My cousin sent me these two letters from her great grandmother. While I can make out a few words I do not have enough knowledge if Yiddish to translate.(Hebrew , yes- Yiddish - no). Can anyone help? M

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Addendum to my last post- I neglected to add that both my brother and his son have the same names in Hebrew . They were named for two different ancestors with the same name! Marla Cohen Hartford , Ct.

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My brother and my grandfather have the same Hebrew name. But they were named for two different ancestors , who coincidentally had the same name . According to Ashkenazi tradition that can only occur i

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I am not sure I am doing this right, but I am trying to find the "jump-off" point for researching a family "name story". According to "lore" our original family name was GIVENTHAL, changed to COHEN in

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I am not sure I am doing this right, but I am trying to find the "jump-off" point for researching a family "name story". According to "lore" our original family name was GIVENTHAL, changed to COHEN in

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I recently found a "clue" to my great-grandfather's place of origin. On the 1920 Census record, it lists Odessa as place of birth. In parentheses is (Eddina). Does anyone know what that refers to? Mar

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I recently found a "clue" to my great-grandfather's place of origin. On the 1920 Census record, it lists Odessa as place of birth. In parentheses is (Eddina). Does anyone know what that refers to? Mar

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I am trying to find out where is EDDINA? It appears in parentheses under ODESA on the 1920 US Census listing of my great grandfather (Kings County, New York). Any thoughts? Marla Cohen Hartford, Ct.

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I am trying to find out where is EDDINA? It appears in parentheses under ODESA on the 1920 US Census listing of my great grandfather (Kings County, New York). Any thoughts? Marla Cohen Hartford, Ct.

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