Resource Sunday: Ellis Island
Hello! Welcome to a new series that I’m doing where I plan every other Sunday to post a short post on some sort genealogical resource that I think will be helpful to all of you. Now most of these will focus one way or another on Jewish records, but that doesn’t mean some of these…
Genealogy Basics part 2: Reading Hebrew on Graves
Hello everyone! Welcome back to Genealogy Basics the series where I explain the basics of Ashkenazi Genealogy. This weeks post shall be about reading Hebrew and Yiddish on graves, and knowing what it means. If you haven’t read my previous post in this series (Genealogy Basics part 1: Hebrew and Yiddish names, and their common anglicizations)…
Genealogy Basics part 1: Hebrew and Yiddish names, and their common anglicizations
Hello everyone! Today I’m starting a new series in this blog about the basics of Ashkenazi research with a new entry in it every Friday. The first post we shall start with talking about Hebrew and Yiddish names, and common anglicizations of them. So let’s get started! First off let’s start with what exactly is…
