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Re: SHALIT in North Dakota from Panevezys
#lithuania
John Anderson
In my question, I am trying to determine if the "Revisioin list of 1908" would include someone in the family who is no longer living there. Does anyone have any familiarity with Revision lists in Lithuania such that they could comment?
John Anderson
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Re: Question About Given and Family NAMES Used in Russian Marriage and ARMY Records
#russia
Sarah H
Actually, Alexander was a common Jewish name among ashkenazi Jews in Russia. It’s Yiddish form is Sender.
You can probably dig deeper about its origin in Jewish history, but here is a short version for you.
“In the third century B.C.E., Alexander the Great spared Jerusalem from harm. In Alexander's honor, the high priest ordered that all Jewish males born in the city for a year were to be named after the leader.”
Sarah
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Sarah L Meyer
They do; however, they are almost useless, because many people have discontinued their land-lines and cell phones are not included.
-- Sarah L Meyer Georgetown TX ANK(I)ER, BIGOS, KARMELEK, PERLSTADT, STOKFISZ, SZPIL(T)BAUM, Poland BIRGARDOVSKY, EDELBERG, HITE (CHAIT), PERCHIK Russia (southern Ukraine) and some Latvia or Lithuania https://www.sarahsgenies.com
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Re: Were "nephews" sometimes really cousins?
#general
Zalman Usiskin
Endogamy in Jewish families made (and makes) for multiple ways in which family members are related. My great-grandfather Avrohom’s first wife Esther died after having four daughters. Then, following a custom of the time, Avrohom married Esther’s younger sister Liba and had eight more children, one of the eight being my grandfather Jacob. Then Esther’s eldest daughter Sarah Malke married her mother’s brother Aron – that is, Sarah Malke married her uncle, a marriage allowed under religious law. Sarah Malke and Aron had eight children. As a result, my grandfather can be viewed as both an uncle and a cousin to those children – an uncle on their mother’s side (since he is Sarah Malke’s ¾ brother) and a first cousin on their father’s side (since his mother Liba is a sister to Sarah Malke’s mother Esther). When I was growing up, I could not figure out why so many people in our family’s “cousins’ club” called my grandfather “Uncle Jake” – I thought this was a title placed on him due to his age. But, when we sorted out the relationships in the family, It was clear he was the uncle of these people (and granduncle to their children) as well as their cousin.
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Translation help requested--1939 letter in Polish, to English
#translation
hlustgarten@...
Hello. I have posted a 4 page letter -- files 80866, 67, 68 and 69-onto MyView for help translating from Polish. This is a letter from my Mother's family in Poland to her aunt who was sent to Israel in 1937 or 38. Her family wrote her several letters and that aunt gave them to my Mother several years ago, when she visited Israel. After my Mother passed away, I inherited these letters and would like to understand them. I believe they must tell an interesting story of Jewish families stuck in Poland at that time.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Henie Lustgarten
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Re: Question About Given and Family NAMES Used in Russian Marriage and ARMY Records
#russia
Sally Bruckheimer <sallybruc@...>
" It’s very uncommon name for a Jewish man in a middle of 19-th century."
I have been transcribing some bmd from Poland in the mid-1800s, and Alexander is not uncommon among the men, even with the 'x', which Polish doesn't have, although some use 'ks' instead.
Abram, Icyk, Jakob, and Alexander are all 'Hebrew' names.
Sally Bruckheimer
Princeton, NJ
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Re: Unable to find names on passenger lists
#names
Steve Stein
I have a similar problem with some. A couple of possible reasons: (1) it was so illegible that it was badly mangled in the transcription (2) they came with a different or false name (3) they came through a different port or a border crossing than what you have been looking for. See if you can narrow the date down using naturalization or census data, or departure lists from Europe.
Steve Stein Highland Park, NJ
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Leslie
I like to use White a pages, but you should register for Premium Services. It provides considerably more information than the free services at a minimal cost. It includes cell phone numbers and full addresses. Another way to search is to Google the person’s name that you are searching. This means turns up a lot of information from different sources.
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Bob Silverstein
I am looking for Yankel Kantorowicz (b. 1920) who immigrated to New York City and changed his name to Jack Greenwood. The Greenwood derives from Grinholc. Although Ancestry has many men who are possible matches, I do not have any other information that might identify the right one. I do have extensive family tree information.
Can anyone help me with this search? Thanks. Bob Silverstein <bobsilverstein@...>
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Danielle Czal
Leizerson Maurice - Pasquier Claude- Kronental
I look for the brother of my grand father who immigrante in USA from Warszawa. he was born around 1886. His father was Slzama Leizerson, ans his mother Sarah Cheindel Chwast. A cousine of my mother immigrate in USA from Paris in 1942 with heur husband and her son : Marie and Paul Parczeswski. They change their name in Pasquier. The son called Claude Jacqures Pasquier. I look for their family now. The family of my grand mother called Hawa Kronental (1883), Moszeck(1897) Kronental and Itzack Kronental (1885). There parents called Moshe-Aron Kronental (1859) and Sura Sternis. Sura Sternis had a brother Abraham Sternis (1974) who came in Paris withe his family. The mother of Sura Sternis was a Berliner. If someone had connections with them, i wil be happy to know them Thanks a lot Danielle Czalczynski -- danielle.czal@...
