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At auction tomorrow! Two unique Ghetto/Camp reminiscences
#france
#germany
#holocaust
Apologies, I've only just been notified of these two items - both at auction in Paris tomorrow, Monday (25 April) ... 1. Diary of Leo WOLLE, a resident of the Lodz ghetto, from January 1, 1942 to Marc
Apologies, I've only just been notified of these two items - both at auction in Paris tomorrow, Monday (25 April) ... 1. Diary of Leo WOLLE, a resident of the Lodz ghetto, from January 1, 1942 to Marc
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Peter Lebensold
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At auction: Mordecai SHEFTALL
#usa
https://tinyurl.com/y822n3sc One of the items being auctioned in NYC on 7 April: https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/199/242021/125449991_1_x.jpg?quality=80&version=1648143591 Mordecai SHEFTALL (1735-1797)
https://tinyurl.com/y822n3sc One of the items being auctioned in NYC on 7 April: https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/199/242021/125449991_1_x.jpg?quality=80&version=1648143591 Mordecai SHEFTALL (1735-1797)
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Peter Lebensold
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Max Bruch. Who wrote the music for Kol Nidre was NOT Jewish
#general
Careful: If word gets around that the song White Christmas was written by a Jew (son of a cantor, no less) and that at least one of the performers who sang the song in the finale of the film was also
Careful: If word gets around that the song White Christmas was written by a Jew (son of a cantor, no less) and that at least one of the performers who sang the song in the finale of the film was also
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Peter Lebensold
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Help - finding more information about grandmother's maiden BREWDA
#poland
Since "alte" means "old" (in German), it strikes me as likely that "Alte" was simply an intra-familial nickname ("the old woman") Alternately. one naming website reports that "alte" was a name traditi
Since "alte" means "old" (in German), it strikes me as likely that "Alte" was simply an intra-familial nickname ("the old woman") Alternately. one naming website reports that "alte" was a name traditi
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Peter Lebensold
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Name Confusion (was: Top 10 Jewish Genealogy Myths)
#names
A beloved uncle of mine was always called “Nick”. My ex-wife even named her son (with her second husband) “Nicholas” in his memory. Only recently did we discover that my uncle was actually named “Nico
A beloved uncle of mine was always called “Nick”. My ex-wife even named her son (with her second husband) “Nicholas” in his memory. Only recently did we discover that my uncle was actually named “Nico
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Peter Lebensold
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Buchenwald 1945 British Report - mention of Avraham KIRCHENBLATT
#holocaust
#poland
This is a link to an item up for auction August 2 in Jerusalem: A copy of the 1945 British Parliamentary report on conditions at Buchenwald when it was (just recently) liberated. I mention it because
This is a link to an item up for auction August 2 in Jerusalem: A copy of the 1945 British Parliamentary report on conditions at Buchenwald when it was (just recently) liberated. I mention it because
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Peter Lebensold
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Added by hand "MIXTE" on birth and marriage certificate in France
#france
#general
Just to point out that, in French, "mixte" may also mean "joint". Is there a chance that the documents in question refer to, or cover, more than one person? Peter Lebensold Toronto Researching: GELBFI
Just to point out that, in French, "mixte" may also mean "joint". Is there a chance that the documents in question refer to, or cover, more than one person? Peter Lebensold Toronto Researching: GELBFI
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Peter Lebensold
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The surname RAPPEL
#poland
Subject: Re: The surname RAPPEL For more info on the "f"-"p" switch - which is apparently not uncommon - look up Grimm's Law. The switch might also have happened in other Eastern-European names. Peter
Subject: Re: The surname RAPPEL For more info on the "f"-"p" switch - which is apparently not uncommon - look up Grimm's Law. The switch might also have happened in other Eastern-European names. Peter
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Peter Lebensold
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Why was I told my mother's family were German Jews when they weren't?
