Is anyone familiar with the name Jur (or Jure or Jura)? Is this a Polish named that was used in Galicia, or perhaps it had a Jewish origin? In particular I am wondering if it was a form of Yair (יאיר)

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12 March 2020 I wonder if anyone could shed light on why my husband’s relative, Solomon Israel, suddenly changed his surname to Sloman sometime between the births of his children, Israel Israel born a

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Dear Jewishgeners, I wonder if it is common for a same individual to be named Szlama in his birth record and then Szmul in all other records (marriage + death record). Knowing that in each document th

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I've see multiple messages about the standard way of using all CAPS for surnames. But what about Maiden names? Should they be in All CAPS, too? I'm wondering how I should format my grandmother, et al.

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I found on a Chabad.org page that "Two siblings should not share the same name. This to prevent the effect of an 'evil eye'" - so my question comes down to whether or not male and female versions of t

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Ida may have been Eidel/Eitel -- have a lot of those in my family

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Hope this finds everyone healthy and safe this evening !

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Hello all my fellow Jewish Genners ! I hope this finds everyone in good health and safe tonight. I need some help figuring out my maternal grandmother's birth name. She was born Ida Jablonsky somewher

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OK What name in Russia or Jewish name..would the American name of NELLIE Be? I have dyslexia. I just can not figure out what name on the passenger list would be for her American of NELLIE. This family

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Does anyone have any thoughts on the origins of the surname Liss/Lyss? When I try to search for passenger records, the only suggestions I get are Scandinavian names. My relatives came from Motol, not

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Family back story: The surname wasn't always Slonimsky. We were told it was changed to avoid conscription. No one living knew when it was changed or what the original name was. Jacob Slonimsky was my

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I have just found on Ancestry the marriage record of Isaac Mayer and Barbara Strauss, born Simon, in Mainz in 1848. Here's a loosely translated extract: "On 19 January 1848 there appeared before me, e

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-- Dear JewishGenners, I guess being frustrated looking for information, is something that newcomers to the geneaology search, can expect....OR is just me ?? I'm looking for my paternal Grandfather by

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In some documents I have had translated from Russian, the male name of a relative is presented as either “Osia or Oshia.” I am wondering if anyone can shed any light as to what this name may relate to

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Vajnag (the Hungarian name) was in the Taracvizi district of Maramaros megye (county). It is now Vonihove, Ukraine. Vivian Kahn. Santa Rosa, California JewishGen Hungarian Research Director

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Roiza Baier married Shmuil Benin in Kovno in 1897. Her father's name is listed as Orel Baier. Does anyone know what Orel corresponds to in Yiddish or Hebrew? Could it connect to Aryeh or Aron? thanks

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The following is taken from an 1872 death record from Mainz: Heute den zweiten Januar ein tausend acht hundert sieben und zwanzig [...] erschien vor mir [...] Gottlieb Mann, Wiederverkäufer, acht und

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Wishing you sweet holidays and an end to this difficult situation, and patience :-) I am looking for some help researching a collateral relative, the husband of my first cousin once removed. The famil

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Can anyone please help me find the resting place for: Nathan BERNSTEIN b 1840 Russia - d 15.12.1890 in Whitechapel Sarah BERNSTEIN nee Kaufman b 1831 Russia - d 1881 in London (approx. years) I’ve had

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The earliest story of van Millingen family is that my direct ancestor, Samuel van Millingen’s brother, Michael van Millingen spent about 20 years in Batavia, East Indies where he later made a fortune.

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