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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Citizenship in less than 5 years? - Lying bout age
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It was fairly common to misstate one's age, especially for women and especially after 1920. An unmarried women in her twenties was already considered a spinster, an unpleasant appellation. Also some w
It was fairly common to misstate one's age, especially for women and especially after 1920. An unmarried women in her twenties was already considered a spinster, an unpleasant appellation. Also some w
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Father's Name?
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In the Chabad movement, it is popular to name a child after one of the previous Chabad leaders. Over the centuries there have been literally thousands of Schneor Zalma's, almost all of them rabbis, na
In the Chabad movement, it is popular to name a child after one of the previous Chabad leaders. Over the centuries there have been literally thousands of Schneor Zalma's, almost all of them rabbis, na
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Joseph Hirschfield
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Father's Name?
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In the Chabad movement, it is popular to name a child after one of the previous Chabad leaders. Over the centuries there have been literally thousands of Schneor Zalma's, almost all of them rabbis, na
In the Chabad movement, it is popular to name a child after one of the previous Chabad leaders. Over the centuries there have been literally thousands of Schneor Zalma's, almost all of them rabbis, na
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Joseph Hirschfield
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Passenger arrivals NY
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Yes, the NYT published daily ship arrivals, but you can find ship arrivals on the internet at Morton Allen Directory on the Steven Morse Website: http://stevemorse.org/ Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI
Yes, the NYT published daily ship arrivals, but you can find ship arrivals on the internet at Morton Allen Directory on the Steven Morse Website: http://stevemorse.org/ Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI
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Joseph Hirschfield
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Passenger arrivals NY
#general
Yes, the NYT published daily ship arrivals, but you can find ship arrivals on the internet at Morton Allen Directory on the Steven Morse Website: http://stevemorse.org/ Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI
Yes, the NYT published daily ship arrivals, but you can find ship arrivals on the internet at Morton Allen Directory on the Steven Morse Website: http://stevemorse.org/ Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI
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Joseph Hirschfield
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Tavern keepers
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What you see as "taverns" were likely what we would call "inns." The towns and villages didn't have hotels, but inns served to house travelers overnight. The roads were dangerous after dark and travel
What you see as "taverns" were likely what we would call "inns." The towns and villages didn't have hotels, but inns served to house travelers overnight. The roads were dangerous after dark and travel
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Joseph Hirschfield
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Tavern keepers
#general
What you see as "taverns" were likely what we would call "inns." The towns and villages didn't have hotels, but inns served to house travelers overnight. The roads were dangerous after dark and travel
What you see as "taverns" were likely what we would call "inns." The towns and villages didn't have hotels, but inns served to house travelers overnight. The roads were dangerous after dark and travel
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Joseph Hirschfield
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Re: Polish translation help
#galicia
Blawaty is a fabrics merchant. Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI USA HIRSCHFELD, HIRSZFELD, LINDENBAUM, BUXBAUM, BUCHSBAUM - Skwarzawa, Sielec Bienkow, Glinyany, Jaryczow Nowy - Galicia MINOFF, MINOWICKI
Blawaty is a fabrics merchant. Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI USA HIRSCHFELD, HIRSZFELD, LINDENBAUM, BUXBAUM, BUCHSBAUM - Skwarzawa, Sielec Bienkow, Glinyany, Jaryczow Nowy - Galicia MINOFF, MINOWICKI
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Polish translation help
#galicia
Blawaty is a fabrics merchant. Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI USA HIRSCHFELD, HIRSZFELD, LINDENBAUM, BUXBAUM, BUCHSBAUM - Skwarzawa, Sielec Bienkow, Glinyany, Jaryczow Nowy - Galicia MINOFF, MINOWICKI
Blawaty is a fabrics merchant. Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI USA HIRSCHFELD, HIRSZFELD, LINDENBAUM, BUXBAUM, BUCHSBAUM - Skwarzawa, Sielec Bienkow, Glinyany, Jaryczow Nowy - Galicia MINOFF, MINOWICKI
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Joseph Hirschfield
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East European Jews in the Holocaust
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In addition to the countries mentioned by Peter Lande, Jews sought refuge in Shanghai. The website containing the names and addresses in 1939 of thousands of them is : http://genealogyindexer.org/foru
In addition to the countries mentioned by Peter Lande, Jews sought refuge in Shanghai. The website containing the names and addresses in 1939 of thousands of them is : http://genealogyindexer.org/foru
