Hi Mark, Interestingly, the haftara portion for Sukkot (which we are now celebrating) starts with: "Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity". 'Nuff said... Regards, Me

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Hi Mark, Interestingly, the haftara portion for Sukkot (which we are now celebrating) starts with: "Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity". 'Nuff said... Regards, Me

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My vote is for Meir as the surname. Aside >from the fact that Meir is a recognized surname in Israel (q.v., Golda Meir), and Chanan is not, I have never seen the "Family Name first Given Name last" or

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My vote is for Meir as the surname. Aside >from the fact that Meir is a recognized surname in Israel (q.v., Golda Meir), and Chanan is not, I have never seen the "Family Name first Given Name last" or

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I have found a potential relative in a 1934 Washington, D.C. directory. After his name, I see "solr". The word "solr" appears were a profession is listed for everyone else. Does anyone have any idea w

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I have found a potential relative in a 1934 Washington, D.C. directory. After his name, I see "solr". The word "solr" appears were a profession is listed for everyone else. Does anyone have any idea w

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Hi All, I just discovered that my great-grandmother and her parents came to the US >from Iasi (Jassy) Romania around 1891. I couldn't find much on Iasi in the JewishGen online databases. How could I f

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Hi All, I just discovered that my great-grandmother and her parents came to the US >from Iasi (Jassy) Romania around 1891. I couldn't find much on Iasi in the JewishGen online databases. How could I f

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Dear All, I wish to thank all who wrote me offline with helpful suggestions, but would particularly like to thank Sherri Bobish and Yehudah Ben Shlomo, each of whom found my great-grandfather and his

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Dear All, I wish to thank all who wrote me offline with helpful suggestions, but would particularly like to thank Sherri Bobish and Yehudah Ben Shlomo, each of whom found my great-grandfather and his

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Hi All, I understand that there are some peculiarities with the 1870 Census for Manhattan. First of all, I believe it was performed twice, as the first attempt was deemed unsatisfactory. Second, it ap

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Hi All, I understand that there are some peculiarities with the 1870 Census for Manhattan. First of all, I believe it was performed twice, as the first attempt was deemed unsatisfactory. Second, it ap

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Your best bet would be to find his naturalization records. If he lived in New York, the 1915 and 1925 NY State Census usually stated year of naturalization and by which court. I believe that by the mi

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Your best bet would be to find his naturalization records. If he lived in New York, the 1915 and 1925 NY State Census usually stated year of naturalization and by which court. I believe that by the mi

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Hi Trudy, For me, the general rule is to include all blood relatives, their spouses/partners, and their legally adopted children. You are a full relative to all of Yankel Leib and Rachel Leah's common

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Hi Trudy, For me, the general rule is to include all blood relatives, their spouses/partners, and their legally adopted children. You are a full relative to all of Yankel Leib and Rachel Leah's common

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Hi Jackie, The Hebrew Infant Home was indeed an orphanage. However, many of the children had living parents who didn't have the money to raise them or had some personal problem which prevented them >f

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Hi Jackie, The Hebrew Infant Home was indeed an orphanage. However, many of the children had living parents who didn't have the money to raise them or had some personal problem which prevented them >f

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A couple of ideas: 1) They could have all died. 1915 was before the days of antibiotics. I have seen a small number of incidents in which an entire family died of illness in a relatively short period

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A couple of ideas: 1) They could have all died. 1915 was before the days of antibiotics. I have seen a small number of incidents in which an entire family died of illness in a relatively short period

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