My mother-in-law, Hanna (Helen) Krakovsky Friedman just celebrated her 100th birthday. a few days ago. Her family had left Russia, when the ship they were on docked in Rotterdam, Holland. She was born

I found an old Rosh Hashana greeting among my father's papers. Will someone kindly translate the hand-written Hebrew script? Thank you very much. Jeanette Silver (JGID 383027) Bayside, NY Zilberblatt/

Could someone please translate this tombstone? Thank you in advance! -- Giannis Daropoulos Greece

Hi On 17 August 1938, NSDAP decreed that Jewish people with specific "non Jewish" first names had to by 1 January 1939 add either “Israel” or “Sara,” to their given names. It is understood that those

-- Does anyone know a genealogist in Vienna, Austria? I am searching for members of the Morgenstern and Zeiger family Lynn Weisberg Baltimore, Maryland

Hello, Dear JewishGen Colleagues, I've posted a Death Certificate - in Polish - of Leybus ROYZENMAN, who died in Radom in 1853, and would appreciate extracting any personal information about him as po

Interesting story about one man's fortune being hidden with a family in Friesland. "The blows did not come until after the war ended" https://www.lc.nl/friesland/De-klappen-kwamen-pas-na-de-oorlog-267

Trying to make contact with the family of Eva Passweg, nee Lerner, who posted pages of Testimony for her grandparents in Zurich in 2003. Neil Rosenstein Moderator note: Please reply privately

I've posted a marriage record in Russian for which I would greatly a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM93065 Please

Gesher Galicia is pleased to offer an online program hosted by Gratz College and open to participants from around the world. For beginners and seasoned family history researchers, this four-part adult

I request a translation of the German text on a birth record. It is on ViewMate at the following address https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM93096 Please respond using the online

We invite you to attend the next presentation in our series of JewishGen Talks webinars: What Jewish Genealogists Need to Know about Jewish Given Names Speaker: Dr. Sallyann Amdur Sack Tuesday, April

Please I would like you to translate the backs of pictures that are in yiddisch and are approximately 70 years old. https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM92960 https://www.jewishge

I've posted 3 death records in Russian for which I would greatly appreciate a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=V

In connection with the possible nomination of a righteous gentile in Poland, I am trying to locate family of any of the following individuals (listed in the Survivor Cards at the Jewish Historical Ins

Hi all, Are dates in 19th century Polish vital records always the Gregorian dates? I have some records that record both Julian and Gregorian dates, but when only one date is mentioned which is meant?

I’m looking for descendants or relatives of a Meyers family of St. Louis, for possible repatriation of a group of family photographs I was given by a cousin. Although none of the photographs have name

Yad Vashem opened a new online exhibit entitled “The Onset of Mass Murder – The Fate of Jewish Families in 1941”. The exhibit highlights the stories of 12 Jewish families who were caught in the fury o

Ancestry DNA shows that I am 100% Ashkenazi. It does not say I am Polish or Russian, etc. The US government used to list Jews as a minority race with protections that such a classification afforded. I

Yom HaShoah 2021 Global Commemoration 7 April 2021 The WE ARE HERE! Foundation and our partners HAMEC are proud to present a live streamed event for Yom HaShoah. The “Yom HaShoah Global Commemoration,