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Re: Passage from Jaffa to LeHavre to Ellis Island
#courland
#latvia
#russia
Hi Roberta,
Have you tried searching passenger manifests using a soundex search? A very quick soundex search on Ancestry for surname SHORE finds alternative spellings, i.e. Schur, and many
Hi Roberta,
Have you tried searching passenger manifests using a soundex search? A very quick soundex search on Ancestry for surname SHORE finds alternative spellings, i.e. Schur, and many
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Sherri Bobish
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#646793
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Re: Searching for records of RUSSMAN from Pinsk
#belarus
#names
S. Geller,
Have you tried searching passenger manifest databases using a soundex search? The surname may have had a somewhat different spelling at that point, or been transcribed incorrectly into the
S. Geller,
Have you tried searching passenger manifest databases using a soundex search? The surname may have had a somewhat different spelling at that point, or been transcribed incorrectly into the
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Sherri Bobish
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#646792
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Re: 1936 Hungary birth records
#general
#hungary
Hi,
We spent 5 days at the Zemplen County Records Center in Satoraljaujhely about 4-5 years ago with Karesz and a young Masters student from Israel referred by her Professor at the University of
Hi,
We spent 5 days at the Zemplen County Records Center in Satoraljaujhely about 4-5 years ago with Karesz and a young Masters student from Israel referred by her Professor at the University of
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mark reichard
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#646791
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Re: "His name was changed at Ellis Island"
#names
My grandfather's last name was "Yellen" but his family that came at different times were named "Levin"! Think we might be related????
My grandfather's last name was "Yellen" but his family that came at different times were named "Levin"! Think we might be related????
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susiekrumholz@...
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#646790
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Re: FamilySearch Christening records in 1870's New York
#usa
#general
I’d guess that the birth info was included in a pile that included births as well as christenings… and then it was entered into a record book they created an all-inclusive title.
I THINK THAT
I’d guess that the birth info was included in a pile that included births as well as christenings… and then it was entered into a record book they created an all-inclusive title.
I THINK THAT
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Barbara Mannlein <bsmannlein@...>
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#646789
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Re: Hebrew Translation for two Tombstones
#names
#translation
Hi Linda,
The one on the right-
Here lies or here is buried (abbreviation on top on both sides o the star of David)
My husband and our dear father
Our teaching rabbi (abbreviation) Ze’ev
Hi Linda,
The one on the right-
Here lies or here is buried (abbreviation on top on both sides o the star of David)
My husband and our dear father
Our teaching rabbi (abbreviation) Ze’ev
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Malka
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#646788
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Subj: ViewMate translation request - Polish
#translation
I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM83105
Please respond via
I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM83105
Please respond via
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Paul Moverman
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#646787
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Subj: ViewMate translation request - Polish
#translation
I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM83113
Please respond via
I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ...
http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM83113
Please respond via
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Paul Moverman
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#646786
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Re: Ballasagyarmat: what census records are there?
#hungary
Julia - you are an absolute marvel and extremely kind, thank you so much, what a wonderful list full of fascinating information, I certainly hadn't got as far as working out numbers of children or
Julia - you are an absolute marvel and extremely kind, thank you so much, what a wonderful list full of fascinating information, I certainly hadn't got as far as working out numbers of children or
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emmabcole@...
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#646785
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Re: "adoption" to avoid the czar's army
#general
#lithuania
I applaud Emily Garber’s approach to genealogical research and her admonition to take into account historical context when approaching a question or a problem. I would add to this that it can be
I applaud Emily Garber’s approach to genealogical research and her admonition to take into account historical context when approaching a question or a problem. I would add to this that it can be
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erikagottfried53@...
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#646784
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Re: greek jews
#sephardic
Susie:
It is probably possible that some of your ancestors who fled way back (you don't say how far back your research has gone) may have gone to Greece instead of the Ottoman Empire and there is a
Susie:
It is probably possible that some of your ancestors who fled way back (you don't say how far back your research has gone) may have gone to Greece instead of the Ottoman Empire and there is a
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Ina Getzoff
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#646783
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Re: Yiddish or Hebrew name for IDA
#belarus
#names
Hi Marilyn,
My great-great grandmother Ida Zacharowicz was born in Russia and emigrated to the U.S. in 1890. Ida was NOT too anglicized to be given to a Jewish girl! In fact Ida was quite popular for
Hi Marilyn,
My great-great grandmother Ida Zacharowicz was born in Russia and emigrated to the U.S. in 1890. Ida was NOT too anglicized to be given to a Jewish girl! In fact Ida was quite popular for
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agnesblum@...
