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Re: Kansas City Lithuania Jews
#lithuania
#usa
Altho not a Litvak, my paternal GF came in through Galveston and went to KC (my maternal side is Litvak--the name is LAP(P)IN).
Altho not a Litvak, my paternal GF came in through Galveston and went to KC (my maternal side is Litvak--the name is LAP(P)IN).
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Lee Hover
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#647158
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Seeking info. on passage from Europe to Brazil circa 1913/1914
#russia
#belarus
Hi,
My ggparents and their 8 youngest children left the town of Puchovichi, Russia in either late 1913 or early 1914 on a journey to Brazil where they had been offered land and an opportunity to
Hi,
My ggparents and their 8 youngest children left the town of Puchovichi, Russia in either late 1913 or early 1914 on a journey to Brazil where they had been offered land and an opportunity to
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Myrna Waters
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Re: What's a Cutter?
#usa
#general
Thanks everyone.
Does it make sense that someone could be killed in a work-related accident? I could see injured, but killed?
Maybe it was not work related.
Thanks everyone.
Does it make sense that someone could be killed in a work-related accident? I could see injured, but killed?
Maybe it was not work related.
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Phil Karlin
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#647156
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Nograd - Ludany, birth records KLEIN in 1880s
#hungary
I'm looking for Jewish synagogue birth records pre civil registration for Ludany in Nograd, specifically the Klein family there, for the children of David Klein and Karolina Klein (I think they were
I'm looking for Jewish synagogue birth records pre civil registration for Ludany in Nograd, specifically the Klein family there, for the children of David Klein and Karolina Klein (I think they were
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emmabcole@...
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#647155
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Re: Deportation from U.S. ports back to Eastern Europe
#general
My grandmother was coughing upon arrival at Ellis Island. Authorities feared TB. She was not allowed entry. Her name was crossed out from the manifest. The arrival vessel, SS Mt. Clay, showed two
My grandmother was coughing upon arrival at Ellis Island. Authorities feared TB. She was not allowed entry. Her name was crossed out from the manifest. The arrival vessel, SS Mt. Clay, showed two
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kdomeshek@...
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#647154
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Re: military notebook
#bessarabia
I have one for my great grandfather and it is about 15 pages or so with entries about all of his service time. It included a marriage that I did not know about. I have attached a scan of the cover of
I have one for my great grandfather and it is about 15 pages or so with entries about all of his service time. It included a marriage that I did not know about. I have attached a scan of the cover of
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LarryBassist@...
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looking for relatives of Miller and Zangier families in Fargo, North Dakota,L originally from Grojec, Poland.
#usa
#latinamerica
#poland
Looking for descendants of Matel (possibly Matla) Zanger Miller (1883-1952) and husband Jacob Miller. Her headstone is in the Jewish cemetery of the synagogue in Fargo but I do not know where Jacob's
Looking for descendants of Matel (possibly Matla) Zanger Miller (1883-1952) and husband Jacob Miller. Her headstone is in the Jewish cemetery of the synagogue in Fargo but I do not know where Jacob's
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kosfiszer8@...
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#647152
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Re: Other names for Yitzchak?
#names
Amelia,
Your last name is interesting to me. My name Malakoff/Malakhov (Малакхов) comes from the Hebrew maloch (מלאך) which means angel. Maybe we are
related :). Alternative version of
Amelia,
Your last name is interesting to me. My name Malakoff/Malakhov (Малакхов) comes from the Hebrew maloch (מלאך) which means angel. Maybe we are
related :). Alternative version of
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bobmalakoff@...
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#647151
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Re: Help me find 1915 birth record from Harsány, Hungary
#hungary
Unfortunately, like for most of what was Borsod county, the civil registers were only filmed up to 1908 from Harsány (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1023412). The other obstacle is that
Unfortunately, like for most of what was Borsod county, the civil registers were only filmed up to 1908 from Harsány (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1023412). The other obstacle is that
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JPmiaou@...
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#647150
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Re: Other names for Yitzchak?
#names
I assume your middle initial is related to יצחק . What does the I stand for. My middle name is Irwin. I would have preferred Ivan or Isaac, but nobody asked me.
Bob
I assume your middle initial is related to יצחק . What does the I stand for. My middle name is Irwin. I would have preferred Ivan or Isaac, but nobody asked me.
Bob
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bobmalakoff@...
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Re: What's a Cutter?
