advice. My Grandfather’s brother Jeruchim (Georges) SZLAMOWICZ was born in Lodz, Poland, on Sept 18, 1894. My mother told me many

Dear group, I am searching for the Naturalization of Esther Swimmer of Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was widowed in 1906 and raised her children, Sadie (Kaplan), Jacob, Maurice and

My paternal grandfather's family name was Charmatz. they lived in Lithuania. I know that the name is an acronym for "Son in law of Reb Moshe Tzvi" However, I do not know who Reb Moshe Tzvi was or wher

I've posted a clip of a 1912 US manifest with the annotation E. I. Reg - followed by a number and date. The annotation is in the surname column. The manifest is for my grandfather who traveled under t

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM93215 Please respond via

I am working on a PowerPoint presentation on where to find Published Jewish Family Histories. The sources I have so far are: Sourcebook for Jewish Genealogy and Family Histories Avotaynu: the internat

I need help in finding the burial place of relative Leo LINDEMANN (born 10.4.1902 in Starogard) who died as jewish prisoner in Nowy Wisnicz (near Krakow) on 08.05.1946. The jewish cemetery of Nowy Wis

I came across the birth certificate for a relative born in NYC in 1898 with the first name entered as "Katty". Her parents were from a small town in Galicia (now Ukraine). Would this be a Yiddish name

I have three questions relating to this quote from a Lodz Court’s determination of her husband’s death following an application by his wife: ‘’On 1 July 1949 the Local Court in Lodz 2nd Civil Departme

ISO Anyone from Hungary that new people with the Surname " C'SIRE" this is my great grandma's last name. Some of her family was captured and sent to camps (she never knew which ones).. she made her wa

I'm looking for information about the family of origin of my maternal grandfather, Sam ZIGLER (or maybe ZIGLIN or ZIGLINE), born 1885 in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). He married my gr

Has anyone with antebellum Southern Jewish ancestry encountered DNA matches with descendants of enslaved African Americans? I have, and I suspect I am not alone. The fact that these matches occur in b

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM93284 Please respond via the f

Hello everyone, I've posted 5 vital records about ROZANSKA family in Polish for which I’d like extracts as much vital data (names, dates, spouse, ages, place, job, name of the witness and family.. ).

Would anyone have access to records of Landsleitschaften societies in New York? I remember attending a dinner with my parents in the 1960s in New York from the Chimerovitzer Society. Several years ago

My cousin has an early 19th century parchment family tree in Hebrew showing the family's descent from the esteemed 17th century rabbi The Shack who was born in Ambistowo in Lithuania and died in Holes

The JewishGen Romania Research Division has started a Facebook group. I will be sharing updates on our progress (and requests for volunteers) there. We're looking forward to good commentary, mutual as

Mordke JALAS was born in Lutomiersk, Poland in 1885. He married Ester ZAJDE in 1914 (marriage record attached). Shortly after his marriage he traveled to USA en-route to his brother-in-law Salomon ZAI