3/15/01 I'm trying to track down the children of two brothers: MORRIS MANDELSTEIN (1900-1970) & HERMAN MANDEL (1902-1983). Last known residence for MORRIS was Lynbrook, Long Island, NY. Wife's

3/15/01 I'm trying to track down the children of two brothers: MORRIS MANDELSTEIN (1900-1970) & HERMAN MANDEL (1902-1983). Last known residence for MORRIS was Lynbrook, Long Island, NY. Wife's

Hi, Israel, Would it be that "Szczyrzar" is ex Szczerzec in ex Lwow Province? There are actually were two Szczerzec in Eastern Galicia. One Szzcerzec was identified as a town proper, known as

It could be an abbreviation of Eliezer, or Eliahu, although it is not a custom in Russian. On the other hand it could br a misspelling of those names. Alter Ophir

Lynne Shapiro wrote: May I hazard an educated guess? I cannot speak for Odessa but, in Poland, the name Elyohu (Elijah) was, in spoken Yiddish, commonly contracted to "El-er" or "Ella". [I often

David Joseph Colman <dybk@...> wrote: . . It would appear that her father's name was used as a patronymic. Although 1861 seems a bit late for that sort of thing, I have found similar examples of

There's a place called Szczyrzyc in Lesser Poland, approx. 40 miles to south/east >from Krakow, near small town Dobczyce. Szczyrzyc is known from the early mid ages, mostly for its' romanesque

Hi Renee: My grandfather came on that ship also. Do you know what year? The ship is on the web. If you type Vaderland into your search engine, a version of it will appear. There is a place to

The book Ships of Our Ancestors by Michael J. Anuta is a great resource for pictures of ships, including the one that Renee Marcus' grandmother arrived on - the Red Star Line's ship Vaderland. Bill

Hi, Israel, Would it be that "Szczyrzar" is ex Szczerzec in ex Lwow Province? There are actually were two Szczerzec in Eastern Galicia. One Szzcerzec was identified as a town proper, known as

It could be an abbreviation of Eliezer, or Eliahu, although it is not a custom in Russian. On the other hand it could br a misspelling of those names. Alter Ophir

Lynne Shapiro wrote: May I hazard an educated guess? I cannot speak for Odessa but, in Poland, the name Elyohu (Elijah) was, in spoken Yiddish, commonly contracted to "El-er" or "Ella". [I often

David Joseph Colman <dybk@...> wrote: . . It would appear that her father's name was used as a patronymic. Although 1861 seems a bit late for that sort of thing, I have found similar examples of

There's a place called Szczyrzyc in Lesser Poland, approx. 40 miles to south/east >from Krakow, near small town Dobczyce. Szczyrzyc is known from the early mid ages, mostly for its' romanesque

Hi Renee: My grandfather came on that ship also. Do you know what year? The ship is on the web. If you type Vaderland into your search engine, a version of it will appear. There is a place to

The book Ships of Our Ancestors by Michael J. Anuta is a great resource for pictures of ships, including the one that Renee Marcus' grandmother arrived on - the Red Star Line's ship Vaderland. Bill

Bettina Sor asked about the names BODNER, OSTER and the town of Rafalovskain, in the gubernia of Volhynia. There is a town called Oster in the Chernigov gubermia, some of my ancestors originated

Bettina Sor asked about the names BODNER, OSTER and the town of Rafalovskain, in the gubernia of Volhynia. There is a town called Oster in the Chernigov gubermia, some of my ancestors originated

Hi Genners, In researching my family in the former Hungary, now the Ukraine, I employed the services of a paid researcher with good results for my family and, in addition, approximately l00 records

Indeed, I am an "Aaron David Gross" on my birth certificate, but the name used to call me to the Torah is "Avraham" (Hebrew for Abraham. My father's legal name is Jonathan, but his Jewish legal name