HI all, I took a quick look through this site to get a sense of what is included. Judging by surnames (yes, I know many Jews Russified their names for self-protection), most diaries in the collection

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Is this the Solomon Seide who immigrated to the United States, fought in the Civil War, subsequently settled in New York and died in 1934? I've been researching him for an article I'm writing. - Jane

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Hi Sarah, Have you searched for the names on the Ukraine database at jewishgen.org? If your names show up, you can search for the original documents, which are online at Tsai Kaplun Foundation. Of cou

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Hello Barbara, My Aunt Joan Share's maiden name was Pohoryles, and her people were from Husiatyn. She lives in the Philadelphia area. Are you related to her? Jane Jane Neff Rollins Montrose CA USA Loc

Thanks so much for posting this, Jan. I found my grandmother's brother, Isaak Klebansky, who was an ophthalmologist in the Soviet Army. It even included a photograph, which was instantly recognizable

Hi Leigh, I had a relative who was known as Barnett in the US, but was Baruch in Hebrew. Be well, do good work and stay in touch... Jane Neff Rollins La Crescenta CA USA ---------------- Date: Tue, 3

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Hi Leigh, I had a relative who was known as Barnett in the US, but was Baruch in Hebrew. Be well, do good work and stay in touch... Jane Neff Rollins La Crescenta CA USA ---------------- Date: Tue, 3

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I, too, will be presenting in Boston and would love to meet up with fellow SIG members. Although it is not specific to Bessarabia, my presentation will be relevant to all those who have, or are likely

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I, too, will be presenting in Boston and would love to meet up with fellow SIG members. Although it is not specific to Bessarabia, my presentation will be relevant to all those who have, or are likely

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Hi fellow Bessarabians, My great-grandfather, Isaac KISHINEVSKY, emigrated >from Tiraspol to Chicago in 1896. Isaac had earned his living as a cigar maker, but was apparently also a Talmudic scholar.

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Hi fellow Bessarabians, My great-grandfather, Isaac KISHINEVSKY, emigrated >from Tiraspol to Chicago in 1896. Isaac had earned his living as a cigar maker, but was apparently also a Talmudic scholar.

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Hi Fellow Ukraine SIG members, If you clicked on the video link in yesterday's UKRAINE-SIG digest, you saw a video tour of the Odessa Jewish Museum. Even though the narration is in Russian, the artifa

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Hi Fellow Ukraine SIG members, If you clicked on the video link in yesterday's UKRAINE-SIG digest, you saw a video tour of the Odessa Jewish Museum. Even though the narration is in Russian, the artifa

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Dear Belarus SIG: I am searching for the family names of Klebansky and Vatnik >from Slonim, and Cheifetz >from Volkovysk. I believe both town are in Slonim uezd. Be well, do good work, and stay in tou

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Dear Belarus SIG: I am searching for the family names of Klebansky and Vatnik >from Slonim, and Cheifetz >from Volkovysk. I believe both town are in Slonim uezd. Be well, do good work, and stay in tou

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I recall an article on Jewish settlers in the western U.S., particularly Wyoming, >from the newsletter of the Los Angeles JGS. It appeared in the Spring 2000 issue and was written by Andrea Massion. I

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I recall an article on Jewish settlers in the western U.S., particularly Wyoming, >from the newsletter of the Los Angeles JGS. It appeared in the Spring 2000 issue and was written by Andrea Massion. I

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