I'm hoping that someone can somehow supply a ladder, or a shovel, to help me get behind a brick wall that's been stopping me for several years. My paternal grandmother, Malya Pistrong, had a sister, P

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There could be a rather simple explanation. I have discovered this while researching my own family. There were times when financially, the parents couldn't afford to feed all of their children, along

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Anxious to discover any information about Rabbi Eliahu Tsvi of Novogrudok, b. middle 1800's. Neilan Stern researching: Stern, Pistrong, Stieglitz - Radomysl Wielki, Poland; Schwarz, Black - Nesvizh, B

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To Mr. Jules Levin, who wrote that Columbus, " behaved like a pious devote Christian", I suggest that he restudy the "Inquisition", and discover what happened to Jews who didn't behave thusly. I had p

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The book referred to was, "Sails of Hope", by Simon Wiesenthal. copyright 1973, by Macmillan Publishing . Neilan stern, researching Radomysl Wielki; Stern, Pistrong

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Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn is composed of five large sections, spread over several blocks. Burials have been taken place since the mid 1800's, and continue to today. Hopefully a location of the b

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Hi! If anyone will soon be visiting Mt. Zion Cemetery in Maspeth, Queens, N.Y., I would greatly appreciate it if either a photo, or even a listing of the information on a particular headstone of a fam

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You might want to try Kraina. Neilan Stern. neilan1@... Pistrong, Stern - Radomysl Wielki Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

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Correction - The (misspelled) name does not have to "live into perpetuity". A cousin of mine,who lived alone, had passed away some time ago. When I visited the cemetery and saw her matzevah, (headston

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Recently, a volunteer group, went into the cemetery in Radomysl Wielki, and spent several days clearing, and cleaning it of much of the debris, and overgrown brush. . A number of previously undiscover

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For those who are interested in tracing their German ancestry, there is a fascinating, and sobering book, Hitler's Jewish Soldiers, written by Dr. Bryan Mark Rigg, University Press of Kansas, 2002. It

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A number of family members have remarked that, when they viewed our Family Tree on Ancestry, many individuals had only a blank icon, and the notation below it - "living". With the permission of the in

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The white "over pants", that are described, appear to be a "tallit katan", a (small tallis), worn by religious men. You can observe the tzitzit hanging down in the photo. It might also help to know fr

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I had a wonder friend, of blessed memory, Hebrew name Yocheved, whose English name was Jacqueline. Neilan Stern neilan1@... researching: Stern, Pistrong, Brand- Radomysl Wielki, and area; Aronovsk

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On March 31th, of this year, my mother-in-law celebrated her 100th birthday. She had been born in Rotterdam, as her family, exiting their former lives in Russia, were on their way to America. One hund

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Correction on previous message regarding birth certificates from Rotterdam. Her dates of birth are either March 29, 1921, or March 31, 1921. I am recovering from a recent concussion - seriously - and

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My mother-in-law, Hanna (Helen) Krakovsky Friedman just celebrated her 100th birthday. a few days ago. Her family had left Russia, when the ship they were on docked in Rotterdam, Holland. She was born

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Are you sure that two, (if not all three), of the Abraham Silvermans are not the same person? I discovered a grand-uncle, and his family, living in Brooklyn in the 1930 U.S. Census - taken in early Ju

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My maternal grandmother, whose original Hebrew name was Nechama, and later known as Nellie, has been listed in additional documents as Nettie and Nechie. Neilan Stern: neilan1@... searching for: S

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The names Shaia or Shea, are generally shortened from Yishaiyahu, or Isaiah. Neilan Stern referencing; Stern, Pistrong, - Radomysl Wielki, Poland

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