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Searching descendants of Simcha SCHECHTER, (Brooklyn NY early 1900’s)
Have you thought of finding s street directory for pre-war Brooklyn and and with a street map finding the likely street where Simcha and his family might have lived? It can't have been all that far fr
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Have you thought of finding s street directory for pre-war Brooklyn and and with a street map finding the likely street where Simcha and his family might have lived? It can't have been all that far fr
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Maiming to Avoid the Russian Draft?
I also knew someone who had lost the top joints of two fingers on one hand. He was born around 1905 in Posen. We were told that he had lot them in the war, but I've always wondered, after hearing thes
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I also knew someone who had lost the top joints of two fingers on one hand. He was born around 1905 in Posen. We were told that he had lot them in the war, but I've always wondered, after hearing thes
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Eva Lawrence
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Buying false papers
I have the journal of my 4x great-grandfather who led a group of emigrants sailing from Antwerp to New Orleans in 1852. Even in those days you needed papers to embark from Antwerp, but he reported tha
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I have the journal of my 4x great-grandfather who led a group of emigrants sailing from Antwerp to New Orleans in 1852. Even in those days you needed papers to embark from Antwerp, but he reported tha
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Eva Lawrence
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Once upon a time there was a moderator for this group.....
Should we add a another rule for moderators, not to accept posts without a name and a location? I think that everyone should identify themselves in this way, because this makes for more considered pos
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Should we add a another rule for moderators, not to accept posts without a name and a location? I think that everyone should identify themselves in this way, because this makes for more considered pos
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Eva Lawrence
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thoughts - opinions
Stillborn children impact on the family. They fill gaps where people might still be searching for a lost cousin, they tell us about the life of the of the family and about the mother's health. So I al
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Stillborn children impact on the family. They fill gaps where people might still be searching for a lost cousin, they tell us about the life of the of the family and about the mother's health. So I al
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Eva Lawrence
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Looking for help please - searching great grandparents
#Help
If you are investigating ancestors in London, the organisation to turn to is JGSGB, the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, which is affiliated to JewisGen. We have a website and a discussio
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If you are investigating ancestors in London, the organisation to turn to is JGSGB, the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, which is affiliated to JewisGen. We have a website and a discussio
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Eva Lawrence
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Surprising DNA results from Ancestry
Alberto People live in communities and are influenced by them. Most of my genealogical discoveries have been made by looking at patterns of behaviour, or by investigating why a norm has not been follo
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Alberto People live in communities and are influenced by them. Most of my genealogical discoveries have been made by looking at patterns of behaviour, or by investigating why a norm has not been follo
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Eva Lawrence
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Legal source for UK Internments
I can't give you specific references, as I haven't studied the laws in detail. However, I don't think that you will find any specific law that legalises those actions. They would have been covered by
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I can't give you specific references, as I haven't studied the laws in detail. However, I don't think that you will find any specific law that legalises those actions. They would have been covered by
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Eva Lawrence
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JCR-UK SIG #UnitedKingdom UK Immigrant/passenger reords
#UnitedKingdom
There is no equivalent to Ellis Island records for the UK, unfortunately. The UK National Archives holds records for incoming aliens, which the government required only during two short periods of tim
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There is no equivalent to Ellis Island records for the UK, unfortunately. The UK National Archives holds records for incoming aliens, which the government required only during two short periods of tim
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Eva Lawrence
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Help - Crack a puzzle about Ptaszek family research
I can think of two explanations:1) Dvora died before Asher and he married again. 2) That your grandfather was born to Nachman's parents after th first Asher died and given the same name. Neither is ve
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I can think of two explanations:1) Dvora died before Asher and he married again. 2) That your grandfather was born to Nachman's parents after th first Asher died and given the same name. Neither is ve
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Eva Lawrence
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Przemysl, Galicia House Numbers
