Just stumbled on this e-book https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37734/37734-8.txt which may be a good resource for those seeking information on relatives who converted to Christianity. He attempts to cov

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Hello. I am from the line of Kahana-Shapira (Shapiro) from the Minsk area. My GG Grandfather Yaakov (Yankef, Jacob) Shapiro emigrated to Buffalo, NY at the beginning of the 2oth Century. His father's

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Over the past 50+ years as I've pursued research on my Westphalian family I have noticed strikingly variable patterns of first name usage in various regions within the province of Westphalia. Since th

Rachel Wolf recently emailed me about a family connection, in relation to my great grandmother Pezza Malka Szumowski, from Lomza, Poland. Rachel's great grandfather was Sam Osiej/"Shia" Shumovsky, fro

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I've posted a two birth records in Polish for which I need a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM99030 https://ww

Dear Group, Gymnasium year books were published in Austrian empire during the 19th century. These are known to be genealogical resources of high value. They can be found in some of the the digital lib

I am trying to read, with no luck the town in which my ancestor was born. I have attached a copy of his declaration of intention, and wonder if any one can decipher the name of this place. Thank you f

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