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Zelevansky name
It's interesting that you compare Zelevansky with Shapiro. Here in Israel there is Zelevansky family of roshei yeshiva, who are descended from the Shapiro family of Volozhin. See "The Unbroken Chain",
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It's interesting that you compare Zelevansky with Shapiro. Here in Israel there is Zelevansky family of roshei yeshiva, who are descended from the Shapiro family of Volozhin. See "The Unbroken Chain",
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Kalonymus
It was not a common name, and it was certainly chosen because an ancestor had that name, and so further back. So I would say that it is indeed likely that he descended from that famous family, but you
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It was not a common name, and it was certainly chosen because an ancestor had that name, and so further back. So I would say that it is indeed likely that he descended from that famous family, but you
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German SIG #Germany Re: Abbreviations used in Hamburg cemetery records
#Germany
PvM is Parnes uManhig which means a community leader. David Shapiro, Jerusalem dshapiro@...
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PvM is Parnes uManhig which means a community leader. David Shapiro, Jerusalem dshapiro@...
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DNA Research #DNA Re: 23andMe
#DNA
Yes. 1) Although my father had Parkinson's disease, I do not have the gene often associated with that disease. 2) I am a carrier of Tay-Sachs. David Shapiro Jerusalem
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Yes. 1) Although my father had Parkinson's disease, I do not have the gene often associated with that disease. 2) I am a carrier of Tay-Sachs. David Shapiro Jerusalem
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Re: Rabbenu Efraim b. Efraim Ha Gibor
#Rabbinic
On 5/9/2017 9:04 AM, tom klein wrote: In the classic (Hebrew) work "Baalei Hatosfos" by E.E. Aurbach, p. 207 of the 1986 edition, he writes that it cannot be determined that Rav Efraim ben Efraim Hagi
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On 5/9/2017 9:04 AM, tom klein wrote: In the classic (Hebrew) work "Baalei Hatosfos" by E.E. Aurbach, p. 207 of the 1986 edition, he writes that it cannot be determined that Rav Efraim ben Efraim Hagi
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia HITZIG and SCHOR or SCHER from Szczerzec
#Galicia
Years ago I contributed to funding the JRI records for Szczerzec and received the excel file, but found no mention of my great grandmother Malka HITZIG or her parents Leizer Lippa and Rochel Chaya. (T
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Years ago I contributed to funding the JRI records for Szczerzec and received the excel file, but found no mention of my great grandmother Malka HITZIG or her parents Leizer Lippa and Rochel Chaya. (T
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Re: Jewish cemeteries
#Lithuania
Michelle Sandler wrote: I have been to the sites of the three Vilna cemeteries. The oldest, the Shnipeshuk cemetery, was destroyed by the communists in order to build a sports center. All that remains
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Michelle Sandler wrote: I have been to the sites of the three Vilna cemeteries. The oldest, the Shnipeshuk cemetery, was destroyed by the communists in order to build a sports center. All that remains
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German SIG #Germany Re: Re: need help translating short words from a letter in German
#Germany
"Chug" and "Snif" are both Hebrew words. Chug means a club (literally 'circle'), and snif means a branch (of some sort of institution). Beth could also be Hebrew, but here the meaning is less clear ou
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"Chug" and "Snif" are both Hebrew words. Chug means a club (literally 'circle'), and snif means a branch (of some sort of institution). Beth could also be Hebrew, but here the meaning is less clear ou
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Re: LIPSCHUTZ - LIPSCHITZ - LIPSZYC etc.
