Thanks to those who replied to my question. All agreed that Alice is Anglicized >from Elke, or Elka. Ellen or Eleanor are possibilities also. Sue Seales, North Carolina MODERATOR NOTE: The thread is c

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Thanks to those who replied to my question. All agreed that Alice is Anglicized >from Elke, or Elka. Ellen or Eleanor are possibilities also. Sue Seales, North Carolina MODERATOR NOTE: The thread is c

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What would be the likely Yiddish or Hebrew translation for Alice? Sue Seales, North Carolina researching: BOYARSKY, Mosty (?),Grodno FREEDMAN, Siluva, Lithuania ROSENTHAL,BLUESTEIN, Wegrow, Poland ROS

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What would be the likely Yiddish or Hebrew translation for Alice? Sue Seales, North Carolina researching: BOYARSKY, Mosty (?),Grodno FREEDMAN, Siluva, Lithuania ROSENTHAL,BLUESTEIN, Wegrow, Poland ROS

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I also have a relative whose first name was Benjamin, and whose "nickname" was Yumi. Sue Seales, North Carolina researching: BOYARSKY,Grodno FREEDMAN, Lithuania ROSENTHAL,BLUESTEIN, Poland ROSENTHAL,Z

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I also have a relative whose first name was Benjamin, and whose "nickname" was Yumi. Sue Seales, North Carolina researching: BOYARSKY,Grodno FREEDMAN, Lithuania ROSENTHAL,BLUESTEIN, Poland ROSENTHAL,Z

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A web page that addresses the issue of how to handle old fragile headstones is located at http://members.aol.com/ctgravenet/dosdonts.htm. Sue Seales, North Carolina researching: FREEDMAN,Lithuania BOY

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A web page that addresses the issue of how to handle old fragile headstones is located at http://members.aol.com/ctgravenet/dosdonts.htm. Sue Seales, North Carolina researching: FREEDMAN,Lithuania BOY

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There are also lists of Holocause survivors in the appendix of Lithuanian Jewish Communities by Nancy and Stuart Schoenburg. This book used to be available through Barnes and Noble. I don't know if it

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There are also lists of Holocause survivors in the appendix of Lithuanian Jewish Communities by Nancy and Stuart Schoenburg. This book used to be available through Barnes and Noble. I don't know if it

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I have posted a similar message in the past. I am looking for a Misha, or Morris ROSENTHAL, originally >from Odessa. He visited his brother Benzion in Chicago in the early 1920s, after which time the

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I have posted a similar message in the past. I am looking for a Misha, or Morris ROSENTHAL, originally >from Odessa. He visited his brother Benzion in Chicago in the early 1920s, after which time the

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My mother's name is Faige, which I believe translates as Birdie. However, my grandfather listed her as Fannie on his petition for naturalizaton, and she has gone by Faye nearly all her life. So it goe

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My mother's name is Faige, which I believe translates as Birdie. However, my grandfather listed her as Fannie on his petition for naturalizaton, and she has gone by Faye nearly all her life. So it goe

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What is the 1918 Alien Registration and Declaration of Holdings? Was this required of everybody? Sue Seales, North Carolina

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What is the 1918 Alien Registration and Declaration of Holdings? Was this required of everybody? Sue Seales, North Carolina

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Thanks to all who answered my question regarding women who received citizenship through their husbands prior to 1922. Two points can be made. One, that it was not really necessary to be a citizen befo

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Thanks to all who answered my question regarding women who received citizenship through their husbands prior to 1922. Two points can be made. One, that it was not really necessary to be a citizen befo

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Prior to the U.S. Married Woman's Act of 1922, did women receive a certificate documenting their naturalization when they obtained citizenship through their husband? Conversely, when a married man bec

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Prior to the U.S. Married Woman's Act of 1922, did women receive a certificate documenting their naturalization when they obtained citizenship through their husband? Conversely, when a married man bec

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