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Belarus SIG #Belarus Lapichy in Belarus
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Some time ago I downloaded >from Jewishgen a semi-humerous piece entitled "Lapitch and Til Eulenspiegel" by Yakov Davidon (translated by Eial Dujovny). can't seem to find it again on Jewishgen. Does a
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Some time ago I downloaded >from Jewishgen a semi-humerous piece entitled "Lapitch and Til Eulenspiegel" by Yakov Davidon (translated by Eial Dujovny). can't seem to find it again on Jewishgen. Does a
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grave on Mt. Of Olives
Sadly the English version of the search page is blank and unusable. The Hebrew version works. Jeff Malka
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Sadly the English version of the search page is blank and unusable. The Hebrew version works. Jeff Malka
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Contact with Joshua Michael Swerling
Sorry for barging in but I've long been searching unsuccessfully for information about a Sara Swerling (25 Jun 1879 - 27 Mar 1968) taught English in Riga, married a Jacob Gelfand in Belarus and died i
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Sorry for barging in but I've long been searching unsuccessfully for information about a Sara Swerling (25 Jun 1879 - 27 Mar 1968) taught English in Riga, married a Jacob Gelfand in Belarus and died i
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SIG group mailings
I rarely receive the SIG digests anymore. When I click on the 'View all your groups.jewishgen.org' or 'Edit your subscriptions here' links I see the only thing I seem subscribed to is "Main". And on t
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I rarely receive the SIG digests anymore. When I click on the 'View all your groups.jewishgen.org' or 'Edit your subscriptions here' links I see the only thing I seem subscribed to is "Main". And on t
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Digests vs Daily Summary
I essentially agree with everything you've said and hesitated replying and adding to the unnecessary traffic except to add that according to a message I received from Plotz, the 12 message limit is ap
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I essentially agree with everything you've said and hesitated replying and adding to the unnecessary traffic except to add that according to a message I received from Plotz, the 12 message limit is ap
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JewishGen Discussion Group Update
#Help
#JewishGenNews
IMHO the old system was a real pain. I, and many others, stopped using it because of its idiosyncrasies and the overly aggressive moderators. For many of us, genealogy is a hobby and thus entertainmen
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IMHO the old system was a real pain. I, and many others, stopped using it because of its idiosyncrasies and the overly aggressive moderators. For many of us, genealogy is a hobby and thus entertainmen
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JewishGen Discussion Group Update
#Help
#JewishGenNews
The new platform is a significant improvement in many ways. IMHO, the 2 major problems can be rapidly solved as follows. 1. Daily digests. It seems that all members who under the old system were subsc
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The new platform is a significant improvement in many ways. IMHO, the 2 major problems can be rapidly solved as follows. 1. Daily digests. It seems that all members who under the old system were subsc
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Digests vs Daily Summary
Like many others, I too am annoyed with the multiple 'digests' per day. Having figured out how to solve it here's what I did. Hopefully it will help others. To change the mailing frequency you need to
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Like many others, I too am annoyed with the multiple 'digests' per day. Having figured out how to solve it here's what I did. Hopefully it will help others. To change the mailing frequency you need to
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JewishGen Discussion Group
#JewishGen New book: Metropolitan Jewish Cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe
#jewishgen
I would like to announce an important new book: "Metropolitan Jewish Cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe" by Professor Rudolf Klein of Szent Istvan University. Published April 1st 2019 by Imhof V
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I would like to announce an important new book: "Metropolitan Jewish Cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe" by Professor Rudolf Klein of Szent Istvan University. Published April 1st 2019 by Imhof V
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DNA Research #DNA Re: names on dna matches
#DNA
Probably privacy issues. Jeff Malka
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Probably privacy issues. Jeff Malka
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Latvia SIG #Latvia Thanks Re: SWERLING
#Latvia
I would like to thank the many who replied to my request for help. It was very helpful. I will write to the Latvian archives ( lna@...) and also check their birth records. Thank you all for
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I would like to thank the many who replied to my request for help. It was very helpful. I will write to the Latvian archives ( lna@...) and also check their birth records. Thank you all for
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Latvia SIG #Latvia Birth records Riga 1879?
