Jewish Gen

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• Referral from January 31, 2018
  

  Suzie A. asked:

  Hi, all I've been following this group for awhile. I have recently me a person whose maiden name is the same as my ggrandmother maiden name. In addition they are from the same Stetl in Poland, Staczow. My friend does not know if we are related & I do not know how I can find out. Can someone help direct me how & where I can find out?

  

  Brenda A. replied:

  USHMM United states Holocaust Memorial Museum archives. Go to their site. Remember that there are so many alternate spellings for names from Poland. They had a different alphabet. Also JewishGen.com

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• Referral from June 29, 2017
  

  Lisa M. asked:

  Hi I am wanting to find the graves of my grandparents, aunt and uncle in London, England,(All passed away in between 1960 and 2000) so I can read the text on the head stones. I live in Melbourne Australia so I need to find a service who can go and take the photos for me and send them to me. Can anyone help me please.

  

  Janet B. replied:

  Lisa, findagrave.com may help you locate where they are buried. Once you have that information contact the cemetary. Some of them now offer photography services or know who you can contact to take a photo for you. You should also check Jewishgen.com and leave a request on their forum page.

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• Referral from August 11, 2016
  

  Laurie M. asked:

  Hello. I have a few letters and several pictures with comments in Polish. Can someone suggest a translator? Preferably one with a generous heart. Thanks!

  

  Wendy S. replied:

  If you have a Jewishgen.com account (it's free) they have something called "ViewMate" (under the research menu). You can post documents or pictures and people may be able to help you with them.

  

  Sheila B. replied:

  I belong to the FB group Tracing the Tribe, a Jewish genealogy site. if you join, they may be able to help. Members frequently help each other with translations. It is a closed group but is easy to join.

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• Referral from September 8, 2015
  

  Ellen K. asked:

  Hello all, thank you for your help yesterday! I have some new questions. My mother was born in the Netherlands and brought to Belgium when she was a small child. I am trying to find copies of her birth certificate, her marriage certificate to my father years later in Belgium, their entry papers into Cuba, and their immigration papers into the US during WW2. Any suggestions where to look? Thank you!!

  

  Shula K. replied:

  Ellen Kodadek Did you start with Jewishgen.com Poland database? Any luck? You do a search, put in Gitler and then the name of the town and you check out all the results. that's how I found your grandparents. BTW, I'm in NYC end of September.

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• Referral from October 22, 2014
  

  Yossi F. asked:

  I am trying to locate a grave of someone who died in 1947 in urbino, italy could have been buried in italy, germany or israel is there anyway toi search it

  

  Sylvia G. replied:

  try jewishgen.com

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• Referral from August 24, 2014
  

  Margie S. asked:

  Does anyone know where Marianpol is? It is listed as the last place of residence on some of the Ellis Island manifests. Thank you in advance.

  

  Steve G. replied:

  Margie, you will make progress faster by going to www.jewishgen.com and familiarizing yourself with the resources there, including the JGFF (Jewishgen Family Finder) and the FTJP (Family Tree of the Jewish People), which are the organized sites for peo...See More

  

  Hatte B. replied:

  And Jewish Gen has excellent records for some eras and some towns online.

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• Referral from August 24, 2014
  

  Jane P. asked:

  Anyone related to Prawda family from Czewzo(Cziver) Poland (Bialistok area)?

  

  Steve G. replied:

  Jane, you will make progress faster by going to www.jewishgen.com and familiarizing yourself with the resources there, including the JGFF (Jewishgen Family Finder) and the FTJP (Family Tree of the Jewish People), which are the organized sites for peopl...See More

  

  Steve G. replied:

  You get the best of both worlds by joining a Jewish genealogy society. There you will have friends and colleagues to talk to AND will learn how to do research effectively. If there's a JGS near you, I encourage you to join and participate.

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