My earlier inquiry relating to "mixed marriages" may have been unduly polite. Many researchers (or family history copiers) refer to Ursula Wyss Frey, apparently from a Swiss Jewish family in the 16th

Hello Group, Does anyone have access to Judaica Bohemiae? there is an article I would love to read: Miroslav Marada, The Oldest Tombstones in the Jewish Cemetery of Tovačov (Tobitschau), in: "Judaica

Just beginning your research journey? Trying to sharpen your skills? Searching for that one elusive American? This Sunday, in conjunction with the Greater Houston JGS, I will be leading a four-hour vi

Coming from a family that was called Katz in Europe, but became Cohen in America, I am wondering if any of you might be able to shed light on this phenomenon. It must have been quite common: looking a

Shalom friends, I am researching my family from Jedwabne, Poland. They were murdered in the 1941 massacre in Jedwabne. As you may know, there is a definitive book on the massacre in the Holocaust, the

Hello, I have found a photo with, among other people, my grandmother and 2 of my father's siblings but I was wondering if anyone could identify the uniform that the soldier is wearing. The photo is po

Hello, I've posted backs of photos in Polish for which I'd appreciate a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89542 ht

I've posted a record in German for which I would appreciate a translation. It's a card I found at the Arolsen Archive, and it details some of what happened to a distant relative after the war. I'd be

I've posted 5 marriage records from Poland, in RUSSIAN, for which I need translations of names. These are siblings, and we are most interested in confirming their parent names, although additional tra

Jewish Genealogical Society NY Meeting Sunday January 24, 2020 at 2 p.m. Zoom Webinar Out of the Whirlwind: Finding the Family You Lost in the Holocaust Speaker: Deborah H. Long The daughter of two Ho

I had several relatives that immigrated to the United States from Moscow in the late 1980s, I'm wondering if anyone else would they filled out immigration papers in Moscow or the United States more li

We have all poured over those ship manifests recording the arrival of our ancestors on these shores. However, I have always wondered about ships that may have been lost at sea and along with them, the

My Swiss cousin has just sent me the book she inspired and initiated, about the work of her Swiss-Jewish grandfather, the architect, Oscar Bloch (1881-1837). Bloch & Guggenheim, Ein Jüdisches Architur

Hi All, I'm hoping for an additional translation of the attached headstone. Thank you very much! -- Amy Mitchell

I've posted a vital record in a language that might be Yiddish, German or Russian. (I do not know.) I need a few small translations. It is on ViewMate at the following 4 addresses: 1. https://www.jewi

Wolfgang KLAPPHOLZ (born on March 5, 1934 in Magdeburg, Germany) was the son of my uncle Alfred KLAPPHOLZ (born on Oct 18, 1909) and Ilse JORDAN (born on June 19, 1916). Alfred and Ilse divorced about

I am looking for a researcher to access and provide me with copies of the section of a handwritten document that is located in The Stefanyka Libray in Lviv. It is called "The Inventory of Brzozow Coun

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The Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada (JGSSN) invites you to a Zoom meeting at 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on Sunday, February 21: “What’s New at FamilySearch” with Todd Knowles. To re

Hi All, Would anyone be able to translate the attached document? The whole record would be nice, but specifically the "Uwaga" column. Additionally, the parents of the groom, Josef Schaff, are listed w