This is simply a phonetic transliteration of the Hebrew name Basya or Basyah (Ashkenazic pronunciation or Bathyah (probable original pronunciation). In Sephardic Hebrew and in modern Israeli

This is simply a phonetic transliteration of the Hebrew name Basya or Basyah (Ashkenazic pronunciation or Bathyah (probable original pronunciation). In Sephardic Hebrew and in modern Israeli

Pardon me if this is a repeat of information, but my mail has been up and down the past few days. The United States Merchant Marine Academy (where I worked in the early 1980s) does in fact date to

Pardon me if this is a repeat of information, but my mail has been up and down the past few days. The United States Merchant Marine Academy (where I worked in the early 1980s) does in fact date to

A couple of weeks ago I asked a question here about a Palestine Gazette microfiche reference (to a name change) which gave a residence as Schunat Shein. Since there didn't seem to be such a place, I

A couple of weeks ago I asked a question here about a Palestine Gazette microfiche reference (to a name change) which gave a residence as Schunat Shein. Since there didn't seem to be such a place, I

Dear Jgenners: I arrived back >from a weeklong trip too late for my two-cents' worth on the history and geography of the guttural `ayin to be included in the Digest before discussion was cut off.

Dear Jgenners: I arrived back >from a weeklong trip too late for my two-cents' worth on the history and geography of the guttural `ayin to be included in the Digest before discussion was cut off.

I was told by by great aunt that her father owned a shoe-boot factory in Vilnius. She remembered they made boots for the czar. It was located on Zavalna Olitzer, in Vilna. When I wrote archives,

Dear fellow seekers, In my search for kin a kind William Lurie sent me the following clue: "I believe that Lipot Aschner had a son Pol (Paul), who is now in his nineties and living near Toronto. I

I was told by by great aunt that her father owned a shoe-boot factory in Vilnius. She remembered they made boots for the czar. It was located on Zavalna Olitzer, in Vilna. When I wrote archives,

Dear fellow seekers, In my search for kin a kind William Lurie sent me the following clue: "I believe that Lipot Aschner had a son Pol (Paul), who is now in his nineties and living near Toronto. I

Shel Bercovich answered: Well, we need to define the matter rather more precisely. Several members of my family emigrated to Canada >from England after the war without any trouble. Canada did not

Shel Bercovich answered: Well, we need to define the matter rather more precisely. Several members of my family emigrated to Canada >from England after the war without any trouble. Canada did not

Plaszow was a slave labour camp at the outskirts of Cracow, Poland. According to the "Atlas of the Holocaust" it was operational >from March 1943 on. Tom Venetianer

Plaszow was a slave labour camp at the outskirts of Cracow, Poland. According to the "Atlas of the Holocaust" it was operational >from March 1943 on. Tom Venetianer

Plaszow's dates of operation were December 1942 to January 1945; the camp was liquidated by the Nazis. Carol Sharlene Kranz wrote:

Plaszow's dates of operation were December 1942 to January 1945; the camp was liquidated by the Nazis. Carol Sharlene Kranz wrote:

Gosh, I didn't realize there was so much controversy about Houdini and his supposed Appleton, WI birth. Actually, I haven't done any research on Houdini yet (although I have done research on the

Gosh, I didn't realize there was so much controversy about Houdini and his supposed Appleton, WI birth. Actually, I haven't done any research on Houdini yet (although I have done research on the