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Anglicising Czechoslovak forenames
#names
#austria-czech
It might also have been William. I know someone born and living in France named William rather than the French equivalent Gillaume. In many countries English has the same prestige that French has or h
It might also have been William. I know someone born and living in France named William rather than the French equivalent Gillaume. In many countries English has the same prestige that French has or h
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Yehuda Berman
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relocation in the North Pale in the late 19th century
#belarus
#lithuania
My father was born in Tomashpol, Ukraine in 1885 but when he was 3 years old his parents moved 200 kilometers away to Kishinev, Bessarabia, presumably by train, in what is now Moldava. He was saved in
My father was born in Tomashpol, Ukraine in 1885 but when he was 3 years old his parents moved 200 kilometers away to Kishinev, Bessarabia, presumably by train, in what is now Moldava. He was saved in
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Yehuda Berman
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I have never seen this before on a headstone
#translation
#general
A cohen who marries a convert does not lose his cohen status but his male children are "damaged" cohanim (Hebrew plural of cohen). In Hebrew the status is known as a "cohen khalal". He cannot stand wi
A cohen who marries a convert does not lose his cohen status but his male children are "damaged" cohanim (Hebrew plural of cohen). In Hebrew the status is known as a "cohen khalal". He cannot stand wi
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Yehuda Berman
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Marriage ceremonies in homes 19th century UK
#unitedkingdom
My parents were married in Detroit in 1931 in my mother's older brother's home (my parents were both orphans) on a Friday afternoon. In 192_ my wife's paternal uncle was married in his father's home i
My parents were married in Detroit in 1931 in my mother's older brother's home (my parents were both orphans) on a Friday afternoon. In 192_ my wife's paternal uncle was married in his father's home i
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Yehuda Berman
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Coincidence?
#general
Our ancestors used the mostly lunar Jewish calendar - the "week before Pesach" is a good example. My mother was born on Hoshana Rabba (the seventh day of the holiday of Sukkot/Sukkos). But when she wa
Our ancestors used the mostly lunar Jewish calendar - the "week before Pesach" is a good example. My mother was born on Hoshana Rabba (the seventh day of the holiday of Sukkot/Sukkos). But when she wa
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Yehuda Berman
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Searching annulated Israeli citizenship without ID
#israel
#general
Good luck on your search. The documents may also show whether you are Jewish by Jewish law (halacha), regardless of whether she renounced Israeli citizenship. According to Jewish law you are Jewish if
Good luck on your search. The documents may also show whether you are Jewish by Jewish law (halacha), regardless of whether she renounced Israeli citizenship. According to Jewish law you are Jewish if
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Yehuda Berman
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Searching annulated Israeli citizenship without ID
#israel
#general
How do you know that you had Israeli citizenship? If your parent/s was/were Israeli citizens at the time of your birth, you are automatically an Israeli citizen and your ID appears on your Israeli bir
How do you know that you had Israeli citizenship? If your parent/s was/were Israeli citizens at the time of your birth, you are automatically an Israeli citizen and your ID appears on your Israeli bir
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Yehuda Berman
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Russian army recruits 1880s
#russia
#general
My father was an only son (he had two sisters) and therefore was entitled to a draft exemption . However, in 1905 when he was 20 his divorced/abandoned (?) mother suddenly died and he lost his exempti
My father was an only son (he had two sisters) and therefore was entitled to a draft exemption . However, in 1905 when he was 20 his divorced/abandoned (?) mother suddenly died and he lost his exempti
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Yehuda Berman
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My lost sephardic ancestry
#sephardic
As far as I know, the Spanish law giving descendants of Spanish Jews citizenship also demands that they prove a connection to Spanish culture, for example speaking Spanish (or Judeo-Spanish) or some o
As far as I know, the Spanish law giving descendants of Spanish Jews citizenship also demands that they prove a connection to Spanish culture, for example speaking Spanish (or Judeo-Spanish) or some o
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Yehuda Berman
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Use of the term "Color" in late 19th century and Early 20th century NYC Birth Records
#records
None of my immediate relatives were born in the US so I cannot comment directly. But on the early 20th century census form of my uncle (whose skin color was light brown) his "race" (sic) was listed as
None of my immediate relatives were born in the US so I cannot comment directly. But on the early 20th century census form of my uncle (whose skin color was light brown) his "race" (sic) was listed as
