I am standing “on the shoulders” of the above replies in composing my response. Here lies Our dear mother A modest and honest woman Beloved to all those who knew her Mrs.

Do you have the Polish passport? I would be very surprised to see a Polish passport issued in 1914. Before the end of WWI, Poland was divided up between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Russian

I love to go to and to photograph synagogues in every city I visit. Here is the link to my photo galleries of synagogues of Europe: Synagogues-of-Europe

This picture was taken in Germany, but can anyone identify at least the decade? Susan Lubow Researching: SCHWARZ, HIRSCHINGER, AMSEL Sent from Mail for Windows 10

There are a number of discrepancies among the replies that were given. I hope to come back with a full reading later. Meanwhile, I would like to point out: 1. Her middle name might have been

Sometimes Chaya becomes Ida. Also Ida is sometimes from Eidel - sweet/gentle - in Yiddish Susan WOLMAN researching WOLMAN - Minsk, Minsk, Belarus, Brooklyn, Albany, NY PALEY - Shatsk, Minsk,

Although they are not organized at all, you can find some 560 images of tombstones in the Lodz New Jewish cemetery in this Wikimedia collection Wikimedia Commons collection of Lodz cemetery photos The

Hello, Sally Bruckheimer indicates that the "Vaz Dias Collectie" used to be LDS Microfilm #'s 899932 and 899933. Searching for those numbers on FamilySearch, does seem to still show them as she

My great grandmother's (Yiddish) name was Eiga, sometimes spelled in English as Aega. One time someone wrote her name as Ida, but that was definitely not her name. Joan Baronberg MESTER, WEISSER,

Hi Iris, Please let me know if your researcher comes through. Thanks. LISA BRACCO

Hi Jeff, Could you provide contact information for Dr. Gyemant? You can send directly to me at lisa5bracco4@.... Thanks. LISA

May I respectfully pass comment on the Hebrew abbreviations of בש''ט . In this particular case as they appear by/with the date they must refer to the date and NOT to her personality ,all listed

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The R1a Levites are Ashkenazim. A small majority of Sephardic Levites are haplogroup J ----nothing more specific

ELIAS is a very common Sephardic name and is found amongst Greek Jews in particular. Just try googling the name or check any of the genealogy web sites. Turkus also appears to be a Sephardic name or

My wife’s grandparents were both from Iasi. They were married in 1905. Moshe Hochberg served in the military before coming to the US and went back to pick up his bride. They were married on Ellis

Hi Iris Would you share your researcher in Galati? My ggrandfather died in Galati. I know it was an accident, but that is all I know. I have a picture of his gravestone, but would love a copy of his

Ida seems too Anglicized to be a name used in Eastern Europe. In addition to Chaya, with its various spellings, in Yiddish the name may have been Itka, whose name in English was Ida. Keith Osher

Here is buried (abbreviation) Our dear mother A modest and upstanding woman Honored and distinguished Beloved to all who knew her Mrs Chana Freida daughter of our leader the Rabbi (abbreviation)

Mary Ellen, The translation of the gravestone is as follows: First line: po nikbarah (abbr.) – here lies Second line: imanu ha’yikarah ­– our dear mother Third line: eishet tzenuah