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Re: Decipher handwritten text re citizenship status
#records
You never know when a person decides to naturalize. My grandfather arrived in 1888
as a 3 year old with his family. In the 1920 US Census it says born New York. In 1929 he became a citizen.
Diane
You never know when a person decides to naturalize. My grandfather arrived in 1888
as a 3 year old with his family. In the 1920 US Census it says born New York. In 1929 he became a citizen.
Diane
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Diane Jacobs
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#650816
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Re: issues of DNA privacy
#dna
Thank you all for your responses. They are much appreciated! They will definitely help me frame a response to my reluctant cousins!
Referencing Randy's talk--I saw his presentation on privacy and
Thank you all for your responses. They are much appreciated! They will definitely help me frame a response to my reluctant cousins!
Referencing Randy's talk--I saw his presentation on privacy and
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Judy Petersen
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#650815
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Re: issues of DNA privacy
#dna
In the UK, where I live, the 100,000 Genomes project has sequenced the full genomes of 100,000 members of the population. Researchers are given access to those full sequences, which have been
In the UK, where I live, the 100,000 Genomes project has sequenced the full genomes of 100,000 members of the population. Researchers are given access to those full sequences, which have been
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Jeffrey Herrmann
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#650814
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Re: Poland/Russia town help
#poland
David
Ferok Chaymann
Arrival Date3 May 1904
Birth Date1882
Age22
GenderMale
Ethnicity/ NationalityHebrew
Port of DepartureAntwerp, Belgium
Port of ArrivalNew York, New York, USA
Ship
David
Ferok Chaymann
Arrival Date3 May 1904
Birth Date1882
Age22
GenderMale
Ethnicity/ NationalityHebrew
Port of DepartureAntwerp, Belgium
Port of ArrivalNew York, New York, USA
Ship
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Vivs
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#650813
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Re: Volochysk/Podvolochisk
#records
For Podwoloczyska/Podvolochisk, formerly in Galicia
https://www.jri-poland.org/town/podwoloczyska.htm
https://inventories.geshergalicia.org/#/
Search both the JRI-Poland and Gesher Galicia databases
For Podwoloczyska/Podvolochisk, formerly in Galicia
https://www.jri-poland.org/town/podwoloczyska.htm
https://inventories.geshergalicia.org/#/
Search both the JRI-Poland and Gesher Galicia databases
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Mark Halpern
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#650812
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Re: Yiddush to English from Holocaust Survivors
#yiddish
#galicia
#holocaust
#photographs
Left side card (2 messages):
For memory to our dear uncle and family
Our picture
Chava Yaakov Rachel'le
This is Shlomo Strenger Chava's son
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Right side card:
For memory to our uncle Benny our
Left side card (2 messages):
For memory to our dear uncle and family
Our picture
Chava Yaakov Rachel'le
This is Shlomo Strenger Chava's son
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Right side card:
For memory to our uncle Benny our
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yitschok@...
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#650811
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Re: Hebrew Translation of Gravestone - ROSENBERG, NATHAN (NISEL)
#translation
Note the title "holy" which is used either for an actual holy person like a holy Rabbi etc., or for a martyr who was killed for being a Jew.
As it clearly states that he was killed, I assume the
Note the title "holy" which is used either for an actual holy person like a holy Rabbi etc., or for a martyr who was killed for being a Jew.
As it clearly states that he was killed, I assume the
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yitschok@...
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#650810
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Re: Help with translation of birth record
#translation
I am trying to decipher this birth record that appears in my computer with low
resolution
The titles above the columns are in German and Polish, indicating that the document is from Galicia.
Most of
I am trying to decipher this birth record that appears in my computer with low
resolution
The titles above the columns are in German and Polish, indicating that the document is from Galicia.
Most of
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kassells@...
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#650809
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Re: Need a translation of a yiddish letter
#translation
Dear uncle Zelik and aunt Mina and your dear family!
On the day of my dear brother's wedding we celebrated in my house, I'm standing behind my husband's uncle the short one with the ??? behind me is
Dear uncle Zelik and aunt Mina and your dear family!
On the day of my dear brother's wedding we celebrated in my house, I'm standing behind my husband's uncle the short one with the ??? behind me is
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yitschok@...
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#650808
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Trying to contact family Stern of Montreal.
