I think that the most likely reason for people to travel to London from Berlin simply in order to marry, was that they wanted a civil, rather than a religious ceremony, and that this was not available

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

Hi! For several years I have been studying the history of the Frenkel family from Rovno. From childhood I knew that my dad, Frenkel Tsal (Betsalel) Bentsionovich was born in 1910 and lived in the city

On JewishGen I found my grandmother's birth listing with the LDS # and volume number. Is there a way for me to see the original? -- Hannah Goldner Brooklyn, NY

I’m trying to locate information on Simon Kra (1853-1940) and his family. Simon was born in Frankfurt but moved to Paris and was a successful publisher there. I don’t know his wife’s name, but they we

Hello Researching surname to find links to GG birth town/hometown, found an Australian newspaper 1915 reporting areas Mlava and Molava across River Danube, Serbia? Wondering if this may have been a mi

As an experienced researcher but a newbie to DNA, I'm struggling with interpreting the results. I did the basic autosomal test with Ancestry and uploaded my data to GEDmatch and MyHeritage for maximum

I have identified what may be my family group outbound from Hamburg on the Argo in June 1879. A very helpful JewGen participant advised that Argo was only a local boat that likely disembarked passenge

Hello! I recently posted a few gravestones and a couple of memorial plaques, and the community was immediately and completely helpful with translating the Hebrew into English. Those translations reall

Hello, I've just received a UK marriage authorisation that I am seeking assistance interpreting from others who have more experience with these documents. A few questions: Do the Hebrew names listed h

On Ancestry.com there are 2 (two) records of death for Benjamin LUKACZER in Stanislaw, one for 1880, another for 1883 (see attached). In both records, Ancestry says that the original data came from th

Hi Siggers, Thank you to those who already responded to my first post on this. However when I tried to open the document that was attached I got an error message. Someone told me to get rid of the Cyr

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

I think I asked this before but have lost the information. How would I find lists of immigrants to Palestine from 1927 onwards? I am looking for possible survivors of my mother's birth family (she was

Hi JewGenners, The Jewish Genealogy SIG meeting in March, Tues 3/9/21 10AM EST on Zoom RSVP #announcements #education #events #general The JGSIG March meeting is on Tues 3/9/21 at 10-11:30 am ET on Zo

The Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater Philadelphia meeting and program Date: Sunday, February 28, 2021 Time: 1:00 check in, chat, and schmooze. Official program starts promptly at 1:

I'd really appreciate it if someone helps me with the translation of the text on the back of this greeting card? Unfortunately, it was cut i hope that it will be possible to get some information from

I am curious if it is known if many Jews from Lodz moved to Germany, specifically Falkenstein, in the years after World War 1, and if so why. I know of one relative of mine, named Ezra Russek, who mov

Dear list readers, I don't remember any law contradicting a marriage with foreigners: I guess that they didn't have all the necessary documents and perhaps in London less paperwork was required. I wou

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