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

Hi all, I received an email from Internet Archive today saying they are being threatened by several publishers, who want to shut them down. For some of you not aware, this is also the site that has th

Please help me! After years of research and an exteneded time out >from working on it, I am trying to update our tree. Below is a list of names that all married into the PARADIES family (Westphalia) a

New!! Intro to Jewish Genealogy at No Cost. Open to members and non member of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Colorado Register Once 2 Sessions 2 Different days Same ZOOM Link Session 1 Monday Night,

This was cut from a postcard written to my grandfather on October 13, 1935 by his sister, Lusia Altman Lowinkrohn, from Dziedzilow (Jew Town) near Novvy Yarchiv (Jaryczów) then in Poland, now in Ukrai

Recently new lists were added to my Jewish Chislavichi website: The list of Chislavichi Jews deprived of their electoral rights Index of Jews of Chislavichi mentioned in Girsh Rivkin’s memoirs and his

If you haven't already heard, a halakhic loophole has allowed researchers to take DNA samples from 14th Century Jewish remains in Erfurt (https://twitter.com/ShaiCarmi/status/1526850050772590592). Thi

I've have posted the backs of three photos with handwriting on the back in Yiddish and Russian for which I need a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses. In Yiddish: https://www.

I've posted a birth record for which I need a translation. It's on ViewMate at https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM99233 Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate imag

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation/information on the notations . They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.a

Ancestor Hunt has listed Latvia Free Online Historical Newspapers. Go to: https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/latvia-free-online-historical-newspapers/ for the list of Latvian newspapers with links and d