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The Shpoler Zeida – The Life, Legends, and Descendants of the Grandfather of Shpola
#ukraine
Our long-awaited book, entitled: The Shpoler Zeida – The Life, Legends, and Descendants of the Grandfather of Shpola, by Jeffrey Mark Paull and Jeffrey Briskman, is now nearing completion, and is scheduled for publication this summer. The book examines the life of this famous tzaddik, the legends and stories about him, and presents original research identifying the Y-DNA genetic signature of his patrilineal line, and a family tree documenting 3000 of his descendants. We invite all interested readers to contact us with any information or questions that you might have about the Shpoler Zeida's family tree, or about the book itself. The Preface from the book has been posted for free viewing or download on Academia.edu:
https://www.academia.edu/42357782/The_Shpoler_Zeida_The_Life_Legends_and_Descendants_of_the_Grandfather_of_Shpola_Preface_
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Re: Name IDA
#names
Ury Link
Dear Genners
The given famine name Ida get out from the Hebrew Biblical name Jehudith (Yudith) יהודית. The name Ida was used in the German countries in the Middle Ages, From them it go over to the Jews that live there. You have a lot of variation of this name ,like Ide,Yte,Yute, and more. The name Ida have nothing to do with the name Chaike. Not every combination of names is the same variant of the first of second name. Best regards ury Link Amsterdam Holland
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Re: Fogel family in Rivne or Rowno is this the same place
#ukraine
Sally Bruckheimer <sallybruc@...>
People should know that copyright laws prohibit 'publishing' material fairly new or new material without the author's approval. Just because you can attach something, that doesn't make it legal.
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Our moderators should be on the alert as well.
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Sally Bruckheimer
Princeton, NJ
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Vicki Adelson
Another great source of information on this topic -- only centered in Detroit -- is "The Purple Gang: Organized Crime in Detroit 1910-1945" by Paul R. Kavieff (2000). Found my husband's grandfather in it. Fascinating. A good read!
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Re: Surnames separated by a small r
#galicia
Susan&David
This subject has come up before in the discussion group. You can do
a search on the word "recte" in the discussion group archives and
see 50+ messages.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
r = recte It means the correct name, in your example, is Kessler The archived messages discuss possible reasons for this type of name change. David Rosen Boston, MA
On 3/30/2020 12:17 PM, Dorcey Rose
wrote:
I am curious about surnames in the Galicia archives from Zablotow area, for example, Reischer r Kessler. What does the little r stand for? Could it be Reischer son of Kessler? I have seen this quite a bit in archives from the area. Thanks so much. Dorcey
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Name IDA
#names
The Hebrew name of someone who took the English name Ida might have been Eta, Ita, or Chayah, or their derivatives. Bert
-- Herbert Lazerow
Professor of Law, University of San lazer@...
Author: Mastering Art Law (Carolina Academic Press 2015)
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Re: What became of the Suwalki-Lomza group run by Marilyn?
#lithuania
Maurice I. Kessler
My wife's grandparents BERKOVITS/BERKOWITZ are from Suwalki. Her grand mother said they were from Minsk area.
Was this Minsk Geburnia ca the 1900's Maurice Kessler
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Signing mail
#general
Carol Raspler
Hello All: hope this finds you well!
Please be sure to sign your eMail with your name and place - place being so important and fun for the rest of us around the world! Carol Raspler Delray Beach, FL
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Re: Name IDA
#names
I have seen the names Ite and Etie. Ida might be an English version.
-- Shelley Mitchell. NYC
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joyweave
In my family, every time a woman named Ida appears, her Jewish name is Chaje.
