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Looking for my roots in Proskurov
#ukraine
I am looking for information on Gavrilovich, Shoichet and Mazover families in Proskurov, Ukraine. Thanks.
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I am looking for information on Gavrilovich, Shoichet and Mazover families in Proskurov, Ukraine. Thanks.
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Efraim
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Military Uniform, Russian or Polish?
#photographs
It is definitely not Russian. Probably Polish or Austrian.
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It is definitely not Russian. Probably Polish or Austrian.
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Efraim
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Military Uniform, Russian or Polish?
#photographs
It is definitely not Russian. Probably Polish or Austrian.
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It is definitely not Russian. Probably Polish or Austrian.
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Efraim
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KATCHOP-Ukrainian Slavic language
#ukraine
I was born and raised in Ukraine, but I never heard this word before. I will ask around, out of curiosity.
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I was born and raised in Ukraine, but I never heard this word before. I will ask around, out of curiosity.
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Efraim
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Searching for Shoikhet and Chausovsky families currently in Lithuania
#lithuania
My Mom maiden name was Shoihet, but her family lived in Proskurov, Ukraine, where I was born too. This is a popular last name as it is related to a popular among Jews profession.
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My Mom maiden name was Shoihet, but her family lived in Proskurov, Ukraine, where I was born too. This is a popular last name as it is related to a popular among Jews profession.
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Efraim
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Meaning of the given mame "Ickowna"
#names
Correct spelling is Itzkovna. This is a patronym and it means that her father's name was Itzik or Isaak in Russian spelling. Incidentally, my mom was Rozalia Isaakovna.
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Correct spelling is Itzkovna. This is a patronym and it means that her father's name was Itzik or Isaak in Russian spelling. Incidentally, my mom was Rozalia Isaakovna.
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Efraim
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Historic Synagogues of Europe
#general
#unitedkingdom
I love to go to and to photograph synagogues in every city I visit. Here is the link to my photo galleries of synagogues of Europe: Synagogues-of-Europe
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I love to go to and to photograph synagogues in every city I visit. Here is the link to my photo galleries of synagogues of Europe: Synagogues-of-Europe
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Efraim
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given name "Slawa"?
#names
#poland
Sława is short from either Władysława, Bronisława or Stanisława. These are Polish female names, not Russian.
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Sława is short from either Władysława, Bronisława or Stanisława. These are Polish female names, not Russian.
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Efraim
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given name "Slawa"?
#names
#poland
I forgot another Polish name - Zdzisława. Zdzisia or Sława is a short form of it.
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I forgot another Polish name - Zdzisława. Zdzisia or Sława is a short form of it.
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Efraim
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Potato Latkes...are you Litvak or Galitizianer?
#galicia
#lithuania
On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 05:45 PM, Joan Parker wrote: Recent posts about Galicia brought to this senior's mind from the distant past... what you put on your latkes showed from whence the family came, o
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On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 05:45 PM, Joan Parker wrote: Recent posts about Galicia brought to this senior's mind from the distant past... what you put on your latkes showed from whence the family came, o
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Efraim
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Does anyone know this town?
#records
Try to read the question again. He asked about the place of BIRTH.
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Try to read the question again. He asked about the place of BIRTH.
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Efraim
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Meaning of surname “Moshchennik”
#translation
#names
#lithuania
#russia
There is a difference in pronunciation between moshchennik (мощенник), a paver, and moshenik (мошенник), а swindler. Frankly, while a swindler in Russian is a very popular word, I have never heard abo
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There is a difference in pronunciation between moshchennik (мощенник), a paver, and moshenik (мошенник), а swindler. Frankly, while a swindler in Russian is a very popular word, I have never heard abo
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Efraim
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Minsk Jewish names,
#names
#belarus
Correction: Patronims in Russian are always "ovitch", never "ov". For women it's always "ovna". The person's father name was most likely Itzik in Yiddish or Isaak in Russian documents. This was a name
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Correction: Patronims in Russian are always "ovitch", never "ov". For women it's always "ovna". The person's father name was most likely Itzik in Yiddish or Isaak in Russian documents. This was a name
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Efraim
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help finding a Russian poem
#russia
#translation
Hello, I found the original poem in Russian. The one on the card has some deviations from the original below. However, I tried and failed to find an author. I did a search on Google and Yandex, the Ru
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Hello, I found the original poem in Russian. The one on the card has some deviations from the original below. However, I tried and failed to find an author. I did a search on Google and Yandex, the Ru
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Efraim
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Etymology of the Rudman surname
#names
The word "Rudy" (roo-dy) means "redhead" in Polish and Ukrainian. This might be the answer. Another similar word in Russian "ruda" (roo-da) means "ore". BTW, my wife's family name is Rootman, somewhat
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The word "Rudy" (roo-dy) means "redhead" in Polish and Ukrainian. This might be the answer. Another similar word in Russian "ruda" (roo-da) means "ore". BTW, my wife's family name is Rootman, somewhat
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Efraim
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