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#646782
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Re: Percentages of ancestry - my Ashkenazi father seems to be partly of Italian/Greek descent?
#dna
Following the Roman conquest of Jerusalem and the dispersion, many Jews were taken to Italy. Jewish slave labor built the Coleseum and other Roman tourist trap monuments.
So it is not so much a
Following the Roman conquest of Jerusalem and the dispersion, many Jews were taken to Italy. Jewish slave labor built the Coleseum and other Roman tourist trap monuments.
So it is not so much a
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Kenneth Ryesky
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#646781
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Re: FamilySearch Christening records in 1870's New York
#usa
#general
Thank you Barbara.
So do you think that the "christening" was not one per se, but merely that the dataset included christenings, so a christening was assumed to have occurred by the dataset
Thank you Barbara.
So do you think that the "christening" was not one per se, but merely that the dataset included christenings, so a christening was assumed to have occurred by the dataset
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Phil Karlin
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#646780
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Re: Train travel Ukraine 19th-20th Century/
#ukraine
Since the trip you described took place in 1914, it’s likely that they were being evacuated or that they chose to flee as the Russian army advanced. The Austrian government was active in evacuating
Since the trip you described took place in 1914, it’s likely that they were being evacuated or that they chose to flee as the Russian army advanced. The Austrian government was active in evacuating
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Sharon Taylor
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#646779
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Re: Ballasagyarmat: what census records are there?
#hungary
10. Name: Samuel Waisz Jr., age: 29, birthplace: Hungary, Bgy, residence: ditto, income source: vinegar-maker, behavior: good, children under 10: daughter
Rézi his wife, 25, ditto
21. Samuel Waisz
10. Name: Samuel Waisz Jr., age: 29, birthplace: Hungary, Bgy, residence: ditto, income source: vinegar-maker, behavior: good, children under 10: daughter
Rézi his wife, 25, ditto
21. Samuel Waisz
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JPmiaou@...
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#646778
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Re: FamilySearch Christening records in 1870's New York
#usa
#general
But those were not recorded in NYC records, b/c they were not contemporaneous.. The LDS baptisms were recorded ONLY in LDS records NOT municipal records.
Barbara Mannlein
Tucson, AZ.
But those were not recorded in NYC records, b/c they were not contemporaneous.. The LDS baptisms were recorded ONLY in LDS records NOT municipal records.
Barbara Mannlein
Tucson, AZ.
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Barbara Mannlein <bsmannlein@...>
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#646777
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Hungarian Elementary School Yearbook records
#hungary
#education
I received several pages from "Elementary School Yearbooks" for years 1894-98, for grades 1-3. These are formal printed pages with up to 40 student names (all boys) and their scores in up to 14
I received several pages from "Elementary School Yearbooks" for years 1894-98, for grades 1-3. These are formal printed pages with up to 40 student names (all boys) and their scores in up to 14
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Ed Zwieback
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#646776
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Re: Hebrew Translation for two Tombstones
#names
#translation
The left one reads:
Feivel Zevulun, son of Yisrael, died Shvat 26, 5697
The right one:
My husband and our dear father (Rabbi) Zeev, son of Tzvi, died Shvat 10, 5697
Normally the American names
The left one reads:
Feivel Zevulun, son of Yisrael, died Shvat 26, 5697
The right one:
My husband and our dear father (Rabbi) Zeev, son of Tzvi, died Shvat 10, 5697
Normally the American names
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esriel@...
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#646775
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Re: FamilySearch Christening records in 1870's New York
#usa
#general
For a period of time, the LDS church engaged in the controversial practice of posthumous baptism of Jewish individuals: https://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/ldsagree.html They have since stopped the
For a period of time, the LDS church engaged in the controversial practice of posthumous baptism of Jewish individuals: https://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/ldsagree.html They have since stopped the
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David Oseas
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#646774
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