On Tue, 5 Dec 2000 16:07:23, armata+@... (Joe Armata) opined:

Quite right. My imagination failed me, and I didn't recognize the Ya
that may have been represented by the E. Whether Zyat' makes sense in
the Romanian context, maybe the questioner can tell.

It also means brother-in-law (zyat').

Joe Armata
armata@...

2. Mansh zet, ginerele lui Moscu Kutar in satul Manastireni.
Mansh ...,the brother-in-low of Moscu Kutar >from the village of Manastireni.
What is "zet"

Stan Goodman, Qiryat Tiv'on, Israel

Searching:
NEACHOWICZ/NOACHOWICZ, NEJMAN/NAJMAN, ROKITA: >from Lomza Gubernia
ISMACH: >from Lomza Gubernia, Galicia, and Ukraina
HERTANU, ABRAMOVICI, LAUER: >from Dorohoi District, Romania
GRISARU, VATARU: >from Iasi, Romania

See my interactive family tree (requires Java 1.1.6 or better):
http://www.hashkedim.com

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