#usa
#general
A cutter was employed in the garment industry . Bolts of cloth had to be cut in accordance with a pattern and a cutter did that work.
You can look up fabric cutting on the internet. The job
A cutter was employed in the garment industry . Bolts of cloth had to be cut in accordance with a pattern and a cutter did that work.
You can look up fabric cutting on the internet. The job
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Susan&David
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Re: Hit a roadblock finding death certificate for NYC: names, certificate number, but no death year
#general
#usa
#belarus
I also worked on the transcriptions for John Martino, but most images were of indexes, not the actual documents. I spent extra time sorting my work in any number of ways to cut down on errors due to
I also worked on the transcriptions for John Martino, but most images were of indexes, not the actual documents. I spent extra time sorting my work in any number of ways to cut down on errors due to
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ELIAS SAVADA
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Re: Post WWII relatives records in Brussels, Belgium - JAKUBOWICZ
#general
Hello,
For relatives living in Brussels here are few possibilities because of the privacy law, as they maintain a 120year privacy which means you can't really get any information after 1900; Unless
Hello,
For relatives living in Brussels here are few possibilities because of the privacy law, as they maintain a 120year privacy which means you can't really get any information after 1900; Unless
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sylvia vanderhoeft
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#647146
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Re: Avigdor family of Mexico, Hartford, New Haven, Brooklyn and Toronto
#usa
#canada
Hi Neal,
Rabbi (and attorney) David Avigdor is/was the rabbi at the Congregation Bikur Cholim Sheveth Achim synagogue in New Haven. I'm sure that you're aware that he also had some legal problems
Hi Neal,
Rabbi (and attorney) David Avigdor is/was the rabbi at the Congregation Bikur Cholim Sheveth Achim synagogue in New Haven. I'm sure that you're aware that he also had some legal problems
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Werner Hirsch
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#647145
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Searching Stein from Nowy Szacz, former Galicia (Poland) around 1805
#poland
We are still looking for information of the family STEIN/SZTEYN/SZTEIN /SZTAIN, from Nowy Szacz, former Galicia (Poland) around 1805; Does anyone know if all records were destroyed in the fire in
We are still looking for information of the family STEIN/SZTEYN/SZTEIN /SZTAIN, from Nowy Szacz, former Galicia (Poland) around 1805; Does anyone know if all records were destroyed in the fire in
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sylvia vanderhoeft
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#647144
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Looking for possible relatives in Israel for 91-year-old Holocaust survivor
#holocaust
I recently learned through DNA testing that I am one of a handful of people distantly related to a woman in New York City who was sent to Auschwitz at age 12, and was the only survivor in her family.
I recently learned through DNA testing that I am one of a handful of people distantly related to a woman in New York City who was sent to Auschwitz at age 12, and was the only survivor in her family.
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Vicki Schulkin
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#647143
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Re: Looking for 19thC marriage record in NYC(?)
#usa
#austria-czech
Shalom~
Looking for the marriage Record and of My grandmother Rebecca(born Baunstein) to a Jacob Cohen lets say from 1907 to before the Census of 1910 where they have a son Harry age 20/12! They were
Shalom~
Looking for the marriage Record and of My grandmother Rebecca(born Baunstein) to a Jacob Cohen lets say from 1907 to before the Census of 1910 where they have a son Harry age 20/12! They were
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Ilan Leibowitz
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#647142
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Re: What's a Cutter?
#usa
#general
A cutter is someone who cuts patterns in the garment industry.
ALTMAN, TEPERSON, MARCUS, SHAPIRO. (Kovno, Lithuania, South Africa, NY)
NOWAK (Posen and Pryzansz,Plock, Berlin, NY &
A cutter is someone who cuts patterns in the garment industry.
ALTMAN, TEPERSON, MARCUS, SHAPIRO. (Kovno, Lithuania, South Africa, NY)
NOWAK (Posen and Pryzansz,Plock, Berlin, NY &
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Barbara Nowak
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#647141
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Translation of documents from German to English
#translation
Hello,
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ruthlynn33@...
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Re: What's a Cutter?
#usa
#general
Many Jewish immigrants during that period took jobs as a cutter. My father's first job was as a cutter in 1921. A cutter is a person who cuts fabric. I would refer to this business as the "Shmatah" or
Many Jewish immigrants during that period took jobs as a cutter. My father's first job was as a cutter in 1921. A cutter is a person who cuts fabric. I would refer to this business as the "Shmatah" or
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Mark Halpern
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#647139
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