On January 13, author Ron Arons will present “Sex, Lies, and Genealogical Tape”, a Zoom meeting sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County (JGSPBCI). For 20 years, Ron has explo

Seeking death records for my paternal grandparents. My grandfather, Fajwel Konigsberg was born in 1873 in Kresge, Poland. He died very young in Tarnogrod, Poland. My grandmother, Majta Konigsberg (nee

I am researching my Grandfather, Sam KATZ, born in Bucharest, Romania in December, 1900. The Declaration of Intention is dated 6 March, 1922, Southern District of New York, Number 105926. There is a n

Hi, I remember that there was some agreement between JewishGen.org and Ancestry.com to coordinate databases, I believe with some delay to give priority to JewishGen donors, but I wonder whether this i

Hello, I am searching for a "needle in a haystack" and am hoping that some networking may help. I am searching for the man in the attached immigration record, line 17. His name upon arrival was: Mordu

Subject: Bergman family in Toronto Trying to make contact with the family of Selig Bergman (died in Toronto in 1988) and his wife Miriam (died in 2018). His father was Lazar Bergamn who married Leb, d

How can I use the naturalization record card to find the naturalization petition and related documents? Thanks, -- Bob Silverstein bobsilverstein@... Elk Grove Village, IL Researching Kaplan (Krynki,

On my Grandfather's Declaration of Intention to become a US Citizen, he lists the birthplace of his wife as "Niveravitzk, Russia" (in 1891). I cannot make heads or tales of this place. Nothing from Go

Hi all: I am posting information from a translated Warsaw death registration. I am hoping that one of our fellow members would kindly share where I may locate those addresses. In particular, House #67

I am trying to find the names of my great great grandmother's parents or siblings. Betty Levi was born in 1837 in Hessen Kassel, but I don't know what township. She emigrated, possibly alone, to Ameri

Does anyone have this individual on their family tree? Name: SCHWARTZ, Kalman Born: ~1880 in Vaslui, Romania Parents: Father: Kalman (not 100% sure of name) Mother: Mina FRAERSTEIN Died in 1932 Let me

My great-great grandfather, Benjamin Machlin (MAKHLIN, Binyamin) appears in the JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry - Minsk from the Pinkas of the Chevra Kadisha from Slutsk, Belarus. Here's th

Hyman Wolk (b. 1873 in Petkunai, Lithuania) emigrated approx. 1900 to the U.S. with his wife Sarah and child, Charles. He was the first of his siblings to emigrate; a younger brother, Rabbi Louis, lef

I'd appreciate some help deciphering a couple words on my great-grandfather's gravestone. What I've made out so far is: Here Lies Our Beloved Father xxx Rav Ari Leib son of Shalom HaCohen xxx Kashkin

A quick note to all family finders. The new Thru Lines feature at Ancestry is definitely worth setting up (including tagging of known relatives who appear as dna matches). If one can add one or more f

I need this decipher a translate as best as you can. I Thank you, Howard Coblentz

ve been falling in love with Sephardic music - durme durme, guidados de berenjena, adios keridos .... I would like to learn how to play an instrument my ancestors played and wanted suggestions. I have

Previous research on various sites led me to accounts of the Centos Summer Camps for Jewish children that were held in Domachevo in the 1930s. In particular, I am interested in a reference to a specia

Dear Friends, A reminder that our next JewishGen Talk will take place tomorrow (Wednesday, 12/30/2020) at 2:00 PM EST. Our speaker will be Dr. David G Marwell, whose topic will be: Mengele - Unmasking

Thank you to Phyllis Nierel Simon for sharing an interesting article in the Winter 2020 issue of B'nai B'rith Magazine (https://www.bnaibrith.org/2020-winter-bnai-brith-magazine.html). The article, "U