Any suggestions what Female Hebrew names could be associated with the name Gussie, born 1867, and with her mothre's name, Sadie, both born in Russia? -- Yohanan LOEFFLER Melbourne, Australia Researchi

For nearly a decade now, I have been conducting genetic genealogy research studies of the esteemed rabbinical lineages and Chassidic dynasties that have positively influenced and shaped Jewish history

I have traced the incredible lineage of the Levin family- many of whom were distinguished rabbis. Through records, I find the surname has changed from Levin to Katz. Can this be possible? If so, I can

Tax Lists for Vidzi (now Vidzy, Belarus) on LitvakSIG solved a long-standing mystery about the town of origin for the patriarch of the Gorcey family in the U.S. Thank you LitvakSIG! Previous research

This is an Auschwitz Work Card for an ancestor of mine who was interned at a labor camp under a false alias of Balbina Wojciechowska. She worked at I. G. Farben. I am trying to find out everything tha

Hello, I am trying to work out where I go from here with these links I have found in Belarus records. I am related to the Ratner family from Mogilev who were a very affluent family and very involved i

My second great grandfather was known as Frojim Frojmovits and also as Frojim Eizikovits. He was born about 1841 in Faluszlatina, Hungary (one mile north of Sighetu), and died there in 1909. He named

Looking for descendants of Zelig and Tema Rosenzweig, specifically Shlomo, who was either a son or grandson to Selig(Zelig). Ended up in israel; Thanks, Phyllis Roth (related via Tema)

In July of 1893, the fur store of Henry Seide was totally destroyed by a fire of suspicious origin. One of the partners of the store, Joseph L. Harris, an immigrant from Poland who arrived in the US a

The Omer Bartov webinar on his new book is now live on the Gesher Galicia Members Portal. The presentation was divided into 2 parts: Part 1 – History of the Borderland Region (Galicia): How the Jews A

We have a picture of a relative in which it was written L "son of Zlata". Our family records show that her name was " Gittle". Are these names interchangeable possibly because the common letters-T and

Hello, An ancestor named Leib FLAMHAPT was born in Husiatyn, Austria-Hungary(Galicia) in 1882. He immigrated to the US in 1910 under that name. When he naturalized as a US citizen in 1915 he officiall

I am travelling to Latvia August 15 seeking records and descendants of the Pollack and Notkin family in Riga, Gostini and other towns. Morris Pollack arrived in the US in 1911 at 19 years of age. He l

The Galician scholar Rabbi Menahem Mendel Margolioth-Stengen of Przemsyl (1568-1652) and his wife, born Sheindel Margolioth (1575-1624), were parents of eight famous rabbis. This husband and wife were

Does anyone know if the 1850 Revision List for Pogrebishche is available online on Alex Krakovsky's site? I always have trouble searching his site. Thank you, Ben Zitomer ben.zitomer@...

I seek a Hirsch family which survived the Holocaust in Budapest and later emigrated to Paris. I am a distant cousin. I wonder if an expert on the Jewish community in France is able to find traces of t

We are saddened to hear that Gary Mokotoff, one the "founding fathers" of Jewish genealogy, has retired his weekly ezine - Nu? What’s New? For many years, thousands of readers looked forward to his we

Hello all There are a lot of Ohayon family out there. I am looking for information regarding Shimon Ohayon and Zahara Wizman from Sous Valley in Morocco. They had 5 children: David, Dina (Abu Darham),

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Looking for descendants of Leib (Leibuscz) and Sheindal Roth of Sanok, including Mechel Roth (d. Germany) + Anna Keitelman (Anna was married first to samuel rotter)---- Would like to find any relative