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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Giersh may be another spelling for Herz/Hirsch. Naphtali Herz is a common combination of names. Joe Hirschfield Portage MI HERSZFELD, HIRSCHFELD, BUXBAUM, BUCKSBAUM, BUCHSBAUM, LINDENBAUM-Skwarzawa (S

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Giersh may be another spelling for Herz/Hirsch. Naphtali Herz is a common combination of names. Joe Hirschfield Portage MI HERSZFELD, HIRSCHFELD, BUXBAUM, BUCKSBAUM, BUCHSBAUM, LINDENBAUM-Skwarzawa (S

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My guess is that rings were passed down to the younger generation. Most Jews in the Pale were so poor that it wouldn't surprise me that a gold wedding band was less important than the equivalent value

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My guess is that rings were passed down to the younger generation. Most Jews in the Pale were so poor that it wouldn't surprise me that a gold wedding band was less important than the equivalent value

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There are cases I know of where names of children were listed on the tombstone of a parent if the children had no other tombstone. For example, a child may have been killed during the Holocaust and th

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There are cases I know of where names of children were listed on the tombstone of a parent if the children had no other tombstone. For example, a child may have been killed during the Holocaust and th

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In a message dated 9/12/2009 11:23:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, larrygaum@... writes: I doubt that there were "Ashkenazic" Jews living in Belarus in 1254. Not all of Eastern Europe was conque

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In a message dated 9/12/2009 11:23:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, larrygaum@... writes: I doubt that there were "Ashkenazic" Jews living in Belarus in 1254. Not all of Eastern Europe was conque

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Eastern Europe was conquered by the Mongol Asiatic Horde in the late 1254-1294. As all conquering armies have done for ages, they raped the women of their conquered people. Pregnancies often resulted,

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Eastern Europe was conquered by the Mongol Asiatic Horde in the late 1254-1294. As all conquering armies have done for ages, they raped the women of their conquered people. Pregnancies often resulted,

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If someone wanted to emigrate to the US it was considered much easier for processing if the immigrant claimed to have a close relative. It was insurance against the possibility of being denied entry.

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If someone wanted to emigrate to the US it was considered much easier for processing if the immigrant claimed to have a close relative. It was insurance against the possibility of being denied entry.

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If the others with the same name are >from the same or nearby towns they may be relatives such as cousins. Women were understandably deemed unsafe to travel alone, so it was not unusual to have them t

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If the others with the same name are >from the same or nearby towns they may be relatives such as cousins. Women were understandably deemed unsafe to travel alone, so it was not unusual to have them t

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I know of no Jewish cemetery in Garfield, NJ. I would try Riverside Cemetery in nearby Saddle Brook, NJ. There is a Jewish Cemetery on Passaic Ave. in Clifton, NJ called King Solomon. Joseph Hirschfie

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I know of no Jewish cemetery in Garfield, NJ. I would try Riverside Cemetery in nearby Saddle Brook, NJ. There is a Jewish Cemetery on Passaic Ave. in Clifton, NJ called King Solomon. Joseph Hirschfie

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I went back to my original order form >from the NYC Municipal Archives and see that the photos which they have are >from the 1940 Tax survey. The cost is $30 for an 8 x 10 print. The form indicates an

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I went back to my original order form >from the NYC Municipal Archives and see that the photos which they have are >from the 1940 Tax survey. The cost is $30 for an 8 x 10 print. The form indicates an

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My experience is with five pictures that were mailed to me by the NYC Municipal Archives. I supplied street addresses, not lot numbers. Of the five, only one had an address that was discernable, and t

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