I seem to be at a dead end. The cousin I knew as JULIUS LASSEN emigrated under the name of LEIB LESZCINSKI and also used the original family name of LISHINSKY. He emigrated on the Ohio leaving Hamburg

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I have started to use Compare A Face in the hopes of possibly confirming what might be old photos of two sets of great grandparents. I have compared photos of my grandparents at ages from very young t

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I am puzzled by finding two given names for various ancestors from Russia. Many are from translated revision list or on JewishGen searches. Sometimes the name is shown as two separate ones such as Avr

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Hello, First I want to thank everyone for all the help you have been in helping me to figure out my ancestral story. My paternal grandfather, Pincus LISHINSKY, traveling as Finens LEEZINSKY with eithe

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I have just recently learned that my grandfather, PINCUS LISHINSKY, lived in these two places during his childhood. I have not been able to find out much about these two communities and wonder if anyo

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I have just recently become aware of an entire branch that was previously unknown to me. Faiga/Fannie/Feyga DUNABISKY/DROBITSKY was married to Aaron OSLON. Both were born circa 1885. Faiga was the dau

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Attached below are two photos which were together among loose photos in a large carton of family photos. I would like to get an approximate date and location. In one, my grandmother Eva MOZER DORBIN i

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Dear all, I have a couple of clippings that indirectly refer to my father being a "former lightweight eastern intercollegiate boxing champion" but have not been able to find anything more primary or d

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Various members of my family went to St. Joe, Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, West Plains and Joplin MO where they established successful businesses. My grandfather brought out many relatives to

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This family photo is of Aron ZATULOVSKY and Malka DROBITSKY and their three children, the youngest born in 1909. What is a puzzle is the oldest female standing and holding a baby. She is not a known m

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My grandfather had grocery stores in Lincoln, NE, St. Joseph, MO and Kansas City, MO. I have a photo of this one but do not know the date except that it would be 1908 or later. Does anyone have any in

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This photo is of my great uncle, Jake Dorbin. I am trying to figure to figure out the geographic area where it was taken, and an approximate date. As to geographical location it could be either the ce

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While going thru some boxes of family papers and photos I found an original Certificate of Citizenship for a BIBUSKIE. To the best of my knowledge there is no relationship to my family, but my father

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As I am putting together my family stories, I have noted that there seems to be a lot of moving/relocating among towns and villages. In my family this seems to be mostly among Moshny, Gorodische, Valy

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It was told to me that when my grandfather immigrated to the port of Boston on the SS Corean, arriving July 5, 1907 under the name of NOCHIM DRUBITZKY, he travelled with HAIMA/HAIME HOCHMAN who went t

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One of our cousins, Julius LASSEN/LISHINSKY/LESCHINSKY son of Isaac/Isaiah from the Ukraine was known within the family as "Cuttie". Does anyone have any idea what this nickname might refer to? Thank

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I am trying to locate the 1923, 1924, and 1925 ST. JOSEPH, MO city directories. I have tried the local historical societies and they have not been able to help. I am looking for two names in these: GO

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This is a passport page from my great grandfather MOZER and two daughters when they left Russia. I would very much appreciate a translation. Thank you Felissa Lashley Austin, Texas

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My great grandfather, Leib DROBITSKY/DRUBETZKY/DRUBICKY and more, did not emigrate from the Ukraine. I am trying to identify the names of his parents. Leib was married to Razel MAYER/MAZUR/MASUR. They

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I have come across some old letters that a deceased cousin had that were from Binya ZARCHI formerly ZATULOVSKY in Israel. He mentions a son, Nacham, and some other relatives. Binya must be deceased by

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