Hi All: I have a document, which is from the back of a family photograph postcard from the 1920s, which I believe is written in Yiddish, but could be Hebrew. I would be most appreciative of receiving

My GG grandfather served in one of the two totally Jewish regiments in the Union Army. It was the Concordia Guards in Chicago. It was raised in a matter of days and spearheaded by the most prominent J

Interpret Cause of Detention code on Aliens Held for Special Inquiry form #records A “Record of Aliens Held for Special Inquiry” form for the SS Caronia with New York City arrival date of September 28

Hi, I am researching and in the process of writing a monograph about Jewish fusgeyers who emigrated from Romania primarily in 1900 and mostly emigrated to the United States. I would be interested if s

Wanted to let people know that The Together Plan, a non-profit group with a research team on the ground in Minsk, and other parts of Belarus, just announced a new service. New for 2022: We are now off

Are there Russian/Latvian immigration records, such as passenger manifests or passport records, for people who immigrated from Libau, Latvia? I have the US passenger manifest and many other US documen

Hello fellow researchers and chag sameach. I am hoping to connect with Iris Ellner-Miller. She posted on Avotaynu (on line) about her Blitz/Ellner connections, and may have put the final piece of the

Thanks to Max Preston, the Hungarian Research Division has acquired a batch of Conscriptio Judaeorum records from the Hungarian State Archives for Ung megye (county) covering 1782 to 1846. The records

When searching findagrave.com for relatives named "Lempert" and/or "Lambert" in NJ/NY cemeteries, I found that photos of the headstones were all taken by "dalya d." Does anyone have any contact inform

While researching my family who immigrated to the USA in the early 1900's (circa 1907) from Romania I recently told about the existence of a book titled “Jews in Tecuci” by Medy Goldenberg. We are Jew

I am trying to find a living couple in Ottawa, Canada, and would appreciate the help of anyone who has access to White Pages (or similar). I wish to contact them by email in relation to a mutual cousi

I found part of my family by searching for CHUDNOWSKY. The search results show four tickets, all purchased by Hyman Chudnoff. The Date was 16 Dec 1922, Order No. 17420. Is it possible for me to view t

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut presents Miles Meyer via webinar on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at 1:30 pm ET. The topic is Mapping Your Roots. Maps can help provide context and evidence fo

I've uploaded a photograph of my great grandfather in what family lore says was his Russian army uniform. The photo was taken near Uman, Ukraine c. 1900. I'd appreciate any insight anyone can provide

Dear All, Im trying to find descendants of WEISSBERG and SCHOEN sisters who immigrated to NY by 1907 from Bremen. In the passengers list from Bremen they are listed in the 2 first lines and I assume t

My great uncle David Edenbaum died on January 18,1906 in the Haverstraw, NY due to a clay landslide. Today this would be called an industrial accident. He was 39 with a wife Pauline and three young ch

“Hundreds of Episodes, Curiosities and Happenings” in Kurow (Poland) is a long chapter in the Yizkor book of that town. But interwoven among all those tales is a character named Shmuel the shammes who

Happy Passover everyone. Please help with the Yiddish translation. The first pages have been translated. Most important is names, relationships if known, places, marriages, deaths and births. Any inte

My wife just got off the phone with the Rabbi. He reports that many refugees are arriving every day. Just this morning 6 Jewish families arrived in Ivano-Frankivsk and of course look to the Rabbi and

My Grandparents came from Russia (now Ukraine) to England in about 1905. They spoke only Yiddish and no English. Their surname on arrival and in documents such as the birth certificates of their child