Jan, in your research did you discover any information about Rabbi Yosel and Zelda Weinstein, my maternal great-great-grandparents? He was a rosh yeshiva, and she was a commission merchant for Polish

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I’ve written about this topic before but haven’t learned the answer yet. My maternal great-great-grandparents, Reb Yossel (a rosh yeshiva) and Zelda, (a commission merchant for Polish nobles) Weinstei

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My Uncle Sidney’s sister, Grace Albert, from Waterbury, CT, married Abraham Abramowitz. I believe his father was Irving. I am related to the Alberts (formerly Alperson) on both sides of my family. Sid

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Although it wasn’t billed as a Jewish camp, I was a CIT and counselor at Crane Lake Camp in West Stockbridge, MA., owned and run by the Ulanoff family. We had Friday night services. Ironically, the Re

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On Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 02:38 AM, Yehudi Freedman wrote: Any relationship to the Sinykin family of Minnesota? My nephew married a Sinykin. Susan Kurtin Sorkenn sorkennwellness@...

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The following inscriptions appear in a prayer book my father’s parents, Ber (Bernard) and Rachael Kurtin, brought to the U.S. from Lyachavichi, now Belarus, at the end of the 1800’s. I’d appreciate a

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My uncle’s sister, Frances Albert (Eilperin originally) married Abraham Abramowitz. They lived in Waterbury, Connecticut, near New Haven and Hartford. I don’t know anything more about him, but the tim

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I don’t know the reason why, but my father-in-law spelled his surname Sorkenn while one brother spelled it Sorken and another Sorkin. They came from near Riga, Latvia. Susan Kurtin Sorkenn

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I went to college (CCNY) with Irena Klepfisz, who was born in the Warsaw Ghetto. Her father, Michael, was a hero defender. She and her mother made it to Sweden after the war and then to NYC, where her

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I’ve been trying to find references to my ggggrandparents and gggrandfather from Vilna. How do I spell Weinstein so I can find them in records? Where can I look? Reb Yossel Weinstein was a rosh yeshiv

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I am a proud supporter of Jack Berger’s translation efforts. He is a demanding scholar and is performIng a valuable service. These books are treasures. Susan Kurtin Sorkenn

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My great-aunt Miriam was nicknamed Mae. She was Mae to everyone. Susan Sorkenn

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I'm researching the connection between Yitzhak ben Moshe Rumsch, or Isaac ben Moshe Rumsch (1822-94) and my Weinstein family from Vilna. Rumsch was born in Zezemer, Vilna gubernia and went to Vilna to

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Reb Yossel was a rosh yeshiva, and Zelda was a commission merchant for Polish nobles. Is there a variant spelling for Weinstein I can check? His name was originally a form of Romm or Rumsch. I know he

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Dear Mr. Ratner: I just saw this message this morning. I've been trying for years to learn about my great-great-grandparents, Reb Yossel and Zelda Weinstein. Reb Yossel was a rosh yeshiva in Vilna, an

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My father’s parents were first cousins, and one of his sisters married a first cousin. They all lived in the same shtetl, Lyachavichi, near Baronovichi, in what is now Belarus. I have been able to tra

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I have the same story in my mother’s maternal family, who came from Vilna. My great-great-grandfather, Reb Yussel Weinstein, was originally a Romm. To avoid conscription, he was “adopted” by a childle

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