Does anyone know how to obtain copes of the Courland Vedomosti? In the JewishGen database it says to email "Michael Whippman, including the word Vedemosti in the subject line. " That email came back r

I am researching persons, who know or own works of Emil Singer or know something about him by hearsay. He died in the Holocaust. His etchings with motifs from Vienna were very popular with Jewish emig

Would appreciate translation of this note: Relly Coleman

How can I find where my elderly Litvak Jewish great-grandmother was buried around 1915? In 1915, at age 65, she was exiled to Petrograd, Russia, where she lived without her family. She lived in an are

Hi everyone. My cousin and I believe we have just identified the ancestry tree of a 2nd great grandmother Dvora Gervits/Horvits Poires (dob circa 1833) . If any one has Gervits/Horvits/Horowitz family

I am not able to find documents beyond a birth record for my maternal Grandmother's sister. This is all the information that I have. Name: Dwojra Dzieciol[Dwojra Dzienciol] The last name as been spell

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The March 8, 2023 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice from the Regional Court for Central Kraków [Sąd Rejonowy dla Krakowa-Śródmieścia], Sixt

Santa Cruz Jewish Genealogy Society 2-Hour Workshop: Voices of the Past: Crafting the Stories of Your Family's History Sunday, April 2 , 2023 , 1 pm Pacific /4 pm Eastern Speakers: Dr. Barbara Krasner

Dear Genners I have a real lulu of a problem, which I just can't get my head around. Would anyone like to take up the gauntlet? In 1845 Jettchen WEINSTEIN, born 1823 , married as her first husband Kal

Good afternoon, The two letters are an abbreviation for עליו השלום - - which stands for peace be upon him. Shalom, Malka Chosnek

I'm searching for descendants of the four daughters in this family, only the last one was surnamed after their father: Parents Simon KOCH (Prostejov 1819 - ?) and Betti/Peppi ZWILLINGER (Holesov 1822

To all with family who lived in and around London, UK Over the years I have contributed data and photographs to both JewishGen's Burial Registry (JOWBR) as well as to findagrave.com. I also contribute

I would like to start a one-name study based on my great-great-grandfather's last name before he changed it when he entered the USA.I am going to start it based on Headstones and grave markers . If an

Through research in multiple places, I’ve found information and documentation on my Hungarian great grandmother Katalin Seidner (maiden name Veszler or Weszler) including date of birth and death (the

I just noted the new link to Jewish newspapers in N. CA from the Weekly News Nosh. My grandfather, Charles Hirsch and his “wife,” Sally Hirsch lived in Oakland, CA in the 1940s. They then moved to LA

Hello, I am trying to locate a gentleman who emigrated from the U.S. to Argentina sometime between late 1922 and late 1925. I've located digital images of passenger lists into Argentina on FamilySearc

Jewish Genealogical Society NY Meeting Sunday, March 19 at 2:00 PM Eastern, In Person at the Center for Jewish History, 15 W 16th Street, NYC, or via Zoom The Kindertransports: The KTA, the 80th Year

Hello, I need help translating # 40-41. Can you please figure out in what years were Fajga Bajla and Jachat born? Thank you, Sophia Lazebnik, Canada.

The Weekly News Nosh JewishGen Weekly E-Newsletter Phil Goldfarb Tulsa, Oklahoma USA, Editor Date: March 12, 2023 “A Family Without The Understanding Of Their Past History, Foundation And Ethnicity Is

Hello Genners This message is for all the procrastinators! The door shuts for comments on the proposed changes and fee hikes to the USCIS Genealogy Program at 11:59PM EDT Monday 13 March. If you thriv