The name looks like Czerwinski. If you look at the New York arrival of the Neckar on Nov 25, 1903 you will find Mandel Czerwinski. He is passenger #23 on the manifest page. On the same page are, what

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There is a 1894 New Haven Court naturalization index card for Solomon or Samuel Slade / Slootsky on FamilySearch.org. If you could locate the document(s) themselves there might be a clue there. David

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I meant KNAPF and KNOPF

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IF you go to Jewishgen > Research > Discussion Groups and navigate down to Message History you can click on any month and search for your name. Try Knafp and Knofp. David Rosen Boston, MA

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The same card is on Ancestry.com The card is explained on Ancestry: Arrival Date is June 13, 1930. Another card on Ancestry indicates his naturalization took place at the Princeton Ill. Circuit Court,

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Father's name would be pronounced Manish on Joseph's stone. Assuming the letter vav is an erroneously engraved nun on Samuel's stone, the pronunciation Manish would be the same. David Rosen Boston, AM

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Cert 305 is, most likely, related to the requirement to have a bond of financial support from a friend or family member if the immigrant was denied admission for LPC (Likely Public Charge) Abraham was

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Vivs: Because of arranged marriages, your assumption that the towns are near each other may not be correct. His town is Sluck/Slutsk https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/jgcd.php His NY arrival, as A

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1. Probably Father's papers. His father naturalized while Sam was a minor. See if Sam's age matches the year of his father's naturalization. 2. She could show her husband's naturalization certificate

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Already exists as you describe: Do a name search on the JewishGen Discussion Group archives. 1993 - current. here: https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main Aug 1999 - current and here: http://data.jewishge

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There are three instances where the bride's name appears. I see it as Scheine twice on the first page, and Szeny on the second page. If you can get to see the stone in the cemetery you might see Shayn

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See: Given names here. Explains a lot about naming traditions. https://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/GivenNames/slide1.html David Rosen Boston, MA

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I did a search on the JewishGen Discussion Group Archives for "Switched at birth" and found what you may be looking for: https://strangepilgrimage.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/and-who-wouldve-thought-it-f

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See: https://www.segal.org/name/index.html David Rosen Boston, MA

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At least one child born at sea is listed on the passenger list page. Eva Golda FISCHER was born at sea aboard the SS Carmania in 1928. The 1930 census lists her as Evelyn Carmania FISHER. Birthplace "

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This kind of request comes up regularly. There are no rules when it comes to selecting a secular name for a person who has a Hebrew name, or, in reverse, finding a probable Hebrew name for someone whe

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There is a Kartenai in Lithuania, http://www.fallingrain.com/world/LH/a/K/a/r/t/ https://www.tripmondo.com/lithuania/vilniaus-apskritis/ukmerge/kartenai/ David Rosen Boston, MA

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There is a Cook County, Illinois death record for a Harry Goldstein on FamilySearch.org, March 1910. In the days before modern social safety nets existed it was not uncommon for widows and widowers wi

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Maybe Cewice http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PL/82/Cewice.html David Rosen Boston, MA

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I searched using only the last name, the ship, and the arrival month. Was surprised to see Meier matching the age and the occupation. David Rosen

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