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Yehuda Berman
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big city weddings in Orthodox families
#lithuania
#warsaw
#general
#hungary
Weddings are not usually performed in synagogues. My European-born parents were married in America, in the early 1930's, in my mother's brother's living room, on a Friday afternoon. My wife's grandpar
Weddings are not usually performed in synagogues. My European-born parents were married in America, in the early 1930's, in my mother's brother's living room, on a Friday afternoon. My wife's grandpar
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Yehuda Berman
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Naming Conventions
#names
I was named Idel Berl in Yiddish after both my grandmothers - Esther and Basya. Idel and Esther both begin with an aleph in Yiddish. When I became bar-mitzvah my Cheider teacher said that Idel was act
I was named Idel Berl in Yiddish after both my grandmothers - Esther and Basya. Idel and Esther both begin with an aleph in Yiddish. When I became bar-mitzvah my Cheider teacher said that Idel was act
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Yehuda Berman
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Yiddish male given name 'Kos'
#poland
#names
There is a Hebrew name pronounced Catriel in modern Hebrew and Cosriel [Kosriel] in Ashekenzic Hebrew. Kos could be a nickname for Cosriel. If you know where he is buried, you might be able to see if
There is a Hebrew name pronounced Catriel in modern Hebrew and Cosriel [Kosriel] in Ashekenzic Hebrew. Kos could be a nickname for Cosriel. If you know where he is buried, you might be able to see if
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Yehuda Berman
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Adoption Lwow, Poland
#dna
#poland
#galicia
I think you mean records of Jewish conversion to Catholicism, not of conversion to Judaism. And if your grandfather adopted an orphaned Jewish child (for example, a baby orphaned in the wake of a pogr
I think you mean records of Jewish conversion to Catholicism, not of conversion to Judaism. And if your grandfather adopted an orphaned Jewish child (for example, a baby orphaned in the wake of a pogr
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Yehuda Berman
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Adoption Lwow, Poland
#dna
#poland
#galicia
Have you searched for baptismal records of your mother in her town of birth? It seems unlikely that before the Second World War Jewish parents would have given up their child for adoption to non-Jews.
Have you searched for baptismal records of your mother in her town of birth? It seems unlikely that before the Second World War Jewish parents would have given up their child for adoption to non-Jews.
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Yehuda Berman
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Where did "Katya" come from?
#ukraine
#yiddish
#russia
#names
There is the official name, the one on all the documents, there is the Jewish name, the one their parents gave them and used to be called up to the torah if male and on their ketuba (aka kesiba) [=Jew
There is the official name, the one on all the documents, there is the Jewish name, the one their parents gave them and used to be called up to the torah if male and on their ketuba (aka kesiba) [=Jew
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Yehuda Berman
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Seeking ECHTMAN/ACHTMAN/KAMINSKY
#russia
#usa
In 1925 my 21 year-old mother, Zelda (Zena) ECHTMAN, came from Odessa (then Russia, now Ukraine) to her brother in Detroit (who spelled his name ACHTMAN). She then worked for a year in New York, while
In 1925 my 21 year-old mother, Zelda (Zena) ECHTMAN, came from Odessa (then Russia, now Ukraine) to her brother in Detroit (who spelled his name ACHTMAN). She then worked for a year in New York, while
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Yehuda Berman
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What Do You Pay a Translator for a 50 Page Document in Pollsh
#translation
I don't know the translation charge from Polish to English but I should imagine that a lot depends on how long it takes to translate a page, and what the cost of living is in a given country. I'm a se
I don't know the translation charge from Polish to English but I should imagine that a lot depends on how long it takes to translate a page, and what the cost of living is in a given country. I'm a se
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Yehuda Berman
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Children named after their living parents
#general
As far as I know, in Jewish law it is forbidden to name a child after a living parent because it violates the Fourth Commandment, to honor your parents - somebody might mix up a child with their paren
As far as I know, in Jewish law it is forbidden to name a child after a living parent because it violates the Fourth Commandment, to honor your parents - somebody might mix up a child with their paren
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Yehuda Berman
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ViewMate translation request - Hebrew
The word is "napach" and it means tinsmith, someone who works with metal (sheet metal worker)
The word is "napach" and it means tinsmith, someone who works with metal (sheet metal worker)
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Yehuda Berman
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