Hi Michael, You wrote: According to the Hebrew Wikipedia, the first man so called was a follower of Jesus, Yosef Haramati. His name was given because he came Ramatayim. Rama means hill, plateau , HaRA

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Hi Michael, You wrote: According to the Hebrew Wikipedia, the first man so called was a follower of Jesus, Yosef Haramati. His name was given because he came Ramatayim. Rama means hill, plateau , HaRA

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Hi Brenda, You asked: According to Rabbi Shmuel Gorr: Jewish personal Names. Avotaynu, 1992. the name Gennendel is a diminutive of the the name Genana that means "old woman" in old High German. Basing

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Hi Brenda, You asked: According to Rabbi Shmuel Gorr: Jewish personal Names. Avotaynu, 1992. the name Gennendel is a diminutive of the the name Genana that means "old woman" in old High German. Basing

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Dear all, The International Institute for Jewish Genealogy has extended to 30 June 2011 the deadline for submitting proposals for original research in the field of Jewish Genealogy, to be carried out

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Dear all, The International Institute for Jewish Genealogy has extended to 30 June 2011 the deadline for submitting proposals for original research in the field of Jewish Genealogy, to be carried out

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Dear all, I am very pleased to announce that a bibliography on North Africa Jews, including more than 3,100 items, has been prepared by the late Robert Attal, scholar at the Ben Zvi Institute in Jerus

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Dear all, I am very pleased to announce that a bibliography on North Africa Jews, including more than 3,100 items, has been prepared by the late Robert Attal, scholar at the Ben Zvi Institute in Jerus

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Dear all, I am very pleased to announce that a bibliography on North Africa Jews, including more than 3,100 items, has been prepared by the late Robert Attal, scholar at the Ben Zvi Institute in Jerus

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Dear all, I am very pleased to announce that a bibliography on North Africa Jews, including more than 3,100 items, has been prepared by the late Robert Attal, scholar at the Ben Zvi Institute in Jerus

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Dear all, Here are the details of new book that looks fascinating: Steven B. Bowman. The Agony of Greek Jews, 1940-1945. Stanford, Stanford University Press, 2009. xiv + 325 pp. $55.00 (cloth), ISBN 9

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Dear all, Here are the details of new book that looks fascinating: Steven B. Bowman. The Agony of Greek Jews, 1940-1945. Stanford, Stanford University Press, 2009. xiv + 325 pp. $55.00 (cloth), ISBN 9

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Dear Barbara, You asked about Mustafa-Pasha and Adapazari. Mustafa-Pasha is the Turkish name of the Bulgarian city named Slivengrad, which is closed to to the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, that

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Dear Barbara, You asked about Mustafa-Pasha and Adapazari. Mustafa-Pasha is the Turkish name of the Bulgarian city named Slivengrad, which is closed to to the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, that

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Shalom, On a tombstone the surname is inscribed in Hebrew Tet-Shin-Ain-Vav-Ain. If any one is familiar with that name that may be >from Hungary, can she/he tell how to spell it it in Latin letters and

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Shalom, On a tombstone the surname is inscribed in Hebrew Tet-Shin-Ain-Vav-Ain. If any one is familiar with that name that may be >from Hungary, can she/he tell how to spell it it in Latin letters and

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Thank you very much Odeda for all the provided info. Shalom, Mathilde Tagger Jerusalem

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Thank you very much Odeda for all the provided info. Shalom, Mathilde Tagger Jerusalem

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Dear all, A new genealogy group has been formed in Israel. The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) will focus on helping people pursue their family genealogy with resources >from within Israe

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Dear all, A new genealogy group has been formed in Israel. The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) will focus on helping people pursue their family genealogy with resources >from within Israe

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