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Looking for descendants of the Wessely family and the Schindler family from Brno
#austria-czech
monika.halbinger@...
Seeking contact with descendants of the Wessely family from Brno/Moravia (originally from Ivancice) and the Schindler family from Brno. I am also interested in any further information on these families, especially photos and personal documents like letters for example.
The members of the families I know: My greatgrandfather Walter Wessely (1896-1942?) had five siblings: Erwin Wessely (1891-1915) Valerie Nagl (remarried Kubin) (1894-1964) Käthe Wessely (1905-1941?) Elsa Wessely (1900-1941?) Irma Havelova (1902-1985) Their parents were Maximilian Wessely (1861-1924) and Jeanette Wessely (1866-1941), nee Schindler. Jeanette`s parents were David Schindler (1832-1920) and Katherina Schindler (1878-1904), nee Rybar. Jeanette had – as far as I know - three sisters: Bertha Schindler, Emma Weichselbaum and Pauline Riess. Maximilian`s parents were Anton Wessely (1829-1902) and Rosalie Wessely (1832-1918), nee Breth. Maximilian`s siblings were Leopold Wessely (1858-1912), Arnold Wessely (1860-1916), Alois Wessely (1863-1923), Heinrich Wessely (1866-1926), Sigmund Wessely (February 1871-August 1871) and Hedwig Neumann (1872-?). Any hint is appreciated. Thank you. Monika Halbinger monika.halbinger@...
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Looking to trace a "lost" great uncle: FRIDMAN of Dombroven
#bessarabia
#latinamerica
tsvikaroz@...
Dear all,
I'm looking for my great uncle, FRIDMAN /FRIEDMAN (given name unknown), son of Shmuel & Feiga FRIDMAN from the agricultural colony of Dumbrăveni (Dombroveny, Dombroven), Bessarabia. Born circa 1880-1905. We know of at lease 4 siblings born 1885-1903). None of the siblings or parents immigrate with him. He immigrated to La Plata, Agrentina at the beginning of 20th century. All I know is that he had a son. I'd love to hear ideas on how to trace this person's info as well as his descendants. Thanks in advance, Tsvi ROZENBLAT, Herzliya, Israel
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Re: Seeking information on Cohen & Shapiro families from Podu Iloaiei & Iasi, Romani
#bessarabia
#romania
Dave and Melanie Bloom
Nicholas,
My great-grandmother, Devora Cohen, is from Iasi or a smaller town nearby. Cohen was Anglicized in Canada from Koniac. I understand there are cousins in Israel that spell it Koniec. You might try those spellings (Let me know if you have success with those) or other sorta-kinda phonetically close names. David Bloom
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Re: ship records back to Europe from New York
#usa
James
I found passenger lists from NY City to the UK many years ago, I believe on Ancestry.com but I assume most other family search record providers would also have them now.
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Re: Need to have a Stenographic Shorthand Note Deciphered
#translation
James
Mark, email me direct at james.castellan@... I know someone near you who should be able to help if no one replies directly with a translation/transcription.
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Looking to trace a "lost" great uncle: Lewis/Louis ROZENBLAT of Leova/Leovo
#bessarabia
#usa
tsvikaroz@...
Dear all, He immigrated at the beginning of 20th century from Leova, Bessarabia (then Russia or Romania) to USA. During my search I found many with the same name, none of which was matching the parent's name or the origin.
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Re: I would like to make contact with the descendants of Alvin Joseph THORNER, born in Brooklyn, NY, July 28, 1892 d. ? April 1965
Moishe Miller
Hello YaleZuss,
Ancestry has a tree, maintained by user Kathryn Thorner, and it lists Annie Fisher, born 1869, as the mother of Alvin Joseph Thorner. It also lists a Brooklyn, NY marriage 10 Apr 1917 to Fannie Leah Rosenswaike under marriage Cert# 8450. Obtaining that marriage record would likely give you the names of Alvin's parents. This tree lists 2 children, both deceased, and links to many records and other trees. Stay safe, stay healthy, Moishe Miller moishe.miller@...
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Aron LEVIN From Vinnitsa
#ukraine
GaryPSU
Aron LEVIN - born approx. 1875. Never came to US as far as I know. Father Yosef, brother Sender.
garyelevin@... <garyelevin@...>
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Re: Fw: Brodie and Binnes family research
#southafrica
Please advise your private email address so I can forward entries, as requested. I replied to your email sent via this site but it bounced back as undeliverable.
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mls212@...
Hi Molly .. another lead might be to contact Facing History and Ourselves in Brookline, Ma. I think I heard Ervin Staub speak through their organization.
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