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Is it possible that she is co-opting her father’s pedigree? Some women who are serious about a priestly pedigree my elect this. Since there is no Hebrew, linguistic restrictions may not

For some reason, I didn't see a "reply" icon in Mike Coleman's message seeking this chapter. Is this what you're looking for: https://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/plock/plo005.html#Page25b Bruce

David, 'Patronato' is the vernacular name given to the new Ashkenazi synagogue, built I'm guessing sometime in the 1950s, and it is the largest on the island. I don't think the Patronato is comparable

Would you mind letting us know what email address you used, and what document you requested? I’ve been trying to get a response from them for months, and have not had any acknowledgment that

Sometimes the original name will be included in the naturalization documents. Diane Jacobs -- Diane Jacobs, Somerset, New Jersey

Hi Max, Indeed they do, but as I know no Hebrew or Yiddish I don't know which are the pages I need. Hence my request : if someone kindly provides them my next step will be to seek a

Perhaps your great uncle simply changed his family surname after arrival to the US, as many others did. Have you located him on passenger manifests or naturalization documents when searching using the

Hello Adam, Is the Patronato somewhat analogous to a landsleit? David Cherson

Thank you, David. I considered Wroclaw/Breslau and rejected it for the following reason. In census reports, emigration records, death certificates and the like the family's country of origin was

Please check the New York Public Library. They should have the books on-line. Max Heffler Houston, TX From: main@... <main@...>On Behalf Of Mike Coleman via groups.jewishgen.org Sent: Friday,

Good morning, I have just spent about a week at College Park and a new research question presented itself. It is not possible for me to visit the US in the foreseeable future and so I would appreciate

Thank you for the input. I will be starting research on my family's branch from that area. Could you post the link you used to get to that service? Sometimes there are multiple. Since you have such

The obvious but not the only one that one was a civil marriage and the other was religious. Diane Jacobs -- Diane Jacobs, Somerset, New Jersey

I have many instances of duplicate marriage certificates for people on my family tree. One was for a civil ceremony, the other for a religious one. Elias Savada Bethesda MD esavada@... -- Elias

Click on the description of the database. You'll get a detailed description, and info on obtaining the records. -- Odeda Zlotnick Jerusalem, Israel.

From the above mentioned Search the Given Names Data Bases (jewishgen.org) I've learned a lot from searching this database for names I've never heard of. -- Odeda Zlotnick Jerusalem, Israel.

Another question along these lines: I have multiple instances in my family history research where the same couple received two different NYC marriage certificates sometimes six months to a year apart.

The only thing that comes to mind vis a vis Cuban records is to contact the Patronato in Havana for further guidance: Synagoga Beth Shalom Calle I Esq. 13, Vedado, Ciudad de la Habana, CP 10400,

Shmuel Krushnevsky from Israel registered Pages of Testimony for Mordechai, Yente and Khanokh LINDMAN/LINDEMAN, who were murdered by the Nazis in Poland. Looking for Shmuel or descendants to discuss