#canada
Trying to make contact with the family of Shoshana Raizi Stern who
lived in Montreal and posted a Page of Testimony to Yad Vashem for her
uncle Moshe Menchel Stern in 2004. They descend from
Trying to make contact with the family of Shoshana Raizi Stern who
lived in Montreal and posted a Page of Testimony to Yad Vashem for her
uncle Moshe Menchel Stern in 2004. They descend from
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By
Neil Rosenstein
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#650807
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Yiddush to English from Holocaust Survivors
#yiddish
#galicia
#holocaust
#photographs
My maternal grandfather, Louis S. Weil (Leizer Wahl), was from in or around Tarnobryzn Galicia. I have never been able to find any records from this shtetl.
When I was a child some of my grandfather's
My maternal grandfather, Louis S. Weil (Leizer Wahl), was from in or around Tarnobryzn Galicia. I have never been able to find any records from this shtetl.
When I was a child some of my grandfather's
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By
Deborah
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#650806
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Volochysk/Podvolochisk
#records
How about marriage and birth records for Volochysk and Podvolochisk. Also census data for these cities from 1850-1900
Karen Goldsmith Adelman
How about marriage and birth records for Volochysk and Podvolochisk. Also census data for these cities from 1850-1900
Karen Goldsmith Adelman
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Karen ADELMAN
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#650805
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HURWITZ Rokiskis, Lithuania to Moscow
#lithuania
#russia
My great-great grandfather Mordechai Dov HURWITZ of Rokiskis, Lithuania had
a brother Shmuel Yehuda HURWITZ who moved to St Petersburg c1900. While some
of Shmuel Yehuda's children managed to leave
My great-great grandfather Mordechai Dov HURWITZ of Rokiskis, Lithuania had
a brother Shmuel Yehuda HURWITZ who moved to St Petersburg c1900. While some
of Shmuel Yehuda's children managed to leave
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Jules Feldman
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#650804
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Re: towns with researchers as listed on JGFF-correction
#belarus
Hi Les ,Just wondering if you are related to either Sheldon Evans or Ron Evans they are both on Ancestry .My father is from Koidenov ,he shares a high DNA Cm with both Sheldon and Ron.My Dad was born
Hi Les ,Just wondering if you are related to either Sheldon Evans or Ron Evans they are both on Ancestry .My father is from Koidenov ,he shares a high DNA Cm with both Sheldon and Ron.My Dad was born
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martinkurzem@...
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#650803
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Gesher Galcia 5780/2020 Highlights and a Look Ahead
#galicia
#announcements
Dear Friends,
As 5780 and 2020 come to a close, we at Gesher Galicia thank all of our members for their support during what has been a uniquely challenging year. Despite the hurdles, we were able to
Dear Friends,
As 5780 and 2020 come to a close, we at Gesher Galicia thank all of our members for their support during what has been a uniquely challenging year. Despite the hurdles, we were able to
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By
Steven Turner
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#650802
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Re: Poland/Russia town help
#poland
David
WOW I am duly impressed. I was trying to find Glusk to no good luck. And kudos on the Aisik Helfman , I would never have found that! =] Much appreciated
1910 and 1920 censuses both say 1906,
David
WOW I am duly impressed. I was trying to find Glusk to no good luck. And kudos on the Aisik Helfman , I would never have found that! =] Much appreciated
1910 and 1920 censuses both say 1906,
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Vivs
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#650801
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Babi Yar The Names Project
#ukraine
#holocaust
#names
Babi Yar (Babyn Yar) is a ravine outside the Ukrainian city of Kyiv (Kiev) where Einsatzgruppen mobile squads killed at least 34,000 Jews over a one week period in September 1941. Jews were marched in
Babi Yar (Babyn Yar) is a ravine outside the Ukrainian city of Kyiv (Kiev) where Einsatzgruppen mobile squads killed at least 34,000 Jews over a one week period in September 1941. Jews were marched in
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By
Jan Meisels Allen
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#650800
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Re: Need help finding naturaliz records for my GGM in New York City
#records
She actually would have been naturalized under her husband's application in 1906.
If she applied again separately, I would check the indexes at
She actually would have been naturalized under her husband's application in 1906.
If she applied again separately, I would check the indexes at
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By
Barbara Ellman
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#650799
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Re: Poland/Russia town help
#poland
Vivs:
Because of arranged marriages, your assumption that the towns are near each other may not be correct.
His town is Sluck/Slutsk
Vivs:
Because of arranged marriages, your assumption that the towns are near each other may not be correct.
His town is Sluck/Slutsk
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By
Susan&David
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#650798
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Re: Help on updating Family Tree of the Jewish People
#general
Joel,
One solution - You can sync with MyHeritage’s Family Tree Builder and export gedcom from there.
Max Heffler
Joel,
One solution - You can sync with MyHeritage’s Family Tree Builder and export gedcom from there.
Max Heffler
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By
Max Heffler
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#650797
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