While Discussion Group Guidelines does not allow political postings at all, this post from new Georgia Senator Jon Issoff goes to the heart of genealogy and while not political, it was inspiration for

I've posted a record in German for which I would appreciate a translation. It's a card I found at the Arolsen Archive, and it details some of what happened to a distant relative after the war. I'd be

The purpose of this article is to pose the question of what the ethical responsibilities of genealogical organizations, such as the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS),

I have posted a marriage record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is now on ViewMate archive at the following address https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/full.asp?ID=89558&loc=A&name=89558LI

I've posted five vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. Need names, places and dates. A birth certificate at the following address: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp

Hello all, I am researching my family history. I am posting with the goal of identifying and hopefully connecting with cousins of mine living in the U.K. that got separated from my family at the begin

My earlier inquiry relating to "mixed marriages" may have been unduly polite. Many researchers (or family history copiers) refer to Ursula Wyss Frey, apparently from a Swiss Jewish family in the 16th

Just beginning your research journey? Trying to sharpen your skills? Searching for that one elusive American? This Sunday, in conjunction with the Greater Houston JGS, I will be leading a four-hour vi

Shalom friends, I am researching my family from Jedwabne, Poland. They were murdered in the 1941 massacre in Jedwabne. As you may know, there is a definitive book on the massacre in the Holocaust, the

Hello, I have found a photo with, among other people, my grandmother and 2 of my father's siblings but I was wondering if anyone could identify the uniform that the soldier is wearing. The photo is po

Hello, I've posted backs of photos 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=VM89542 ht

Jewish Genealogical Society NY Meeting Sunday January 24, 2020 at 2 p.m. Zoom Webinar Out of the Whirlwind: Finding the Family You Lost in the Holocaust Speaker: Deborah H. Long The daughter of two Ho

My Swiss cousin has just sent me the book she inspired and initiated, about the work of her Swiss-Jewish grandfather, the architect, Oscar Bloch (1881-1837). Bloch & Guggenheim, Ein Jüdisches Architur

Hi All, I'm hoping for an additional translation of the attached headstone. Thank you very much! -- Amy Mitchell

I've posted a vital record in a language that might be Yiddish, German or Russian. (I do not know.) I need a few small translations. It is on ViewMate at the following 4 addresses: 1. https://www.jewi

Wolfgang KLAPPHOLZ (born on March 5, 1934 in Magdeburg, Germany) was the son of my uncle Alfred KLAPPHOLZ (born on Oct 18, 1909) and Ilse JORDAN (born on June 19, 1916). Alfred and Ilse divorced about

https://elirab.me/witnessing-holocaust-history/ ELIRAB.ME Witnessing Holocaust History “World ORT, the WE ARE HERE! Foundation, and the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center of Philadelphia

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada (JGSSN) invites you to a Zoom meeting at 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on Sunday, February 21: “What’s New at FamilySearch” with Todd Knowles. To re

Hi All, Would anyone be able to translate the attached document? The whole record would be nice, but specifically the "Uwaga" column. Additionally, the parents of the groom, Josef Schaff, are listed w

The Santa Cruz Jewish Genealogy Society is proud to announce Jewish Ethnicity & DNA: History, Migration, Genetics. Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 2pm Pacific Time RSVP: https://scjgsociety.bpt.me with Sc