Olga Szabo died in Fort Lee NJ in 1997 (SSDI). She was born in Budapest in 1908 to Stephanie (Heidenfeld) and Gyula Juhasz. The birth dates on those two documents are the same. Her sisters births and

I'm confused. Some of the online genealogy databases state "Ukraine" as the country of birth even for people born in the 19th century. I thought that the term "Ukraine" started around 1917. How early

I would be most appreciative if someone could translate the text on the front and back of this card (the photo is my grandmother). Thanks in advance! Rafael Harpaz

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Requesting a translation of a death record in Romanian, please. Thank you- Nancy Kleinrok Los Angeles, CA SABARSKI - Polona, Ukraine KRUSKOJ, FLEYER, FLEJER – Mogilev on Dnieper, Belarus MANDEL, FOSNE

Shalom, Over the last couple of months in my reports, I have been regularly able to announce the successful completion of quite a few projects. This month, I am unable to report such an event, however

Is anyone traveling to Philadelphia City Hall's marriage bureau or archive center in the near future? A Sadie Pickholtz and a Jack (Hymas- misspelled in places) Hyman, applied for a marriage license i

Come to find out in reading one of the 1938-39 Emigration documents for my father's cousin, Hans Heilpern, he worked as a swimming instructor and trainer. This was news to me. A couple places he liste

In this Declaration of intention (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MD-M9MG?i=252&cc=1999177&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQ5W7-H76Z), the applicant’s birth place is listed a

Dear Friends: Andrew Zalewski is past vice president of Gesher Galicia and a frequent speaker at meetings of Jewish genealogical societies and cultural and academic institutions in the US and abroad.

Does anyone know if the name "Blimah" is short for another more formal name? I'm trying to find records for a Polish ancestor with this first name but not finding anything. Thanks for any thoughts....

David Ari Klein, who does the Hungarian part of Pamela Weisberger's family, is part of my DNA project. I sent him some information by email, but it bounces. If someone has a valid email for him, pleas

Good morning everyone from little Rhody. My first time posting here. I need help. I am looking any information on my father's father: Meyer Stuehler- from Untererthal Germany- I found lots of incredib

I have a picture of the tombstone of a Kalman ABRAMOWITZ. The tombstone, which is in hebrew (alone) notes that he deceased in 1944, that his parents were Yitzchak and Zlata, and that he was "Ish Yerus

In 1962, based on a state parliament resolution, a documentation center was set up at the then Stuttgart Archive Directorate, which was assigned the task of clarifying the fates of Jewish citizens in

Brian, Your theory on Jack Hyman is very interesting and could be true. However, I was told by one of his sons, (now dead) he put in the trash after his father's death, papers that mentioned a divorce

Sunday July 24th at 10:00 am pacific time the Orange County California JGS is having Karen Franklin speak on What's new in German Jewish Genealogy. Everyone must register to view the meeting. Please g

Rebecca Miller vs Rivke Kasten... Well..I'm sure you know that Rivke is Yiddish for Rebecca. so only the last name is different. My grandmother used "Bloom " on several documents but her maiden name w

During many years of the 19 th century a Rabbi David ben Moshe of Kletzk served as the Rav of Novarodok. I have been in touch with some of his descendants , none of them if had a family name. As i bel

I have a two part question. My uncle Jack Hyman, b- 1902 in Romania, according to the 1930 census was living in Jersey City, NJ. According to info, he was a butcher and married to a Anna (unknown madi