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Recent questions tagged jewish_roots
Recent questions tagged jewish_roots
Discussions about Jewish ancestry and genealogical research. Tag is followed by the WikiTree Jewish Roots project.
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JEWISH_ROOTS genealogy
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4
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Join the WikiTree Week 2024 Jewish Roots Project Research Party!
asked
Oct 13
in
The Tree House
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
216k
points)
jewish_roots
wikitree_day
wikitree_events
jewish
research_party
+15
votes
3
answers
481
views
Was Christopher Columbus Sephardic?
asked
Oct 13
in
The Tree House
by
Lynden Rodriguez
G2G6 Mach 3
(
34.3k
points)
notables
dna
italy
spain
jewish_roots
+4
votes
1
answer
71
views
Lookup birth in Leer, Germany
asked
Oct 13
in
Genealogy Help
by
Joke van Veenendaal
G2G6 Pilot
(
116k
points)
bollegraaf
germany
jewish_roots
+2
votes
1
answer
241
views
Availability of Adoption Record: South Africa
asked
Oct 6
in
Genealogy Help
by
Andrew Field
G2G6 Mach 3
(
39.5k
points)
south_africa
brickwall
adoption_angels
jewish_roots
adoption_records
+10
votes
5
answers
369
views
Holocaust Project Connectors' Challenge October 2024
asked
Oct 3
in
Genealogy Help
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
216k
points)
connectors
germany
poland_europe
czech_roots
holocaust
jewish_roots
+6
votes
0
answers
158
views
Jewish Roots Connectors' Challenge October 2024- Italy
asked
Oct 3
in
Genealogy Help
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
216k
points)
italian_roots
connectors
unconnected
jewish_roots
italy
ukraine
+8
votes
2
answers
206
views
Dutch document with Jewish connections - help?
asked
Sep 11
in
Genealogy Help
by
J. Johnson
G2G Crew
(
880
points)
daniels
jewish_roots
dutch_roots
translation
london
amsterdam
+5
votes
0
answers
96
views
Online 1897 Lithuanian census
asked
Sep 9
in
The Tree House
by
Ann Browning
G2G6 Mach 8
(
86.2k
points)
lithuanian_roots
jewish_roots
slavic_roots
polish_roots
sources
+8
votes
1
answer
162
views
Need help from someone who can read Hebrew
asked
Aug 16
in
Genealogy Help
by
J Palotay
G2G6 Mach 9
(
98.0k
points)
schlesinger
eger
jewish_roots
hebrew
transcription
translation
+4
votes
1
answer
140
views
Is Kurt Ohnstein (1929-1943) the son of Georg (1890-1943)?
asked
Jul 28
in
Genealogy Help
by
Oliver Stegen
G2G6 Pilot
(
186k
points)
ohnstein
jewish_roots
holocaust
germany
connectors
+4
votes
1
answer
149
views
Are Ignatz and Adele the parents of Ruth Offenbacher (1924-1944)?
asked
Jul 28
in
Genealogy Help
by
Oliver Stegen
G2G6 Pilot
(
186k
points)
offenbacher
jewish_roots
holocaust
germany
netherlands
connectors
+11
votes
0
answers
188
views
Auschwitz 2025 Initiative Meeting - Thurs July 25 1pm US Eastern time
asked
Jul 23
in
The Tree House
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
216k
points)
holocaust
jewish_roots
germany
netherlands
france
poland_europe
+11
votes
9
answers
869
views
Question of the Week: Do you have any Jewish roots?