Joyce Weaver
Islip, NY
Seeking DAIBOCH, VILNER from Grodno Gubernia, Belarus
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Surnames separated by a small r
#galicia
Dorcey Rose
I am curious about surnames in the Galicia archives from Zablotow area, for example, Reischer r Kessler. What does the little r stand for? Could it be Reischer son of Kessler? I have seen this quite a bit in archives from the area. Thanks so much. Dorcey
-- Dorcey Rose dorceyrose@... 410-703-3483 Florida US
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Re: Cemetery in Ridgewood, Queens
#usa
Susan Beecher <s_beecher@...>
Hi
Although not that exact part of this huge cemetery, I have contacted the Mount Lebanon part to get information about two people buried there. Ancestry had shown that one was there but with no information. The staff person immediately responded by email sending me the information. My friend for whom I am researching her family called the cemetery and for a small donation got photos of the graves. I don't know if all of the different groups will be this helpful.
Susan Beecher
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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Re: Head of Ukraine Sig
#ukraine
Ostrog is in Volyn Province
Alex Krakovsky has additional Revision Lists for Volyn province for 1881-1883 which includes a detail town listing showing Ostrog starting on pages 69 and 145. This is a huge file at 1.25GB. The url for this is: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ДАЖО_118-14-0093._1883_год._Дополнительные_ревизские_сказки_Волынской_губернии.pdf there are also additional list for these years at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ДАЖО_118-14-0093._1883_год._Дополнительные_ревизские_сказки_Волынской_губернии.pdf There are indeed RLs for Voln province for 1862-1863 but unfortunately no town detail: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1865_год._Добавочная_ревизская_сказка_мещан_евреев_Кременецкого_уезда_Волынской_губернии.pdf and at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1862-1863_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8B._%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%B2_%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%85_%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8.pdf Unfortunately these have not been translated so this is the best I can d for you... Gary Pokrassa Data Acquisition Director
Ukraine Research Group
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Stephanie LaRose Lewison
I second the suggestion to call the cemetery and try again another day if the person is not helpful.
Finding current relatives has proven difficult for me too. Have you tried any DNA testing to find current relatives? Have you tried randomly Facebook friending or messaging people with the last names you are looking for? How about internet searches for those names?
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Art Hoffman <arthh@...>
My Aunt Ida's name as written on the Ellis Island passenger manifest was
Chaike. Arthur Hoffman Boynton Beach, FL Searching for GOICHMANN, GOYKHMAN from Golovanevsk WHITE from Annopool
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Possibly Itta (familiar form: Itka). My grandmother's sister as Itta - she did not come over though.
-- Jeff Goldner Researching Goldner, Singer, Neuman, Braun, Schwartz, Reichfeld (Hungary/Slovakia); Adler, Roth, Ader (Galicia); Soltz/Shultz (Vitebsk, maybe Lithuania)
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Zablotow, Galicia 1892
#galicia
Dorcey Rose
In researching my family from Zablotow, I am finding a significant number of deaths in 1892. Was there an epidemic or any other major event that happened that year? I have tried searching but have not come up with an answer. Does anyone know about a major problem that year in the Zablotow area or does anyone have an idea where to research this question? Some of these relatives, both husband and wife died at 40 in1892 and it turns out that the wife's parents also died the same year. Thanks in advance, Dorcey Rose
-- Dorcey Rose dorceyrose@... 410-703-3483 Florida US
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Re: Given name Ksyel
Shelley Mitchell
JoAnn. It may be a simplistic sounding solution but, if your father passed, do you have a copy of his headstone? It should name his father. A lot of people do that. And if he has passed, a copy of both the cemetery application, the hospital records, and his birth certificate can show the name of parents.
-- Shelley Mitchell NYC searching KONIGSBERG/KINIGSBERG, TERNER, MOLDAUER, SCHONFELD - Kolomyya PLATZ - DELATYN. All Galicia.
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Re: Somlo-Horowitz-Margareten family of Toronto#Canada
#rabbinic
Peninah Zilberman
Hello,
I have for you’re the following suggestions:
· Contact the local Genealogy Chapter, · Write a letter to the editor of the Canadian Jewish News · Post on fb Daughters of Holocaust survivors Toronto Look up the names in the local tel. book 411 Good Luck Blessings of Good Health Peninah
Peninah Zilberman Happy Passover & Happy Easter Blessings of Good Health Canada 1-416-781-0330 Romania + 40-74-414-5351 Israel 972-54-228-8141
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SCHWAB
Itta is another.
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