Kosher Yiddish Website
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Jewish Genealogy Page

This link takes you to my translation of a fabulous Yiddish short story by the late Soviet writer Ber Halpern. This short story, entitled "Der Beseylem" is of special interest to Jewish Genealogists, as well as to students of Yiddish. (This same link also appears on the Yiddish page of this website.)
Some links that are useful for genealogists:

"A Revolution in Jewish Genealogy" - Oct. 3, 2006 Article in the Jerusalem Post

Guide for Transliterating Hebrew and Yiddish Words into English

Secular Names of Eastern European Towns & Cities and Their Yiddish Equivalents Note: Yiddish Pronunciation of the town names are from my memory. Please advise if I've erred.

Eilat Gordin-Levitan's Website for Krasne (a/k/a Krasnoye Nad Usza) -- one of my ancestral shtetlach

The Vaad HaYeshivos in Pre-War Vilna: Lists of Charitable Contributions to the Vaad, and Correspondences with Donors

1932 Lists of Contributors from the Town of Krasne to the Vaad HaYeshivos in Vilna

Definition and History of "Landsmanshaftn" (Hometown Organizations)
-- Information about Landsmanshaftn Records and Resources (Websites)

Recollections of the 1987 Retzkin (Reckin) Family-Reunification Miracle, plus Other Notes on Horodok