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Ridley Road
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I completely agree with Stephen Katz, that to question the good work of the people responsible for Kindertranport is ungrateful and inappropriate. You must be aware how many families still send their
I completely agree with Stephen Katz, that to question the good work of the people responsible for Kindertranport is ungrateful and inappropriate. You must be aware how many families still send their
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Cause of Death for German Relatives During the Nazi Years
#germany
#records
Reading between the lines, it seems to me that these may have been suicides. The doctors reporting the deaths are careful not to give n opinion, but booth deaths occurred while no-one ese was present.
Reading between the lines, it seems to me that these may have been suicides. The doctors reporting the deaths are careful not to give n opinion, but booth deaths occurred while no-one ese was present.
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Eva Lawrence
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Tulane study explores academic success among Jewish girls.
#usa
The study does say "education worked for them in the past", just the sort of conditions that influence evolution. Maybe Jewish dna does have an effect, however unpopular that view currently is.
The study does say "education worked for them in the past", just the sort of conditions that influence evolution. Maybe Jewish dna does have an effect, however unpopular that view currently is.
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Eva Lawrence
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Other names for Lesser?
#names
It's in pre-war German records that I've found Leiser changed to Lazarus. So by changing jurisdictions twice, a Leiser might well end up with Lewis, as Jil Whitehead found.
It's in pre-war German records that I've found Leiser changed to Lazarus. So by changing jurisdictions twice, a Leiser might well end up with Lewis, as Jil Whitehead found.
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Eva Lawrence
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Other names for Lesser?
#names
Isn't Leiser the Yiddish version of the biblical Lazarus?
Isn't Leiser the Yiddish version of the biblical Lazarus?
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Eva Lawrence
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What Uniform is Wolfbear ABRAHAMS Wearing?
#general
My own belief is that the name Wolfbear was actually spelled Wolfbert, an regular German name, and the final t got lost in oral tradition, That would account for the long 'bear' sound.
My own belief is that the name Wolfbear was actually spelled Wolfbert, an regular German name, and the final t got lost in oral tradition, That would account for the long 'bear' sound.
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Eva Lawrence
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Women profession in vital records.
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There were no formal qualifications to be a midwife before the middle of the 20th century, any more than there was a qualification for say, a shoemaker. I've found the name of the midwife on birth cer
There were no formal qualifications to be a midwife before the middle of the 20th century, any more than there was a qualification for say, a shoemaker. I've found the name of the midwife on birth cer
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Eva Lawrence
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Women profession in vital records.
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My mother trained as a chemical laboratory assistant in Germany in1918. Sh ekept a series of testimonial letters from the companies she worked for in the period until she married in 1932. Mostly she f
My mother trained as a chemical laboratory assistant in Germany in1918. Sh ekept a series of testimonial letters from the companies she worked for in the period until she married in 1932. Mostly she f
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Eva Lawrence
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Women profession in vital records.
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In the period between WW1 and WW2, keeping house was far more time-consuming than it is today because so many labour-saving devices we have now just didn't exist.. So few married women in Western Euro
In the period between WW1 and WW2, keeping house was far more time-consuming than it is today because so many labour-saving devices we have now just didn't exist.. So few married women in Western Euro
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Eva Lawrence
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Louisiana Jews in the American Civil War; looking for specific source or general info
#usa
Carol Mills-Nichol's book Louisiana's Jewish Immigrants from the Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France l Janaway Publishing, California, 2014 gives lists by family name and forename with details of the immigrants'
Carol Mills-Nichol's book Louisiana's Jewish Immigrants from the Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France l Janaway Publishing, California, 2014 gives lists by family name and forename with details of the immigrants'
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Eva Lawrence
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"First cousin" from DNA suggests common grandparentS, right - or could it be just ONE common grandparent?
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The amount of dna you share with a first cousin is not a fixed number. It varies according to a number different factors. There is a likely range of amounts shared, within which 23andme predict the ty
The amount of dna you share with a first cousin is not a fixed number. It varies according to a number different factors. There is a likely range of amounts shared, within which 23andme predict the ty
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Eva Lawrence
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Brothers with the same name?
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Jekhel could well be a nickname for Jakob, with a hard 'K', while in Jachiel the 'K' sound is soft before the 'i'.
Jekhel could well be a nickname for Jakob, with a hard 'K', while in Jachiel the 'K' sound is soft before the 'i'.
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Eva Lawrence
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Translation of Forms Used for German Vital Records c. 1800s
#records
#germany
#translation
Unfortunately there was no standard form for vital records in Germany which could be used a a template , probably because there was no all-powerful central government until 1933 . I suspect they were
Unfortunately there was no standard form for vital records in Germany which could be used a a template , probably because there was no all-powerful central government until 1933 . I suspect they were
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Eva Lawrence
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I have never seen this before on a headstone
#translation
#general
On page 272 of my German edition of Arnold Taezer' s Geschichte der Judn in Jebehausen und Goeppingen,, thee eldest daughter of Samuel Daniel Rosenthaler is called Bassie with (Bas Zion) in brackets.
On page 272 of my German edition of Arnold Taezer' s Geschichte der Judn in Jebehausen und Goeppingen,, thee eldest daughter of Samuel Daniel Rosenthaler is called Bassie with (Bas Zion) in brackets.
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Eva Lawrence
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From Kishinev to Montreal circa 1906
#bessarabia
#canada
#general
I have read the diary of Anton Lehman, who made a journey in the opposite direction as a young man, and much earlier than 1906. What came across was that at each stop there was always help from the lo
I have read the diary of Anton Lehman, who made a journey in the opposite direction as a young man, and much earlier than 1906. What came across was that at each stop there was always help from the lo
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Eva Lawrence
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Map of western Europe in early 20th Century
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If Sohail Husain wants a clear undetailed map he could find a suitable one that covered the area in an second-hand Atlas, as I did to plot my ancestor's journey from Cologne to St Louis. I scanned it
If Sohail Husain wants a clear undetailed map he could find a suitable one that covered the area in an second-hand Atlas, as I did to plot my ancestor's journey from Cologne to St Louis. I scanned it
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Eva Lawrence
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The London Gazette amplification.
#unitedkingdom
The London Gazette changed its name to The Gazette, without changing its essential function in, I believe, 2012. Eva Lawrence t Albans, UK.
The London Gazette changed its name to The Gazette, without changing its essential function in, I believe, 2012. Eva Lawrence t Albans, UK.
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Eva Lawrence
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The London Gazette
#unitedkingdom
The London Gazette acts as a sort of official notice board of the British Civil Service and the legal profession here. It publishes reports of Court cases, naturalisations, diplomatic appointments, ro
The London Gazette acts as a sort of official notice board of the British Civil Service and the legal profession here. It publishes reports of Court cases, naturalisations, diplomatic appointments, ro
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Eva Lawrence
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Looking for KONIGSBERG family, Hungary, 1880s/1890s
#hungary
It's possible that the aunt she was referring to just lived in Konigberg (umlaut on the o) , and that it was not her surname at all. Eva Lawrence St Albans, UK.
It's possible that the aunt she was referring to just lived in Konigberg (umlaut on the o) , and that it was not her surname at all. Eva Lawrence St Albans, UK.
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Eva Lawrence
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Identify building and location of an early group photo?
#photographs
#usa
To identify the source of a photo of a group of Zionist women, following on from the suggestion that other annotated copies exist, perhaps an Israeli archive would be a good place to look. I would sug
To identify the source of a photo of a group of Zionist women, following on from the suggestion that other annotated copies exist, perhaps an Israeli archive would be a good place to look. I would sug
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