I want to try and reach out to any descendant down the male line of:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Goldkette One can see in the article that it states that his father is unknown. It is is told i

Tomorrow (4/13) at 3:30 pm Eastern Time, tune into the Center for Jewish History's Facebook page for the next episode of Genealogy Coffee Break. We'll teach you how to search for your immigrant ancest

According to this link (https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/pren/pren1.html) there was a pogrom in Prienai, Lithuania in August 1882, and there was a trial in which some of the participants in the pogro

According to the Ciechanowiec YB, the GRA wrote this: “In my youth I arrived during my wanderings and strayings at the hamlet of Ciechanowiec which is full of scribes and sages. The rabbi there, R' Me

The Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society is thrilled to welcome Dr. Wendy Soltz on Sunday, April 18th at 2:00 p.m. for a program of “Northeast Indiana Historic Synagogues and Influential Familie

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO EXPLORING CITY DIRECTORIES A Family Tree Magazine Webinar Followed by Questions and Answers with Sunny Jane Morton VIRTUAL MEETING: View from home Wednesday, 28

I am interested in getting your help to translate the Hebrew on these family gravestones . Ancestors are thought to be from Lemberg, Austria emigrating to US in 1880s, buried in Cincinnati, Ohio. Than

I would like to call your attention to a new, searchable database of interest to those with Hungarian-speaking relatives in Europe during World War II. In 1944, three non-governmental organizations in

I've posted a record on ViewMate for the birth of my mother Frances Osman in Poland in about 1913. A complete translation would be appreciated. It is on ViewMate at the following address: https://www.

A new book by Krzysztof Bielawski, The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries (Zagłada cmentarzy żydowskich), <> Bielawski <> The 280-page book is currently available only in Polish. More about it, includin

The attached image is a note that appears on the "after the fact" birth recording for Regina GREIF, daughter of Abraham & Kati (Grünspan) GREIF. I do not need an exact translation but do wish to know

Can someone please translate the document from Hungarian to English that is posted here https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM93143 Thanks YOEL WIESS -- YW

Hello all I posted some time ago about my wish to find my Jewish Grandfather. but things overtook me and I had to retreat from posting My Grandmother -a gentile - had my father out of wedlock in 1925

The Sherman (Shmerman) family was from Veledniki Ukraine. Here's an article about the city the Sherman's (Shmerman's) originated from along with a photo we contributed. http://jewua.org/veledniki/ In

Dear JewishGeners, I've posted a vital record in Hungarian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM9315

Hello. A colleague with a Jewish ancestor told me she heard that her Jewish grandmother from Lvov married a Christian (Russian Orthodox) to preserve wealthy family assets. Could that have been a legit

I came across this posting from American Ancestors regarding military records for Galicia (1865-1918): https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/2021/03/galician-military-records/?utm_campaign=The%20We

Hi, I've posted 2 vital records in Polish for which I'd like a full translation. It is on ViewMate at the following addresses: Death record 1851 Akt 21 for Fejga Dessel https://www.jewishgen.org/viewm

Greatly enjoyed the Zoom talk this afternoon and thank you to SW London Group for making the arrangements. I was particularly interested in the topic as my Father was born in West Street, Soho in 1912

Hello all: Here is part 2 of the Yiddish letter written to my grandmother Pearl from my great aunt Malca. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview