Dear Genners, I recently received from JRI Poland Marriage Records of my ancestors, for which I kindly request translation of the Polish language text. There are four records on ViewMate at the follow

Shalom, I have been told that a story about my ancestor, Rabbi Bendet Podkover, is in volume three of the book "The Storyteller" by Rabbi Nissan Mindel. If anyone has the book, I would be most gratefu

Which ancestor of mine is this oil painting showing? I think it is either Heimann JARISLOWSKY, born in Konigsberg in 1812 and died just short of his 100th birthday. Or is it his father, Aaron JARISLOW

Legacy Family Tree, a member of the MyHeritage Family of companies, will be holding a Webtember event all five Fridays throughout September. They are hosting 31 live an pre-recorded free webinars. The

I have heard of a USHKATZ relative, who, circa 1900, was a gigilo to the Rumanian royal family. Quoting directly the fellow's nephew who told me about him, "I've seen his picture. He was a very handso

A relative listed on later census and other documents as Jacob seems to be the same person who was named Akiho at birth. (Akiho Abramovits) Birth record is attached. To me, the name does look like Aki

Hi I have posted 5 Vital Records in Lithuanian and am requesting a translation. This is an internal passport in Lithuania #Lithuania. Please respond using the online ViewMate form. https://www.jewishg

My great grandfather SIGMUND WILLIAM KOHN was born in Predborice (Predboritz) in Bohemia 20 May 1971. He came to the US alone in July 1884, and his name on the passenger manifest is ISAK KOHN. With ea

I've posted several vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following addresses ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM99477 https://www.

Viewmate photo ID: Maybe AJZENBERG or HERCBERG from Bedzin. See photo at https://www.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/viewmateview.asp?key=96254. #poland, #photographs Roger Lampert

I am looking for the family of Malka Weisberg, who was living on Sderot Weizman in Kiryat Motzkin, Israel in 1956. Malka Weisberg apparently was a second-cousin of my grandfather Lazer Katz, both desc

I am trying to find some ancestry information via shipping lists. However, I do not know where to start. All I know is that my grandfather’s niece and her husband moved from Bessarabia, then Romania (

Zoom Link - Genealogy for Beginners Wed Aug 17 2022 1-2:30 pm ET If this program is not for you, please forward it to your friends and frenenemies, libraries, other groups who might be interested in t

My father's Uncle and Aunt, Alexander Lorski and Sofia Lorski, entered Warsaw Ghetto in September 1941, at the ages of 65 and 56, respectively, and somehow survived there for 11 months, until August 1

The BOF session for LitvakSIG's Trakai District Research Group will be held over Zoom on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at 12:00 noon EST. The Trakai district includes the following towns: Alytus, Aukstadva

My great-grandfather, David Landau, emigrated to Palestine in the 1890s from Bessarabia. His first two children were born in Kiliya, Ukraine (i.e., Chilia Nouă Bessarabia), and two later children were

Trying to identify the place of last residence of two of my father's first cousins, Hinda (line 2; 1906 manifest) and Abe (line 5; 1913 manifest) Lampert. If it helps, their younger sister emigrated w

Hi, I'm looking for Filkovsky family routes from Klenzi in Russia. My father name if Alfred and grandpa Zelik. My grandgrandpa name was Solomon. I will be glad to hear any news. Dima Filkovsky

Vatican News reports, “At the request of Pope Francis, the virtual reproduction of a collection preserving the requests for help addressed to Pope Pius XII by Jews from all over Europe after the begin

Hi all, I have a list of 800 people from Kolomyya (then Poland, now Ukraine) who survived WWII. It was created in Kolomyya shortly after the war ended. I have entered the names and associated data int