Ken, Funny, my in-laws had a factory on the same street. In Hebrew it's called Shalma Street, but most people call it by what I think is the name in Arabic: Salameh. It's in south Tel Aviv, and if you

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Ken, Funny, my in-laws had a factory on the same street. In Hebrew it's called Shalma Street, but most people call it by what I think is the name in Arabic: Salameh. It's in south Tel Aviv, and if you

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Hi, There have been extensive discussions/threads about the name *Mechla* in the group. In addition to any replies to your question, I would suggest you search the discussion group archives. [MOD. NOT

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Hi, There have been extensive discussions/threads about the name *Mechla* in the group. In addition to any replies to your question, I would suggest you search the discussion group archives. [MOD. NOT

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Madeleine, I found reference to an organization called Netherland Israelitisch Sick Fund. Given that one of the ancestors had been born in Holland, maybe they were members. Hope this helps a little. G

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Madeleine, I found reference to an organization called Netherland Israelitisch Sick Fund. Given that one of the ancestors had been born in Holland, maybe they were members. Hope this helps a little. G

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I own the WPA-produced directory of New York landsmanschaften. There is (or was) an info file on the book on the JewishGen website. The book is in Yiddish, which I'm not great at reading, and my attem

Vivian Kahn wrote: I agree with Vivian on her points above, except that the person replying should cut and paste the original message in the reply. I tested this with this reply, and to make it easier

Looking at some of my recent replies that posted to the group, I saw a tagline with my name and location (that I had input) and another tagline with that info plus the names and places I'm researching

It doesn't seem to be consistent, but I hit reply to Louise's message (not via the links below the message, but the ordinary reply button in g-mail). The subsequent screen was blank, but there was the

I've had a similar situation, and maybe group members have some suggestions. My mother provided reams of information about relatives: names, spouses, even dates of birth. But, while she knew they were

I just read the guidelines for posting to the group <https://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/rules.htm#Q5.2> and I don't think the content of this message conforms to them. It does not have genealogical-r

Maybe the Grand Central Hotel, later renamed the Broadway Central Hotel. Grand, although maybe not as grand as the Waldorf-Astoria, but I remember an orthodox cousin's wedding there, so it had to be k

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Very sad news. Avrum and I corresponded some 25 years ago about a possible Lenitz (aka Ilintsy) connection. My condolences to his family and the Jewish genealogy community. Glenda Rubin. San Francisco

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My family (from NY) were language sticklers. We called this baked good, kuchens or Bialystocker kuchens, where they, presumably, originated. My guess is that kuchen is Yiddish, derived from cake in Ge

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Many libraries have an arrangement with the Times for free access to the electronic edition that can be renewed. One library I'm a member of has 72-hour access, another has just 24-hour access. You sh

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Just FYI - the document is in Yiddish, not Hebrew. Glenda Rubin SF Bay Area

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I use Family Tree Builder on a Mac (Version 8.2.0.8516) and the personal data page provides for entering data in Latin and Hebrew characters. That is, Hebrew and English rubrics are side by side so yo

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Nettie is also derived from Genesha. I had an aunt named Nettie, and as far as I know, it wasn't a nickname or diminutive. Her "Jewish" name was Genesha, and formal/English name was Nettie. I can't be

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I can relate to the statement "that our ancestors didn't translate names," but I think there were probably a myriad of ways how our family members got their US/English names. As my story illustrates,

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