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Joseph Hirschfield
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: East European Jews in the Holocaust
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In addition to the countries mentioned by Peter Lande, Jews sought refuge in Shanghai. The website containing the names and addresses in 1939 of thousands of them is : http://genealogyindexer.org/foru
In addition to the countries mentioned by Peter Lande, Jews sought refuge in Shanghai. The website containing the names and addresses in 1939 of thousands of them is : http://genealogyindexer.org/foru
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Joseph Hirschfield
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names
#belarus
Machle (Malie) -- pronounced machleh; biblical, meaning "jewelry." Numbers 26:33; Machle was a descendent of Joseph's son Manassah. Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI USA HIRSCHFELD, HERSZFELD, BUCHSBAUM,
Machle (Malie) -- pronounced machleh; biblical, meaning "jewelry." Numbers 26:33; Machle was a descendent of Joseph's son Manassah. Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI USA HIRSCHFELD, HERSZFELD, BUCHSBAUM,
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Joseph Hirschfield
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Re: names
#galicia
Machle (Malie) -- pronounced machleh; biblical, meaning "jewelry." Numbers 26:33; Machle was a descendent of Joseph's son Manassah. Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI USA HIRSCHFELD, HERSZFELD, BUCHSBAUM,
Machle (Malie) -- pronounced machleh; biblical, meaning "jewelry." Numbers 26:33; Machle was a descendent of Joseph's son Manassah. Joseph Hirschfield Portage, MI USA HIRSCHFELD, HERSZFELD, BUCHSBAUM,
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Origin of Galician Surnames
#galicia
This is >from Ancestry.com: According to family history, the Jewish surname originated >from the Palatinate. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name >from either of two places called Landau,
This is >from Ancestry.com: According to family history, the Jewish surname originated >from the Palatinate. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name >from either of two places called Landau,
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Joseph Hirschfield
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Re: Origin of Galician Surnames
#galicia
This is >from Ancestry.com: According to family history, the Jewish surname originated >from the Palatinate. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name >from either of two places called Landau,
This is >from Ancestry.com: According to family history, the Jewish surname originated >from the Palatinate. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name >from either of two places called Landau,
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Joseph Hirschfield
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Word/name on matzevah
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V' Chaya is Sura's, mothers name. "v" stands for "and" so the names are those of her father AND mother. Often the mother's name is not indicated on a tombstone in Hebrew, but in this case it was. Jose
V' Chaya is Sura's, mothers name. "v" stands for "and" so the names are those of her father AND mother. Often the mother's name is not indicated on a tombstone in Hebrew, but in this case it was. Jose
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Joseph Hirschfield
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Word/name on matzevah
#general
V' Chaya is Sura's, mothers name. "v" stands for "and" so the names are those of her father AND mother. Often the mother's name is not indicated on a tombstone in Hebrew, but in this case it was. Jose
V' Chaya is Sura's, mothers name. "v" stands for "and" so the names are those of her father AND mother. Often the mother's name is not indicated on a tombstone in Hebrew, but in this case it was. Jose
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Joseph Hirschfield
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Lviv death camps
#galicia
Livov's 120,000 Jews were primarily transported to Belzec between March 16- September 1942. Joseph Hirschfield Henryk Gruder <henrygruder@...> wrote: Lviv death camps: My grandparents (>from b
Livov's 120,000 Jews were primarily transported to Belzec between March 16- September 1942. Joseph Hirschfield Henryk Gruder <henrygruder@...> wrote: Lviv death camps: My grandparents (>from b
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Joseph Hirschfield
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Re: Lviv death camps
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Livov's 120,000 Jews were primarily transported to Belzec between March 16- September 1942. Joseph Hirschfield Henryk Gruder <henrygruder@...> wrote: Lviv death camps: My grandparents (>from b
Livov's 120,000 Jews were primarily transported to Belzec between March 16- September 1942. Joseph Hirschfield Henryk Gruder <henrygruder@...> wrote: Lviv death camps: My grandparents (>from b
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Joseph Hirschfield
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Janiv/Janowska work camp Lvov
#galicia
There are two large memorials at the entrance to the former Janiv/Janowska work camp in Lviv. One is a huge boulder with inscriptions in Russian, Ukrainian and English which was dedicated in 1993. The
There are two large memorials at the entrance to the former Janiv/Janowska work camp in Lviv. One is a huge boulder with inscriptions in Russian, Ukrainian and English which was dedicated in 1993. The
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Joseph Hirschfield
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