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Donation of artifacts and literature
#holocaust
#general
Center for Jewish.History NYC. Museum of Jewish Heritage "Donation of artifacts and literature 6 messa I have in my possession a small number of Nazi artifacts and literature brought home by my father
Center for Jewish.History NYC. Museum of Jewish Heritage "Donation of artifacts and literature 6 messa I have in my possession a small number of Nazi artifacts and literature brought home by my father
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Research based on address - Kolomyja, Lviv, Zolkiew
#galicia
My Lowenkron family hailed from Zolkiew/Lviv/Derevnya....my family hired Alex Dunai who did terrific research and then we joined him for a family trip in the whole area......too, we re related to the
My Lowenkron family hailed from Zolkiew/Lviv/Derevnya....my family hired Alex Dunai who did terrific research and then we joined him for a family trip in the whole area......too, we re related to the
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Jane Foss
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Reclaim The Records is going after EVERY SINGLE DIGITIZED RECORD at the New York City Municipal Archives, to put them all online, for free public use
#usa
#records
I strongly support this effort and tho I cant afford a donation of money I'd be happy to donate time as a volunteer in data entry or whatever is needed that I'd be capable of doing...... .jane lowenkr
I strongly support this effort and tho I cant afford a donation of money I'd be happy to donate time as a volunteer in data entry or whatever is needed that I'd be capable of doing...... .jane lowenkr
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Jane Foss
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Equivalent Hebrew Name for Clara
#names
My pgm had 3 names, Chanah, Chara & in the US Jennie, and I m named for her
My pgm had 3 names, Chanah, Chara & in the US Jennie, and I m named for her
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Jane Foss
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progrom warning
#russia
My ggf had a cloth store in Novo georgiusk..shortly before Pesach a customer warned him of a pogrom planned by locals..he emptied out the potato cellar under the house, posted a child as a lookout and
My ggf had a cloth store in Novo georgiusk..shortly before Pesach a customer warned him of a pogrom planned by locals..he emptied out the potato cellar under the house, posted a child as a lookout and
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Jane Foss
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Burial Society at Mount Hebron Flushing, Queens, NY
#usa
The admin at mt hebron has contact info re society as does NY State
The admin at mt hebron has contact info re society as does NY State
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Jane Foss
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"His name was changed at Ellis Island"
#names
Sometimes a person bought someone elses ticket and travel documents..my great aunt Rose Lowenkron bought her sister s though she was much younger..she changed back to her legal mame on becoming a u.s
Sometimes a person bought someone elses ticket and travel documents..my great aunt Rose Lowenkron bought her sister s though she was much younger..she changed back to her legal mame on becoming a u.s
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Jane Foss
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Why the name "Sylvester"?
#names
It may be a variant of Saul or Sol, according to the research I've done..the general meaning of the name refers to forests, and is found in the state's name, PennSYlVANIA, which had lots of forests...
It may be a variant of Saul or Sol, according to the research I've done..the general meaning of the name refers to forests, and is found in the state's name, PennSYlVANIA, which had lots of forests...
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Jane Foss
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Buying false papers
Rose Lowenkron, my cousin Estelle's mother, bought her sister's papers and ship's ticket and managed to get into the US tho she was only about 14..Jane Lowenkron Foss
Rose Lowenkron, my cousin Estelle's mother, bought her sister's papers and ship's ticket and managed to get into the US tho she was only about 14..Jane Lowenkron Foss
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Jane Foss
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Maiming to Avoid the Russian Draft?
My paternal great uncle was said to have given himself a hernia and so avoided the draft but my gf, his brother, was drafted..sent to fort in Lvov
My paternal great uncle was said to have given himself a hernia and so avoided the draft but my gf, his brother, was drafted..sent to fort in Lvov
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Jane Foss
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who are or where is Bialostoker
#poland
Bialystoker shul on lower east side. Grand St. Alao benevolent society
Bialystoker shul on lower east side. Grand St. Alao benevolent society
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Jane Foss
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who are or where is Bialostoker
#poland
In lower Manhattan..east side...cant recall exact name of that building..i think it s on Grand St. There was also a bialystoker benevolent Society
In lower Manhattan..east side...cant recall exact name of that building..i think it s on Grand St. There was also a bialystoker benevolent Society
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Jane Foss
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Cherkassy-Smela
#ukraine
Grandpa isidore cholodenko.gamily.from.cherkassy
Grandpa isidore cholodenko.gamily.from.cherkassy
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Jane Foss
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