Re Rifka Gould, Chris wrote: "it could be that Rebecka misunderstood the question and gave her former first name rather than her maiden surname." I'm betting Chris is right. Had it been her surname,it

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Re Rifka Gould, Chris wrote: "it could be that Rebecka misunderstood the question and gave her former first name rather than her maiden surname." I'm betting Chris is right. Had it been her surname,it

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Henry Best wrote: "It isn't neccessary [sic] to 'officially' change one's name in the UK at all, nor (as far as I'm aware) has it ever been neccessary [sic]. " Henry is quite right, but I never intend

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Henry Best wrote: "It isn't neccessary [sic] to 'officially' change one's name in the UK at all, nor (as far as I'm aware) has it ever been neccessary [sic]. " Henry is quite right, but I never intend

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Harold Lewin asked: "And to give the most egregious example, what does one do for any individual born in Tel Aviv in 1938? Tel Aviv, Palestine Mandate?" I would describe that person as born simply in

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Harold Lewin asked: "And to give the most egregious example, what does one do for any individual born in Tel Aviv in 1938? Tel Aviv, Palestine Mandate?" I would describe that person as born simply in

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Professor Weizmann wrote: "I am researching about Cecil Roth, the bright Scholar. But I can not yet to find out his birth date. About his brother Leo Roth I can not find out neither his birth nor deat

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Professor Weizmann wrote: "I am researching about Cecil Roth, the bright Scholar. But I can not yet to find out his birth date. About his brother Leo Roth I can not find out neither his birth nor deat

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This is a plea to those who request translations. Please, please, please remember to mention >from what language you require a translation. I am constantly clicking on those requests only to discover

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This is a plea to those who request translations. Please, please, please remember to mention >from what language you require a translation. I am constantly clicking on those requests only to discover

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Ira Leviton wrote: ".....one of the several interpretatons of the donkey symbol for the tribe of Issachar was that they carried the heavy load of learning and studying Torah, while the Zevulun, whose

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Ira Leviton wrote: ".....one of the several interpretatons of the donkey symbol for the tribe of Issachar was that they carried the heavy load of learning and studying Torah, while the Zevulun, whose

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Mark Strauss asked: "With all the discussion recently about jewish surnames and their animal antecedents. (Bear, Lion, Wolf, "Ass", etc.), I was wondering about my own surname, STRAUSS. I'm aware that

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Mark Strauss asked: "With all the discussion recently about jewish surnames and their animal antecedents. (Bear, Lion, Wolf, "Ass", etc.), I was wondering about my own surname, STRAUSS. I'm aware that

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Joe Fibel wrote: In the blessing and personality description of Yisokhor, he is recorded as "having to "bear a load." It is >from the root, "to bear" in German that this Ber in Yiddish derives. It has

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Joe Fibel wrote: In the blessing and personality description of Yisokhor, he is recorded as "having to "bear a load." It is >from the root, "to bear" in German that this Ber in Yiddish derives. It has

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Dear JGenners, (First, a gentle reminder: The actual sender of the message below to which Michael Bernet responded was myself, Judith Romney Wegner, and not my husband Peter Wegner, who *never* writes

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Dear JGenners, (First, a gentle reminder: The actual sender of the message below to which Michael Bernet responded was myself, Judith Romney Wegner, and not my husband Peter Wegner, who *never* writes

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Dear JGenners, Many thanks to Michael Bernet for spelling out how the name Issachar came to be associated with the kinnui Dov/Ber rather than with Hamor/Esel. It is a fascinating example of a cultural

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Dear JGenners, Many thanks to Michael Bernet for spelling out how the name Issachar came to be associated with the kinnui Dov/Ber rather than with Hamor/Esel. It is a fascinating example of a cultural

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