I have started to use Compare A Face in the hopes of possibly confirming what might be old photos of two sets of great grandparents. I have compared photos of my grandparents at ages from very young t

Hi all, Many of you have been very helpful in assisting me in finding the passengers list of my great-great uncle. Thank you! I found the list, but I could not find William and Rosa Braunstean, I now

My mother's mother is listed with the birth name of Lapinski on some of her children's birth certificates and Berger on others. My mother told me her mother's father had been adopted by a family with

I was hoping that one your learned members can translate the Hebrew words that are inserted in the German script - I have no problems with the old German script. Peter Cullman

We are excited and honored to announce a new volunteer on our team at LitvakSIG. Simon Zelman has become the District Coordinator for the Zarasai District. Welcome Simon! Simon was born in Lithuania,

I wish to hear from fellow members who don't live in New York, if YIVO (YIVO Institute for Jewish Research) provide a paid lookup service for those who cannot visit the archive in person? If not, can

The attached photos were taken in September 1944, during the visit of Eliyahu Graber, my grandmother's brother (an American citizen), to Israel, then still Palestine, in two of the photos he is with h

In others' experience, is it conceivable that a woman might have given birth at age 45 in 1897? In a distant branch I'm trying to trace, I've found Rachel Holdengraber, whom I know -- from a JewishGen

In this exhibition, you hopefully will have the opportunity to form some sort of imagery and an understanding of what life might have been like for the citizens of Łapy, Poland, for Jew and non-Jew al

Hello everybody, I would like to give you an update on several sets we worked on from 1808! These records are very important for several reason: - these are the oldest records we have so far; - they a

Simon Eisenstädter (1796, Budapest - 1875, Vienna) and Ernestine Eisenstädter (1802 -1880, Vienna) had 10 children. The family members were amongst the first Hungarian Jews to receive a title of nobil

In 1928 my cousin Kenneth EPSTEIN died tragically in northern Manitoba when his canoe overturned and he was drowned. He was up there trading with the Indians for fur pelts, and his death made the head

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO, Beth Tikvah Synagogue and Classi Lectures PRESENT Beyond These Walls: Escaping the Warsaw Ghetto – A Young Girl’s Story Speaker: Lydia Bauman Monday 13 Feb 2023

Attached is the Death certificate for my great Grandmother Sarah Katz nee Haber, that lists her mother in 1913 the year she died as Rebecca Goldstein. The marriage record shows her mother as Rebeka Le

I have confirmed with the cemetery that Sarah Cherniak is buried there. Looking for someone to take a photo of the headstone/marker. Sarah Cherniak Gate Name: I.O.B.A.Independant Order Of Brith Abraha

I’m researching the JOSEPH family in the 1851 England census. They are living in the Petticoat Lane district which I believe is the Jewish neighborhood in London at that time. Their first names are al

In 1910, my great uncle Charles Wolinsky (Chaskel Volnsky) immigrated to Berlin from Skvira, Ukraine. He started a cigarette factory and became very wealthy. Around 1922, he lost his business. Based o

I need help please. My family has found letters from the 30's-40's, written by my great-great grandfather, to his son (or children) in America. We are not sure what language the letters are written in

My g-g-g-grandfather Angelus Aron Gröger was born in Prag in 1766 and married to Sara. I have conflicting research showing her maiden name as Back or Grotte. Looking for help to determine the correct

I submitted two requests for USCIS records in November 2021. I have received two letters a couple of months ago stating that they were still working on my request. Recently, however, when I have check