The current issue of the World Jewish Digest has a rather moving article on the effect JewishGen's databases are having on allowing survivors and their families find each other. The article, "Once Los

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The current issue of the World Jewish Digest has a rather moving article on the effect JewishGen's databases are having on allowing survivors and their families find each other. The article, "Once Los

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Birth records are not necessarily accurate either. Months or years could go by before a birth was registered. It is not unusual to find 2-3 consecutive birth registrations of siblings who weren't twin

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Birth records are not necessarily accurate either. Months or years could go by before a birth was registered. It is not unusual to find 2-3 consecutive birth registrations of siblings who weren't twin

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When a person has a double name, Polish records may use the names interchangeably. For example, in birth records, a father's name could be Herszek Dawid, Dawid Hersz, or even simply Dawid, or Herszko.

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When a person has a double name, Polish records may use the names interchangeably. For example, in birth records, a father's name could be Herszek Dawid, Dawid Hersz, or even simply Dawid, or Herszko.

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In some Genealogy by DNA circles, the claim has been made that "in Roman times the position of Kohen Gadol was for sale," and furthermore, that a non-kohen may have purchased the position at some poin

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In some Genealogy by DNA circles, the claim has been made that "in Roman times the position of Kohen Gadol was for sale," and furthermore, that a non-kohen may have purchased the position at some poin

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Hi Steve, The translator made a mistake. S/He must have misassociated the word illiterate, listed after one of the names at the foot of a marriage registration (probably that of the mother of the brid

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Hi Steve, The translator made a mistake. S/He must have misassociated the word illiterate, listed after one of the names at the foot of a marriage registration (probably that of the mother of the brid

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According to Yad Vashem's "Encyclopedia of the Holocaust," in January 1944, the Polish National Council [a Communist organization linked to the Polish Workers' Party (PPN), itself sanctioned by Stalin

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According to Yad Vashem's "Encyclopedia of the Holocaust," in January 1944, the Polish National Council [a Communist organization linked to the Polish Workers' Party (PPN), itself sanctioned by Stalin

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"Auschwitz" when pronounced in German, approximates the sound of "Oswieciem" as pronounced in Polish. Jake Goldstein

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"Auschwitz" when pronounced in German, approximates the sound of "Oswieciem" as pronounced in Polish. Jake Goldstein

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Ana, A possibility to consider is that as a child you were being told that he was a Jewish rabbi ("rabino judio" in Spanish) by someone whose native tongue was Lithuanian. Jake Goldstein

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Ana, A possibility to consider is that as a child you were being told that he was a Jewish rabbi ("rabino judio" in Spanish) by someone whose native tongue was Lithuanian. Jake Goldstein

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The town was probably Siedlce, located approx 55 miles west of Warszawa. JRI-Poland has placed online extensive vital indices for this town. See http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/jriplweb.htm Jake Golds

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The town was probably Siedlce, located approx 55 miles west of Warszawa. JRI-Poland has placed online extensive vital indices for this town. See http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/jriplweb.htm Jake Golds

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You may want to add Picasa, a free download >from Google: http://picasa.google.com/index.html At this time, it is only available for Windows-XP. Jake Goldstein

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You may want to add Picasa, a free download >from Google: http://picasa.google.com/index.html At this time, it is only available for Windows-XP. Jake Goldstein

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