Tiv Gittin, a source for the forms of given names for the writing of gittin (bills of divorce), quotes,Sefer Shomos, an earlier source that he heard the name Ruda in Belgrade, and that it was the name

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I have records for a Korn family in Rozdal (Galicia) which is now in Ukraine, but belonged to Austria in 1891. These Korns were related to my Weisbard and Brandwein families in Rozdal. David Shapiro J

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I wasn't able to find Ilana D'Chaya, but I found a book by Rabbi Dessler's son which mentions this family, and gives his source for information on their yichus from the book Toldos Eliyahu by the hist

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I think the groom's second name is Yoel (Joel). David Shapiro Jerusalem

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When writing non-Hebrew names in Hebrew documents (and a matzeva is called a document for this) there are halachic rules for spelling the vowels. An 'ayin' represents a soft 'e' (a segol) for Ashkenaz

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There a book (in Hebrew) call Etz Chaim by R. Moshe Tzinovitz on the history of the Yeshiva. Chapter 29 have a list of Talmidim with short biographies. David Shapiro Jerusalem

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In halacha, the standard spelling of names is outlined in the laws of gittin, where the correct spelling of names is crucial to the kashrus of the get. For the sound of 'v' the rule among Ashkenazim i

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Jennie is often Sheina. David Shapiro Jerusalem

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Actually, Yetta is short for Henrietta, and was common among German Jews (including my grandmother and others in my family). It is not the same as Yenta. David Shapiro Jerusalem

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If you have the original document, and the problem is that it is faded, UV light could bring out the faded ink. In any case, you might try look at it letter by letter though a microscope, or at least

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Rabbi Moshe Sofer-Schreiber of Pressburg in his responsa to Yoreh Deah no. 342 discusses this question concerning the cemetery in Eibschutz which also had this custom. He explains there custom is to b

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Yes, it's worn away, but I think what you read as vav, yud, is really the top of an aleph (compare it to the aleph of Ha'isha), so it should read Reuven, but the vav is missing. David Shapiro Jerusale

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Thank you for a very enlightening place. However there is one point that needs clarification. You said that the that had only one son, Moshe. In 'Sefer Hagilgulim" chapter 65, Rabbi Chaim Vital, disci

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A number of families in Lithuania claimed descent from R. Isaac Luria, the Ari. Over 40 years ago I discussed this with early genealogist Shmuel Gorr, and he told me that he was able to trace one of t

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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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