Hi, I am trying to get information about my family (names FRIEDMAN and KIBRICK), who lived in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico from about 1918 to 1926. They were there waiting for visas to move to US and ev

Hi to all, I first owe everyone a huge thank you for your time, help and support. My apologies for not doing this correctly but I have lost sight in one eye and this is being translated to text. Becau

I am Shmuel kochavi from Israel Looking for my family in VILNIUS: GALPERN, GELPERN, Thanks

My name is Solange Dikenstein, I am looking for documentation that proves my family ancestors to obtain Polish citizenship. Ancestor's name: Jacob Nudel (he was my great-grandfather). He arrived in Ar

Hello, The Maine Office of Chief Medical Examiner, in the U.S., has an unidentified male found in the Atlantic Ocean in 2000. We attempted forensic genealogy and found he was Ashkenazi Jewish. The tra

In indexing the Kiev city Jewish birth records, I've come across the male given name "Годъ" (God) on a few occasions. I don't have my name books handy at the moment, and wonder if anyone had the deriv

This is a photo of my great, great grandfather who came to New York from Bohemia in 1880. He was a cigar maker. Does anyone have any thoughts as to what these medals and cord signify? Thank you. Alice

I'd like opinions on the name of the birthplace given for Ruth Frank, in the 1908 Naturalization Petition of her husband Abraham Frank. On the image below, her birthplace is where the red arrow is poi

Hi Lucy, That pendant looks handmade and must have been treasured by the owner! So kind of you to take it into your care. I hope someone knows something about it! I am on a search too- trying for many

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO POLAND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) Coordinator: Hazel Boon The Culture of the Shtetl Speaker: David Price Thursday, 15 June 2023, 7:30 pm. ET VIRTUAL MEETING: J

Date: Sunday, 9 July 2023 Time: 1:30 p.m. ET Location: Zoom Only - link to be sent out to membership only. Speaker: Dr. Robert Watson, Professor, Author, Historian, and Media Commentator Topic: The Le

I would be very grateful if someone could translate this headstone of my great-uncle. I had someone take this picture for me and then I tried to enhance the picture. Neither picture is great. Jo Cassi

Dear friends, researchers, Here is an update for the Bessarabia projects for the month of April 2023. See also at What's New at Bessarabia website. Bessarabian Databases. Updates: Revision Lists recor

CORRECTION to date of Hebrew seminar-Wednesday, June 28th, 2023 Join the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) for our upcoming free annual Seminar Days, “Exploring the Multiple Facets of Over

I have a postcard in Yiddish that my grandfather sent from Harbin, China to his son in NY. I believe it was sent around 1927. Near the bottom, in Russian, my grandfather wrote his sister's address in

I have an ancestor Else Zuckerman (maiden name Fried) who possibly was born in Vienna, Austria or Czechoslovakia (maybe Prossnitz or Suchowitz(which is near Olomouc) (DOB unknown), who traveled to Sha

Santa Cruz Jewish Genealogy Society Events: In-Depth Research Strategies Maximizing Genealogical Resources Sunday, June 11 , 2023 , 1pm Pacific Time Speakers: Sydney Cruice, Genealogist Guest RSVP: ht

Hello everybody, Today I received four Revision List microfilms, thanks a lot to Family Search. It is great we have an agreement with Family Search and getting microfilms we need. Here is what we have

Subject: tombstone translation request I would be grateful for a translation of the headstone of my great grandmother Malka Schwartz. The other picture shows what is written on the back of the headsto

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami Sunday, June 11, 2023 Zoom Meeting Starts at 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Light refreshments available At the Greater Miami Jewish Federation 4200 Bis