Shalom, I have placed a letter in Yiddish on ViewMate. If anyone out there can help translate even a portion of this, I sure would appreciate it. I'm doing this as a favor for a friend. Here's the lin

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Shalom, I have placed a letter in Yiddish on ViewMate. If anyone out there can help translate even a portion of this, I sure would appreciate it. I'm doing this as a favor for a friend. Here's the lin

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Jackye, I stand corrected. There are certain things that can be found online: - books.google.com has the 1917-1918 'Chicago Law Directory' (possibly the Sullivan's directory - see more below). On page

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Jackye, I stand corrected. There are certain things that can be found online: - books.google.com has the 1917-1918 'Chicago Law Directory' (possibly the Sullivan's directory - see more below). On page

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Jackye, I am not aware of anything online per se. However, you should be able to find old Martindale-Hubble lawyer directories going back to the early 1930s, possibly even earlier. For example, the Un

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Jackye, I am not aware of anything online per se. However, you should be able to find old Martindale-Hubble lawyer directories going back to the early 1930s, possibly even earlier. For example, the Un

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The Eldridge Street Synagogue has a nice website including a brief but interesting history of the shul. See: http://www.eldridgestreet.org/history/ . There's even more information here: http://www.eld

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The Eldridge Street Synagogue has a nice website including a brief but interesting history of the shul. See: http://www.eldridgestreet.org/history/ . There's even more information here: http://www.eld

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Sherri, You most certainly should obtain the death certificate because that should give you the cause of death. Unfortunately, there are very few if any Bronx newspapers available in any format for th

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Sherri, You most certainly should obtain the death certificate because that should give you the cause of death. Unfortunately, there are very few if any Bronx newspapers available in any format for th

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The NY Times reported the availability of a new portal (created by the YIVO Institute) that concentrates on this history of Polish Jews. Here's the portal: www.polishjews.yivoarchives.org Here's the N

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The NY Times reported the availability of a new portal (created by the YIVO Institute) that concentrates on this history of Polish Jews. Here's the portal: www.polishjews.yivoarchives.org Here's the N

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I have some exciting news... Have you heard of or used mind maps for genealogical research? Most people think of mind maps as a tool that can be used for brainstorming and research planning. And that'

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I have some exciting news... Have you heard of or used mind maps for genealogical research? Most people think of mind maps as a tool that can be used for brainstorming and research planning. And that'

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Moishe, Here's how to get more information: 1. The easiest fruit to pick is the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, which is now online and searchable for the years around the time of this murder. Go to http://news

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Moishe, Here's how to get more information: 1. The easiest fruit to pick is the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, which is now online and searchable for the years around the time of this murder. Go to http://news

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Google Maps actually provides numerous different symbols in multiple colors. To be precise, Google Maps provides 91 different 'default' icons. To use these icons, you must log into your Google account

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Google Maps actually provides numerous different symbols in multiple colors. To be precise, Google Maps provides 91 different 'default' icons. To use these icons, you must log into your Google account

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I went a bit further than in my last response... I found the following NYPL website which has links to numerous atlases and Sanborn Maps for NYC. I then selected the Bromley Atlas for the City of New

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I would recommend several approaches: -look for detailed historic maps of that area in the David Rumsey collection at www.davidrumsey.com. -look for detailed historic maps of the area in the map secti

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