asked
Jul 22
in
The Tree House
by
Eowyn Langholf
G2G Astronaut
(
2.7m
points)
greeters
question_of_the_week
ambassadors
jewish_roots
+32
votes
10
answers
1.8k
views
Jewish Roots Research Party on July 24 - Join our Live Chat with Discord
asked
Jul 22
in
The Tree House
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
216k
points)
jewish_roots
jewish
holocaust
hebrew
research_party
discord
+3
votes
0
answers
81
views
Team L'Chaim chat July 2024
asked
Jul 18
in
The Tree House
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
216k
points)
connect-a-thon
jewish_roots
team_lchaim
challenges
+10
votes
1
answer
263
views
Auschwitz 2025 Q&A June 27th 3pm Eastern (USA)
asked
Jun 26
in
The Tree House
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
216k
points)
holocaust
jewish_roots
poland_europe
netherlands
germany
france
+2
votes
0
answers
63
views
Lithuanian Translation
asked
Jun 14
in
Genealogy Help
by
Susan Tye
G2G6 Mach 2
(
24.5k
points)
translation
lithuanian_roots
jewish_roots
+9
votes
3
answers
248
views
Timeframe category cemetery Hollands Hof, Hoorn incorrect for reburied jewish
asked
Jun 13
in
The Tree House
by
Sjaak Spijkermans
G2G6 Mach 2
(
22.1k
points)
cemeteries
categorization
suggestion_886
netherlands
jewish_roots
+15
votes
1
answer
301
views
Dachau: 90 years on, the warning remains
asked
May 23
in
The Tree House
by
Greg Slade
G2G6 Pilot
(
744k
points)
kogon
holocaust
dachau
germany
jewish_roots
+7
votes
1
answer
146
views
Remembering author Judith Kerr's escape from the Nazis
asked
May 23
in
The Tree House
by
Greg Slade
G2G6 Pilot
(
744k
points)
kerr
notables
germany
jewish_roots
authors
+5
votes
0
answers
128
views
May Montevideo Maru Mini Connectors Challenge
asked
May 9
in
The Tree House
by
Amanda Myers
G2G6 Mach 8
(
86.5k
points)
england
jewish_roots
russian_roots
polish_roots
+18
votes
2
answers
316
views
Global support for WikiTree's Holocaust Project: Auschwitz Initiative 2025
asked
May 8
in
The Tree House
by
David Randall
G2G6 Pilot
(
439k
points)
holocaust
jewish_roots
germany
poland_europe
global
+14
votes
3
answers
352
views
Auschwitz 2025 Q&A May 8th 12pm Eastern (USA)
asked
May 6
in
The Tree House
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
216k
points)
holocaust
jewish_roots
netherlands
germany
poland_europe
france
+66
votes
6
answers
490
views
Where Wikitree will lead you... !
asked
May 3
in
The Tree House
by
Deborah Terrill
G2G6 Mach 1
(
15.9k
points)
jewish_roots
german_roots
+7
votes
1
answer
233
views
Add Jewish Diaspora Category
asked
May 3
in
Genealogy Help
by
Beth Golden
G2G6 Mach 3
(
32.9k
points)
lowenstein
lowen
jewish_roots
categorization
+19
votes
14
answers
926
views
Help Connect Canada Notables for May 2024 - Science and engineering
asked
Apr 26
in
The Tree House
by
Russell Butler
G2G6 Pilot
(
184k
points)
challenges
canada
notables
connectors
unconnected
jewish_roots
+3
votes
0
answers
72
views
Non catholic ancestors in Portugal
asked
Apr 23
in
Genealogy Help
by
Anonymous Johnson
G2G Crew
(
930
points)
portugal
catholic
jewish_roots
religion
+71
votes
69
answers
6.7k
views
Holocaust Project - Auschwitz 2025
asked
Apr 17
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
216k
points)
holocaust
jewish_roots
netherlands
germany
poland_europe
france
+2
votes
1
answer
148
views
Trace grandparent Max Joseph Levythat came from Plotz Poland
asked
Apr 16
in
Genealogy Help
by
Living Levy
G2G Rookie
(
190
points)
levy
poland
jewish_roots
+6
votes
1
answer
264
views
Can someone from the Holocaust Project look into this family?
asked
Apr 13
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Lorraine Nagle
G2G6 Pilot
(
219k
points)
holocaust
jewish_roots
profile_improvement
russia
+1
vote
0
answers
88
views
Help with connections for Max Liebster?
asked
Apr 9
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Azure Robinson
G2G6 Pilot
(
744k
points)
notables
connectors
liebster
jewish_roots
holocaust
jehovahs_witnesses
+8
votes
1
answer
240
views
How far could/should I go with my Jewish relatives?
asked
Mar 26
in
Genealogy Help
by
Susan Law
G2G6 Mach 1
(
11.3k
points)
jewish_roots
isaacs
levy
london
+5
votes
3
answers
204
views
Was Oscar Charles Raphael (1874) married to Lydia Sassoon (1883–1936)?
asked
Mar 16
in
Genealogy Help
by
Erik Granstrom
G2G6 Mach 5
(
54.3k
points)
raphael
sassoon
weisweiller
jewish_roots
england
+9
votes
1
answer
264
views
Found a self-published genealogy, are they your family?
