This appears to be Windava (Russian), formerly Windau (German), now Ventspils, a port in Courland. Ted Smith Reston, VA

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The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington has posted an online exhibit of the Jewish mom-and-pop grocery stores of Washington, DC. It covers the first half of the 20th century, and the famil

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The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington has posted an online exhibit of the Jewish mom-and-pop grocery stores of Washington, DC. It covers the first half of the 20th century, and the famil

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I tried this five years ago without success but hope to make a connection this time. I am seeking cousins Alan Smith (born 1924 in New Haven, CT) and Eleanor SMITH (born 1920 in New Haven). They are t

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I tried this five years ago without success but hope to make a connection this time. I am seeking cousins Alan Smith (born 1924 in New Haven, CT) and Eleanor SMITH (born 1920 in New Haven). They are t

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If anyone has any information on or is related to Chaim JAKOVSKY, a sofer active in Vinnitsa (Podolia province, Ukraine) and vicinity in 1917-18, please contact me privately. Theodore Smith Reston, VA

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If anyone has any information on or is related to Chaim JAKOVSKY, a sofer active in Vinnitsa (Podolia province, Ukraine) and vicinity in 1917-18, please contact me privately. Theodore Smith Reston, VA

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If anyone has any information on or is related to Chaim JAKOVSKY, a sofer active in Vinnitsa (Podolia province, Ukraine) and vicinity in 1917-18, please contact me privately. Theodore Smith Reston, VA

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If anyone has any information on or is related to Chaim JAKOVSKY, a sofer active in Vinnitsa (Podolia province, Ukraine) and vicinity in 1917-18, please contact me privately. Theodore Smith Reston, VA

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The Mason Road (Steele's Hill) cemetery's English inscriptions were transcribed in July 2001 and are posted on www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/cemeteries/utica/israel.html. This cemetery was created in 188

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The Mason Road (Steele's Hill) cemetery's English inscriptions were transcribed in July 2001 and are posted on www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/cemeteries/utica/israel.html. This cemetery was created in 188

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I have a copy of the 1922 New Haven Commercial High School yearbook ("Senior Class Book"). Each of the graduates has a profile that includes photo, home address, elementary school attended, post-high

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I have a copy of the 1922 New Haven Commercial High School yearbook ("Senior Class Book"). Each of the graduates has a profile that includes photo, home address, elementary school attended, post-high

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Dear List, I have to share this news with someone, and you are the first ones I could think of. I found my great grandparents Mayer ("Maxer") and Adele ("Eidel") EVERSKY (also known as Jewrejskij, Yev

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Dear List, I have to share this news with someone, and you are the first ones I could think of. I found my great grandparents Mayer ("Maxer") and Adele ("Eidel") EVERSKY (also known as Jewrejskij, Yev

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Dear group, This is a shot in the dark. I am seeking a cousin and possibly through him, a branch of my father's family. Allen/Alan SMITH was married and living in Brooklyn in the early 1960s. If he is

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Dear group, This is a shot in the dark. I am seeking a cousin and possibly through him, a branch of my father's family. Allen/Alan SMITH was married and living in Brooklyn in the early 1960s. If he is

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Dear group, I am trying to contact Rachel Kostanian at the Jewish Museum in Vilnius, but the address that I have used through mid-October (jmuseum@...) --which is also the address recommended

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Dear group, I am trying to contact Rachel Kostanian at the Jewish Museum in Vilnius, but the address that I have used through mid-October (jmuseum@...) --which is also the address recommended

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No Brezhnevs in my searches I am afraid. Elizavetgrad was a new (19th century) community largely populated by migrants >from Poland, Lithuania, and elsewhere in the Pale. It was large and modern but s

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