JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Unrecorded marriage (Shtille Chupa) #general
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rayvenna@...
Even today there are some groups of Jews in the United States that
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perform religious marriages but not civil marriages. This is not illegal in the United States, unless it is done for the purpose of defrauding the government (such as to collect welfare or other benefits given to poor unwed mothers). Another reason this might be done is for an Orthodox couple that wants to marry but hasn't completed a civil divorce. This practice is discouraged in most Orthodox Jewish communities, but still sometimes happens. Mindie Kaplan Montgomery Village, MD http://mindiekaplan.blogspot.com http://www.familytreedna.com/public/AnyksciaiLithuania/ http://www.familytreedna.com/public/SmorgonBelarus/ ----- Original Message -----
From: "Anita Benson anitagoldhill@..." Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 6:35:33 AM Would any readers know if these unregulated marriages went on in the USA South Africa and possibly Australia at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century as it did in London and possibly other cities in England where poor Eastern European Jews settled? and if it did how was the practice abolished in these countries. |
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