A name that is lined out either (1) was not on board the ship at all or (2) is on another page of the manifest. I have seen where a family does not get to the ship on time, or a family member is too s

#general

I can't find these entries on the original Montezuma manifest, arriving New Brunswick, Canada on Mar 23, 1906. The handwriting on your list does not resemble anything on the original and must have bee

#austria-czech

Dov is a common Hebrew name. Named for the bear. See: https://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/GivenNames/slide21.html David Rosen Boston, MA

#names

Looks to me to be Sana followed by the title HaCohen, then YALEN. The symbol of the open hands giving the priestly blessing is for a descendant of the Cohens the tribe of priests from ancient Israel.

#names

The FEUERLICHT family can be found on the JewishGen USA Database by searching the surname and using the Fuzzy Match option. Thanks to the work of Dr. Howard Relles and a group of dedicated volunteers

#names

The records for the Hebrew National Orphan Home are at the American Jewish Historical Society / Center for Jewish History in NYC. David Rosen Boston, MA

#general #usa

These numbers in the last column are a count of the males - females on the passenger list. It is easily confirmed by looking at the column with the heading "Sex" and adding up the males and the female

#usa

Go to Jewishgen > Get Started > Tools > Calendar Conversion and enter the civil date from the stone. You will see 5679 is correct. David Rosen Boston, MA

#translation

There were, at times, civil laws that only allowed the eldest Jewish son to marry. The religious community recognized the marriage as legitimate but not the civil authorities. David Rosen Boston, MA

#germany

If the destination address is a train ride away, I believe RR means RailRoad. David Rosen Boston, MA

#usa

Instructions to Enumerators for the 1910 census are on-line. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/technical-documentation/questionnaires/1910/1910-instructions.html There appears t

#usa

On 5/16/2020 12:34 PM, Hilary Henkin wrote: Rhonda, don't give up hope. On one of my grandfather's several Border Crossing Records between Toronto and New York, he specifically stated the name of the

#names

Another possibility: He could have had a second given name e.g., Yitzchak Gershon. David Rosen Boston, MA

#germany #names

Here lies my dear mother Golda daughter of Moshe died 22 Tamuz 5688 May her soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life. (Acronym) This story is from the NY Times Archives. David Rosen Boston, MA

#translation

See if you can find a naturalization record for a member of your LISS family. It could give the name upon arrival and/or the ship. David Rosen Boston, MA

#names

If you go to the Jewishgen Memorial Plaque Data Base and enter the given name (Sounds like) Nellie you will get a list of Nellies, many with Hebrew/Yiddish names. The most common is Nechama/Necha/Nech

#russia #names

This subject has come up before in the discussion group. You can do a search on the word "recte" in the discussion group archives and see 50+ messages. r = recte It means the correct name, in your exa

#galicia

I looked up the ship Statendam, arrived NY on 4 Sep 1898. Child is male. I would say Ksyel is short for Yekusiel David Rosen Boston, MA

Rivne / Rovno / Rowno in Ukraine are one place. See https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/rovno/index.asp David Rosen Bosto, MA

#ukraine

There is a good description on-line at the GG Archives: https://www.gjenvick.com/Immigration/Emigration/1903-10-08-EmigrationToTheUnitedStatesViaHamburgGermany.html David Rosen Boston MA