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Viewmate translation request - Yiddish
#yiddish
#translation
I have posted the back of a photo postcard on Viewmate and would be grateful for a translation of the handwritten Yiddish on it. (There are relatively few words but the writing seems to be particularl
I have posted the back of a photo postcard on Viewmate and would be grateful for a translation of the handwritten Yiddish on it. (There are relatively few words but the writing seems to be particularl
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Release of 1950 US Census Will Increase Access to Records
#announcements
#records
#usa
FamilySearch (free) will have it: <https://www.familysearch.org/en/info/us-census/1950-census/> David Brostoff
FamilySearch (free) will have it: <https://www.familysearch.org/en/info/us-census/1950-census/> David Brostoff
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David Brostoff
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Passenger-list name interpretation
#names
I have posted two images from a passenger list of the S.S. Zeeland, arriving in New York on Oct. 2, 1906. (The second image, ViewMate 96928, is for handwriting comparison.) <https://www.jewishgen.org/
I have posted two images from a passenger list of the S.S. Zeeland, arriving in New York on Oct. 2, 1906. (The second image, ViewMate 96928, is for handwriting comparison.) <https://www.jewishgen.org/
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David Brostoff
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How to obtain Lodz cemetery photo
#lodz
Find a Grave <https://www.findagrave.com> has volunteers all over the world. David Brostoff
Find a Grave <https://www.findagrave.com> has volunteers all over the world. David Brostoff
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David Brostoff
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Ordering books from Avotaynu
#general
What browser are you using? As far as I know, Avotaynu does use https, although there may be a coding error that is causing it not to display properly in the address bar of all browsers. With my setup
What browser are you using? As far as I know, Avotaynu does use https, although there may be a coding error that is causing it not to display properly in the address bar of all browsers. With my setup
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David Brostoff
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Suwalki
#poland
#russia
Could you please explain the funding part of this? Which towns have records that have still not been uploaded? Thank you, David Brostoff Berkeley, California
Could you please explain the funding part of this? Which towns have records that have still not been uploaded? Thank you, David Brostoff Berkeley, California
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David Brostoff
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(Germany-US) A Bible Hidden in Attic While Nazis Invaded Reunited with Family's Heirs
#germany
#holocaust
#usa
Minor correction: The article at the link above was published on the same day as the one at the original link, not a few days earlier. David Brostoff
Minor correction: The article at the link above was published on the same day as the one at the original link, not a few days earlier. David Brostoff
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David Brostoff
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(Germany-US) A Bible Hidden in Attic While Nazis Invaded Reunited with Family's Heirs
#germany
#holocaust
#usa
Here is a link to the same article in a different newspaper a few days earlier: <https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-family-hid-their-bible-in-an-attic-as-nazis-invaded-almost-80-years-later-i
Here is a link to the same article in a different newspaper a few days earlier: <https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-family-hid-their-bible-in-an-attic-as-nazis-invaded-almost-80-years-later-i
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David Brostoff
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Removing Picture From a Find A Grave Page.
#general
For what it's worth, I had success in using "Suggest Edits" to get Find A Grave to do make a substantial change to a memorial I didn't own. David Brostoff
For what it's worth, I had success in using "Suggest Edits" to get Find A Grave to do make a substantial change to a memorial I didn't own. David Brostoff
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David Brostoff
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German Jews who served the Third Reich
#germany
#general
If you create a virtual memorial on FindAGrave, you can request a photo from a local volunteer. David Brostoff
If you create a virtual memorial on FindAGrave, you can request a photo from a local volunteer. David Brostoff
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David Brostoff
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Etymology of the Rudman surname
#names
Beider gives two etymologies and cites several locations where the name appears in records -- in what sense was this not helpful? David Brostoff
Beider gives two etymologies and cites several locations where the name appears in records -- in what sense was this not helpful? David Brostoff
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David Brostoff
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Correcting Misinformation on the Latvia Vital Records Datbase vs. Usdin Website.
#courland
#latvia
At the above link, under "The Format of the Vital Records," it says, "The left side is completed in Russian [or very occasionally in German, in the case of Courland]; and on the facing page the same d
At the above link, under "The Format of the Vital Records," it says, "The left side is completed in Russian [or very occasionally in German, in the case of Courland]; and on the facing page the same d
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David Brostoff
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Viewmate Photos: Are these of the same person?
#latvia
#translation
I have posted images on ViewMate of two photos: <http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89763> <http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89786> I would like an estima
I have posted images on ViewMate of two photos: <http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89763> <http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89786> I would like an estima
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David Brostoff
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Find immigration manifest and naturalization papers?
#records
#usa
I found an index record for "Brostoff, Jankel or Jacob" in "Texas, El Paso Alien Arrivals, 1924-1952" on Family Search, which I am attaching to this message. A search for his last name in "Texas, El P
I found an index record for "Brostoff, Jankel or Jacob" in "Texas, El Paso Alien Arrivals, 1924-1952" on Family Search, which I am attaching to this message. A search for his last name in "Texas, El P
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David Brostoff
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Need suggestions for how to search for misspelled family names
#records
Where are these records accessible? Thank you, David Brostoff
Where are these records accessible? Thank you, David Brostoff
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David Brostoff
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German WWII reparations records online?
#germany
#holocaust
#records
I don't seem to be able to find a searchable online database for German WWII reparations records. Any recommendations? Thank you, David Brostoff
I don't seem to be able to find a searchable online database for German WWII reparations records. Any recommendations? Thank you, David Brostoff
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Ancestry's Drastic Changes Dash Hopes of Finding Connections
#dna
Thank you for clarifying this. Until now I misunderstood the issue and sincerely apologize if my previous post -- citing matches with known relatives under 20 cM total (but well above 8 cM) -- added f
Thank you for clarifying this. Until now I misunderstood the issue and sincerely apologize if my previous post -- citing matches with known relatives under 20 cM total (but well above 8 cM) -- added f
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David Brostoff
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Ancestry's Drastic Changes Dash Hopes of Finding Connections
#dna
Similarly, I have two known third cousins, one 3C1R and one half-1C2R under 20 cM. More importantly though, I have a 14 cM match that led me to a cousin from a branch whose father had changed his last
Similarly, I have two known third cousins, one 3C1R and one half-1C2R under 20 cM. More importantly though, I have a 14 cM match that led me to a cousin from a branch whose father had changed his last
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David Brostoff
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Passenger-list name interpretation SOLVED
#names
#translation
Thanks to an off-list suggestion and some further research that led me to an earlier passenger list on which Simchon Brostow was listed with a traveling companion from the same small shtetl, Nachman L
Thanks to an off-list suggestion and some further research that led me to an earlier passenger list on which Simchon Brostow was listed with a traveling companion from the same small shtetl, Nachman L
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David Brostoff
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Passenger-list name interpretation
#names
#translation
I have posted an image from a passenger list of the S.S. Palatia, arriving in New York on July 20, 1900. <https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM85216> I would be grateful to know t
I have posted an image from a passenger list of the S.S. Palatia, arriving in New York on July 20, 1900. <https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM85216> I would be grateful to know t
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David Brostoff
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