Hi Tess, I'm not sure about the name pronounced Neta meaning seedling although it does sound like a more recent convention. There is a similar name Nota (נטע ) for ashkenazi men that often accompanies

Unless you know otherwise, I think it is most likely to stand for Eretz Yisrael, meaning born in the land of Israel. Binyamin Kerman

Hi Harvey, The answer to your question is both yes and no. The spelling of both names Neta and Nota (both נטע) suggests they relate to a planting or seedling. The strange thing is that in the common c

Hi everyone, I have been unsuccessfully trying to make contact with Roni Seibel Liebowitz who is listed as the manager of the Kehillahlink page for Belchatow Poland. The webpage doesn't look like it h

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Kalonimus is a first name that is paired with the slightly more common name Kalman. I don't know the origin of either name but even if they originally came about in connection with a certain family I

Hi Ellen, I would agree with David that the surname is probably based on Kishinev now in Moldova. If you are unsure of your cousin's account of the surname have you checked what is recorded in the cen

Hi everyone, I have recently found the burial location of my gg uncle and aunt in the Mount Sinai Memorial Park cemetery in Los Angeles, CA. The cemetery gave me the plot information but I don't have

Hi Barbara, Thanks for the suggestion. It was actually me that added them to Find a Grave yesterday, and I did request photos there but I don't really have much knowledge of their website and how like

I will give a couple reasons to include babies who died at birth. I recently corresponded with someone who did extensive research to determine a genetic disorder in his family. Part of this involved l

Sylvia, This is the type of post that would be very beneficial to have the surname and town included in the heading. Being more specific gets the attention of the people who may be able to help you. S

Hi, I have posted a record on ViewMate for the birth of Aron MICHALOWICZ in Belchatow in 1859. If anyone is able to provide it I would really appreciate a translation of the Polish. http://www.jewishg

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Hi, it's impossible to definitively know just from these entries if these are the same person. It seems like the clue that would help the most is somewhat lost in translation. In the first entry there

Breina could also have been anglicized to Beth. There are no hard rules to corresponding Yiddish or Hebrew names to English ones, it's mostly preference.

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If you have the document posting a picture on Jewishgen's Viewmate will probably give you more productive responses. Here we can only guess wildly without seeing other handwriting for comparison. Also

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I would add that the abbreviation before Tzvi is for Reb, a title more like mister than Rabbi. As an aside, the Yiddish names Hertz or Hirsch mean a deer, as does the Hebrew name Tzvi. Tzvi Hirsch or

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It is true that Tzvi usually goes with Hirsch and for some reason Naftali goes with Hertz, but there are always exceptions. There was a Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Hertz Luknietzky, and there are definitely oth

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Alexander can be a given "Hebrew" name (not just an adopted or given secular name in addition to a Hebrew name). In this case since his name in Hebrew was Eliyahu it appears Alexander was taken on as

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Hi Corey The artwork depicts a candelabra which is a common symbol on womens' gravestones. It signifies the lighting of Shabbat candles which is a special mitzvah for a woman and also seems to connote

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Number 20: ז''ל meaning "of blessed memory" can be abbreviated OBM. הי''ד Stands for Hashem yinkom damo/damah meaning "may God avenge his/her blood" and is used following the name of a martyr. Hy"d ca

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I can't directly help with your request, but I was suspicious that Lechas Yosher was misspelled from Lekach Yosher or something else. I did a simple Google search and found some information about a co

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