Two things happened: one official, and one economic. In Ukraine, civilization as St Petersburg understood it stopped somewhat south and east of Kiev. >from there on, you were in a lawless area much ak

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Two things happened: one official, and one economic. In Ukraine, civilization as St Petersburg understood it stopped somewhat south and east of Kiev. >from there on, you were in a lawless area much ak

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I think Fannie is mostly a nickname. However, the name Fanya appears as a given name for a girl in the birth records for Nezhin Ukraine. The first occurrence is for a girl born around 1880. There are

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I think Fannie is mostly a nickname. However, the name Fanya appears as a given name for a girl in the birth records for Nezhin Ukraine. The first occurrence is for a girl born around 1880. There are

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Toward the end of Exodus, Betsalel is one of the artists selected to oversee the construction of the mishkan. In eastern Europe, Betsalel often is abbreviated to Tsalel. I have never seen Tzala, but B

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Toward the end of Exodus, Betsalel is one of the artists selected to oversee the construction of the mishkan. In eastern Europe, Betsalel often is abbreviated to Tsalel. I have never seen Tzala, but B

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It is hard to know who the witnesses are without seeing the entire document translated. Many of these documents begin something like "On 2 February 1880 Avram Itskov Shvarts appeared before me and dec

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It is hard to know who the witnesses are without seeing the entire document translated. Many of these documents begin something like "On 2 February 1880 Avram Itskov Shvarts appeared before me and dec

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The pineapple and the scallop shell are both symbols of hospitality, but for different reasons. The scallop shell is the symbol of St. James of Compostela. A regular pilgrimage route was established i

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The pineapple and the scallop shell are both symbols of hospitality, but for different reasons. The scallop shell is the symbol of St. James of Compostela. A regular pilgrimage route was established i

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KUPER and KUPEROV were names used alternately by the same people over the almost-60-year-period 1860-1918 for which we have vital records of the town of Nezhin Ukraine, a town dominated by the Lubovic

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KUPER and KUPEROV were names used alternately by the same people over the almost-60-year-period 1860-1918 for which we have vital records of the town of Nezhin Ukraine, a town dominated by the Lubovic

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I think they are the same person. Though Leib is a name that is usually paired with Aryeh, Leib is yiddish for lion. Jacob, in blessing his sons, compares Yehudah to a lion. (Genesis 49:9). I think on

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I think they are the same person. Though Leib is a name that is usually paired with Aryeh, Leib is yiddish for lion. Jacob, in blessing his sons, compares Yehudah to a lion. (Genesis 49:9). I think on

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% of U.S. Immigrants Entering Through Each Port 1880 1885 1890 NY 58% 67% 80% Boston 7% 6% 7% Phila 5% 5% 5% Balt 4% 3% 6% SF 2% 0% 1% Others 24% 10% 1% * Other ports include Portland ME, New Bedford

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% of U.S. Immigrants Entering Through Each Port 1880 1885 1890 NY 58% 67% 80% Boston 7% 6% 7% Phila 5% 5% 5% Balt 4% 3% 6% SF 2% 0% 1% Others 24% 10% 1% * Other ports include Portland ME, New Bedford

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Dear Debbie, You may be unable to find your gf in the Social Security Death Index because your gf died too soon. First, social security as enacted in 1935 covered only employees. In the 1950s and 1960

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Dear Debbie, You may be unable to find your gf in the Social Security Death Index because your gf died too soon. First, social security as enacted in 1935 covered only employees. In the 1950s and 1960

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Chasing a name like REICHLINE leaves you chasing many variant spellings. An ancestor of mine married a Rakhlin in Nezhin Ukraine in 1886. He was originally registered in Novo-Aleksandrovsk uezd, which

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Chasing a name like REICHLINE leaves you chasing many variant spellings. An ancestor of mine married a Rakhlin in Nezhin Ukraine in 1886. He was originally registered in Novo-Aleksandrovsk uezd, which

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