Bruce Wexler asked about the Galicia/Bukovina border near Horodenka. Horodenka is in Galicia. Part of the border between Galicia and Bukovina is formed by the Dniester. (I've been there, but that is a

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Bruce Wexler asked about the Galicia/Bukovina border near Horodenka. Horodenka is in Galicia. Part of the border between Galicia and Bukovina is formed by the Dniester. (I've been there, but that is a

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Hi Folks, A recent post suggested that synagogue records such as board of directors minutes be used as a source. Synagogue records are very helpful and I would suggest that movement archives are a gre

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Hi Folks, A recent post suggested that synagogue records such as board of directors minutes be used as a source. Synagogue records are very helpful and I would suggest that movement archives are a gre

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Hi Folks, Passover presents Jewish genealogists with a great opportunity to research family customs and traditions that can provide clues to our past. In 1990 a major survey of the US Jewish populatio

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Hi Folks, Passover presents Jewish genealogists with a great opportunity to research family customs and traditions that can provide clues to our past. In 1990 a major survey of the US Jewish populatio

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Pleasanton, CA is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Jewish newspaper for the area is called "J." Its website is : www.jewishsf.com J used to be known as The Northern California Jewish Bulletin

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Pleasanton, CA is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Jewish newspaper for the area is called "J." Its website is : www.jewishsf.com J used to be known as The Northern California Jewish Bulletin

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Jay Lenefsky suggest that data >from synagogue memorial boards be used as an untapped source of info. Its a great iudea, but lets expand it. Most synagogues publish a yearly Yizkor pamphlet for Yom Ki

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Jay Lenefsky suggest that data >from synagogue memorial boards be used as an untapped source of info. Its a great iudea, but lets expand it. Most synagogues publish a yearly Yizkor pamphlet for Yom Ki

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For what its worth. A Bessie in our family was officially named "Beatrice," which I strongly suscpect was not her birth name in Eastern Europe! She was called "Bessie" by some and "Grandma B" by other

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For what its worth. A Bessie in our family was officially named "Beatrice," which I strongly suscpect was not her birth name in Eastern Europe! She was called "Bessie" by some and "Grandma B" by other

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A genner recently inquired about an obit look up in "Redings,CA." There is a community in Northern California near Mt. Shasta named Redding. A website www.redding.com is linked to the news paper and t

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A genner recently inquired about an obit look up in "Redings,CA." There is a community in Northern California near Mt. Shasta named Redding. A website www.redding.com is linked to the news paper and t

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A recent post was seeking information about the REINES family. Alvin REINES is a professor at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinatti. He developed a philsophy of Judaism known as "Polydoxy." I don't k

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A recent post was seeking information about the REINES family. Alvin REINES is a professor at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinatti. He developed a philsophy of Judaism known as "Polydoxy." I don't k

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A recent post sought info about the early days of Monterey County. I would suggest contacting the history departments at Monterey Peninsula Community College in Monterey and Hartnell College in Salina

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A recent post sought info about the early days of Monterey County. I would suggest contacting the history departments at Monterey Peninsula Community College in Monterey and Hartnell College in Salina

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There are many on line sources for maps of Israel. Two sites are as follows: www.jajz-ed.org.il/100/maps/ The maps on this site are both comtemporary and historical. www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/israel.htm

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There are many on line sources for maps of Israel. Two sites are as follows: www.jajz-ed.org.il/100/maps/ The maps on this site are both comtemporary and historical. www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/israel.htm

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