hello.my mother (lea)born in bilgoraj.her parents (died from starvation)were. binyamin and chaya sara bergerfrajnd. Binyamin's parents were Moszek bergier and ajdla golda porcelan. Chaya sara's parent

Does anyone know if the book that is being written on Romanian Jewish Surnames is out yet? Michelle Sandler Westminster California Librarian OCJGS

Forwarding an item I thought might be of general interest. -- Lee Jaffe Shared History: 1700 Years of Jewish Life in German-speaking Lands: https://sharedhistoryproject.org/ 2021 marks the 1,700 anniv

We have all seen the (unfortunate) outdoor wedding in the Fiddler shtetl. But what about Orthodox families in big, sophisticated cities of the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Since women could not

The Military Central Archive- The Military Historical Archive has made available on its website copies of the Wehrpass (military pass) of members of the German Army during World War ll. There are 1160

” #event “The 11 Tribes of Rubel: The Search for My Cousins, Past and Present”. On March 10, a virtual presentation will be hosted by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County . Ken Cutler,

Dear fellow researchers In sorting through boxes of pictures I came across the photo of this young woman, with five words written on the back, perhaps Romanian. Could anyone please translate these fiv

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Central New York (JGSCNY) would like to announce its next meeting on Tuesday, March 16th at 7:00 PM on Zoom "Organizing Your Genealogy Research: Both Paper and Digit

I'd appreciate assistance in finding Hebrew/Yiddish name equivalants to Hungarian /Romanian names of Sari, Betti and Ferencz. Thank you for your input Rachel Malik

Greetings. I would appreciate help with translating from Russian two pages of a document that lists victims of pogroms in the Tarashcha (Ukraine) district during the civil war of 1918-1920. These are

Dear All I have three laminated photos of the 500th anniversary of Pikeliai, 1430-1930 with some, perhaps all, of the residents under a large banner. The bottom half of a Magen David is clear at the t

Do you have Jewish ancestors from Germany or other German-speaking regions? If so, you're in luck! Next Tuesday (3/2) at 3:30 pm ET, tune into the Center for Jewish History's Facebook page for the nex

Hello Someone claimed that Jews can't trace their lineage further back than their grandfather. I know that's ridiculous, but i was wondering if there are any reliable genealogies going back much furth

A website http://7dorim.com/Home.asp has a 3-D tour in Farsi and English- not easy to navigate --as a home for Iranian Jewish heritage. Yousef Setareh-Shenas, nearly 15 years ago created the Persian-l

I've tried various searches but cannot locate the pre-immigration personal name likely before Nettie. Many thanks for your help.

Dear fellow researchers, I am happy to announce that tax censuses (family lists) from the Novgorod Seversk uezd (district) in 1888 have now been translated and transcribed as part of the Chernigov Gub

Just received an email from someone, which at first glance looked like a legitimate family researcher. I was still a bit suspicious and found reference to this style message, so is very likely a spam.

Does anyone know if there are records from the ghetto in Pabianice? -- Best Regards, Amit Gnatek Singapore

Hi JewGenners, The Jewish Genealogy SIG meeting in March, Tues 3/9/21 10AM EST on Zoom RSVP #announcements #education #events #general The JGSIG March meeting is on Tues 3/9/21 at 10-11:30 am ET on Zo

Three members of my grandmother's family were massacred in the forest at Kremnička on 20th November 1944. They were among a total of 747 to be murdered at the same place over three months. The mass gr