Everyone: I am helping a friend find the origins of her Ros(z)enberg Family. Her great-grandfather, Koppel Rosenberg, immigrated to the US on the Sorrento (from Hamburg) listed as Koppel Rusguburg arr

I am looking to translate my great-grandfather's birth certificate, Jakob Gerstel, whose entry is #41, at the top. I hired a traditional German translator, but he said he couldn't read the writing. Pe

Hi Adam, Fifteen years late, but here is your answer: Khaim-Simsen Bits (my alter zeyde) arrived in Kenosha and married Sura Szulmanowicz of Kuzmin soon after, in Chicago. He began to use the name Sam

I am researching the surname Radzik (anglicised spelling Radgick). I would be interested to hear from anyone looking at the same surname as to where your ancestors were located. My only clue is "Polan

The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) has just released new databases on its website. There are now over 2.8 million records available in our databases. With each release we provide a varie

Her late father had two children from a previous marriage, who were believed to have died. Recently, however, she discovered survivor records indicating they survived, that one immigrated to the US an

Reminder!! Coming this Sunday!! Subject: Power Up Your LitvakSIG Research: Navigating the FamilySearch Library and Polish State Archives #lithuania will be held over Zoom on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at

This is from the reclaimtherecords website: New York City death certificates 1949-1968 and nullification of NYC DOH Records Access Rules "Remember that time the NYC DOH ignored ~6,000 public comments

I have reason to believe, based on the age and date of death, that the attached JOWBR record is for my great-grandmother's eldest brother. Would anyone be available to take a picture of the grave and,

I am told that the following page from an 1875 Ukrainian census lists my great grandfather (Avrum) and two of his children, my grandfather (Simcha) his twin brother (Hirsch). Can anyone help with a fu

Dear Freinds, I am trying to locate an address listed in a 1909 document. The street name in Dej, Romania was Borsos utca, I can not find such a street in current street maps. Can anyone pleased tell

JGS Buffalo at Family History Day at Buffalo & Erie County Public Library The Jewish Genealogical Society of Buffalo will be participating in Family History Day sponsored by the Buffalo and Erie Count

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

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

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