Thanks to all for the new additions to the Litvak Database. I discovered ancestors that I never knew existed! Now some questions: a) One of my relatives is listed with a first name of "Orel". What rea

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Thanks to all for the new additions to the Litvak Database. I discovered ancestors that I never knew existed! Now some questions: a) One of my relatives is listed with a first name of "Orel". What rea

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To fellow Litvaks, I recently read on the Litvaksig announcements that there were ID cards issued in Lithuania between 1920 and 1940. I contacted the Kaunus Archives and received copies of the records

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To fellow Litvaks, I recently read on the Litvaksig announcements that there were ID cards issued in Lithuania between 1920 and 1940. I contacted the Kaunus Archives and received copies of the records

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I tried reading some issues of Hamagid on the microfilms available at Hebrew university library, but I found it too difficult to do. The paper was too dark, the letters too small etc. Rav Aryeh Leib L

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I tried reading some issues of Hamagid on the microfilms available at Hebrew university library, but I found it too difficult to do. The paper was too dark, the letters too small etc. Rav Aryeh Leib L

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