Many Sephardic Jewish families migrated to Cape Verde from Morocco and Gibraltar in the mid-19th century. Carol Castiel learned about this history while working at the Africa-America Institute. Many o

Please could someone translate the following which I've posted: an inscription that is from a Russian book given to my great grandfather as a prize. It's on Viewmate at the following address: https://

Dear Group, I am interested in information, photos, testimonies, anything about a synagogue by the name "Linath Hazedeck" that operated in Frankfurt (Langestrasse 38) in the interwar years and burnt a

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help decipher the first names of Rosa Teitelbaum's parents in this manifest. The names appear on three pages, and I have included the entirety of each page to assist in d

The Israel Genealogy Research Association has a database collection of over 2 million records starting in the mid 19th century. Registration is free and allows you to see if the names your are searchi

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM98865 Family Surname: MER

I recently discovered the 18th-Century Galician rabbi Yosef Margolioth, son of R. Alexander Sender Margolioth (1730?-1802), who was rabbi of Zbaraz and Satanov. I speculate that this Rabbi Yosef may b

Subj: ViewMate translation request - Polish I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I would appreciate a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/vi

Good morning from Brooklyn, I am researching my older Miller roots from Saros county. Would anyone know if there is a town historian or some scholar that has detail about the history of the town of Ma

Shalom, For the past year or so, I have delved deeply into my Rabbinic line. I can only go back to the 1600s, which is not very far for Rabbinic families. I have documents that say some lines descend

Can someone translate the Hebrew on this grave of Goodman and Rebecca Rose? Thank you very much in advance. Isabel Cymerman Southbury, CT isabelcym@... Searching: CUKIERMAN, GRYNBERG, GRYNFARB, LUBELC

Hello, Can someone translate this headstone for me? I’m not positive, but I think this may be my 3rd great-grandmother. I appreciate the help! Laura Stone

Hello, I am the descendent of Leopold Schneeberger born in Pfaffenhoffen France, in Dec 14th 1856. He was the son of Raphael Schneeberg born I think in 1823. Can anyone provide more information about

Hello I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM98967 Please respond vi

Greetings, I wish to request full literal translation of two records from Polish. The original documents are on ViewMate at the following address: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?k

Dr. Simpson will explore three primary questions: (1) What are ethical wills, (2) What is the origin of this tradition and (3) Why do people write them? Since this will be an interactive session, once

I posted the back of a photo which includes a handwritten note. I would much appreciate a translation of the note. The file is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewma

Looking for information on Polish tour guide Tomasz Cebulski. My brother contacted the Polin Museum and was put in touch with Tomasz for a day long tour of Auschwitz. Does anybody have experience with

Interested to know if the rabbinical HOROWITZ family of Novarodok and the SOLOVEITCHIK family are related. The HOROWITZ (spelling ?) family includes Rabbi Yitzchak Simcha ben Yosef Ber, who was a Rabb

I've found a marriage certificate I believe relates to the sister of my 2nd great-grandmother, I believe their father was named Kalman. Can someone help by identifying the names of the parents of the