| Abraham, Vera; Szeged, Csongrad County, Hungary | abraham.szeged@gmail.com; www. abrahamvera.atw.hu | Hungary; Somogy County and Szeged;
2009-2010 | Agnes Sotet | Archive Research/document translations/Photos. Vera is very familiar with cemeteries. She published books and essays on these. Can also help with visits to cemeteries |
Bacskai , Sandor;
Budapest, Hungary | eretzhagar@gmail.com
| Hungary;
2008 | Jacqueline Pataki | Archive Research/document translations. Sandor travelled to view and translate the county records for my family (towns of Tiszalok and Tiszabecs). He will also travel to areas outside of Hungary and send photographs if desired. Found all info I requested of him. |
Bielecki, Lukasz
Poznan, Poland | Bielecki@Rose.Man.Poznan.Pl
| Galicia/ Poland;
2006 | Arnold Chamove | Archive Research. Translations. Registered Guide. Drove us to towns. Has done more research for me at reasonable fee. Good English. |
Bieniaszewska, Anna;
Torun | anchrus@poczta.onet.pl | Prussia (West) / Poland;
2006 | David Lewin | Archive Research. Transcribing old German handwriting. Provide me with wide ranging documentation and background about my father's wider family |
Bogusz, Robert;
Krakow, Poland | robertbogusz@op.pl | Galicia/Poland;
2009/2010
| Stephen
Schmideg | Archive Research |
Buck, Gerhard | buckidstein@t-online.de | Germany, Hessen/Nassau (West of Frankfurt) | John Paul Lowens | Archive Research/document translations from old German records. He translates from Latin, French, Hebrew and archaic German dialects. Speaks and writes English fluently. |
Cebulski, Tomasz ; Cracow, Poland | info@Jewish-guide.pl | Galicia/Poland;
2007/2008 | Mady Land
| Archive Research/document translations/city guide/photos. Also creation of family trees |
Chastina, Alla;
Kishinev, Moldova | tabard@rambler.ru;
bessarabia.ru/velcoma.htm | Moldova ;
2008-9 | Ariel Parkansky | Archive Research; Work different Archives in Kishinev/Bender. Initial fee 100USD no committed result. Results took longer than expected and varied. Please contact JewishGen member for additional information by clicking on members name in the column to the left. |
Chastina, Alla;
Kishinev, Moldova | tabard@rambler.ru;
| Moldova;
2009-2010 | Robert Wascou | Archive Research. She is doing research for things that are NOT in the Bessarabia Vital Records database. She communicates in English very well . I am happy with what she is doing but the results are slow because of the large amount of information that I have. |
Cvetkovic, Stasa
Novi Sad, Serbia | synergia@gmail.com>
www.synergia.rs | Hungary, now Serbia,
2011 | Susan Wichter | Document translation/City Guide.
With his car, journeyed to two ancestral towns in the countryside of Serbia with great historical information of the area. Accompanied us to the gov't office. |
Denysenko , Oleksandr (Alex);
Lviv, Ukraine | tuagtuag@gmail.com;
http://www.is.lviv.ua/~tuag | Ukraine;
2009-2010 | Richard Stone | Archive Research/document translations/City Guide/Photos. Alex visited the archives in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine to research our family records. He also researched and led two family tours for us to Western Ukraine and to Galicia in May 2010. |
Dorn, Yuri; Minsk, Belarus and U.S. | minskshtetl@yahoo.com | Belarus;
(1) 2005-2010;
(2) 2008-2009 | (1)David Fox
(2)Rishy Savin | Archive Research/document translations/city guide/photos. Yuri has done archive research and translations for me personally, as well as projects for the Belarus SIG. Has done cemetery restoration;
(2) Yuri and his researchers found my family records in the archives, made sense of the information , and helped me organize my family connections. |
Dunai,Alexander;
Lviv, Ukraine
| aldunai@gmail.com;
aldunai@yahoo.com | Ukraine ;
(1)2009/2010;
(2)2005 | (1) Neal Zank
;
(2) Sol Sylvan
| (1)Archive Research/document translations
(2) Archive Research/document translations/cityguide. Found our families in 5 towns back to 1750 |
Frankel, Dorin;
Researcher deceased 2011
| dorifrankel2000@yahoo.de
| Bukovina;
2008-2010 | Yosef Yagur | Archive Research. Document Translations.
