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On JewishGen, I find the following entry: Pinkas HaNitzolim II, WASSERSZPRING, Irena; Warszawa, pg 280 Is there a way to order a copy of the original card which this survivor completed? I am attemptin

Hello, I am trying to get contact information for Lawrence Heller. He posted on this group many, many years ago. I was told he may have information on my Eibschutz family. Any leads are greatly apprec

Hello, I've posted marriage records 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=VM89339 h

I never imagined that I would come across a Yizkor book excerpt about New York City’s famous Stage Deli which closed in 2012 after a run of about 75 years. Actually, it is mostly about its founder, Ma

Dear Genners, Does anyone knows what happened to documents of the Lithuanian Embassy in Riga pertaining to the period around WWI (1914-1920)? Where could I find them? I am looking for information on m

I've posted the back of a picture on Viewmate. I believe the language is Russian and needs translation. I am hoping to identify the person in the photo. I posted several years ago but responses were n

For those of us who love archives, here’s an article link from today’s New York Times.The Record Keepers’ Rave Every month, the archival institutions of this nation unleash tiny particles of the past

Dear JewishGen, I am seeking the children and grandchildren of Yehuda and Nehama POPEL YUDOVITCH (YUDELEVICH) in Israel, possibly in the Haifa area. Our family had thought that our cousin Yehuda had p

I need a English translation from the yizkor boob of zelow poland -- Paulette Turner

The BBC reports about a new archive, the West Wales Veterans Archive, which will be online at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. It is not yet online. The archive, is the focus of about 80,

My GG Grandfather Simon Abrahams born 1829 Poland, lived in London with his family as per the 1881 census. His family are then located in Liverpool in the 1891 census and his wife is head of the famil

Bryan Sykes was an Oxford geneticist. A pioneer in realizing the possibility of using mitochondrial DNA to reveal a person’s genetic history died at age 73, in Edinburgh on December 10. He was a resea

Does anyone know how to obtain this actual record, hopefully showing parents' names? We believe this could be a sibling. Lodz Transports to the Chelmno (Kulmhof) Extermination Camp Searching for Surna

Looking for the daughters and/or grandchildren of "Sender" Ashkenazy (1911-97), born in Sighet, Maramarus, Romania. Sender (Alexander Avraham) emigrated first to Israel, then to Canada. He settled in

Hi! I am currently researching a family that appears on the 1911 census. They appear neither on the 1901 census nor on the 1891 census. They are listed variably as Russian or Polish, so I take it that

Hello. Hoping for some help translating what I believe is a birth record of my grandfather, Wilhelm Schimmel. The record is a bit hard to read. Can anyone translate the column titles (columns 1-12) an

I would appreciate an English translation of two Hebrew names I posted on Viewmate. The image can be found at the following address https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=89426 Thank

I've posted five vital records in Polish for which I need translations. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89449 https://www.jew

At the time of his birth, Pruzhany was in Poland I believe, tho at other times it is in Russia/BelaRus. I am looking for the birth certificate for Aron (aka Mordechai Aharon ben Tzvi ha Levi) ROZENBAU