#Latvia
My wife's grandmother, Sara Swerling, was born in Riga on 25 June, 1879 and later taught English in a school in Riga. But, I've never found any trace of her in Riga and I was told that Swerling is not
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My wife's grandmother, Sara Swerling, was born in Riga on 25 June, 1879 and later taught English in a school in Riga. But, I've never found any trace of her in Riga and I was told that Swerling is not
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Sephardic SIG #Sephardim Sephardic SIG meeting at IAJGS 2017 Orlando
#sephardim
I will not be able to attend the IAJGS 2017 Orlando conference. I'm therefore looking for one or more volunteers to organize and handle the Sephardic SIG meeting in Orlando. Maybe someone in Florida w
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I will not be able to attend the IAJGS 2017 Orlando conference. I'm therefore looking for one or more volunteers to organize and handle the Sephardic SIG meeting in Orlando. Maybe someone in Florida w
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JewishGen Discussion Group
#JewishGen Manhattan city directories 1900-1910
#jewishgen
Are there searchable city directories for Manhattan, NY for the years 1900-1910? Where would I find them? Thank you. Jeff Malka researching David ORNSTEIN who lived in the lower East Side of Manhattan
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Are there searchable city directories for Manhattan, NY for the years 1900-1910? Where would I find them? Thank you. Jeff Malka researching David ORNSTEIN who lived in the lower East Side of Manhattan
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Igumen (Cherven) update
#Belarus
Anyone's ancestors >from Igumen (Cherven)? http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/igumen/igumen.htm There have been significant additions to the Igumen (Cherven) website thanks to Carola Murray-Seegert. If
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Anyone's ancestors >from Igumen (Cherven)? http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/igumen/igumen.htm There have been significant additions to the Igumen (Cherven) website thanks to Carola Murray-Seegert. If
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JewishGen Discussion Group
#JewishGen Re: Research in Aram-Tsova (Haleb) in Syria.
#jewishgen
There are some databases for Syria in the Syria section of http://www.sephardicgen.com/databases/databases.html Also Sarina Roffe is quite knowledgeable about what is available about Aleppo records. I
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There are some databases for Syria in the Syria section of http://www.sephardicgen.com/databases/databases.html Also Sarina Roffe is quite knowledgeable about what is available about Aleppo records. I
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Sephardic SIG #Sephardim Re: Why was French used by Turkish Jews?
#sephardim
The French based Alliance Israelite Universelle had schools throughout the Sephardic world. The teaching was in French. French became the language of the educated and judo-espagnol was considered less
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The French based Alliance Israelite Universelle had schools throughout the Sephardic world. The teaching was in French. French became the language of the educated and judo-espagnol was considered less
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#JewishGen Viewmate request for uniform identification
#jewishgen
I have 2 photos on JewishGen's Viewmate of men in uniform. The person I am researching (born 1911) is a US born citizen and has no WWI or WWII draft registration cards and yet these photos show him in
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I have 2 photos on JewishGen's Viewmate of men in uniform. The person I am researching (born 1911) is a US born citizen and has no WWI or WWII draft registration cards and yet these photos show him in
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JewishGen Discussion Group
#JewishGen Edward G. Robinson (GOLDENBERG) family in Romania
#jewishgen
Does anyone know of the early genealogy of the movie actor Edward G. Robinson beyond his parents names in Bucharest? His real name was Emanuel Goldenberg. Jeff Malka Researching GOLDENBERG >from Bucha
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Does anyone know of the early genealogy of the movie actor Edward G. Robinson beyond his parents names in Bucharest? His real name was Emanuel Goldenberg. Jeff Malka Researching GOLDENBERG >from Bucha
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Sephardic SIG #Sephardim SIG meeting at Seattle conference
#sephardim
Hello everybody! As most of you know the next IAJGS annual Jewish Genealogy conference will be held in Seattle (August 7-12, 2016) and with the significant Sephardic community present in Seattle one o
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Hello everybody! As most of you know the next IAJGS annual Jewish Genealogy conference will be held in Seattle (August 7-12, 2016) and with the significant Sephardic community present in Seattle one o
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