I recommend those interested in this "name changed at Ellis Island" topic check this very good article posted at the NY Public Library which does document one name change (and sex as well) but she was outed by the official and still allowed entry and let's move on:

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2013/07/02/name-changes-ellis-island

James Castellan

Eagle Shield Anchor with Oak leaf and Acorns are for Navy Medical Corps. Find on google search

David Rosen
Boston MA

I am looking for anyone who was a member of Adath Jeshurun Congregation of Minnetonka, Minnesota from around 2013 to today. I am trying to make contact with a certain person who attended this Synagogue.

If you were or are a congregant at this Synagogue, please contact me privately at mark@....

Thank you.

Mark Halpern
Conshohocken, PA

Thank you! Yes it could be Solotvyn as his wife was from there, Esther Ruchel Shottenfeld and her father was also a rabbi Meyer Shottenfeld. Please tell me how can I find information which documents them as rabbis ....besides the rabbinic literature. Can you point me to his responses in the rabbinic literature?  Also, was his full name actually Hirsch Leib Zvi Arye Weinstein?  Many thanks to you again!!

Rachel hi,

Can I assume that you have Jack's naturalisation papers from Kew, which is also online?

According to the census,whee they always in London? have you looked at 1939 register? Also on the census pages you will often find family living either with them, or nearby.

Regards
Angie Elfassi
Israel
Searching:
RAYKH-ZELIGMAN/RICHMAN, Stakliskes, Lithuania/Leeds
COHEN, Sakiai, Lithuania/Leeds
MAGIDOWITZ, Jurbarkas, Lithuania/Leeds

The following comment was added to my great grandfather's 1902 death record in Bukaczowce, AH (now Ukraine): 
Transliteration & translation from Polish: "Odnośnie do polecenia C.K. starostwa w Rohatynie z dnia 20/10 1908 b.38106." = Pursuant to the order of the Royal Imperial County Office in Rohatyn of October 20, 1908 #38106"

Does anyone know why such a comment or order would be added 6 years after the death, which is listed in the correct place in the 1902 records? 

Linda Cantor

I'm not an expert on UK genealogy, but there are a few things I might suggest.

For Latvia I would look at my Latvia resources:

https://bloodandfrogs.com/compendium/latvia

There is of course the JewishGen Latvia database, and multiple Facebook groups dedicated to Latvian (and Lithuanian) genealogy.

My own Silver grandfather came from a town in Poland that was part of the Russian Empire before WWI. In Poland/Russia his surname was Zylberman. That was changed to Silberman, and finally Silver.

I was only able to find my family ancestral town because it was in US naturalization papers. Are there similar papers for the UK? Its possible both spouses have information on their origins in such papers.

I also think that the "feather" is a leaf, an oak likely.  If you look at the original image on findagrave memorial 140651431 and view the enlarge image in color, there are many acorns and other oak leaves around the stone.  Additionally there is the cap of an acorn shown above the eagle's right wing [left side of image] and the object above the "feather" seems to be several acorn caps and twigs being clearly brown and separate not the blueish bronze color of the eagle.

Bonjour Yann

Copy is available for download here
http://digipres.cjh.org:1801/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE8822043

Best wishes
Peter Lobbenberg, London

Translation, please.
Thanks, Sara
--
Sara Landau

OK then I stand corrected.  I know some US citizens got into the war before the rest of the nation by going to Canada, France or Britain and serving; I gues there is no reason a Canadian might not have done the opposite.

It might help if we could see the written word.I agree there is a difficulty in identifying the language

Ici son livret militaire
Here his military booklet
https://archives.gironde.fr/ark:/25651/vta6f2913696b9e41f9/daoloc/0/layout:table/idsearch:RECH_b1cb82a4b44c5dbeb2c5892a36c26567#id:740403301?gallery=true&brightness=100.00&contrast=100.00&center=979.500,-1471.000&zoom=3&rotation=0.000

Résultats des premières recherches:
Michel BRONFENBRENER est né le 27 mai 1890 à Odessa
il a été naturalisé français le 31 janvier 1929

Results of initial research:
Michel BRONFENBRENER was born on May 27, 1890 in Odessa
he was naturalized French on January 31, 1929

Good morning all,
I am looking for a scanned or pdf version of this document
"Jüdische Familien In Kreuznach, Vom 18.Jahrundert bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg", Andrea Fink, 2001
This document is unfortunately not for sale, and I cannot find a link via "Google"
thanks a lot for your help
Yann

Bonjour à tous,
Je recherche une version numérisée ou Pdf de ce document
"Jüdische Familien In Kreuznach, Vom 18.Jahrundert bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg", Andrea Fink, 2001
Ce document n'est malheureusement pas en vente et que je n'arrive pas à trouver de mise en lien via "Google"
Merci beaucoup pour votre aide
Yann