Probably a silly question, but I have now several times seen the expression "Metrical records" mentioned among types of records available Vital records, Censuses, Directories and Metrical

Helene Bergman <HeleneBergman@...> recently asked about the name "Gisha." Perhaps the name being alluded to is a variant of Gissa which was my late mother's Hebrew/Jewish name. The name

Hi Can anybody help me by translating my grandmothers wedding cert, there is a fair amount of hebrew on the document >from the East London Synagogue in 1939. many thanks annette reilly

One reason for the mistake in the family name to the personal first name was a European or Middle Eastern convention of writing the family name first followed by the personal name with no

Judith With near certaincy I have such a case >from Plock 1814. I wondered about a marriage >from 1835 where the bride was Haia Sura, daughter of Abraham and Haia Sura and popped a question to

Perhaps someone can explain this difference in names. As explained in a previous posting, my Dad, Samuel Leaf, had two brothers, Max Leaf and Morris Lieberman. I had assumed that my grandmother

Probably a silly question, but I have now several times seen the expression "Metrical records" mentioned among types of records available Vital records, Censuses, Directories and Metrical

Helene Bergman <HeleneBergman@...> recently asked about the name "Gisha." Perhaps the name being alluded to is a variant of Gissa which was my late mother's Hebrew/Jewish name. The name

Hi Can anybody help me by translating my grandmothers wedding cert, there is a fair amount of hebrew on the document >from the East London Synagogue in 1939. many thanks annette reilly

One reason for the mistake in the family name to the personal first name was a European or Middle Eastern convention of writing the family name first followed by the personal name with no

Judith With near certaincy I have such a case >from Plock 1814. I wondered about a marriage >from 1835 where the bride was Haia Sura, daughter of Abraham and Haia Sura and popped a question to

Perhaps someone can explain this difference in names. As explained in a previous posting, my Dad, Samuel Leaf, had two brothers, Max Leaf and Morris Lieberman. I had assumed that my grandmother

Let me begin by saying that I am new to the list, but am not unfamiliar with protocols and will not offend those who have gotten this far through the sentence with their fingers on the

Let me begin by saying that I am new to the list, but am not unfamiliar with protocols and will not offend those who have gotten this far through the sentence with their fingers on the

Dear Howie. If Aron's surname was Yaakov, and his son's name was Abram. Than Abram Yaakov, was also the grandson of Pinchas Yaakov. Somehow, something made Abram to change his name, so he chose a

Dear Howie. If Aron's surname was Yaakov, and his son's name was Abram. Than Abram Yaakov, was also the grandson of Pinchas Yaakov. Somehow, something made Abram to change his name, so he chose a

On 1 Nov 2000 12:17:32 -0800, GERRICA@... wrote using the subject line -: Gary - Joe Lapidus/Goldstone/Stone The body of the posting refers to a URL that many might find useful. This posting

I have a copy >from the US Holocaust Museum of a list of Martyrs made by the Soviet Extraordinary Commission which investigated Nazi war crimes in the areas occupied by the Soviet Army. It appears to

Hi George, You are, probably, not Jewish. When a relative, a friend, etc. visits a Jewish grave, he/she puts a stone or several on the deseased tombstone to say that he/she visited him/her and miss

Not sure the origin of this custom, but Jews put rocks on top of their loved ones' tombstones for memory.. i do not know the significance of the rocks themselves, but the purpose is memory.. I'm