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Re: Public School 25 Brooklyn photos from ca. 1913
#photographs
https://www.ps25k.com/
Try it.
https://www.ps25k.com/
Try it.
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Shelley Mitchell
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#647179
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JGS Libraries BOF at IAJGS 2020 Virtual Convention
#events
#announcements
There is going to be for the first time a JGS Libraries and Librarians BOF at the IAJGS virtual convention. This session will be on the Thursday of the convention at 10:30 am - 11:30 am Pacific
There is going to be for the first time a JGS Libraries and Librarians BOF at the IAJGS virtual convention. This session will be on the Thursday of the convention at 10:30 am - 11:30 am Pacific
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Michelle Sandler
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#647178
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Re: Other names for Yitzchak?
#names
My middle name is Ira. My given name gets misspelled somewhat frequently, my surname gets misspelled very frequently, but I've never seen my middle name misspelled.
My middle name is Ira. My given name gets misspelled somewhat frequently, my surname gets misspelled very frequently, but I've never seen my middle name misspelled.
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Steven Usdansky
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#647177
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Re: Deportation from U.S. ports back to Eastern Europe
#general
Finding names of his two daughters.
Have you tried looking on Passenger arrival records for their visit to USA.
There were fewer immigrants in the 1930's and you might get lucky.
Judy Salomon
New
Finding names of his two daughters.
Have you tried looking on Passenger arrival records for their visit to USA.
There were fewer immigrants in the 1930's and you might get lucky.
Judy Salomon
New
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Judy Salomon
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#647176
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ViewMate translation request -- German
#germany
#danzig
Hello All,
I've posted a family letter in German from 1914 I need help translating.
The 2 pages are on ViewMate at the following
Hello All,
I've posted a family letter in German from 1914 I need help translating.
The 2 pages are on ViewMate at the following
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adamshemper@...
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#647175
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IAJGS Conference Announcement
#jgs-iajgs
#education
#events
#announcements
ANNOUNCING: We are delighted to present the first iteration of the full conference program to the public. For those of you who have been waiting to register until you can read more about the offerings
ANNOUNCING: We are delighted to present the first iteration of the full conference program to the public. For those of you who have been waiting to register until you can read more about the offerings
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Chuck Weinstein
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#647174
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Re: What's a Cutter?
#usa
#general
My father was a dress cutter starting after WWII. A dress cutter was a person who worked for a company that made dresses. His job was to pull rolls of material back and forth along a long table. When
My father was a dress cutter starting after WWII. A dress cutter was a person who worked for a company that made dresses. His job was to pull rolls of material back and forth along a long table. When
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Rich friedman
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#647173
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Re: Looking for 19thC marriage record in NYC(?)
#usa
#austria-czech
Ilan,
I searched https://stevemorse.org/vital/nymarriages-igg.html?index=bride
with broad parameters on name spelling, etc. and did not find a record using bride's surname Baunstein, or Jaffe
Ilan,
I searched https://stevemorse.org/vital/nymarriages-igg.html?index=bride
with broad parameters on name spelling, etc. and did not find a record using bride's surname Baunstein, or Jaffe
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By
Sherri Bobish
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#647172
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Re: DNA and Gedmatch
#dna
GEDmatch is back up. You might want to change your password.
GEDmatch is back up. You might want to change your password.
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Bob Silverstein
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#647171
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Re: What's a Cutter?
#usa
#general
It makes sense. When I was involved in the garment industry 60 years ago, the electric cutting machines (capable of cutting a pile of fabric 8 or more inches high) offered little protection to the
It makes sense. When I was involved in the garment industry 60 years ago, the electric cutting machines (capable of cutting a pile of fabric 8 or more inches high) offered little protection to the
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Alan Greenberg
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#647170
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Re: Deportation from U.S. ports back to Eastern Europe
#general
Judi,
Can you clarify some things about Miksa HIRSCHFELD's wife and two daughters?
Do you mean you do not know their first names, or that you do not know their surname because Miksa's wife
Judi,
Can you clarify some things about Miksa HIRSCHFELD's wife and two daughters?
