When our son was born in 1956 he was named Louis. His father was Louis. Beforehand we consulted with our Conservative Rabbi and he said it was perfectly allright as long as the Hebrew names were

When our son was born in 1956 he was named Louis. His father was Louis. Beforehand we consulted with our Conservative Rabbi and he said it was perfectly allright as long as the Hebrew names were

In my immediate family my daughter was named after her grandfather (Eliahu=feminine Ayula) and her great grandfather (Mordechai=feminine Miriam). When my son was born my inlaws felt the name after

In my immediate family my daughter was named after her grandfather (Eliahu=feminine Ayula) and her great grandfather (Mordechai=feminine Miriam). When my son was born my inlaws felt the name after

Thank you for asking - I'll check it out. The family is >from Latvia and Belarus,so I actually not considered any Sephardic heritage. However, family lore in one PAIKIN-branch and a recent Y-DNA

Thank you for asking - I'll check it out. The family is >from Latvia and Belarus,so I actually not considered any Sephardic heritage. However, family lore in one PAIKIN-branch and a recent Y-DNA

Dear Fellow Litvaks, Sefardim named children after their living grandparents but not after living parents. Shalom Bronstein

Dear Fellow Litvaks, Sefardim named children after their living grandparents but not after living parents. Shalom Bronstein

Hi, In my research regarding my REICHZELIGMAN/ REJCHZELIGMAN/ RAYKHZELIGMAN family I have come across a marriage on JRI - Poland between Abram Icko LEWINSON and Dobra Baszewa REJCHZELIGMAN in 1876 in

Hi, In my research regarding my REICHZELIGMAN/ REJCHZELIGMAN/ RAYKHZELIGMAN family I have come across a marriage on JRI - Poland between Abram Icko LEWINSON and Dobra Baszewa REJCHZELIGMAN in 1876 in

Dr Reuven Ben Dov <rbendov@...> writes: There are a great many records for Akmene that have been translated and entered into the All Lithuania Database. To search the All Lithuania

Dr Reuven Ben Dov <rbendov@...> writes: There are a great many records for Akmene that have been translated and entered into the All Lithuania Database. To search the All Lithuania

Hi I have already found a town called Piñsk. I know that is difficult to look for towns and people names that have local spelling. This address below links you to Piñsk. Piñsk is Polish spelled

Hi I have already found a town called Piñsk. I know that is difficult to look for towns and people names that have local spelling. This address below links you to Piñsk. Piñsk is Polish spelled

Re: Synagogue Records in S.A. On our very extensive Synagogue site i.e. http://www.jewishgen.org/SAfrica/synagogues/index.htm we have interesting information on Synagogues past

Re: Synagogue Records in S.A. On our very extensive Synagogue site i.e. http://www.jewishgen.org/SAfrica/synagogues/index.htm we have interesting information on Synagogues past

I am interested in finding out information about my great grandmother's sister, Kitty Levy. Kitty was living at 3 Yalford Street, Mile End Old Town, London England on 5th April 1891 she was born in

I am interested in finding out information about my great grandmother's sister, Kitty Levy. Kitty was living at 3 Yalford Street, Mile End Old Town, London England on 5th April 1891 she was born in

Goeie More Skatties! ANN RABINOWITZ. Menachem Mendel YODAIKEN (as you know) was my Great Grandfather. He left Lithuania for Dublin (and later Belfast) Ireland, and left his Wife Bassa LAPEDUS

Four new translations >from the LITA Yizkor Book, Vol. 1 are now available at http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lita/lita.html: -Alyta (Alytus) -A Short Visit to Alytus -Keidan