In Soviet Russia some women preferred to keep their maiden name and not adopt the name of their husband. It was a common phenomenon. Sometimes, the husband would take the wife’s name, as was the case

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A short derivative for Yitzchak is Yitzik. Irina Fridman

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Ok, now I understand re CMJ. London Society for Promoting Christianity among Jews was particularly active in the 1850s/60s in London, trying to convert Jews, especially those who were struggling makin

Can you please give the specific info as much as you know, especially about the date/s the family moved? The events in Russia might give a clue as to the reasons for the move, such as the military cam

It's Polotzk or Polotsk in Belorus

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Hello I'm conducting research into the BARNARD family >from Chatham, who were music halls and theatre proprietors in Chatham and later around the country. I'm looking for descendants of the above fami

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Hello I'm conducting research into the BARNARD family >from Chatham, who were music halls and theatre proprietors in Chatham and later around the country. I'm looking for descendants of the above fami

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Dear Genners, Thank you very much for the replies. Your answers do help a lot, however I'm still puzzled: 1. Daniel Maccabeth a Low Country> [cf. Holland/Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg] is a quote >

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Dear Genners, Thank you very much for the replies. Your answers do help a lot, however I'm still puzzled: 1. Daniel Maccabeth a Low Country> [cf. Holland/Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg] is a quote >

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Dear Genners, Thank you very much for the replies. Your answers do help a lot, however I'm still puzzled: 1. Daniel Maccabeth a Low Country> [cf. Holland/Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg] is a quote >

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Dear Genners, Thank you very much for the replies. Your answers do help a lot, however I'm still puzzled: 1. Daniel Maccabeth a Low Country> [cf. Holland/Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg] is a quote >

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Dear Genners, I'm conducting some research into the history of one of the Jewish communities. The records go as far as the end of the 18th century (1780s). However,... and these are the questions: 1.

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Dear Genners, I'm conducting some research into the history of one of the Jewish communities. The records go as far as the end of the 18th century (1780s). However,... and these are the questions: 1.

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Dear Genners, I'm conducting some research into the history of one of the Jewish communities. The records go as far as the end of the 18th century (1780s). However,... and these are the questions: 1.

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Dear Genners, I'm conducting some research into the history of one of the Jewish communities. The records go as far as the end of the 18th century (1780s). However,... and these are the questions: 1.

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Dear Genners, Could you, please, advise me how I can find a confirmation of a marriage, which allegedly took place in New York in 1945? One of my relatives was married in England in 1937, but then his

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Dear Genners, Could you, please, advise me how I can find a confirmation of a marriage, which allegedly took place in New York in 1945? One of my relatives was married in England in 1937, but then his

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Dear Genners, Could anyone advise me where the records of the above Academy are held (if any)? Regards, Irina Shub Chatham, UK

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Dear Genners, Could anyone advise me where the records of the above Academy are held (if any)? Regards, Irina Shub Chatham, UK

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Dear Genners, Does anyone know of any schools in Kew (UK) in the middle of the 19th century which admitted Jews? Thank you in advance, Irina Shub Chatham, UK

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