The disgusting fact about most of these oligarchs is that they are Jewish and as such entitled to make aliya, etc. And in an exercise of "cleaning himself" Abramovich proposes to donate a ton of money

#announcements #holocaust #israel

Hi, If any more people (other than myself) is familiar with Lev Golotin then I'd appreciate contact info. He has published two articles relating to Ukraine reflecting different time periods and stage

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Hi, I have had a question that has been 'gnawing' at me for some time. It seems to me that most of the Jews who got affidavits (or the South African equivalent) to emigrate to South Africa came from L

#southafrica #general #lithuania

Hi, I happened to have watched the same book discussion and have also bought his book. My mom and her family were in the worst of the civil war pogroms in Proskurov. I've talked a lot about this in di

#ukraine #general

Jews were drawn to the south for the same reasons that Jews were drawn to other areas of the country (i.e., not NYC). Whether it be business or work opportunities. You can study the emigration pattern

#lithuania #usa

>Revisionist history goes hand in glove with authoritarian regimes. Yes it forms part of the "legal basis" for their government. I wish some action, more than words, could be taken against Poland and

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I became aware of the Jews of Rhodes via a neighbor of my aunt in Maoz Aviv. I recall meeting them and telling me about their special status, etc. I was interested in them at the time. I will try and

#events

Unfortunately I was referring to Israel when I mentioned change, etc. Good luck to you on changing Poland and Europe in general. And why gain EU citizenship when you have US citizenship. Despite curre

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Ken, I had enough trouble trying to understand why Jews seek German citizenship (yes my late wife was a child of German Jews), but seeking Polish citizenship just boggles my mind. I can at least credi

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Hi Ralph, Yes I had heard about the Jackson Heights store but was never there. There was also one in Inwood but that closed up as well. Where to get aufschnitt these days? Well there is the "competiti

#usa

Yes familiar with this exhibition. My late wife was interviewed for this as was her brother. She was Marion Bloch, daughter of Alfred and Herta Bloch. It was her grandparents who brought their busines

#usa

Perhaps we should be thankful to the pandemic for putting at least a temporary halt to travel to Poland, Ukraine, et.al. What appeared to me most cynical were the developments in Poland in having "cel

#holocaust #poland

Well my maternal grandmother lived with us and Zaslav was her original home town. After she married she moved to Proskurov. I have fond memories of her kreplach which she would make once in a while. S

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This may not help you at all but at the Kehillath Israel (Brookline MA) Hebrew School, several years ago, we had a third grade teacher named Avraham Gomborow and he was also a survivor. In fact half o

#ukraine #general

A few people out there might remember me when I was more active in all things Proskurov. That was my mother's hometown and she and her family (miraculously) survived the 1919 pogrom. I had always hear

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I may be mistaken (and you can correct me if I am wrong} but during the Black Plague fewer Jews than gentiles died and that was due to the fact of bathing in the Mikveh.

#yizkorbooks #poland

Hi, Personally I am glad to see Germany move further in reconciliation, etc., and I have always maintained that they are far ahead of Austria in this regard. However I find it absurd and a little bit

#germany

Barbara, Correct on Robert Briscoe. But I thought that there was a David O'Cohen who was Lord Mayor? David

#lithuania

Re: Shapiro What about a Hebrew origin such as Sapir? I've always been under the impression that this is the "root" of Shapiro. David Cherson

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Re: Shapiro What about a Hebrew origin such as Sapir? I've always been under the impression that this is the "root" of Shapiro. David Cherson

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