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Trying to Find Potential Jewish Ancestors
#germany
I suspect that a 1% ancestry is well within the margin of error of most commercial services. Estimates of ethnicity are a combination of science (the test) and statistics (who else the company has in
I suspect that a 1% ancestry is well within the margin of error of most commercial services. Estimates of ethnicity are a combination of science (the test) and statistics (who else the company has in
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Herbert Lazerow
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Three (not four) Questions
#names
. 1. What would the Hebrew/Yiddish names be for women named Zenia and Regina (!) No idea about Zenia. If you use the initial sound method for Regina, Rakhel, Rivka or Rut come to mind; using the trans
. 1. What would the Hebrew/Yiddish names be for women named Zenia and Regina (!) No idea about Zenia. If you use the initial sound method for Regina, Rakhel, Rivka or Rut come to mind; using the trans
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Herbert Lazerow
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Need help in identifying place of birth on WWI draft registration.
#records
Initial letter is a W-- compare the Ws in lines 1 and 9 with the M in line 10. Looks like Woloderky, but there is no W in the Russian alphabet, so read it as Voloderky, changed to a W by a German purs
Initial letter is a W-- compare the Ws in lines 1 and 9 with the M in line 10. Looks like Woloderky, but there is no W in the Russian alphabet, so read it as Voloderky, changed to a W by a German purs
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Herbert Lazerow
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Interpretation of an eventual jewish background from a dna test
#dna
#hungary
An initial word of caution. DNA analysis is a combination of science and statistics. If either is incorrect, the results will also be incorrect. Since statistics are involved, we are dealing with prob
An initial word of caution. DNA analysis is a combination of science and statistics. If either is incorrect, the results will also be incorrect. Since statistics are involved, we are dealing with prob
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Herbert Lazerow
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What was a notary in 19th Century Hungary?
#hungary
#general
The position of notary varied from place to place. I can only give you a general idea of the notary in systems descended from Roman law. You might wish to google "notary Hungary" to get more specific
The position of notary varied from place to place. I can only give you a general idea of the notary in systems descended from Roman law. You might wish to google "notary Hungary" to get more specific
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Herbert Lazerow
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GUREVITCH Bela-Rus
#belarus
This is a Levite name, and the third most common Jewish surname in both Vilna and Vitebsk guberniyas, according to Alexander Beider. My greataunt married into such a family in Usviaty, Vitebsk guberni
This is a Levite name, and the third most common Jewish surname in both Vilna and Vitebsk guberniyas, according to Alexander Beider. My greataunt married into such a family in Usviaty, Vitebsk guberni
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Herbert Lazerow
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(US) Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Museum Win in Nazi-Plundered Art
#announcements
#holocaust
The Supreme Court will not directly decide the issue of return of the painting. The grant of certiorari is to decide whether a trial court, in a case where jurisdiction is based on the Foreign Soverei
The Supreme Court will not directly decide the issue of return of the painting. The grant of certiorari is to decide whether a trial court, in a case where jurisdiction is based on the Foreign Soverei
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Herbert Lazerow
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Travel from Shtetll to Sea Port
#ukraine
It was often not possible for people in Europe to save enough money for their trans-Atlantic passage. I know nothing about Canada, but in Philadelphia, several "banks" were established that allowed pe
It was often not possible for people in Europe to save enough money for their trans-Atlantic passage. I know nothing about Canada, but in Philadelphia, several "banks" were established that allowed pe
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Herbert Lazerow
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Moving Frequently Among Ukraine Towns
#ukraine
Some Jews in that part of Galicia were shenkers. They ran inns or taverns and, under lease from the local noble, had a monopoly of the making and selling of alcoholic beverages. It was common for thes
Some Jews in that part of Galicia were shenkers. They ran inns or taverns and, under lease from the local noble, had a monopoly of the making and selling of alcoholic beverages. It was common for thes
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Herbert Lazerow
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Late birth registrations
#poland
#records
Before the 1920s, most births occurred at home. Different jurisdictions had different ways to assure that births were registered, but none was foolproof. Philadelphia required the midwife or doctor to
Before the 1920s, most births occurred at home. Different jurisdictions had different ways to assure that births were registered, but none was foolproof. Philadelphia required the midwife or doctor to
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Herbert Lazerow
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surname adoption in Czernigow
#ukraine
#names
#russia
Metrical records in Nezhin Ukraine, just down the road from Chernigov and in the Chernigov guberniya, are available from 1852, and generally include surnames. Bert
Metrical records in Nezhin Ukraine, just down the road from Chernigov and in the Chernigov guberniya, are available from 1852, and generally include surnames. Bert
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Herbert Lazerow
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Searching for art stolen from German Jewish family.
