It is Rowno. Also, compare the place of birth in column 29, where it is spelled Rovno. Stephan Parnes Great Barrington, MA

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Dear Richard, On Ancestry you have to build it yourself based on your own family knowledge and what you find through research. The DNA match list will show relatives who have tested, but you have to e

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SECOND, REVISED RESPONSE I looked at the photo again. I enlarged the בר section. I found that the abbreviation mark, which I assumed was missing through an engraver’s error, is actually present above

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It seems to me to be an engraver’s error. There should be an abbreviation mark between the bet and the reysh. The second line would then read: M(arat) Tzipe b(at) R(eb) Leib e(shet) R(eb) Eleazar Mrs.

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Max Heffler provided a correct, but apparently unnecessary, solution. I tested his solution on a note saying “via groups.jewishgen.org” by clicking on the “From” address. I saw the = sign that would n

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The first step in understanding a record that has been identified by reviewing an indexing project should be to review the original document. In this case the original document may be found in the Gro

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I've posted two Polish vital records in Russian for which I need assistance in learning the names of those mentioned in the documents. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... https://www.j

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Dear Aaron, The correct spelling of the Galitzianer name ״Ire״ is אורי. For textual evidence of this, see the following 1901 letterhead of Rabbi Nuchim Ire Gellis נחום אורי געלליס (of Solotwina bei St

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David Rosen is correct about the totals representing the count of males and females on the manifest page. The reason for the various subtotals as you move down the page has to do with the tally of the

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Dear Eli, Congratulations!!! How might I purchase a copy? My father’s 1st cousin Rudolf Parnes was born in 1907 to Salomon Parnes and Scheindel Neche Schrenzel. Scheindel Neche was a daughter of Chaim

It may mean “eino yadua” = “not known” Stephan Parnes Great Barrington, MA USA

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM45849 I am interested in any p

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I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM45849 I am interested in any p

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I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM45849 I am interested in an

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I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM45849 I am interested in an

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Dear Friends, Many of us are very happy to help our fellow researchers when they post requests for assistance. Sometimes we feel that the response is of sufficient general interest to share with the L

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Dear Friends, Many of us are very happy to help our fellow researchers when they post requests for assistance. Sometimes we feel that the response is of sufficient general interest to share with the L

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Marilyn Levinson was having trouble locating the manifest for her ancestor Louis Kramer, who came to the U.S. in 1898 according to the data she had already found. One approach that I have found produc

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Marilyn Levinson was having trouble locating the manifest for her ancestor Louis Kramer, who came to the U.S. in 1898 according to the data she had already found. One approach that I have found produc

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Dear Sandra, The name Zallel is a shortened form of Betzalel (a Biblical name which is also written Bezalel; see Exodus 31:1-6). Charles and Carl are English names associated with Betzalel/Zalel. The

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