Not sure how you came up with the link between PRINTZ and PARKAN... If go to Beider's surnames encyclopedia you find PRINTZ is coming from female name SHPRINTS (sorry to disappoint you), and also

Dear Mr. Ratner: I just saw this message this morning. I've been trying for years to learn about my great-great-grandparents, Reb Yossel and Zelda Weinstein. Reb Yossel was a rosh yeshiva in Vilna,

tet shin xounds like ch in chair/ She was Shejne, I suppose, but was remembered as Shejnche

Hi Helen, 11th August 2020 I happen to know a Mr.Erwin Gottesman--Boropark- USA i wonder, if you think it might be helpful to you, please send me your

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It is a partial translation: On the stamp: Production of cash registers and checkout tapes and paints in jars for cash registers "NATIONAL" S.S. ALTERMAN ODESSA St. Trotsky # 18

In Ukrainian and Russian, one word for prince is князь (knyaz’). Maybe that’s the “unpronounceable name. -- Alan Shuchat Newton, MA

Mordechai Stein my wife's GGGgrandfather from Shavel in Lithuania married Yacha Ginzburg, apparently Baron Horace Ginzburg's sister. Anyone have data on the family of Baron Ginzburg? Kevin Ossey

Annette Kaufman's DNA shows affinity to my wife at the 2nd cousin level. Have tried to contact Annette but have not had any luck. I assume she lives in the USA and am trying here to see if other

Sheyntche - It means nice with a little suffix. Like Chanale for Chana. Mordechai Perlman Ramot, Jerusalem, Israel

It would clearly read Sheyntche but I've also never seen that name before. It sounds like a form of the name Sheyna meaning beauty.

I recently learned that Rabbi Yitzchak Ayzik GINSBURG (1780-1839) was my 6th-generation direct ancestor. By correlating revision lists for 1813, 1795 and 1784, I identified his father Eliyahu Elyash

I am not sure if this this is a good news. A just profit orientated company buys one of the main genealogy websites. They would not do it if they don't see a chance to make more money. Hope the simple

The name is obviously Yiddish and not Hebrew, what with the Ayin being a vowel. The name would be Sheintshe. -- Ken Ryesky, Petach Tikva, ISRAEL -- Ken Ryesky, Petach Tikva, Israel

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Try the genealogicalindexer and do a search on gubernia, you will get a number of yizor book listings Ron Peeters Ulvenhout)NL)

Sheintche the daughter of Reb Reuven. It is Yiddish and probably the diminutive of Sheineh. Sheine means beautiful in Yiddish and the Hebrew equivalent would be "Yaffa".

I've posted a vital record in RUSSIAN for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key= 83655 Please respond via the

Toldot Mishpachs Ginzburg is on the Hebrewbooks.org website. Incidentally, Rabbi R Brim of Bnei Brak has recently published a book 'Lemaalah Bakodesh' which details the descent of one branch of the

It's Shayntsche, a diminutive for Shayna.