Do you mean you do not know their first names, or that you do not know their surname because Miksa's wife
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By
Sherri Bobish
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#647169
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Ida Friedman/ Herman and Perl Katz
#holocaust
Ida Friedman was the daughter of my maternal Great Uncle David Friedman who was murdered in Auschwitz. The family lived in Nagytarna. Ida contacted the family in 1949 and that is the last we heard
Ida Friedman was the daughter of my maternal Great Uncle David Friedman who was murdered in Auschwitz. The family lived in Nagytarna. Ida contacted the family in 1949 and that is the last we heard
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Stuart Kaufer
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#647168
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Re: What's a Cutter?
#usa
#general
For many years if was known by New Yorkers S the rag business.
Diane Jacobs
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
For many years if was known by New Yorkers S the rag business.
Diane Jacobs
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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By
Diane Jacobs
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#647167
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Re: mtDNA matches
#dna
For the most part, you would likely not be able to assume this match's ancestors were your *direct ancestors* even along the direct female line that is traced by mtdna. The issue is that the common
For the most part, you would likely not be able to assume this match's ancestors were your *direct ancestors* even along the direct female line that is traced by mtdna. The issue is that the common
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Steven Bloom
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#647166
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Re: What's a Cutter?
#usa
#general
A cutter is more than someone who just cuts fabric. When I did theatre
(props) in my prior career, the Cutter translated what the designer
sketched, into actual pattern pieces, and designed how to
A cutter is more than someone who just cuts fabric. When I did theatre
(props) in my prior career, the Cutter translated what the designer
sketched, into actual pattern pieces, and designed how to
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Hilary Henkin
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#647165
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Re: mtDNA matches
#dna
Rollie Stamps
JewishGen ID#51898
Jody,
I am not an expert on the subject, so I contacted FamilyTreeDNA, due to your issue on the mtDNA sequence. This is their reply :
Thanks for contacting
Rollie Stamps
JewishGen ID#51898
Jody,
I am not an expert on the subject, so I contacted FamilyTreeDNA, due to your issue on the mtDNA sequence. This is their reply :
Thanks for contacting
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curtstamps@...
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#647164
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Re: What's a Cutter?
#usa
#general
A cutter is usually in the garment business.
Also if your Karlin family was from Belarus
And possibly originally Karlinsky, we should talk further.
Diane Jacobs
geniediane@...
Sent from my Verizon,
A cutter is usually in the garment business.
Also if your Karlin family was from Belarus
And possibly originally Karlinsky, we should talk further.
Diane Jacobs
geniediane@...
Sent from my Verizon,
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By
Diane Jacobs
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#647163
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Re: mtDNA matches
#dna
mtDNA certainly serves a purpose, but one must be cautious about reaching any conclusions regarding its actual value. My 92 year old mother belongs to haplogroup K1a1b1a, likely the most common group
mtDNA certainly serves a purpose, but one must be cautious about reaching any conclusions regarding its actual value. My 92 year old mother belongs to haplogroup K1a1b1a, likely the most common group
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Todd Leavitt
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#647162
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Re: What's a Cutter?
#usa
#general
In the movie "Breaking Away" (a great sports movie, if you don't know it- check it out), a cutter was a pejorative term for the local Indiana students on campus at Indiana University, named after
In the movie "Breaking Away" (a great sports movie, if you don't know it- check it out), a cutter was a pejorative term for the local Indiana students on campus at Indiana University, named after
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Sam Wolff
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#647161
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Re: What's a Cutter?
#usa
#general
The person cuts things. In NYC, usually he cuts fabric for sewing. In Polish records, he often cuts grain (like kasha).
Sally Bruckheimer
Princeton, NJ
The person cuts things. In NYC, usually he cuts fabric for sewing. In Polish records, he often cuts grain (like kasha).
Sally Bruckheimer
Princeton, NJ
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Sally Bruckheimer <sallybruc@...>
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#647160
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