How could I resist jumping in here? :) Dr. Joseph Ash is correct. Maryam is not a nickname for Miriam but a variation of the same name. Miriam is just the commonly accepted English version of the

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Many thanks to David Choukroun for previous search. Additional family information, Arlette née BRANDCHAFT married to Christian PINAUD. Children Valérie PINAUD and Franck PINAUD, born July

There are at several books about 16th Division, mostly inLithuanian, perhaps there were some books written in Yiddish and Hebrew. Also,check the message archives (always a good idea). I think the

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My great great grandfather, Yaakov Schnee was a chassidic rabbi in Bolechov, Poland. Although he had semicha, in all likelihood he did not lead a congregation. Yet, I am interested in knowing to what

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My apologies for sending the July 2020 summary late. As mentioned previously, every month I post a listing of the IAJGS Records Access Alert topics from the previous month for you to see the

I am seeking the birth record for my paternal grandmother and/or her siblings. According to the SS Ryndam ship’s manifest, Ernestina STECKMAN immigrated to the United States from Rotterdam on on

Shalom: Can someone please help me with the history of - B'nai Moishe Alexandrovsky Benevolent Aid Society? Why was the name Alexandrovsky used? As a name of a place or a family name? Thank you

Hamburg would be likely. There are ship's mainfests for departures from Hamburg. Johanna Becker

Actually, one can change one's name with or without the courts at any time, as long as it is not for fraudulent purposes. My father's first name was changed when he was three year olds--we assume ill

Not sure I understand your question. Could you please tell us a bit more about what you're looking for? -- Nancy Summers Maryland, USA FINKELSTEIN, BOOKSTEIN, KOENIG/SUKOENIG, LUSMAN, GOLDINER,

I knew a Russian-Jewish couple from Harbin, the Russian Hong-Kong. Her name was Manya, a Russian nickname for Marija. Jules Levin

Hi Alan, The passenger directly above Samuel RINSCHEK is from the same town. HIs name is Hirsch MENDELSOHN, age 17. You may want to research HIrsch to see if he connects to your known family. Perhaps

Martin, Hope some of the following is helpful. Regards, Sherri Bobish Have you seen her nat papers? The naturalization process was sometimes used as a chance to legally change a name. I've seen

You may call it a nickname, I woud call it another, may be wrong, pronounciation In Hebrew the sister of Moses and Aharon is MiR'JaM (from the root "mar" - bitter, or ram) with the accent on "a". The

Lots of Jews from Eastern Europe left from Libau, Antwerp, Rotterdam. I assume that they had train tickets for Antwerp and Rotterdam, or took boats. Hamburg was about half the emigrants, and Bremen

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I have several questions dealing with how ancient Jewish genealogies worked. Due to the soc.culture.jewish.moderated Google Group being inactive for years (where such questions were originally