I'm aware of some WALDER ancestors who migrated from Lvov in Galicia to either Vienna or to German cities (Berlin, Leipzig, and others) in the latter half of the 19th century. Are there any databases

Hello All; I am trying to find out the given name and other details for my aunt's brother. My aunt, Edith Marcu, was born in Czernowitz in 1913. Her maiden name was Willig. I know that her father's na

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I am going to make a visit at some point (maybe Sunday) to Mt Judah Cemetery in Ridgewood, Queens, NY and as before I would be happy to try to do photos. If you are interested I need the names and exa

I'm hoping Minnie's father's name appears here. -- June Genis, 650--851-5224 Hemet, CA Researching: GENIS, OKUN, SUSMAN, ETTINGER, KESSLER/CHESLER (Russian/Polish Empires)

I am looking for a 2nd cousin on my father's paternal side, born around the early 1940s in Budapest. His father Jeno is recorded as having died in Ebensee in April 1945. Jeno's wife was Malvina Paneth

“Using FamilySearch for Jewish Research” is the topic of a webinar by expert genealogist W. Todd Knowles for the Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois virtual meeting. His liv

Hello, I'm not able to travel right now, and I need help getting past a brick wall. Is there a genealogist who would look for death records at the state archive, which would involve multiple versions

My mother, Rosa Frenkel and her father, Avram Frenkel were on one of the last shipments to Aushwitz with her brother Mattes Leib. This photo shows Mattes Leib with his wife, Rosa (Baltzer) Frenkel and

Hello all: To everyone who responded to my post, Thank You! I found the information I was looking for and have also gotten many other tips that will help me further my research into other members of m

There is a 1820 death record from Binau that I am having trouble with, identifying who are the parents and who the spouse may be. Any help would be appreciated. This one is of particular interest beca

The replies to the e-mail I sent to main@groups on 13 October 2020 have kept me very busy. It is possible that Ruth Roubitschek, born in 1913 in Dresden, changed her name to Renee Ruby and was able to

Hello, I am looking at my paternal family tree and have found that my Great Great Grandfather was Aaron COHNREICH born Anklam 1842, his parents were Elias Cohnreich (1816-1872) and Taubchen Werthiem (

Next Tuesday (11/17) at 3:30 pm ET, tune into the Center for Jewish History's Facebook page for the next episode of Genealogy Coffee Break. We'll demonstrate how to digitize your family photos and doc

Following the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917 many Russians, among them Jews. went into exile. Cairo was one of those places because it was already a refugee for many Jews who were expelled as

Can anyone tell me about the Hebrew name Gemaliel/Gamaliel)? Is this name of German origin? What is their English equivalent? After much research, I believe that my three times great grandmother, Kitt

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I am looking for a genealogist or researcher in Germany who can help me investigate the possible Jewish ancestry of my late German mother. Thank you. Roberto D'Angelo

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