I am getting a little upset with this thread. To paraphrase one poster, it's starting to feel like a religious war. Why? Why?? There are those who love Geni despite its manifold faults (and to make

Hi Walter, I know there are Spectors in my mother's family that came from Zaslav/Izaslav. I knew of a Sherman David Spector that my mother had corresponded with. He was born in Massachussetts, was a

The JewishGen Hungary Database includes some records from the 1793-94 Tolerance Tax, which was imposed by the Austria-Hungary monarchy to and only applied to Jews. Go to

Czechoslovakia didn't exist in 1793. Are you asking about an area that was in Bohemia or Moravia? Vivian Kahn, Santa Rosa, California Researching families including: BERKOVICS/BERKOWITZ/ROTH/GROSZ.

I was the source of the original posting as I volunteer at the Centre. It is the first Holocaust educational institution / memorial in the north of England and is the only one based on a university

My great-aunt, (by marriage to my great-uncle - and what a thrill it was to find them after thinking they had died in the Shoah) was named Chasye. The diminutive would have been Chaseleh. They came

I would be very happy to volunteer in any way I can for making what should have been public for a long time. My family was from New York Barbara Kenzer Chicago

try their site https://mountofolives.co.il/en/search-grave/#gsc.tab=0 Success, Vivian Silbermann Cohen

I strongly support this effort and tho I cant afford a donation of money I'd be happy to donate time as a volunteer in data entry or whatever is needed that I'd be capable of doing...... .jane

I know about immigrants having a number of first names, potentially. My great great grandfather from Josvainiai, Lithuania was Tzvi ben Yisroel Fayn. In the 1874 Revision List for Josvainiai, he is

I use Geni extensively and, despite the many mistakes, find it an incredible source of information. What makes use difficult is the fact that there doesn't seem to be an agreed way how to enter

It most possible is a Hashe (Khashe). In Russian language they used so called "Diminutive" form: Hashele, Moishele, Sorele, most for a little baby or saying with love. Michael Ryabinky

On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 05:34 PM, E. Randol Schoenberg wrote: Look, for example, at the tree of the Maharal of Prague. There are still some issues, but we have tried to eliminate much of the

Thanks Marcel - could be - and yes, I remember you from Warsaw! Harvey Kaplan On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 at 00:40, Marcel Apsel <marcap@...> wrote:

Never heard that name before and I am Dutch speaking. But in the Netherlands you find sometimes names based on very local traditions. I can learn every day. Marcel Apsel Antwerpen, Belgium

Thanks, but nothing to suggest any Dutch connection - just coincidence. Harvey Kaplan On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 at 07:57, David Barrett <david@...> wrote:

Thanks Makes me think that my great aunt Ray/Rachel may have had Chasha as a middle name in Hebrew and been called that as a child. No one around now to ask. Harvey Kaplan

I don’t agree that Chasele is a diminutive of Chana; it should be Chanele or we should have somebody who has problems to pronounce an n; another very doubtful explanation might be that there were

Don’t forget that Jewish children from the 19th century onwards had gentile names for civilian authorities and Jewish names for internal Jewish communal use and for boys especially a necessary name

A diminutive of Channa should be Cahnele. Marcel Apsel Antwerpen, Belgium