Dear Genners The only connection between the name Eliahu and the name Alexander are the leters Alef-Lamed or in Hebrew אליהו and אלכסנדר But ,what I don’t understand is that the name Elijahu and the n

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Dear Richard, This is the translation: In this place is buried My dear mother Mrs Golda daughter of Mr Moshe She past away on the 29 of the mount Tammuz of the year 688 Her soul be bound in the bond o

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Dear Genners The given famine name Ida get out from the Hebrew Biblical name Jehudith (Yudith) יהודית. The name Ida was used in the German countries in the Middle Ages, From them it go over to the Jew

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The famine name Neta came out from the German names Ageneta or Agnes. In the 17 century we can find it in the book "Beit Shemuel" about jewish names, Alexander Beider in his book" Ashkenazic Given Nam

We can not know why it is written,the letters Alef-YUd (א״י) is it on a document or is it perhaps on a Tombstone ? If it is on a stone then I can find a lot of abbrivations for this letter combination

Dear geners I have a suggestion about the missing patronymic, perhaps it is hidden in the family name ZABAWNY, in Polish it mean : Funny,hilarious, amusing,laughing and more..... The bibicale Hebrew n

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Dear geners I have a suggestion about the missing patronymic, perhaps it is hidden in the family name ZABAWNY, in Polish it mean : Funny,hilarious, amusing,laughing and more..... The bibicale Hebrew n

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The best way for you to learn about the Jewish given name,is the very good book (in my opinion) >from Alexander Beider: Dictionary of Askenazic Given Names, the origins,structure,pronunciation and mig

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The best way for you to learn about the Jewish given name,is the very good book (in my opinion) >from Alexander Beider: Dictionary of Askenazic Given Names, the origins,structure,pronunciation and mig

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Dear Genners The given name Gimpel is not a nickname (Kinnui) to the Hebrew name Gamliel. Gimpel or Gumpel is a nickname to Efraim and also to Mordechai. The source for this names is in Germany in the

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Dear Genners The given name Gimpel is not a nickname (Kinnui) to the Hebrew name Gamliel. Gimpel or Gumpel is a nickname to Efraim and also to Mordechai. The source for this names is in Germany in the

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Dear Genners, Mr Evan Fisherman asked: Was there rail service in that part of Ukraine at the end of the 19th century/early 20th century? Can anyone provide a useful guide to rail service in Russia dur

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Dear Genners, Mr Evan Fisherman asked: Was there rail service in that part of Ukraine at the end of the 19th century/early 20th century? Can anyone provide a useful guide to rail service in Russia dur

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Dear Genners, Deborah Blankenberg have asked: [The JewishGen InfoFile on "Reading Hebrew Tombstones" says: "At the top of most Jewish tombstones is the abbreviation [pe-apostrophe-nun], which stands f

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Dear Genners, Deborah Blankenberg have asked: [The JewishGen InfoFile on "Reading Hebrew Tombstones" says: "At the top of most Jewish tombstones is the abbreviation [pe-apostrophe-nun], which stands f

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Dear genners, Roberta Sheps asked: [And now for another puzzle: the last Zalman (my great-grandfather) had the middle name of Hirsh (Girsh in Russian). I know that there is a number of names which pai

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Dear genners, Roberta Sheps asked: [And now for another puzzle: the last Zalman (my great-grandfather) had the middle name of Hirsh (Girsh in Russian). I know that there is a number of names which pai

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Dear Genners I can very good understand what Meron Lavie is happened. I have also few times the same experience, But, in every apple basket you can find a rotten apple, forget this incident, the most

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Dear Genners I can very good understand what Meron Lavie is happened. I have also few times the same experience, But, in every apple basket you can find a rotten apple, forget this incident, the most

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Dear genners I was before few years in the Weissensee cemetery to find the grave of my Grandmother, Before I go, I have win information what are the opening times for the cemetery and also for the off

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