1) R. Pinchas son of R. Nesanal Hakohen. died 27 Shevat [5]700. 2) Chana daughter of R. Avrohom Hirsch. died 2 Teves [5]702. David Shapiro Jerusalem

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Keep in mind that Litvaks pronounced the Hebrew-Yiddish letter shin as 's'. For example, my grandfather's brother was named for his grandfather Yeshaia Shapiro (from Anyksciai) but he was called Saia

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It is the same rabbi. Kalman is short for Kalonymus. It you search for Anyksciai on the ALD you will see that all the families we have mentioned are there - Kadishevitz, Shapiro, Finn, Jaffe. They wer

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I would just add that "Mooma" is Yiddish for aunt. David Shapiro Jerusalem

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I can't help with these names, but my great grandfather's sister, Ita Beila (or perhaps Beila Ita) SHAPIRO from Anyksciai married Yisroel Yehuda KADISHEVITZ (son of Yechezkel). The couple moved to Sou

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All the Hebrew months and holidays are misspelled, so it was probably written by a woman who didn't know Hebrew, likely 'Mechel's widow. It reads: My father's Jahrzeit is 10 days in the first Adar. My

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I tried to upload my, but I get a message that this option is not available in Israel. Is there any work-around? David Shapiro Jerusalem

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Perhaps Kolbuszowa David Shapiro Jerusalem

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It's only a guess, but I recall hearing from early genealogist Shmuel Gorr that he was related to Israeli judge Shimon Agranat who headed the "Agranat Commission" which investigated the Yom Kipppur Wa

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R. Wunder does not give any other information on R. Yosef Yoska, neither in Elef Margolios nor in Meorei Galicia (where he gives the same information). In M.G in the entry on R. Alexander Sender he me

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That is correct, and the name of the groom is Dan Eliyahu (the second name is not clear) son of Avraham Yaakov. David Shapiro Jerusalem

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In R. Wonder's book "Elef Margolios", chapter 3 p. 34 he lists Rav Yosef Yoska Margolios av beis din Zbarazh, and writes that he signed beis din documents in Czortkov between 5566-5572 (1806-1812). Da

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Probably here: Grinkiškis, Lithuania 55°34' N 23°38' E 90 miles NW of Vilnius David Shapiro Jerusalem

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Many of the pages are a list (with names and dates) of children who were circumcised by the author. Pages 4-6 list the births of his own children, many of who did not survive. On page 7 there is one m

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Bride's father's name is "H"R (Harav?) Zev". Dovid Shapiro Jerusalem

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The city was Homel. The date was Tues. Sivan 12. The year is not completely clear, i.e. the decade, but I think it was 5662 which was June 17, 1902. Definitely not 5682 when Sivan 12 fell on a Thursda

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Yes. I meant "not that he had an official position". Sorry for the typo, I haven't been well. David Shapiro

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The title "Rabbani" is never used for anyone who has an official rabbinic position. (It is possible that 'mem-vav-hey' indicates that he had semicha, but that that he had a official position). I say t

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You are misreading the inscription. Not 'harabeinu' but 'harabani' meaning rabbi-like. i.e a person well learned in religious text, but not an official rabbi. Not 'minh' but 'mo[reinu]' which is indee

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Correct, these are all males, because it is not a record of births. It is a record of circumcisions. If you go back to page 6 this is stated clearly (in Hebrew). David Shapiro Jerusalem

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