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

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

An uncle of mine worked for the UNRRAH in Germany from 1945 to 1948. I would like to find out if he ever could have come in contact with Claire SCHUR. Ron Peeters Ulvenhout(NL)

I came across some newly added information at jri-poland.org yesterday under the heading below. I would like to know the approximate year of this information. It has to be between 1891, as it lists on

The Alliance Israélite Universelle - Sources for Sephardic Studies and Genealogy Researching Jewish communities around the Mediterranean is challenging. Many archives have been destroyed, lost or conf

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

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

Hi everyone. I’m looking for help on the best way to locate my great grandfather, Marcus LANSKEY’s home town or province. I’m having difficulty because his location of birth is listed in the US Census

Hello group, I am looking for an English translation of Robert Ehrman's book about Strakonice, CZ (Bohemia) that was recommended. Does anyone know where I can find an English copy? Thanks in advance,

I would be grateful for help with research in the city of Kiev. I am researching brothers who were born in Skvira in 1913 and 1921, who later, by the beginning of the war, moved to Kiev. Their names w

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

I am looking for information on the shtetl called as Malaszewiec, Poland. It is near the towns of Terespol and Brest Litovsk. The map coordinates are 52*02' N, 23*32' E. When I search for Terespol, Po

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

Can someone explain the numbers that appear in the columns after "profession, occupation" on this passenger list? Gail Marcus

Forwarding item from H-Judaica Presenting: Eyal Miller, Technology Manager for the Historical Jewish Press at the National Library of Israel, for an in-depth exploration of all the resources and tools

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

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

Announcing the publication of the translation of the Gombin Yizkor Book by the Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project "Gombin: The Life and Destruction of a Jewish Town in Poland" Translation of Gombin: Dos Le

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