#Rabbinic
There are several editions of Sefer Hamachria at hebrewbooks. The Jerusalem <http://hebrewbooks.org/20169> and New York <http://hebrewbooks.org/14436> editions have the tree at the end of the introduc
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There are several editions of Sefer Hamachria at hebrewbooks. The Jerusalem <http://hebrewbooks.org/20169> and New York <http://hebrewbooks.org/14436> editions have the tree at the end of the introduc
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JewishGen Discussion Group
#JewishGen re: Hebrew grave inscriptions
#jewishgen
Pe-Tes is Poh Tmuna, which also means "here is interred", but in my experience, was used in Germany for women, although logically poh nitmena could apply to women or Poh tomun for men. David Shapiro J
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Pe-Tes is Poh Tmuna, which also means "here is interred", but in my experience, was used in Germany for women, although logically poh nitmena could apply to women or Poh tomun for men. David Shapiro J
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German SIG #Germany Re: Abraham WENDEL *ca. 1790
#Germany
I wonder if there is a connection to Alfred WENDEL, who wrote "Chronik Odenbach Band III Juedisches Leben" on the Jewish community of Odenbach, Rheinland- Pfalz. He was already deceased when the book
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I wonder if there is a connection to Alfred WENDEL, who wrote "Chronik Odenbach Band III Juedisches Leben" on the Jewish community of Odenbach, Rheinland- Pfalz. He was already deceased when the book
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JewishGen Discussion Group
#JewishGen Re: Yiddish name Tsirke
#jewishgen
derivation of Tsurke > is Sara> Tsure> Tsurke. Dr. Beider did an excellent job with surnames, but with given names any deviation >from the authorities on the laws of divorce must at least be viewed wi
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derivation of Tsurke > is Sara> Tsure> Tsurke. Dr. Beider did an excellent job with surnames, but with given names any deviation >from the authorities on the laws of divorce must at least be viewed wi
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JewishGen Discussion Group
#JewishGen Re: The Yiddish name Tsirke - slight correction
#jewishgen
On second thought, what I wrote before: "since traditionally we don't give names >from before Avraham, with the sole exception of Noach." is not accurate. Other names that come to mind are Chanoch, an
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On second thought, what I wrote before: "since traditionally we don't give names >from before Avraham, with the sole exception of Noach." is not accurate. Other names that come to mind are Chanoch, an
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German SIG #Germany Re: The Yiddish name Tsirke - slight correction
#Germany
On second thought, what I wrote before: "since traditionally we don't give names >from before Avraham, with the sole exception of Noach." is not accurate. Other names that come to mind are Chanoch, an
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On second thought, what I wrote before: "since traditionally we don't give names >from before Avraham, with the sole exception of Noach." is not accurate. Other names that come to mind are Chanoch, an
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German SIG #Germany Re: The Yiddish name Tsirke
#Germany
According to halachic sources discussing the proper way to write names in bills of divorce (gittin), the name Tsila is properly written with and aleph at the end and not a hei, indicating that it is n
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According to halachic sources discussing the proper way to write names in bills of divorce (gittin), the name Tsila is properly written with and aleph at the end and not a hei, indicating that it is n
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JewishGen Discussion Group
#JewishGen Re: The Yiddish name Tsirke
#jewishgen
Jeffrey Knisbacher wrote: According to halachic sources discussing the proper way to write names in bills of divorce (gittin), the name Tsila is properly written with and aleph at the end and not a he
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Jeffrey Knisbacher wrote: According to halachic sources discussing the proper way to write names in bills of divorce (gittin), the name Tsila is properly written with and aleph at the end and not a he
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JewishGen Discussion Group
#JewishGen POT submitted by Ellen Zwart Gerzon
#jewishgen
I have found a page of testimony for my grandmother's first cousin, Rose VAN RAALTE nee WEISBARD who was sent >from Amsterdam to Sobibor. The information was submitted in 2000 by Ellen ZWART GERZON wh
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I have found a page of testimony for my grandmother's first cousin, Rose VAN RAALTE nee WEISBARD who was sent >from Amsterdam to Sobibor. The information was submitted in 2000 by Ellen ZWART GERZON wh
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Re: Korban Nesanel
#Rabbinic
His full name was Yaakov Nesanel ben Naftali Hirsch. For information on him and the Weil family see here: http://www.jewishgen.org/Rabbinic/journal/weil.htm Don't forget to click on the charts and pic
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His full name was Yaakov Nesanel ben Naftali Hirsch. For information on him and the Weil family see here: http://www.jewishgen.org/Rabbinic/journal/weil.htm Don't forget to click on the charts and pic
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German SIG #Germany Re: What can the acronym CHET-RESH in place of BET-RESH in a name mean?
#Germany
On November 28th, 2013, Justin Levy asked: The Chet stands for Chatan = son in law. This is common, particularly when the father in law is better known than the father, either because he is a prominen
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On November 28th, 2013, Justin Levy asked: The Chet stands for Chatan = son in law. This is common, particularly when the father in law is better known than the father, either because he is a prominen
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German SIG #Germany Angelika Brosig and her work
#Germany
A lot has already been posted about Angelika Brosig and the loss we have suffered with her passing. I had the privilege of working with her on the documentation of the cemetery in Schopfloch. She woul
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A lot has already been posted about Angelika Brosig and the loss we have suffered with her passing. I had the privilege of working with her on the documentation of the cemetery in Schopfloch. She woul
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