What is the probability that a man named Gregory in md-1800s in Ukraine be also named Girach? Marvin Turkanis Cincinnati, Ohio USA

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO Comparing the Genealogy Giants Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com Speaker: Sunny Morton Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 7:00 PM. ET. (ple

I slightly changed the subject since I observed a similar case with my relatives in Stanislawow, in November 1941: A couple, man and his wife, are reported (according to the Kehila's book of deaths) t

By Presidential Proclamation every year since 2006, May is Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) in recognition of the indelible contributions Jewish Americans have made, and continue to make, to our

I am looking for information about my grandfather ISRAEL YAFFE, YAFFE FAMILY, and general information about his town in Russia/Ukraine. Ira Lippman, Chicago

I've posted a document in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM98350 Please respond via the f

Hi Group I have a transcribed Jewishgen death record for Peisachas Sames (Shames). He died Dec 14 1935 in Vieksniai Lithuania. Death recorded in Mazekiai. I know this is the Peisach Shames involved in

My late father, Moshe was born in the village of Wolkowce, known to Jews as Wolkowitz, in Galicia. He moved with his family to the nearby town of Borszchow, where he attended high school. I would like

Jewish Genealogical Society NY Meeting Sunday, May 15 at 1:30 PM Eastern, via Zoom Solving a Genealogical Problem: Three Case Studies Speakers: Joy Kestenbaum, Lauren Shulsky Orenstein, and Lynn Diamo

May 5, 2022 - 4 Iyar 5782 Dear JewishGen Community, Among the many virtues of placing family history information online, is coming across items of historical value. In honor of Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Israel

Family History Today: Ask a Genealogy Librarian - Online & Archival Resources for U.S. Research Wednesday, May 18, 7 pm Eastern Time / 4 pm Pacific Time (U.S.) In our second genealogy Q & A session on

I have recently discovered Death Certificates for several of my great uncles, all of whom were professionals (lawyers, Ph.D. chemists, etc.) and who died during the Hitler era. What surprises me immen

Request translation of Yiddish paper from my GGUncle. Thank you, Daniel Preissman Preissman@... 856-906-4244

Request translation of Yiddish paper from my GGUncle. Thank you, Daniel Preissman Preissman@... 856-906-4244

I have been researching my supposed connection to a Rabbi David ben Moshe and Leah of Kletzk, of Novarodok, (no family name known), and author of a rabbinical treatise "Galya Mesechta" for many years.

This sentence from the Vienna Records Office regarding my great-grandmother in-law has not been able to be understood. Help? "Als Kuratorin fungierte Pesie Mariem Schustak." Judith Kazen

I've posted a passenger manifest for which I'd like the handwriting deciphered please.. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM98325 P

Hi- I am attempting to confirm the date of birth on a gravestone. There is conflicting information provided. https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/jowbr.php?rec=J_BUCOVINA_0019138 If he was bor

I've posted a passenger manifest for which I'd like the handwriting deciphered please. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM98323 Pl

Trying to make contact with the family of Moshe Wolf (Moe) Lauer, 1919-2004, descendants of the Chassidic Master Bnei Yissaschar. His sons were Sheldon & Lawrence. Neil Rosenstein