#austria-czech
The non-fiction work Our Crowd, by Stephen Birmingham (published in the 1960s) remains a fascinating study of such German-Jewish New York families as the Lehmans, the Schiffs, the Loebs, the Warburgs,
The non-fiction work Our Crowd, by Stephen Birmingham (published in the 1960s) remains a fascinating study of such German-Jewish New York families as the Lehmans, the Schiffs, the Loebs, the Warburgs,
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Peter Lebensold
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Immigration from Poland to England
#unitedkingdom
Does the 1939 UK Register include Scotland? If not, was there an equivalent survey for Scotland? Thanks. Peter Lebensold Toronto
Does the 1939 UK Register include Scotland? If not, was there an equivalent survey for Scotland? Thanks. Peter Lebensold Toronto
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Peter Lebensold
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Basic Questions re Family Tree of the Jewish People
#general
Apologies if this has already been addressed elsewhere, but ... ... if I load one or more of my family trees into FTFP, can anyone then “fiddle” with them - changing names, dates, connections, etc. Or
Apologies if this has already been addressed elsewhere, but ... ... if I load one or more of my family trees into FTFP, can anyone then “fiddle” with them - changing names, dates, connections, etc. Or
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Peter Lebensold
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Looking for the origins of my family
#general
Have you considered a Canadian entry? I notice that Ancestry has an Abraham SLOOTSKY (born c. 1894, "Russia") arriving in Quebec City, 2 July 1913, aboard The Sicilian. Might he have been following a
Have you considered a Canadian entry? I notice that Ancestry has an Abraham SLOOTSKY (born c. 1894, "Russia") arriving in Quebec City, 2 July 1913, aboard The Sicilian. Might he have been following a
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Peter Lebensold
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Translation from Russian please [repeat]
#poland
#translation
#warsaw
With Yom Kippur behind us, I'm hopeful that some kind person will now find the time to translate the marriage record in Russian (I believe) that I posted on ViewMate at the following address ... https
With Yom Kippur behind us, I'm hopeful that some kind person will now find the time to translate the marriage record in Russian (I believe) that I posted on ViewMate at the following address ... https
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Peter Lebensold
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Viewmate Russian translation requested
#poland
#warsaw
#translation
Cousins: I've posted a vital record in Russian (I believe) for which I would love a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=
Cousins: I've posted a vital record in Russian (I believe) for which I would love a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=
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Peter Lebensold
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Printing records I find on JRI-Poland
#records
#poland
#translation
In JRI-Poland, after I find and click on a record at The Polish State Archives that is immediately available online ... ... what is the trick to printing out that record (or saving it to a file) so th
In JRI-Poland, after I find and click on a record at The Polish State Archives that is immediately available online ... ... what is the trick to printing out that record (or saving it to a file) so th
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Peter Lebensold
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𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥 [𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘇𝗲𝗿], 𝗔𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝗯. 𝟭𝟴𝟰𝟱) , 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗹, 𝗦𝘂𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼
#lithuania
#poland
If the above is one of "your" families, you may be interested in a document presently listed for sale in an upcoming NYC auction. It consists of a series of handwritten letters addressed (c. 1883-84)
If the above is one of "your" families, you may be interested in a document presently listed for sale in an upcoming NYC auction. It consists of a series of handwritten letters addressed (c. 1883-84)
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Peter Lebensold
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Question re Polish parents' anglicised names on 1896 UK Naturalization Certificate
#unitedkingdom
#poland
I have a somewhat similar situation where people who my mother had always told me were relatives had been using a newly-adopted surname (WERNER) since their arrival in the U.K. in 1907. On their appli
I have a somewhat similar situation where people who my mother had always told me were relatives had been using a newly-adopted surname (WERNER) since their arrival in the U.K. in 1907. On their appli
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Peter Lebensold
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Translation of a Nasz Przeglad obituary
#poland
#warsaw
#translation
I wonder if someone who reads Polish would be kind enough to translate - word for word please - the attached obituary notice I have just found on the expanded Nasz Przeglad database on JRI-Poland. Thi
I wonder if someone who reads Polish would be kind enough to translate - word for word please - the attached obituary notice I have just found on the expanded Nasz Przeglad database on JRI-Poland. Thi
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Peter Lebensold
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Need for education on how to post [Find it at: https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main/guidelines]
#guidelines
With regards to posting standards, I'd like to see more emphasis being placed on all family names (and nothing else) being written in all-capitals and making sure that every post is signed with at lea
With regards to posting standards, I'd like to see more emphasis being placed on all family names (and nothing else) being written in all-capitals and making sure that every post is signed with at lea
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Peter Lebensold
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Changing Market for Home DNA Testing
Despite all the caveats, DNA testing has made a huge difference in my research: Thanks to (and through) 23andMe, I was contacted by someone who turned out to be a cousin -- different last name, living
Despite all the caveats, DNA testing has made a huge difference in my research: Thanks to (and through) 23andMe, I was contacted by someone who turned out to be a cousin -- different last name, living
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Peter Lebensold
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