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I am looking for any information about Hans (1915-1997) and Fritz (1912-1956) Loew and their family who emigrated from Dueren/Germany in the 30's to Meddlin/Colombia Thanks in advance. Gidon Lev Givat

Dear JewishGen Community, We send our heartfelt condolences to Chuck Weinstein, long-time Towns Director for the Ukraine Research Division, and our 2019 Susan E. King Volunteer of the Year, on the los

I hope someone can help me. Yesterday I was looking at this site (I think) and saw an announcement of a book about the Jewish history of Byelaya Tserkov, Ukraine, which came out in English (the origin

April 8, 2021 / 26 Nisan 5781 Dear JewishGen Community, For generations, Jewish tradition has associated the ritual of memory with the lighting of candles. A candle represents the past, for a flame is

How would one pronounce Wajsman from old Polish records? Waxman or Weissman? Thanks Sheryl Prenzlau

Hello, My name is Dag Steinfeld. I am living in Bergen, Norway. My great grandfather, Moses Steinfeld, was born in Libau in 1853. (He may have been born in 1852 in Grobin - 15 km from Libau). He left

Would you be able to translate this letter written in RUSSIAN to English in ViewMate? I would be incredibly thankful! https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=88644 TIA, Rachel Park 535

The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) has just released new and updated databases on its website. There are now over 1,900,000 records available in our databases. With each release we provi

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