Hi, I've been told that relatives are buried in the Odd Fellows section of a cemetery in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Unfortunately, I've yet to be able to find a cemetery with such a secti

I recently got a copy of my great-grandparents' marriage certificate. It was issued in Manhattan in 1899, and as a bit of a treasure has their parents' names--something I hadn't been quite sure of bef

These three people applied for refugee assistance in 1948. As part of that process, they completed these cards that detail their whereabouts from 1925 to 1948. I would appreciate a verbatim translatio

In the Jewish cemetery, Bedzin, Poland The Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw granted 26 Jewish heritage and cultural grants of which over half a dozen were to document, maintain

I have a few questions about the 1912 Voters List for Grodno gub. 1. Were all the men on the list current residents of their districts in 1912? Could they be on the list even if they no longer lived t

I am looking for photos of Zakroczym from the time it had a Jewish community. Anything in the 1800s up to and including WW2. Especially if there are photos with Jewish interest: synagogue, cemetery, m

I've posted a letter in (I think) Romanian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM92974 Please respond

Hello All, Please can you help me to reach author or publisher of this book about Rabbi Yaakov SCHORR, as I believe there is an error in the place of birth given for him. Page 37 of the book has the p

For the first time since late 2018, when 30 Jewish vital record books were delivered, the Civil Registration Office in Warsaw has transferred a batch of vital record registers to AGAD. Among the new t

Hi, I've posted two vital records in Russian for which I need translations. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... jewishgen.org and jewishgen.org Please respond via the form provided on

As mentioned previously, every month I post a listing of the IAJGS Records Access Alert topics from the previous month for you to see the variety of issues…some were posted on this discussion group bu

Does anyone know if it is possible to find Lower East Side street peddler licenses from the early 1900s? Long shot, I know. Richard Stower Yarmouth, Maine Researching Kolomyya: SECHESTOWER, SPIERMAN,

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I have heard that the famous poet Bialik used the term KATCHAP in one of his works. Is anyone aware of this and how it was used? Yoni Ben-Ari, Jerusalem

Hello all and Happy Passover I’m stuck at a dead end and hopefully I can get some suggestions here. I never knew my grandparents and my mother never spoke much about their roots, I am trying to find m

Hello Help wanted to locate my grandfather's family from Poland Lubin/Lubosky My father died last year without us knowing anything about his father apart from his name ‘Edward Lubin’ born in 1912. I h

I know this is not a genealogical request but could someone translate Friends of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland into Hebrew? Also, how would this be abbreviated. Thanks -- Bob Silverstein bobsilverstein@

Hello, Kirsten, my great grandfather Israel Baumgarten (changed to Bowman in the UK) also came from Wladyslawow. His brother listed his own hometown as "Russcheitz" and "Rishashitz". I believe this is

My maternal grandfathers name was Sol Alfert. He was born in England and immigrated to the United States. He was the second of 5 children born to Rosins Alfert and Clara (Marbach) Alfert: Oscar Alfert

Good morning! Do census records exist from Lublin, Janow Poland from the early 20th century? And if so, how do you go about searching for them? Any sites in particular? Thank you! Rebecca Racer