This subject comes up >from time to time in this discussion group. I thought I recalled something fairly recent, but I've searched the archived messages and have found nothing after 2012. My question

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This subject comes up >from time to time in this discussion group. I thought I recalled something fairly recent, but I've searched the archived messages and have found nothing after 2012. My question

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Boy, was I wrong. In my posting of yesterday (subject line: "Re: Winnie as a Jewish woman's name"), I expressed my ignorance of the female Jewish name "Vichna." My mother's second Jewish name was Vich

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Boy, was I wrong. In my posting of yesterday (subject line: "Re: Winnie as a Jewish woman's name"), I expressed my ignorance of the female Jewish name "Vichna." My mother's second Jewish name was Vich

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In her recent post, Judith Singer asked about "Winnie" as a Jewish name. As noted by Tom Klein in his post, Winnie is a diminutive of Winifred, a name that was popular in the US in the early 1900s. My

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In her recent post, Judith Singer asked about "Winnie" as a Jewish name. As noted by Tom Klein in his post, Winnie is a diminutive of Winifred, a name that was popular in the US in the early 1900s. My

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In a recent post, Karen Zale, seeking descendants of Abraham Kravchenko, noted that the family used the name "Kaplan" in the U.S., and in a couple of documents "Cohen" appeared as the family name. Kar

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In a recent post, Karen Zale, seeking descendants of Abraham Kravchenko, noted that the family used the name "Kaplan" in the U.S., and in a couple of documents "Cohen" appeared as the family name. Kar

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In the December 3 Digest, Karen Campbell, who found in the 1900 census some of her ancestors residing on Parkman St. Boston, noted that there are two streets of that name in Boston--in Dorchester and

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In the December 3 Digest, Karen Campbell, who found in the 1900 census some of her ancestors residing on Parkman St. Boston, noted that there are two streets of that name in Boston--in Dorchester and

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In the November 10 Digest is a post >from Miriam Bulwar David-Hay concerning a 1908 document >from the Belgian Police Files, which stated that a relative had emigrated >from Poland to New York via Ant

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In the November 10 Digest is a post >from Miriam Bulwar David-Hay concerning a 1908 document >from the Belgian Police Files, which stated that a relative had emigrated >from Poland to New York via Ant

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In his post of June 10, 2014, Todd Edelman asked about the meaning of the phrase "Regalien-Paechter," which he found in the 1891 Trade Directory of Hungary. In civil law (the system based on the Napol

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In his post of June 10, 2014, Todd Edelman asked about the meaning of the phrase "Regalien-Paechter," which he found in the 1891 Trade Directory of Hungary. In civil law (the system based on the Napol

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In his post of 1 June 2014, Meron Lavie referred to an exchange he had with a third cousin whom he had found via JGFF and subsequently contacted. She asked for information on the family, and he suppli

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In his post of 1 June 2014, Meron Lavie referred to an exchange he had with a third cousin whom he had found via JGFF and subsequently contacted. She asked for information on the family, and he suppli

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I wish to thank everyone who responded, both on-line and off, to my question about the name "Gnendel." One off-line responder noted that this had been a topic of discussion previously, and suggested t

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I wish to thank everyone who responded, both on-line and off, to my question about the name "Gnendel." One off-line responder noted that this had been a topic of discussion previously, and suggested t

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My great-great-Grandmother's name was "Gnendel." She was >from the Wolyn (Volhynia) Gubernia in Ukraine. I'd like to know the meaning/origin of this name, and would be grateful if someone could tell m

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My great-great-Grandmother's name was "Gnendel." She was >from the Wolyn (Volhynia) Gubernia in Ukraine. I'd like to know the meaning/origin of this name, and would be grateful if someone could tell m

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