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’m looking for information about my great great grandfather, Julian/Julius Zeitlin. He had a wife named Chaie Lachevsky, a son named Max, and a daughter named Bertha. His wife and children came to Am

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I am searching for relatives of Louis Stengle. He was the 3rd husband of my paternal GM, Fannie. The 1930 census lists them living at 900 N Damen Av Chicago. They lived with his children from his firs

Hello, everyone! According to family history, my SINGER ancestors originated in East Prussia and migrated to Lithuania ca. 1838. As the Memelland district of East Prussia (now Klaipeda, Lithuania) was

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YOAV ARAN Shalom friends, My family has an oral history of descent from the Vilna Gaon. In this connection, I came across an index to the book about his descendants, and found my relatives' names. The

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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

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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

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

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

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

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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 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