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

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

Given the custom of naming a child after a deceased relative using only the first letter of the name: 1. Would it be acceptable for males to be named after females, and females after males? 2. Was it

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 ...

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I found on family search a 1922 New York record concerning a transfer of property from my gr-grandfather. I'd like to find out where the property was. The attached picture identifies the property as B

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

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

Tomorrow (1/26) at 3:30 pm ET, tune into the Center for Jewish History's Facebook page for the next episode of Genealogy Coffee Break. We'll discuss how you can access one of the largest online collec

I am looking to push the whereabouts of the Morris Brown family of Albany earlier than 1900. Here is what I have gleaned, mostly from census returns or their Albany tombstones at Beth El Jacob: Morris

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

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 ...

I request translations from German to English for the following documents on ViewMate: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89723 https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.a

. There are 2 pages on Viewmate from the 50th Anniversary Celebration Banquet program booklet of the "First Wolochisker Benevolent Association" in New York City. This lansmanschaft was formed in 1908,

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These two photographs are part of my family collection. I have no idea who they are. I know it is a long shot but hoping someone may recognize them. Can be seen on Viewmate: https://www.jewishgen.org/

I would appreciate the translation ?Hebrew ? yiddish on the back of a photograph. Do not know who the subjects are. Can be viewed at: Viewmate https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=V

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),

Hello I am trying to find documentation relating to a family member's change of surname. This occurred in either Austria or Hungary in the 1940s. I have already tried the Hungarian Society for Family