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Max Bruch. Who wrote the music for Kol Nidre was NOT Jewish
#general
I don't know about Bruch, but I know that Naftaii Hertz Imber, who wrote the words to our treasured Hatikvah, although Jewish, was an unkempt drunk. After my grandmother was widowed in 1900, at first
I don't know about Bruch, but I know that Naftaii Hertz Imber, who wrote the words to our treasured Hatikvah, although Jewish, was an unkempt drunk. After my grandmother was widowed in 1900, at first
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270,000 Vanished Villages Located From Maps
#russia
#ukraine
#belarus
#records
I looked for Rebrin, a farming village in Hungary, now Slovakia, on a google map. Even though the name isn't written on the map, an arrow pointed to a location. Estelle Guttman Reston, VA Lipovitch, L
I looked for Rebrin, a farming village in Hungary, now Slovakia, on a google map. Even though the name isn't written on the map, an arrow pointed to a location. Estelle Guttman Reston, VA Lipovitch, L
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estelle
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James Gross with Steinberg family.
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If you are James or know James,.please contact me. Thank you Estelle Guttman erguttman2020@...
If you are James or know James,.please contact me. Thank you Estelle Guttman erguttman2020@...
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estelle
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Migration Eastward from Germanic countries
#germany
#lithuania
As far as I can tell, my father’s maternal family lived in Lithuania from at least about the 1820s-30s, but they had a Germanic surname, Steinberg. I am wondering if there was a mass migration of Jews
As far as I can tell, my father’s maternal family lived in Lithuania from at least about the 1820s-30s, but they had a Germanic surname, Steinberg. I am wondering if there was a mass migration of Jews
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estelle
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Name for Yitchak
#names
Ignatz was a common name in Hungary Estelle Guttman Reston VA
Ignatz was a common name in Hungary Estelle Guttman Reston VA
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estelle
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Death in New York City and burial in New Jersey
#usa
#germany
Why my Brooklyn family was buried in New Jersey. My grandfather belonged to the New York Social Club which had a section in the large Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn probably since the early 1900s. Bu
Why my Brooklyn family was buried in New Jersey. My grandfather belonged to the New York Social Club which had a section in the large Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn probably since the early 1900s. Bu
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estelle
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Kopyl (Kapule)/ Arranged marriages
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My grandfather, who was 18 in 1880, didn't want to marry the girl chosen for him, so he got on a. ship and came to New York City. He married my grandmother in NYC in 1889.
My grandfather, who was 18 in 1880, didn't want to marry the girl chosen for him, so he got on a. ship and came to New York City. He married my grandmother in NYC in 1889.
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estelle
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Children named after their living parents
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We were surprised to find a daughter named after a mother on our family tree, but then we learned that the mother died in childbirth so the baby was given the mother’s name. Estelle Gutttman Reston VA
We were surprised to find a daughter named after a mother on our family tree, but then we learned that the mother died in childbirth so the baby was given the mother’s name. Estelle Gutttman Reston VA
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estelle
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Computer program
Hello Can anyone recommend a genealogy program that is vertical and simple to use? I stopped researching years ago after entering 600 names when my upgraded program became too complicated, but I would
Hello Can anyone recommend a genealogy program that is vertical and simple to use? I stopped researching years ago after entering 600 names when my upgraded program became too complicated, but I would
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estelle
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Wanted: Family Tree Maker 2005 disc
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I would like to buy a discontinued Family Tree Maker 2005 disc, if anyone has one. Thank you. Estelle Guttman Reston, VA MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply directly to Estelle via email.
I would like to buy a discontinued Family Tree Maker 2005 disc, if anyone has one. Thank you. Estelle Guttman Reston, VA MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply directly to Estelle via email.
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Wanted: Family Tree Maker 2005 disc
#general
I would like to buy a discontinued Family Tree Maker 2005 disc, if anyone has one. Thank you. Estelle Guttman Reston, VA MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply directly to Estelle via email.
I would like to buy a discontinued Family Tree Maker 2005 disc, if anyone has one. Thank you. Estelle Guttman Reston, VA MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply directly to Estelle via email.
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estelle
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Possible non-existence of a NY City death record
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I have a similar problem. My grandfather, Louis LIPOVITCH, died in Brooklyn April 7, 1900, age 34. He was buried at Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn and I have visited his grave. But I have NOT found h
I have a similar problem. My grandfather, Louis LIPOVITCH, died in Brooklyn April 7, 1900, age 34. He was buried at Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn and I have visited his grave. But I have NOT found h
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estelle
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen RE: Possible non-existence of a NY City death record
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I have a similar problem. My grandfather, Louis LIPOVITCH, died in Brooklyn April 7, 1900, age 34. He was buried at Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn and I have visited his grave. But I have NOT found h
I have a similar problem. My grandfather, Louis LIPOVITCH, died in Brooklyn April 7, 1900, age 34. He was buried at Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn and I have visited his grave. But I have NOT found h
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estelle
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Family Tree Maker
#general
Researching my extended family, I just found a woman who had three children. None of them married, but each had one or two children by different partners. I was told the men's names, and each child ha
Researching my extended family, I just found a woman who had three children. None of them married, but each had one or two children by different partners. I was told the men's names, and each child ha
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estelle
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Family Tree Maker
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Researching my extended family, I just found a woman who had three children. None of them married, but each had one or two children by different partners. I was told the men's names, and each child ha
Researching my extended family, I just found a woman who had three children. None of them married, but each had one or two children by different partners. I was told the men's names, and each child ha
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estelle
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STEINBERG (Keydan and NY)
#rabbinic
The translation given to me of the Yiddish inscription on my ggrandfather's tall obelisk tombstone in Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, says he is Rav haGaon Yisroel Tzadok STEINBERG (1837-1926) son of S
The translation given to me of the Yiddish inscription on my ggrandfather's tall obelisk tombstone in Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, says he is Rav haGaon Yisroel Tzadok STEINBERG (1837-1926) son of S
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estelle
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic STEINBERG (Keydan and NY)
#rabbinic
The translation given to me of the Yiddish inscription on my ggrandfather's tall obelisk tombstone in Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, says he is Rav haGaon Yisroel Tzadok STEINBERG (1837-1926) son of S
The translation given to me of the Yiddish inscription on my ggrandfather's tall obelisk tombstone in Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, says he is Rav haGaon Yisroel Tzadok STEINBERG (1837-1926) son of S
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estelle
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