Chaverim, Thank you to those of you who suggested that I go to findagrave for cemetery photos. Allow me to share my experience to help others. I had some great success. First, I contacted the cemetery

Who are we? By popular demand, Adam Brown returns to discuss the current state of knowledge on the origins of the Sephardim, how we fit together, and how we fit within the wider Jewish world. He will

I'm looking for information on where my grandfather Shlomo Koch was born He was born on May 1, 1906 in Poland And married in Tarnow in January 1934, And in his marriage certificate it is written that

Hello everyone! I would like to ask you where I could find manifests or travel documents from my family, traveling from Rhodes to Italy on May 30, 1939? The name of the ship was probably - “Egeo” or “

For your info, there is a recently-created Facebook group called Descendants of Dzialoszyce, at https://www.facebook.com/groups/334801307909565 . Działoszyce is located half way between Kielce and Kra

Hi Folks, A cousin has asked my help in tracing her father's roots. Here is what she could tell me: "My dad's parents were Max Rose and Irene (Linker) Rose. They were born in northern Hungary in what

Friends, If anyone is going to Mt. Sharon Cemetery in Springfield, PA, I would be grateful for photographs of the headstones of 15 long-deceased family members, 11 of whom are in Sec. J, two of whom a

hi, i would like to understand the history of Blotnica and the jews in the 1800s especially between 1840 and 1880. I find a Błotnica elsewhere in Poland but i expected it to be north of radom and sout

To: All JewishGen Discussion Group Members I am in the process of completing a presentation titled "How to Effectively Utilize the JewishGen Discussion Group" and am looking for individual Discussion

I have posted images on ViewMate of two photos: <http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89763> <http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89786> I would like an estima

Trying to make contact with descendants or anyone with knowledge of Murray Catin (1910-1985, son of Harry Catin/Rose Kotkin) and Martha Catin, née Wagner (1913-1985, daughter of Jacob Wagner and Emma

My mom recently died and I've been trying for the past few months to get the spellings of her parents in Hebrew for her gravestone. I have recordings of their Hebrew names, but I can't find someone wh

Looking for your Jewish ancestors? Not sure where to turn? Seeking some new tips? This Sunday, in conjunction with the Greater Houston JGS, I will be leading a four-hour virtual workshop on Jewish gen

Hi JewGenners, The Jewish Genealogy SIG (Special Interest Group) is meeting in Feb on Zoom. The group is located in Collier/Lee Co FL, but wants you to join in the fun. If you RSVP, you will get a Zoo

I only found out now that I have a stepsister. Unfortunately I don't know a name, but maybe someone knows the woman who goes with this story. Your mother would have to be an Italian citizen. In 1945 s

Two more letters need translation getting me closer to completion! I've posted two letters in Polish for which I need a translation. https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89754 htt

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89760 This is the birth reco

Hi all, I'm looking for resources to find archived documents on my great grandparents from Berdychiv, Ukraine. They lived there from at least 1830 till around 1906. The surnames were Iserov and Grinbe

The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) signed an agreement with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on Holocaust-era property restitution. The agreement was signed by the government of Luxembourg

I found what looks like an amazing resource - it is a collection of diaries from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, dating from the 1800s to the present. https://prozhito.org/. In theory it is searchable, b