Just to clarify, I think it is a half-sister whom you seek rather than a 'step-sister'. The former is a blood relative and the latter is not. Hope this helps. Best Sue Diamond

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David, Apart from being a Russian custom, it's also a Jewish custom to write down father's name. It's used for a clearer identification of an individual. However, in some records the patronymics were

In post #655025, Carl Kaplan asked, "Would it be acceptable for males to be named after females, and females after males?" My great-grandmother Chaska Goldszmid (1886-1969) was named after her

Gerson, replying to your post #655050: Alexander Beider isn't a geneticist but focuses on the origins of names. At the end of his article "Jews of Berber Origin: Myth or Reality?" in Hamsa, Journal

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See also the Center for Jewish History in New York: https://archives.cjh.org//repositories/3/resources/20037 They have over 700 boxes of HIAS records, mostly post 1954. I hope this helps, Rodney

On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 05:40 PM, Carl Kaplan wrote: 1. Would it be acceptable for males to be named after females, and females after males? 2. Was it acceptable to name multiple children in the same

Does anyone have information on Ralph/Raphael Black and Benjamin Black and their businesses in Manchester between 1900 and 1970? Raphael and Benjamin's parents were Julius and Gertie Black, Russian

Hi, I am doing research into my family in Curacao and St. Eustatius. I found references to them (Hoheb) in the 2 books listed in the subject. Does anyone have copies and are willing to send me copies

Phyllis FLETCHER (born Sarah, and aka Cissie) was married to Jack Israel BAUM, and they had one son, David, born in 1943 in the UK. David passed away in 1988, leaving a widow, Helen, and two

I’m researching Kagans and Kogans in the town Zvenigorodka (Звенигородка). This town belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until the Second Partition of 1793. It then landed

I am searching for Salo Stern, born May 16, 1946, Weiden, Germany. His parents - Dawid Stern, b. June 24, 1909, Radomysl Poland, and Bala ??? Stern, b. February 8, 1909, Nisko Poland. Salo and Bala

Thank you to those of you who connected me to Barbarasnowak. We were able to connect. I still haven't been able to connect with Inna Feldman. Thanks again, Tammy Weingarten Searching: Lerner,

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Todd, Property transfers were published in local newspapers. I suggest searching your great grandfather's name at this free site of old digitized newspapers, which is very heavy on NY

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89710 Please respond

I think an easier and more common example which appears in my family are parents who only have daughters and call one of their daughters Meira (after an ancestor Meir) or in the case of my

Ellen, Some Albany, NY city directories are easily and freely searchable here: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100655630 Years range from 1844 through 1925. I sent this site to Herbert

Carl, I (a female) was named after my ggf. I was given for my Hebrew name the female version of his Hebrew name. My English name begins with the same "sh" sound as the Hebrew name. My father and two