For completeness, from Grossman, “Rashi” (Littman, 2012), pp. 13-4 “There are numerous folk legends about Rashi's birth, especially the miracles wrought for his mother during her pregnancy,

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The September 6, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita carried a legal notice from the Regional Court in Przeworsk, First Civil Division, indicating that one

Adam, Yossi, Many thanks for the Grossman citation and this translation from Grossman's Hebrew. To my mind, our exchange epitomizes what the JewishGen discussion group Group is all about. Thanks to

A Dr. Joseph ASH responded to our post about Russian transcribers. However, your/his email in his response came out as gibberish. Can you please send me another email and include your contact

That there were two wives is a possibility, also (note that it would likely have been the reverse: Chaya Rost would have been the first wife; her daughter Sossie was older than the other known

My name is Prenzlau. It is a small town in Germany and possibly what your sources are referring to. Sheryl Wachsman Prenzlau

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The September 6, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice from the Regional Court in Dąbrowa Tarnowska, First Civil Division, indicating

I'm requesting a translation of the Yiddish text on the back of a card. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM99861 The front of the

I've posted the back of a photograph with barely legible script that I think is in Yiddish for which I need a translation - anything that can be deduced from the writing will b e help[ful It is on

I've posted a document that I think is in Russian for which I need a partial translation - sufficient to give me the vital details of the individuals (including patronymic), relevant dates (birth,

Hello everyone, I've posted 5 vital records in Russian for which I need translations. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... 1. Marriage record of ZYLBERNIS - APELBAUM/MALAMET:

It looks like Carrie's maiden name was Kahn, which is a variation of Cohen, so it's possible that her family wanted her heritage to be recognized, even though the hand symbol is usually reserved for

ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The September 5, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice from the Regional Court in Łomża, First Civil Division, indicating that

Can anyone point me to the proper government agency in Romania that manages the historical property records for Maramaros-Sziget? I'm trying to locate original land records from 1887 if they still

I would wonder if it isn't the same person. Maybe his wife died and he married Chaja Rost. Fay Bussgang Dedham, MA

Dan, I've translated the Grossman source provided by Rossi and it says: "According to many researchers, Rashi was also included in this family [refers to the tree printed on page 91], because she

The book "Conscripted Slaves: Hungarian Jewish Forced Laborers on the Eastern Front during the Second World War", by Robert Rozett, has information about overall conditions and experiences of the

Adam, The Loebtree scenario you cited above— in which Rashi's mother is the granddaughter of Simeon ben Isaac ben Abun ("He-Gadol, c. 950-1020)— actually make a lot of sense. It explains why

Yossi, Many thanks for the Grossman citation. Is there an English translation? Dan Rottenberg dan@... Philadelphia PA USA

My guess would be that when making the stone family members saw the symbol on other male family stones and therefore included it without fully understanding the meaning and conventions. There are also