Search of archives to find family members by surname. Data extraction from both Romanian and German documents, including the old German writing (Suetterlin) of the pre-WWI period. |
Glikson, Carlos;
Buenos Aires, Argentina | cglikson@ciudad.com.ar
| Argentina;
2009-2010 | Howard Orenstein | Interpreted communications between me and my relatives; prior to our visit he contacted my relatives by phone and email, and acted as our interpreter when we visited |
Grycza, Katarzyna (Kasia);
Poznan | katarzynaka_grycza@poczta.onet.pl
| Galicia/Poland;
2005-2007 | Liba Maimon
| Archive Research/document translations. Went to the archive in Poznan, found documents and translated them. Took me to towns connected to my family; touring places of interest to my family.’ |
Gyemant, Ladislau;
Cluj-Napoca, Romania | gyemant@zortec.ro
| Romania;
2005--2010 | Rosanne Leeson
| Archive Research. Document Translations. Researched and translated about 2 dozen family documents. Has also assisted and advised ROM-SIG, and its members, lectured at IAJGS Conferences, written chapter on Romanian research for Avotaynu Guide. |
Jumara, Dan;
Iasi, Romania | documentis_gen@yahoo.com
| Romania;
2006-2006 | Rosanne Leeson | Dan Jumara is a ceritifed professional Archivist, who previously worked at the Iasi State Archives in Romania. He was able to locate over a dozen family records for me, and translated from Romanian to English. |
Jurca,
Dan;
Sibiu, Romania | dan_j777@yahoo.com | Romania;
2009/2010 | Brooke Schreier Ganz
| Archive Research . Dan digitally photographed pre-1896 Jewish record books at the Baia Mare Archives for the Maramaros Jewish Records Indexing
Project, and put the images on DVD. He also made copies
of the archives' register book inventory lists. Dan speaks
English, he is easy to work with, he is reliable, his prices are reasonable, and he accepts payment via PayPal. I highly recommend him. |
Klauzinska , Kamila
Zdunska Wola, Poland | kamila.klauzinska@poczta.fm | Poland/Galicia
2009 | Daniel Wagner | Archive/USC research (copies, translations) in many Polish archives. Cemetery research. Travels throughout Poland. Speaks English, French, Polish, reads Cyrillic. Very pleasant personality. Did a superb job. Strongly recommended. |
Klenovsky, Jaroslav
Bruno; Movaria, Czech Republic | jaroslav.klenovsky@zob.cz
| Czech Republic;
2007/2008 | Eva Browne
| Archive Research/city guide. Jaroslav is an architect employed by the Jewish community of Brno to restore Jewish sites. He reads English, but speaks only Czech and German. He drove us to the towns where my ancestors lived and has done some research for me at very moderate fees. |
Klenovsky, Jaroslav;
Brnow,Czech Republic | Jaroslav.klenovsky@zob.cz;
| Czech Republic;
2009
(2) Moravia;
Before 2005 | (1)Irene Daily
(2) Harry Stadler
(no email provided) | Archive Research. Photos.
Followed up on basic data, made handwritten trees and sent notes from the archives and censuses. He writes in German although understands English.
(2) Archive Research. Photos of cemeteries. Extensive search of ancestors. |
Koltai, Andras;
Budapest | koltai@jewishroots.hu;
www.jewishroots.hu
| Hungary; 2010;
2005-6 | Richard Moss
Margarita Lacko
| Archive Research. Document Translations; cemetery search. Andras found B/M/D & legal records in central & regional archives. Took us on trip to Paszto Jewish Cemetary & villages of interest. Translated documents from Hungarian & German into English. Very helpful and we enjoyed meeting him.
