A female child, given the name "Czarkusia", was born in 1812 to my direct ancestors Mosiek (Moshe) and Esterka (Ester) Dawidowicz in Dzialoszyn, central Poland. The original birth announcement is on t

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A female child, given the name "Czarkusia", was born in 1812 to my direct ancestors Mosiek (Moshe) and Esterka (Ester) Dawidowicz in Dzialoszyn, central Poland. The original birth announcement is on t

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Carol Rombro Rider wrote: Can anyone confirm that the small town of Mazarambroz, Spain once had a Jewish population? This town is a little southwest of Toledo, Spain. I can find no reference to a Jewi

#sephardic

Carol Rombro Rider wrote: Can anyone confirm that the small town of Mazarambroz, Spain once had a Jewish population? This town is a little southwest of Toledo, Spain. I can find no reference to a Jewi

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Alison Greengard wrote" Someone I am acquainted with always suspected one of her grandparents was Jewish. She tested with both Ancestry.com and Family Tree DNA who show her to be 27-30% Jewish. I am t

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Alison Greengard wrote" Someone I am acquainted with always suspected one of her grandparents was Jewish. She tested with both Ancestry.com and Family Tree DNA who show her to be 27-30% Jewish. I am t

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June Genis wrote: I've noticed that I have DNA connection to a number of people whose surnames begin with the same root but end in either "berg" or "thal". For example Rosenberg vs Rosenthal. Many of

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June Genis wrote: I've noticed that I have DNA connection to a number of people whose surnames begin with the same root but end in either "berg" or "thal". For example Rosenberg vs Rosenthal. Many of

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Is there anything known about early (pre 18th century) intermarriage between Jews and Fenno Scandinavians? I ask this as I recently uploaded my autosomal DNA to an analysis site (Gedmatch.com) and it

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Is there anything known about early (pre 18th century) intermarriage between Jews and Fenno Scandinavians? I ask this as I recently uploaded my autosomal DNA to an analysis site (Gedmatch.com) and it

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Does anyone know of a project looking at the former Sephardic Jewish community in Poland or, ideally, an autosomal project which considers Sephardi DNA? I ask this as I recently uploaded my autosomal

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Does anyone know of a project looking at the former Sephardic Jewish community in Poland or, ideally, an autosomal project which considers Sephardi DNA? I ask this as I recently uploaded my autosomal

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Simone Berk wrote: "...I am researching the marriage of Chaja Malka LEWKOWICZ (1857-1938) of Dzialoszyn, Poland and Salomon Szulim HENRAJC (1850-1928). Together they had 8 children that I can confirm.

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Simone Berk wrote: "...I am researching the marriage of Chaja Malka LEWKOWICZ (1857-1938) of Dzialoszyn, Poland and Salomon Szulim HENRAJC (1850-1928). Together they had 8 children that I can confirm.

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It looks like a transliteration of the Yiddish diminutive for the name Miriam (sometimes written Mimelah) Martin Davis London (UK)

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It looks like a transliteration of the Yiddish diminutive for the name Miriam (sometimes written Mimelah) Martin Davis London (UK)

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The embedded Ukraine SIG link to the Kamanets Podolsk records catalogue, which I posted yesterday, did not reproduce correctly. A shortened link to this catalogue is http://tinyurl.com/zsjql67 Martin

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The embedded Ukraine SIG link to the Kamanets Podolsk records catalogue, which I posted yesterday, did not reproduce correctly. A shortened link to this catalogue is http://tinyurl.com/zsjql67 Martin

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Chuck Weinstein wrote: All surviving Jewish vital records >from Kamenets Podolsky can be found in the Khmelnitsky Archives in Ukraine...... many were damaged in a fire in the Kamenets Podolsky Archive

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Chuck Weinstein wrote: All surviving Jewish vital records >from Kamenets Podolsky can be found in the Khmelnitsky Archives in Ukraine...... many were damaged in a fire in the Kamenets Podolsky Archive

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