In Bonn I had the same difficulty, but found that there were city address books published every year which explained the system in the issues for the period when the change took place, I was lucky in
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In Bonn I had the same difficulty, but found that there were city address books published every year which explained the system in the issues for the period when the change took place, I was lucky in
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Eva Lawrence
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retrieving past messages to JewishGen SIG lists
That's fine for a short run of messages, but to search whether a topic has been covered any time in the past would involve downloading a huge file. Is the whole archive of, say, GerSig, messages still
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That's fine for a short run of messages, but to search whether a topic has been covered any time in the past would involve downloading a huge file. Is the whole archive of, say, GerSig, messages still
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Eva Lawrence
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German SIG #Germany REIS in Niederstetten
#Germany
REIS in Niederstetten There is a story in Bruno Stern's memoir, " Meine Jugenderinnerungen" that Frau Voegele REIS, geb. LEHMANN, my 4x great-grandmother, died of shock on 5 March 1848, on seeing the
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REIS in Niederstetten There is a story in Bruno Stern's memoir, " Meine Jugenderinnerungen" that Frau Voegele REIS, geb. LEHMANN, my 4x great-grandmother, died of shock on 5 March 1848, on seeing the
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Eva Lawrence
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JewishGen.org Discussion Group - Digest #1
#Help
I was able to change the size of the messages in the Digest by right-clicking and choosing Zoom. The Digest became much easier to read. Also, my Digest arrives with blue base and header - perhaps the
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I was able to change the size of the messages in the Digest by right-clicking and choosing Zoom. The Digest became much easier to read. Also, my Digest arrives with blue base and header - perhaps the
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Eva Lawrence
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Topic conversation online
#Help
It would be helpful to have the date of online posts as well as the name of the person posting.. This is always available in the email digest.
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It would be helpful to have the date of online posts as well as the name of the person posting.. This is always available in the email digest.
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Eva Lawrence
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Austrian citizenship
#Austria-Czech
One advantage of possessing Austrian citizenship is that you have free access to the whole of the European Union without any restrictions which may be placed on non-citizens such as perhaps needing a
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One advantage of possessing Austrian citizenship is that you have free access to the whole of the European Union without any restrictions which may be placed on non-citizens such as perhaps needing a
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Eva Lawrence
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JewishGen Discussion Group
#JewishGen Re: Proving ancestry in Nazi Europe
#jewishgen
To back up Thomas Kemper, I'd like to reprise a post I'd already sent, but unfortunately in formatted form. Genealogy was quite a popular gentleman's hobby among middle-class Jews, well before the Naz
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To back up Thomas Kemper, I'd like to reprise a post I'd already sent, but unfortunately in formatted form. Genealogy was quite a popular gentleman's hobby among middle-class Jews, well before the Naz
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Eva Lawrence
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JewishGen Discussion Group
#JewishGen Re:Travelling in reverse direction
#jewishgen
When I put a name of interest into the search engine for immigration lists on Ancestry UK, I was offered a passenger list for a ship entering Liverpool. at a date near the ones Madeline Isenberg is in
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When I put a name of interest into the search engine for immigration lists on Ancestry UK, I was offered a passenger list for a ship entering Liverpool. at a date near the ones Madeline Isenberg is in
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Eva Lawrence
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JCR-UK SIG #UnitedKingdom Re: Marriage, religious and civil
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Pierre M Hahn asked: In France one needs a civil marriage to be “married”, what is the law in England? In England, in 1877, a religious marriage had (and still has) the same standing as a civil one,.
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Pierre M Hahn asked: In France one needs a civil marriage to be “married”, what is the law in England? In England, in 1877, a religious marriage had (and still has) the same standing as a civil one,.
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Eva Lawrence
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German SIG #Germany My ancestor's Jewish name
#Germany
A researcher >from another site has just emailed me in confusion about the name of one of my ancestors, whom different researchers have at various times called Aaron GIMBEL and Jacob GIMBEL,. Looking
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A researcher >from another site has just emailed me in confusion about the name of one of my ancestors, whom different researchers have at various times called Aaron GIMBEL and Jacob GIMBEL,. Looking
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Eva Lawrence
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