I am wondering if someone is able to translate a headstone that can be found at: https://mitzvatemet.com/en/burial162501. I didn't put it on Viewmate because I wasn't sure if the magnifier would trans

Rabbi Malcolm Stern Grant & John Stedman Memorial Fund Award The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) is pleased to announce that the call for submissions for the 2022 Ra

Hi all, I was hoping to obtain more insight into the Civil War Jewish-American Veterans records, but will provide a bit of background first: My husband's DNA has remained at 2% Ashkenazi, as has some

Orange County California Jewish Genealogy Society April Meeting Sunday April 24 at 10:00 am (Pacific time zone) Libby Copeland: Exploring Jewish Genealogy and Home DNA Testing Picture The presentation

Barbara Krasner, Noted Author and Poet, offers new class Crafting Stories from your Family's History 4 SUNDAYS in MAY May 1, 8, 15, 22 $200. To register https://www.jewishgen.org/education/coursesview

More information keeps being “discovered” in the recent release of the U.S. 1950 Census. The census reveals the significant impact of the landmark legislation signed into law in 1944- The Servicemen’s

Good News for Radom Researchers! I am pleased to announce that new Klwow record extracts have been uploaded for search on the JRI-Poland database in time for the Pesach holiday. Newly added data inclu

Since many of our ancestors were from Ukraine, and in light of the ongoing horrible war there, JewishGen wants you to be aware of the numerous Yizkor Books of Ukraine that are translated and available

I am beginning work on a Jewish genealogy website for SABILE/ZABELN, LATVIA, and would love to hear from anyone with photos, documents or information about the town's Jewish history. I have sites for

The Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society is excited to welcome genealogist, Todd Knowles, for a free program on Sunday, May 1st, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Allen County Public Library Genealo

Hi Group Hope someone can help me Q If a birth record of a person indicates born in Petrasiunai, Kaunas, Kaunas why would her marriage record indicate she is from Krynki, Grodno? Her father was born i

So grateful to this group for letting me post my inquiry regarding connecting to a long-lost cousin. We have found each other! Excited to be getting acquainted and helping each other research. B'shalo

On behalf of all the great volunteers that make JRI-Poland so successful in serving the needs of Polish Jewish Genealogists, I am proud to announce some sweet Passover gifts for those researching fami

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO Collecting the Dream “Including Tales of Using Memorabilia to Enhance Your Research” Speaker: David Matlow Hybrid MEETING: Participate in person at Sha’arei Shom

Yes I know there is a basic yDNA haplogroup classification included in the regular autosomal test result at 23, but knowing just a macro group is paltry and barely useful these days. The yDNA strategy

Findmypast, and the British Newspaper Archive announced they are making one million of the over 50 million newspaper pages digitized and free access. To access the other newspaper pages a paid subscri

I've posted one postcard and two backs of photos in Russian for which I need translations. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses.... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=V

I've posted what I think is a Deregistration Certificate? in German for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?ke

- I am delighted to advise that the Jewish Records Indexing - Poland “Phase 3” project to fully extract all available Andrzejewo birth, marriage and death records from 1818 to 1912 in the Łomża branch

Hi All: I have posted picture of a family photograph in which the man in the picture is in a uniform, that I believe is a Russian Federation military uniform. I am looking to see if anyone is able to