I’m trying to locate long lost VINITSKY relatives from Detroit, Mich. These relatives had Winitsky family members living in Philadelphia. I know a member of this Detroit family was a nurse who also ma

Greetings, One set of my grandparents, both with families in Philadelphia, were married in the rabbi's office rather than in the main sanctuary (not sure if that's what the primary area of worship was

” #event “The 11 Tribes of Rubel: The Search for My Cousins, Past and Present”. On March 10, a virtual presentation will be hosted by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County . Ken Cutler,

Dear fellow researchers In sorting through boxes of pictures I came across the photo of this young woman, with five words written on the back, perhaps Romanian. Could anyone please translate these fiv

Dear Group I was wondering if anyone knows where the surname FUIT originated from? I have a friend with the maiden name of FUIT who was born in Holland but thinks the name may be French. Best wishes R

I am looking to purchase a new Genealogy program compatible with Windows 10. I would like it to be able to make Family Trees for 8 to 10 generations with both ancestors and descendants. Making Family

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Central New York (JGSCNY) would like to announce its next meeting on Tuesday, March 16th at 7:00 PM on Zoom "Organizing Your Genealogy Research: Both Paper and Digit

I'd appreciate assistance in finding Hebrew/Yiddish name equivalants to Hungarian /Romanian names of Sari, Betti and Ferencz. Thank you for your input Rachel Malik

Greetings. I would appreciate help with translating from Russian two pages of a document that lists victims of pogroms in the Tarashcha (Ukraine) district during the civil war of 1918-1920. These are

Dear All I have three laminated photos of the 500th anniversary of Pikeliai, 1430-1930 with some, perhaps all, of the residents under a large banner. The bottom half of a Magen David is clear at the t

Do you have Jewish ancestors from Germany or other German-speaking regions? If so, you're in luck! Next Tuesday (3/2) at 3:30 pm ET, tune into the Center for Jewish History's Facebook page for the nex

Hello Someone claimed that Jews can't trace their lineage further back than their grandfather. I know that's ridiculous, but i was wondering if there are any reliable genealogies going back much furth

Has anyone heard of: Genealogical Revelations of Hungarian Jewish Families - First Volume Editor - Munkatchi The Magyar spelling of the Editor's name would actually be: Munkacsi. Does anyone have a co

We have all seen the (unfortunate) outdoor wedding in the Fiddler shtetl. But what about Orthodox families in big, sophisticated cities of the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Since women could not

A website http://7dorim.com/Home.asp has a 3-D tour in Farsi and English- not easy to navigate --as a home for Iranian Jewish heritage. Yousef Setareh-Shenas, nearly 15 years ago created the Persian-l

I've tried various searches but cannot locate the pre-immigration personal name likely before Nettie. Many thanks for your help.

Dear fellow researchers, I am happy to announce that tax censuses (family lists) from the Novgorod Seversk uezd (district) in 1888 have now been translated and transcribed as part of the Chernigov Gub

My name is: Lisa N. Weinstock Smith How can I find information on those transported by train from Lodz to Chelmno on March 24, 1942?

Just received an email from someone, which at first glance looked like a legitimate family researcher. I was still a bit suspicious and found reference to this style message, so is very likely a spam.

Does anyone know if there are records from the ghetto in Pabianice? -- Best Regards, Amit Gnatek Singapore