asked
Mar 14
in
Genealogy Help
by
E. Compton
G2G6 Pilot
(
201k
points)
rottenberg
jewish_roots
slavic_roots
rubin
grapf
tamarin
+6
votes
0
answers
90
views
Free NEHGS Webinar: Jews, Freemasons, and a Nineteenth Century Debate on Universality
asked
Mar 13
in
The Tree House
by
Carol Baldwin
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
free
nehgs
webinar
jewish_roots
education
+7
votes
1
answer
172
views
Category for Jewish Cemetery in Frankfurt needed
asked
Feb 21
in
Policy and Style
by
Oliver Stegen
G2G6 Pilot
(
186k
points)
cemeteries
categorization
jewish_roots
germany
kahn
+11
votes
4
answers
345
views
Kunnen we deze Joodse kinderen toevoegen?
asked
Jan 28
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Michel Vorenhout
G2G6 Pilot
(
343k
points)
netherlands
dutch_roots
holocaust
jewish_roots
ambassadors
+15
votes
6
answers
486
views
Holocaust Remembrance Day - tidying & artists
asked
Jan 27
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
216k
points)
holocaust
jewish_roots
germany
polish_roots
connectors
artists
+6
votes
0
answers
115
views
How Proust's Jewish background shaped his work
asked
Jan 21
in
The Tree House
by
Greg Slade
G2G6 Pilot
(
744k
points)
proust
france
jewish_roots
authors
notables
+2
votes
0
answers
104
views
Team L'Chaim Chat: Connect-a-Thon January 2024
asked
Jan 19
in
Policy and Style
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
216k
points)
team_lchaim
connect-a-thon
jewish_roots
+11
votes
4
answers
299
views
Anyone able to source info on Jewish births in Germany please?
asked
Jan 18
in
Genealogy Help
by
Katie Barker
G2G6 Mach 1
(
18.9k
points)
lucas
harrison
jewish_roots
germany
+15
votes
3
answers
403
views
Here's the finalized plan for what to do on Holocaust categories
asked
Jan 15
in
The Tree House
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
216k
points)
categorization
holocaust
jewish_roots
germany
poland_europe
project_leaders
+9
votes
1
answer
179
views
Edit invite to research page on Ostermann with Jewish Roots
asked
Jan 9
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Oliver Stegen
G2G6 Pilot
(
186k
points)
jewish_roots
ostermann
research
germany
+7
votes
0
answers
103
views
Relationship between Max and Helmut Ostermann (later notable Uri Avnery)
asked
Jan 8
in
Genealogy Help
by
Oliver Stegen
G2G6 Pilot
(
186k
points)
ostermann
germany
israel
jewish_roots
beckum
+6
votes
1
answer
221
views
Relation between Moritz and Jakob Ostermann
asked
Jan 4
in
Genealogy Help
by
Oliver Stegen
G2G6 Pilot
(
186k
points)
jewish_roots
germany
ostermann
+6
votes
2
answers
253
views
Were Johanna Jenny (Mayer-5904) Ostermann and Jakob Ostermann-317 married?
asked
Jan 2
in
Genealogy Help
by
Oliver Stegen
G2G6 Pilot
(
186k
points)
jewish_roots
mayer
ostermann
holocaust
germany
marriage
+9
votes
3
answers
461
views
Were Else (Mayer-5896) Ostermann and Fritz Siegfried Ostermann-316 married?
asked
Jan 2
in
Genealogy Help
by
Oliver Stegen
G2G6 Pilot
(
186k
points)
jewish_roots
mayer
ostermann
holocaust
marriage
germany
+4
votes
1
answer
126
views
May I have a category for the following cemetery ?
asked
Dec 30, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
Dee Spencer-Carr
G2G6 Mach 2
(
25.0k
points)
categorization
cemeteries
jewish_roots
wisconsin
+14
votes
16
answers
1.1k
views
Help Connect Canada Project Notables for January 2024!
asked
Dec 29, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Russell Butler
G2G6 Pilot
(
184k
points)
wikitree_challenge
canada
notables
connectors
unconnected
jewish_roots
+7
votes
3
answers
264
views
Hebrew translation on grave
asked
Dec 28, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Dee Spencer-Carr
G2G6 Mach 2
(
25.0k
points)
jewish_roots
hebrew
transcription
translation
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