#germany
One website is lootedart.com. Bert
One website is lootedart.com. Bert
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Herbert Lazerow
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US Marriage Authorisation
#usa
In the U.S., each state regulates its marriages and the forms required. I only know of one situation where authorisation would be required. Where a party to a marriage is younger than the age required
In the U.S., each state regulates its marriages and the forms required. I only know of one situation where authorisation would be required. Where a party to a marriage is younger than the age required
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Herbert Lazerow
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DNA Matches - Most CentiMorgans or Largest Segment?
#dna
#education
#poland
#ukraine
#galicia
DNA matches are a combination of science and statistics. Whenever statistics are involved, we are dealing with probabilities. The probability is that someone with whom you share a largest match of at
DNA matches are a combination of science and statistics. Whenever statistics are involved, we are dealing with probabilities. The probability is that someone with whom you share a largest match of at
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Herbert Lazerow
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Albany advice needed
#usa
I am looking to push the whereabouts of the Morris Brown family of Albany earlier than 1900. Here is what I have gleaned, mostly from census returns or their Albany tombstones at Beth El Jacob: Morris
I am looking to push the whereabouts of the Morris Brown family of Albany earlier than 1900. Here is what I have gleaned, mostly from census returns or their Albany tombstones at Beth El Jacob: Morris
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Herbert Lazerow
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Who is the better option for DNA: siblings or father and son?
#dna
If the sought relatives are on the father's side, father and son are better because father will provide almost twice the dna sought than both sons, given that he is a generation closer to the source..
If the sought relatives are on the father's side, father and son are better because father will provide almost twice the dna sought than both sons, given that he is a generation closer to the source..
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Herbert Lazerow
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1910 Census lists German as language, but country of origin is "Russia.
#russia
#ukraine
Three areas governed by Russia where the dominant language might have been German: Northern Poland, adjacent to what was then East Prussia. Parts of present-day Latvia, then ruled by Russia, had a Ger
Three areas governed by Russia where the dominant language might have been German: Northern Poland, adjacent to what was then East Prussia. Parts of present-day Latvia, then ruled by Russia, had a Ger
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Herbert Lazerow
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Ancestry's Drastic Changes Dash Hopes of Finding Connections
#dna
I have a known third cousin once removed who has tested on Ancestrydna and who matches me at 41, longest string 19. That person's brother, presumably also a third cousin once removed, matches me at on
I have a known third cousin once removed who has tested on Ancestrydna and who matches me at 41, longest string 19. That person's brother, presumably also a third cousin once removed, matches me at on
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Herbert Lazerow
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U.S. Appeals Court Rules Spanish Museum May Keep Nazi Looted Art
#announcements
#holocaust
Kae Haas is correct that the Portrait of Wally case is similar in some ways. One of the lessons of law school is that no matter how complex a case seems when you first examine it, it is always much mo
Kae Haas is correct that the Portrait of Wally case is similar in some ways. One of the lessons of law school is that no matter how complex a case seems when you first examine it, it is always much mo
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Herbert Lazerow
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US Naturalization questions (more or less general)
#general
#records
Some women who were naturalized before 1922 by marrying husbands who were American citizens filed their own naturalization papers in th 1930s or 1940s. It is worth checking because the naturalization
Some women who were naturalized before 1922 by marrying husbands who were American citizens filed their own naturalization papers in th 1930s or 1940s. It is worth checking because the naturalization
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Herbert Lazerow
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