A friend of mine will be visiting Prague soon. His mother's family were refugees during WWI >from Bukovina and fled to safety to Prague where she attended a German-language high school >from @1914-191

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I own Volume I of Grandeur and Glory, Remnants of Jewish Art in Galicia, A-O. Does anyone know if Volume II, P-Z has been published and where it is available? Please reply privately. Joseph Hirschfiel

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I own Volume I of Grandeur and Glory, Remnants of Jewish Art in Galicia, A-O. Does anyone know if Volume II, P-Z has been published and where it is available? Please reply privately. Joseph Hirschfiel

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Many American synagogues have Torah scrolls on display that were desecrated during the Holocaust. I recently read of one congregation which now honors the Yahrzeit of the liquidation of the community

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Many American synagogues have Torah scrolls on display that were desecrated during the Holocaust. I recently read of one congregation which now honors the Yahrzeit of the liquidation of the community

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It sounds to me that possibly the village officials of this town are fearful that descendents of Jewish residents of the town will come back with law suits to try to regain farms, houses, businesses,

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It sounds to me that possibly the village officials of this town are fearful that descendents of Jewish residents of the town will come back with law suits to try to regain farms, houses, businesses,

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The NYC Municipal Archives supplies photos which they have >from the 1940 Tax survey. The cost is $30 for an 8 x 10 print. An order for indicates an additional $5 fee for a block and lot search. The a

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The NYC Municipal Archives supplies photos which they have >from the 1940 Tax survey. The cost is $30 for an 8 x 10 print. An order for indicates an additional $5 fee for a block and lot search. The a

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I have seen death records for Galicia, where if burial was in a town different >from the place of death, then the burial town was indicated. Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI HIRSZFELD, HIRSCHFELD, BUXBA

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I have seen death records for Galicia, where if burial was in a town different >from the place of death, then the burial town was indicated. Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI HIRSZFELD, HIRSCHFELD, BUXBA

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According to a listing on Jewishgen shtetlseeker, the Jewish population of one of my ancestral villages was 44 in 1880. Would this figure include children or only adults over a certain age? Joe Hirsch

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According to a listing on Jewishgen shtetlseeker, the Jewish population of one of my ancestral villages was 44 in 1880. Would this figure include children or only adults over a certain age? Joe Hirsch

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"Chick" Corea (real name Armando- b. 1941) is a Grammy award-winning jazz pianist. No idea where his nickname came from, but he is not Jewish. Joseph Hirschfield Portage MI HIRSZFELD, HIRSCHFELD, BUKS

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"Chick" Corea (real name Armando- b. 1941) is a Grammy award-winning jazz pianist. No idea where his nickname came from, but he is not Jewish. Joseph Hirschfield Portage MI HIRSZFELD, HIRSCHFELD, BUKS

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Leviticus XXI, verses 17-23 spell out that Kohanim who violate the rules of the priesthood remain Kohanim but may not officiate any of the rituals of that role. Joe Hirschfield Portage MI barry_eidex@

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Leviticus XXI, verses 17-23 spell out that Kohanim who violate the rules of the priesthood remain Kohanim but may not officiate any of the rituals of that role. Joe Hirschfield Portage MI barry_eidex@

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I can think of several possible reasons why a Kohen would have the name of Levin: a. Levin was his mother's maiden name which he legally carried if he were Austrian or Galician and his parents' marria

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I can think of several possible reasons why a Kohen would have the name of Levin: a. Levin was his mother's maiden name which he legally carried if he were Austrian or Galician and his parents' marria

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This is confusing to me. A person takes the lineage of one's father. Since Abraham Levin's father was presumably a Levi (Levin is a derivative of Levi, one of the twelve tribes), there is a separate q

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