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Jewish Encyclopedia #general

Shirley Flaum's announcement about the Jewish Encyclopedia being on line was most welcome news. It brought back memories of myself over 40 years ago going through each volume to glean genealogical

By Chaim freedman · #147143 ·

Re: Chassidic dress #general

israel@... writes: ==It depends in part of the extent they are *in uniform,* though perhaps more so than in the past. Today, shtreimels (furred bonnets worn on Shabbat and festive

By MBernet@... · #147144 ·

National Archives Breaks Ground in Georgia #general

The National Archives and Records Administration will have a nice new regional building to search census, military and immigration records by summer 2004. On Monday, August 26 officials broke ground

By Howard Margol · #147145 ·

Re: Unusual name - SCKKOOL #general

In a message dated 8/27/2002 11:10:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, snillop@... writes: << A First World War soldier who was killed while serving in the British army was Pte Garshum SCKKOOL. I

By MBernet@... · #147146 ·

Sefer Hatzezoim #general

Where can I find or purchase: Sefer Hatzezoim by Rabbi Shmuel Elazor Halperin (1980). George Sackheim Skokie, Illinois ZeraKodesh@...

By zerakodesh@... · #147147 ·

JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Jewish Encyclopedia #general

Shirley Flaum's announcement about the Jewish Encyclopedia being on line was most welcome news. It brought back memories of myself over 40 years ago going through each volume to glean genealogical

By Chaim freedman · #467456 ·

JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Chassidic dress #general

israel@... writes: ==It depends in part of the extent they are *in uniform,* though perhaps more so than in the past. Today, shtreimels (furred bonnets worn on Shabbat and festive

By MBernet@... · #467457 ·

JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen National Archives Breaks Ground in Georgia #general

The National Archives and Records Administration will have a nice new regional building to search census, military and immigration records by summer 2004. On Monday, August 26 officials broke ground

By Howard Margol · #467458 ·

JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Unusual name - SCKKOOL #general

In a message dated 8/27/2002 11:10:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, snillop@... writes: << A First World War soldier who was killed while serving in the British army was Pte Garshum SCKKOOL. I

By MBernet@... · #467459 ·

JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Sefer Hatzezoim #general

Where can I find or purchase: Sefer Hatzezoim by Rabbi Shmuel Elazor Halperin (1980). George Sackheim Skokie, Illinois ZeraKodesh@...

By zerakodesh@... · #467460 ·

Status of present and future orders for documents #poland

Please advise status of orders for documents sent to PSA (particularly the Pultusk Archives Branch). I there any hope of receiving documents ordered as long ago as March? Has the problem of

By Mel Sofian <msofian@...> · #239389 ·

JRI Poland #Poland Status of present and future orders for documents #poland

Please advise status of orders for documents sent to PSA (particularly the Pultusk Archives Branch). I there any hope of receiving documents ordered as long ago as March? Has the problem of

By Mel Sofian <msofian@...> · #559708 ·

Re: Any other index for Boston arrivals besides NARA microfilm? #general

The LDS has films for HIAS. I know that they have them for NY and Philadelphia, there may be some for Boston as well. You can check online at http://www.familysearch.org Hope that this

By Linda <altmanlh@...> · #147142 ·

Re: NYC Birth Records (c. 1900) - Question #general

Shawn Weil wrote: My GGreatgrandmother had 9 children, 8 of which survived to adulthood. Family lore says that the child who passed away before his time was run over in the streets of the Lower East

By sallybru <sallybru@...> · #147141 ·

JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: NYC Birth Records (c. 1900) - Question #general

Shawn Weil wrote: My GGreatgrandmother had 9 children, 8 of which survived to adulthood. Family lore says that the child who passed away before his time was run over in the streets of the Lower East

By sallybru <sallybru@...> · #467454 ·

JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Any other index for Boston arrivals besides NARA microfilm? #general

The LDS has films for HIAS. I know that they have them for NY and Philadelphia, there may be some for Boston as well. You can check online at http://www.familysearch.org Hope that this

By Linda <altmanlh@...> · #467455 ·

Highland Park, Illinois, USA: Obituary Index 1874-2001 #general

Hi, Genners: By chance, I came upon an Obituary Index for the years 1874-2001 maintained by the librarians of the Public Library of Highland Park, Illinois, which is a northern suburb of Chicago,

By hennynow · #147136 ·

Warsaw marriage in 1903 #general

Could anyone please advise me regarding the best way to obtain information on a marriage which took place in Warsaw in 1903? Thanks in advance - and please respond privately. Jonathan

By Primpark <primpark@...> · #147137 ·

Re: Help on Yiddish names into English diminutives #general

As we have pointed out many times, any English name could be used with any Hebrew/Yiddish/Russian/ Polish/Whatever name. My gr grandfather used a different name in Britain and the US. However, Sarah

By sallybru <sallybru@...> · #147138 ·

Re: *Bessie* in Russian #general

I am currently researching a Bessie Surinamer Levine who came >from the ubiquitous *Russia* and seems to have arrived in America under the first name of Feige. Shalom, Judi

By Judith27 · #147139 ·

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