Margarita: Archive Research; Photographs; Found my grandfather's death date (which I searched for years), took photos of tombstones. Through his guidance, I found information on another branch. Very reliable and knowledgeable - English, German and French. Speaker at IAJGS New York 2006. |
Koltai, Andreas;
Budapest, Hungary | Koltai@jewishroots.hu; www.jewishroots.hu | Hungary;
2008-10 | Stuart Unger | Archive Research/document translations. City Guide. “Has passion for Jewish genealogy… Helped put together family tree and served as guide during our visit. Very familiar with history and culture. Goes "the extra mile"….Kind & generous.” |
Koszewska, Julia;
Warsaw, Poland | julia.koszewska@gmail.com; juliakoszewska.wordpress.com/ | Galicia/ Warsaw, Poland;
2009-2010 | Nicolas Trokiner
| Document Translations; City Guide. Provided information on Jewish sites worth seeing in the town, and translated documents. |
Krejsa, Susanne | susanne.krejsa@yahoo.de | Austria, Vienna
2011 | Dorit Morag | I requested on the discussion list for someone to find a grave inVienna. Susanne went, found the grave (it was full of ivy) and photographed my grandmothers gravestone. |
Kristof, Pataricza;
Budapest Hungary | patkrist@gmail.com
| Hungary
2011 | Ann Wunsch | City Guide, Photos. Kristof, who is a qualified architect, guided us through Budapest, took us to Jewish cemeteries, cultural and religious sites; is well educated in the history of Budapest and Hungary and was a charming and informative travel guide. |
Lipes, Nadia
Kiev, Ukraine | Nadialipes@gmail.com;
jewua.info | Ukraine: Kieve and other Ukrainian cities
2012 | Sylvia Walowitz | Archive Research/document translations. Ukraine archive search & translation--English, Hebrew. Has contacts w/local communities. Heritage tours, cemetery research. Fluent English, Hebrew, Russian, Ukranian languages. |
Marciniak, Michel
Warsaw, Poland | office@polgenresearch.com;
polgenresearch.com | Galicia/ Poland
2007/2008
|
Nolan Altman | Visit archives, research vital records and residence lists; obtain copies of original documents, translate documents and assist with general questions. |
Muller, Julius; Praque, Czech Republic | jmuller@toledot.org;
fish-cz@yahoo.com; www.toledot.org
| Czech. Republic;
2009/2010;
(2)before 2005 | (1) Peter Haas
;
(2) Diane Jacobs
| Archive Research/document translations. To research Czech B/M/D and census data in order to identify as many 19th and/or 18th century ancestors as possible.
(2) Archive Research/document translations/city guide
On the basis of the name and birthplace of a ggf, Julius found family records going back another 3 generations and provided copies and translations. He also acted as a guide and took me to the village where the family lived |
Noshkina, Tatiana (Tanya);
Lviv, Ukraine | tnozhkina@mail.ru
| Ukraine (Galicia); 2012 | Sherri Venezia | Archive Research/document translations. City Guide. Tanya provided archival information before trip, met us at airport, Lviv city tour, including all Holocaust and former Jewish areas. We went to my ancestral towns and hamlets, interviewed locals there. |
Piwowarczyk , Siarhe;
Belarus | pivovar@grsu.grodno.by
| Belarus;
2005 | Mel Comisarow
| Archive Research. Found census records |
Reder,Viola
Krakow, Poland | viola@hbmab.se
| Poland
2006-2010 | Debbie Wiener | Archive Research/document translations/city guide/photos. Viola researched in the archives, translated documents and also telephoned people who I thought might be able to help in tracking my grandparents. She travelled to different cities and when I visited we travelled together. She was terrific. |
Royzner, Anna;
Dunayivtsi, Chmelnytsky, Ukraine | rik@dn.km.ua | Ukraine;
2007-2008 | Arnold Chamove | Archive Research/document translations/city guide. Drove us to towns. Took us to meet relatives. Has done more research for me at reasonable fee. English teacher.
