Dear Genners, Just discovered that my late grandfather Chiel Jakub ROSNER(1866-1942) had a brother names Hirsch who had a son Abraham Jakub ROSNER. This is what we know about him :Abraham Rosner, born

MyHeritage is offering free access to death records for Halloween from October 29 to November 2. MyHeritage is offering 153 collections in this category with 548,923,579 records. Normally, most of the

I've been unable to find Hungarian Civil Registration records for what is now Slovakia. Are they available online? If so, where? Many thanks. Carole Bass

Would someone be so kind as to translate this 1837 death record for my ancestor, Leib Bialobrodka? He was from Balbieriskis/Balwierzyszki (now in Lithuania) but apparently moved to Sniadowo, Poland so

The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) will be broadcasting a free webinar in English on Sunday, November 15th at 7 pm Israel Time, 12 pm (EST). The topic of the webinar is “How Family Belon

Hi Everyone, I posted a three-page response from the State Archives in Mławas on ViewMate for which I need translation at the following: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM88280

I am looking for any info on this town where many of my ancestors came from. Any help is greatly appreciated Len Weinstein

I search information about Moritz BLUMENTHAL born 1835 May 16 in Pritzwalk, Brandenburg, Germany. He emigrated to Stockholm, Sweden c. 1855-60 where he obtained citizenship. He married 1877 a divorced

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois has posted an updated and improved list of links to informative genealogy podcasts and webinars atop their website's homepage at: https://jgsi.org/ Just loo

Hello I am seeking any information available on Hyman Cohen (b 1866) and his son Julius Cohen (1889-1947) who I understand were both actors. In particular I am trying to trace their movements around E

I need to know what the boundaries are for inclusion of victims of the Holocaust in genealogical databases. While building a db of Jewish residents I cannot decide where to cut off the margins for inc

Looking for the whereabouts of Gussie (WARSHAFSKY, WHARSHOWSKI) nee HOCH from Dynow, Galicia (Aug. 22, 1891-Apr. 8, 1957). Gussie (Gietl) emigrated from Dynow, arriving in NYC July 7, 1903 with her mo

Trying to make contact with Elie Rosner of Paris, France who posted a Page of Testimony to Yad VaShem in 2007 for his wife's grandfather, Feiwel Rosenkrantz. descendants of Baharir rabbinical family.

Hi, I hope everyone is doing well. My paternal grandparents left Nyirbator, Hungary, via railroad, to a port city in Italy, and from there, via boat, to Paris, France. Would anyone have a suggestion a

The attached is in Russian, appearing on the back of a very old photo of a woman family member I would greatly appreciate a translation -- Deanna M. Levinsky, Long Island, NY

Join us for 10 events over 5 days: Film, art, music, genealogy, history, research. Register at CentroSefaradNM.org #sephardic Schelly Talalay Dardashti JGS of New Mexico CentroSefaradNM Albuquerque, N

Hi all, This Thursday 29 Oct. 2020 "Your Roots in Poland" organize another webinar that I hope you will find interesting: Bond of life. Jewish cemeteries in Polish genealogical research. Here's a link

Thank you! Jonathan Goldstine

My family are from Simnas and Snipiskes Lithuania and Szczuczyn in Lomza Poland. And we always liked Chrain (the Russian Chren) a sharp horseraddish condiment - and salt with latkes. My mother - a des

Have the Jewish cemeteries in Warsaw been indexed? I am looking for a distant cousin who died in Warsaw in 1956 in a trolley car accident. His wife and 2 sons later moved to Tel Aviv. -- Maryellen Tob