JewishGenners with relatives who were in Japanese POW camps during World War II might be interested to visit sites recording their names, etc. Last year I was able to find Mark Braham, a cousin of my

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JewishGenners with relatives who were in Japanese POW camps during World War II might be interested to visit sites recording their names, etc. Last year I was able to find Mark Braham, a cousin of my

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Regarding the query about "Black Bread Disease", I could not find this term on the internet, but I would hazard a guess that it might have been referring to a form of ergot, a fungal infection which p

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Regarding the query about "Black Bread Disease", I could not find this term on the internet, but I would hazard a guess that it might have been referring to a form of ergot, a fungal infection which p

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The London Fire Brigade has a museum and website and there is a page about looking up records at http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/our_history/your_history.asp They say when making your request,

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The London Fire Brigade has a museum and website and there is a page about looking up records at http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/our_history/your_history.asp They say when making your request,

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In the Balkans, people called Vlachs, or related names -Mavrovlachos, Black Vlachs, in Greece, >from which also Morlacks, - have been dark-complexioned, speaking a Latin language akin to Romanian, and

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In the Balkans, people called Vlachs, or related names -Mavrovlachos, Black Vlachs, in Greece, >from which also Morlacks, - have been dark-complexioned, speaking a Latin language akin to Romanian, and

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Talking of soundalikes, some "Karen"s seem to have become "Keren"s. Until this, I only knew the word keren as meaning "fund", as in Keren Kayemet, etc. Anyone know whether Keren is an original Jewish

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Talking of soundalikes, some "Karen"s seem to have become "Keren"s. Until this, I only knew the word keren as meaning "fund", as in Keren Kayemet, etc. Anyone know whether Keren is an original Jewish

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You could try approaching AJEX, the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women in the UK. They have a website at http://www.ajex.org.uk, and their e-mail address is headoffice@.... The webs

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You could try approaching AJEX, the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women in the UK. They have a website at http://www.ajex.org.uk, and their e-mail address is headoffice@.... The webs

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Small point, but I thought the correct spelling was Isadore? Usually shortened to Issy, as in my Uncle whose forenames were "Victor Isadore", and was known Out West (Bristol way) as Victor, but my Dad

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Small point, but I thought the correct spelling was Isadore? Usually shortened to Issy, as in my Uncle whose forenames were "Victor Isadore", and was known Out West (Bristol way) as Victor, but my Dad

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Having been to Princelet street on conducted walks of the Jewish East End, before the museum opened, I'm glad to see the dreams and efforts of those involved have reached fruition. Princelet Street st

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Having been to Princelet street on conducted walks of the Jewish East End, before the museum opened, I'm glad to see the dreams and efforts of those involved have reached fruition. Princelet Street st

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Most of the Bernards I know are Jewish. As families often chose a name for proximity of sound rather than meanings, it could be a Ber(l) as suggested,or even Baruch.

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Most of the Bernards I know are Jewish. As families often chose a name for proximity of sound rather than meanings, it could be a Ber(l) as suggested,or even Baruch.

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Don't want to start a non-geneoogical debate but England, Wales and Scotland do count as "countries" for some purposes (soccer for instance!); and, more relevantly for genners, some documents distingu

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Don't want to start a non-geneoogical debate but England, Wales and Scotland do count as "countries" for some purposes (soccer for instance!); and, more relevantly for genners, some documents distingu

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