Hi Jeff,
I would start by checking any of a number of online databases. Work backwards, starting with what you know and going back to what you don't know.
Ship passenger manifests for arriving immigrants often give names of nearest relatives in the country of origin. Naturalization records are sometimes full of useful information too.
For Czernowitz, we're very lucky that through the efforts of many, we have a multitude of online resources derived from city directories, vital records (copied by the Mormon Family History Library), and more. Have you searched the records listed at <czernowitz.geneasearch.net>? There are many listings for Vogel (none for Weisgerberg), including one birth record in 1884 that might be your grandfather.
DNA testing might also be useful, but finding relatives in that way will depend on the chance that others have tested DNA with the same service you utilize, or have shared results with an additional site where results from the various companies (myHeritage, ancestry, Family Tree DNA) are collected. Then you have to choose what test you'd like to have done. Mitochondrial DNA will trace only your maternal ancestors (mother's mother's mother, etc.) and you'll get a large number of matches, while your y-chromosome test will only access your direct paternal ancestors. Testing DNA variations on the rest of your chromosomes (autosomal DNA) will help you locate both close and distant relatives, but the rest of the work on your family tree, via vital records and other sources) will still be needed to cement a potential DNA connection.
This site might also point you in the direction of some useful resources:
https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/sadgura/ReischToronto.html
Good luck, Jeff,
Bruce
?On 4/18/18, 9:55, "bounce-122483509-3497436_at_list.cornell.edu on behalf of Jeff_berk" <bounce-122483509-3497436_at_list.cornell.edu on behalf of jeff_berk_at_windstream.net> wrote:
My mother was born in Czernowitz and I’m trying to come up with a way of finding out more about my family’s history. My grandparents were Yitzach Nathan (Isaac) Vogel (born 1885, died 1942 Magile concentration camp) and Deborah Grendel Weisgerberg. Would a good starting point be to do a DNA test and if so, which one is the most common among those in this use group?
My mother’s family had owned either a large machine shop or metal shop so I’m thinking there must be some information out there.
Jeff
Jeff Berk
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