My 24 year old unwed great aunt, Zippe Kraysman, arrived in NYC with her married sister, Broche Wolfson, on June 10, 1893. I have her departure and arrival records. Broche lives with her husband and n

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This problem of information is very interesting. I just designed a matzevah for my mother’s sister. For my grandmother’s name I started using the name on all of her paperwork which showed Beyla Pesia.

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“Russia,” in earlier days was the broad name used to cover numerous areas which today are separate nations. I can only speak of my experiences. When I went to bury my aunt, all the paperwork from the

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My mother from Galicia put apple sauce on latkes and sour cream was mixed in with sliced bananas on dairy night. My Litvak father ate what he was given with no complaints. Best gefilte fish was all wh

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One of the interesting aspects about the purchase of Ancestry by Blackstone is the history of both. In 2016, GIC, a Singapore state company, with Silver Lake, were the majority owners. Before this pur

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Officially, this is not permitted. My first time there I discovered I could not copy with my phone. Since I was interested in the data and not the certificate, I just wrote down info. In the NYC Munic

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This might be a silly question but I’m curious. I’ve several instances where Jews can apply for foreign citizenship while retaining US citizenship. My question is what would be the benefit of having a

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In my opinion, the most important document is the Petition. It enumerates the vital information like date and place of birth, date of arrival, name and date of birth of spouse and children.

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That just leaves the NYC Board of Education and NY Department of Education. I believe it was NYC that provided me with a copy of my IQ test taken while I was in school.

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Regarding train travel between Kolomea and Czernovitz. Travel from Kolomea was common enough because of the inability of Kolomea to produce enough grain to feed its people. During the war, the train f

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Yes. Tremont Avenue is in The Bronx. And there has been a train for a while between Canada and US. One of your links is broken so I might be missing something. However, is it possible that your relati

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I’m fairly sure that most of the marriages within a family are arranged. My mother was supposed to have an arranged marriage with a first cousin. Unfortunately he was unable to leave Europe before the

#dna

My 3rd ggreat grandmother, Reisie ZIEGLER, was born in Zurawno, L’vivs’ka. Her daughter, Etie GOLDSCHEIN, was born in Skala-Podilskaya, Ternopil. If this helps.

#galicia #austria-czech #poland

With so many stories focusing on Ellis Island, one fact remains unspoken. You could always use any name you wanted. You still can, except to deceive creditors. When it came to Naturalizations, however

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What would be the meaning or origin of Yochwed bas Moshe? TIA.

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One of the survivors of my family’s town was named Israela. I thought it was a woman. It meant son of Israel. Maybe similar to your. Son of Shir?

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While it’s clearly the intent of posters to get a translation, there are secondary benefits. While I may not be able to translate, if I had any idea of a name or location, members might learn somethin

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I believe many coincidences we find today are often the result of siblings either just going their own way or families falling out. I’ve discovered people from the same town living near each other but

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2 males = Husbands 2 females = Wives As for unmarried heterosexual couple, last time I looked it Partners

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