What I found interesting about passports from Galicia was the difference, for example, of a Polish passport and an Austrian one. I have my grandmother's Polish passport from late 1920 which she used t

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Does anyone know how names were chosen way back when? Originally I thought geography was used by some. Like Schwartzwald or Konigsberg. Clearly some chose a “son of” name. But the others?

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This appeared in a recent posting: Mr. Chester, and fellow readers. I am sorry if I've hurt your national pride but facts are facts. I in no way condemned the entire Jewish population of Argentina dur

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One point in history not frequently discussed was the enslavement of Jewish immigrants from 1870 to WWII. They were forced into prostitution, mostly in Argentina. And many of their “owners” were Jewis

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With Ancestry, I have found that by adding all versions of a name will yield greater hints. You’re giving the system more to work with. I start with the original name, space, first variation, space, s

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My grandmother had neighbors in Kolomea. When they all arrived in NYC, they would visit and my grandmother always referred to them as distant cousins. I later learned that this was her reference to he

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The overwhelming amount of stillborns on my tree were given a name. With the exception of stillborns on the ship, many have a grave. But I have to admit, I never had a need to search out their burial

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It is my understanding that the decision to give a get was the husband’s. A wife might ask for one but she usually needed her husband’s consent. As more European Jews came to the US, husbands often us

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Wendy - Any divorce in Poland would probably occur in a religious setting like the marriage itself. The Rabbi would give a Gett. It’s possible that to avoid the “shame” of being divorced, it might not

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I think the most common equivalents are Ruchl and Rivka.

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Listing for records held by District Courts. For those looking in New York for example. https://www.archives.gov/nyc/finding-aids/naturalization-holdings

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Leiser/Leisor/Lazar is male. My Lazar was a Leo/Leon. I believe Breine is the equivalent of Bruche. My Bruche was a Bertha.

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I have seen the names Ite and Etie. Ida might be an English version.

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JoAnn. It may be a simplistic sounding solution but, if your father passed, do you have a copy of his headstone? It should name his father. A lot of people do that. And if he has passed, a copy of bot

My Galicia family followed the traditional approach. The first male born to each sibling would carry my deceased grandfather’s name. Since my mother only had daughters, as the first born, I carried hi

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While I do enjoy seeing and hearing Yiddish, I don’t read or write Hebrew. Can someone please give the English phonetics? Like I use kinna hura to express G-d willing. TIA.

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As I have family who are both, my Shmul translates to Samuel and my Szloma/Szlomo translates to Simon. As a bonus, my Zalman translates to Solomon. But I have no idea if this is common. Shelley Mitche

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I know that a hashtag is a # sign followed by a word(s). Can you explain where you would place that in a response. It would be easier, I’m sure, for people who are on Twitter. But I’m not. Thank you.

The words used are in Latin. Easy to translate using internet.

Sheryl Stahl. Thank you so much for all of your hard work. The area is very special to me. Too bad it became a ghetto and then the site of mass murder. But it stays in my heart. Thanks again.

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