Hello Shlomo Zalmen Jessel, Firstly, the correct technical name is not "tchik", but "Tchuptchik". (It is actually slang!) And to correct you on the modern use of the "tchuptchik", the gimmel plus a

I posted a few days ago, asking where these towns most likely would be located. Unfortunately, I didn't do a good job of explaining why I'm having problems with locating these towns and why I was

Alan DROZ (AlanXL@...) wrote: Velvel is the diminutive of the Yiddish name "Vulf" (typically spelled "Wolf" in German or Polish). "Volf" plus the Germanic diminutive suffix "-el" creates the

Hello Shlomo Zalmen Jessel, Firstly, the correct technical name is not "tchik", but "Tchuptchik". (It is actually slang!) And to correct you on the modern use of the "tchuptchik", the gimmel plus a

I posted a few days ago, asking where these towns most likely would be located. Unfortunately, I didn't do a good job of explaining why I'm having problems with locating these towns and why I was

Alan DROZ (AlanXL@...) wrote: Velvel is the diminutive of the Yiddish name "Vulf" (typically spelled "Wolf" in German or Polish). "Volf" plus the Germanic diminutive suffix "-el" creates the

Lately a young man has discovered that his Christian great-grandfather actually was Jewish and was born in Krakow as David NEUGEWUERZ. Around a hundred years ago , as a sixteen year old young man ,

Lately a young man has discovered that his Christian great-grandfather actually was Jewish and was born in Krakow as David NEUGEWUERZ. Around a hundred years ago , as a sixteen year old young man ,

I am searching for information on William KASH (or CASH) nee Wolfe Kaminker who was born around 1880 in Galicia, moved to Toronto, Canada, then Saskatchewan and finally to Los Angeles where he worked

We are very pleased to announce that thanks to the leadership of Ellen Shindelman, a new mailing list joins the ranks of those already being hosted by JewishGen. Focusing on Polonnoye area in the

We are very pleased to announce that thanks to the leadership of Ellen Shindelman, a new mailing list joins the ranks of those already being hosted by JewishGen. Focusing on Polonnoye area in the

I am searching for information on William KASH (or CASH) nee Wolfe Kaminker who was born around 1880 in Galicia, moved to Toronto, Canada, then Saskatchewan and finally to Los Angeles where he worked

Dear List, I have just found out that the London Metropolitan Archives, UK, have some synagogue records. The information i have is not terribly clear. I know I need "permission of the synagogue

Dear List, I have just found out that the London Metropolitan Archives, UK, have some synagogue records. The information i have is not terribly clear. I know I need "permission of the synagogue

wrote: [snip!] hi, these rabbis are mostly known for their scholarly writings, which are still available, and their names would be right there, on the title pages of their books. why don't you

Assuming that there is a reason (not everything has one), perhaps he was trying to learn either about the principal or about one of his children, maybe for a clearance

Hi All: I've just learned that my father's paternal uncle died in Islip, L.I., NY in 1938. I have the number of his death certificate, as well as his name and date of death. Does anyone out there

Hi All: I've just learned that my father's paternal uncle died in Islip, L.I., NY in 1938. I have the number of his death certificate, as well as his name and date of death. Does anyone out there

wrote: [snip!] hi, these rabbis are mostly known for their scholarly writings, which are still available, and their names would be right there, on the title pages of their books. why don't you

Assuming that there is a reason (not everything has one), perhaps he was trying to learn either about the principal or about one of his children, maybe for a clearance