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Position:Home>Genealogy> How can I find information/records on my Polish Jewish Ancestors?Question: How can I find information/records on my Polish Jewish Ancestors!? I come from a Gruszka family of Polish Jews, who lived in Pultusk, Poland!. They were drowned by the Nazis in an nearby river!.!.!. My great great grandfather's name was Y'shaya Gruszka, and my GG Grandmothers was Liba Ruchel Gruszka!. Thus far, I can't find any information or records anywhere online!.!.!.
Does anyone know a good place or way to check!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: For starters, check at http://www!.jewishgen!.org The Family Finder there presently has 10 people researching this specific surname!. Most are researching people who have lived in Poland w/ one incuding Argentina!. You can email each of them and who knows maybe find a match!? If you are not a member, you will need to subscribe, but it is free!. Once you have a researcher number and password, you can search the entire site!. You should check the JRI-Poland Project which has millions of birth, marriage, death records online!. It is hosted on JewishGen!. Join one of the Discussion Groups there!. The best one for your search would be the JewishGen Discussion Group!. The town yizkor book has been digitized and is online via the NY Public Library at: http://yizkor!.nypl!.org/index!.php!?id=2548 It is over 700 images in length and most likely in Hebrew and Yiddish!. Some of the references at Yad Vashem come from this book!. You can locate the English Translation of the Table of Contents at: http://www!.jewishgen!.org/yizkor/pultusk/!.!.!. Only a few other parts of this particular book are now translated - "List of Slain" at: http://www!.jewishgen!.org/yizkor/pultusk/!.!.!. (about 25 pages and includes a Necrology) "Yizkor" at: http://www!.jewishgen!.org/yizkor/pultusk/!.!.!. The FTJP is located on the JewishGen site (Family Tree of the Jewish People) and you might locate a branch of your own tree!. This is only the tip of the iceberg at that site and it is always being updated!. Check at the Yad Vashem site at: http://www!.yadvashem!.org - search the Shoah Pages of Testimony!. There are 15 people listed from the district of Pultusk w/ this surname!. Some seem to be repeated submissions!. Maybe you or someone in your family will recognize the first names!. Sadly, when searching the surname w/o a location there are over 700 hits!. Place of Residence (or Place of Birth) Name Town District Region Country Birth Date Source Gruszka Chaja WISZKOW PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND 1882 Page of Testimony Gruszka Haja WISZKOW PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND 1898 Page of Testimony Gruszka Chaya WYSZKOW PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND 1878 Page of Testimony Gruszka Tuwja WYSZKOW POLAND 1917 Page of Testimony Gruszka Mordechaj WISZKOW PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND 1880 Page of Testimony Gruszka Iechiel WISZKOW PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND 1923 Page of Testimony Gruszka Chana PULTUSK PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND 1902 Page of Testimony Gruszka Haia WISKOW PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND 1900 Page of Testimony Tuvia WYSZKOW PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND List of victims from Yizkor books Yehoshua WYSZKOW PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND List of victims from Yizkor books Khaia WYSZKOW PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND List of victims from Yizkor books Grushka Avraham VISHKOV PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND Page of Testimony Grushka Sara VISHKOV PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND Page of Testimony Iazman Khaia SEROCK PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND 1906 Page of Testimony Pizman Chaja SEROCK PULTUSK WARSZAWA POLAND Page of Testimony If you email me privately, I will try to assist you on this!.Www@QuestionHome@Com You can go to www!.jewishgen!.org !. You have a good advantage in that you know where they came from including the city!. There is so much to this site!. also, you could try Yad Vashem in Jerusalem!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |