I'm wondering if this could be the Hebrew David's written as דודה rather than דוידה, as it may be written today. Helen Kon NYC,NY Sent from the all new AOL app for Android

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As far as I know, Blima is a Yiddish name and not a Hebrew name. Blima means flower. Blanca as I know it means white. Sent from the all new AOL app for Android

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Tzvi,zvi,צבי, means a deer. In German or Yiddish it would be Hirsch or Hersh. My ancestors with that name who were Austro-Hungarian or German Jews, were given the secular name, Hermann. In the US it w

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The stone reads: Here rests my beloved wife our goodhearted mother Golda Kleibs from Odessa Born December 12, 1860 Died January 1, 1908

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Hi. I initially thought that her name was tzirel but tzirel, a Yiddish name would be spelled צירעל. I personally never heard of the name צידיל, but I looked it up. That name does appear elsewhere. I h

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Thank you for including the websites. I finally found my grandfather's service record! His name was Saul but as another poster noted - his name was posted as Paul. Sent from the all new AOL app for An

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Hi. It sounds like קריינה (Krānuh - phonetically)to me. This is a Yiddish name that means crown. Were it Hebrew, it would be עטרה (Atara). Sent from the all new AOL app for Android

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Chiena, חיענא, ( phonetically) is the Hebrew/Yiddish name of a contemporary of mine. She was named after a grandparent with that name & identifies with Chabad/Lubavitch. I hope that helps.

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Hello. Where can I find documentation of military service for Jewish WW1 veterans? Specifically, my maternal grandfather, Saul Torten (Grünberg), was born in Podhajce, Galicia. He served in World War

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Hi. I got Subotica, a city in Serbia, when I typed the Hebrew into search. Sent from the all new AOL app for Android

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I am seeking the ship names & passenger lists that successfully ferried Jewish refugees from Lisbon to Havana. As part of their escape from Vienna to ultimately NY, my mom (a young child) & her parent

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The Joseph in District 13, that Steven refers to, is Hirsch's son. He was affiliated with an Orthodox Zionist group. Hirsch appears in the 1937 edition (possibly the year of his death). I'm surprised

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Hello. I am looking for proof of residence for my maternal great grandparents; Hersch Mermelstein and Chaje (geb. Friedler) who resided at 12 Hahngasse in the 9th district in Vienna starting with 1914

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My great grandparents, Jakob Torten & Lea Grünberg lived in Podhajce, Galicia & moved to Vienna which they fled prior to World War II. A table on JewishGen online has them listed as having marries in

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