Researched archives to find B/M/D records for family surname; provided additional backround information on the city of family origin. Communicates fluently in English; provides prompt replies to questions and delivers reports in a timely manner. |
Rychlik, Grazyna;
Warsaw, Poland | gsp@guidingpoland.pl;
www.guidingpoland.pl
| Galicia/ Poland
2009-2010
2011 | Philip Freidenreich
Sarah Levinson | Archive Research/document translations. Books of Residents, BMD records in Warsaw, Grojec, Mogielnica; prepared Excel spreadsheet of data
Researched archives to find B/M/D records for family surname;provided additional backround information on the city of family origen Communicates fluently in English,provides prompt replies to questions and delivers reports in a timely manner .. |
Saksonov, Alexander;
Vinnitsa, Ukraine | alex@saksonov.com; www.saksonov.com
| Ukraine; 2010 | Harriet Kasow | Archive Research. Document Translations. City Guide. Driver. Archive research, translator to English of documents and interviews, photographed documents
|
Schroeder, Petje;
Lodz, Poland | petje_schroeder@toya.net.pl | Galicia/Poland;
(1)2005-2010
| Philip Freidenreich | (1) Archive Research/document translations; Books of Residents, BMD records in Lodz and environs; prepared Excel spreadsheet and family tree in Word
|
Selerowicz ,
Andrzej
| seler@chello.at
| Galicia/
Poland;
2007/2008 | Peter Haas
| Archive Research/document translations |
Shevchenko, Valeriy
Uzhorod Ukraine | http://www.ukraine-travel-advisor.com/ukraine-tour.html | Ukraine
2005 | Elaine Farran | City Guide/photos; Crossed borders with us- felt safe at all times; served as guide, driver, interpreter; took us to ancestral villages and spoke/questioned residents; has charming small B&B; knowledgeable gentleman |
Smid, Jakub;
Czech Republic | cubasmith@email.cz
| Czech Republic;
2007/2008 | Peter Haas
| Archive Research/document translations |
Spitzberg, Malka
| Malka.spitzberg@gmail.com; www. amhazikaron.org | Israel, Malkei;
2007/2008 | Gail Spiegel Billow
| Archive Research/document translations. Worldwide interviews with living relatives. Note: Ancestor/subject of research was: Russian Empire (Pale of Settlement). |
Stavila, Veaceslav;
Kishinev, Moldova | veacstavila@moldnet.md; genealogie.uv.ro/index.htm | Moldava
2006-7 | Ariel Parkansky | Archive Research; Looked for specific name on census records. Generated 2 docs: detailed list of all info found and graphic tree. He didn't provide copies. Fixed fee of 200USD. Commited work in 3 month but took longer. English basic but enough to communicate. |
Stein, Eva | i-e-stein@seznam.ca | Czech Republic
2005/2006
| Jan Hellman
(email N/A) | Archive Research. Researched matrickels and censuses |
Steinova, Iva;
Praque | i-e-stein@seznam.cz | Czech Republic; 2008-2010 | David Lewin | Archive Research. Document Translations. City Guide.
Conducting wide ranging genealogical research in the Czech Republic |
Traciu , Sebastien "Gigi"
Suceava, Romania | office@axatravel.ro;
www.axatravel.ro
| Bukovina (now Romania, Ukraine & Moldavia)
2012 | Merle Kastner | Archive Research; City Guide: Drove us everywhere we wanted to go - cities, all sites, landmarks, etc. Gigi is an excellent and very knowledgeable guide - he specializes in northern Romania – Bucovina, Maramures, Moldavia and northern Bucovina – Chernivtsi (Ukraine). He take his clients to archives (in person) and help them do research.. |
Vandor,Karesz;
Budapest, Hungary | info@hungarianroots.com
hungarianroots.com | Hungary
Slovakia
2009-2010 | Deborah Long
Paula Zeitlin
| Archive Research/document translations. City Guide. Location of cousins in Hungary. I have had a great experience with him. He speaks and reads a variety of languages, including Hungarian, English, and Hebrew. Not only did he help me locate my missing cousins, he is an excellent tour guide.
Travel guide/translator/driver to ancestral village and other sites in Northeastern Slovakia. Speaks and reads English, Hebrew and several other languages. Very congenial and knowledgeable, made it a very meaningful experience. Research B/M/D and census data in Hungary/Slovakian archives prior to and during our visit, found records for many relatives including ggggf, drove us to visit cemetery and ancestral villages in Northern Slovakia; toured Budapest. |
Znamirowski, Zenon;
Poland | zenon@polishorigins.com; PolishOrigins.com | Poland;
2006 | Genia Hollander | Research projects related to Forefathers Traces Tours. Wrote to the USC in Suwalki and obtained relevant documents for my family; researched other areas i.e. Wasilishok-Lida and maintains contact advising of new developments. |
