I was sad to hear about the untimely passing of our friend Ada Holtzman, an active member of the Jewish Genealogical Society. A great loss to Jewish genealogy. I met Ada in the summer of 1999 at a mee

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I was sad to hear about the untimely passing of our friend Ada Holtzman, an active member of the Jewish Genealogical Society. A great loss to Jewish genealogy. I met Ada in the summer of 1999 at a mee

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To R'Shmuel Shalom and Shavua Tov, In your last posting you write "This Meyer Sholem was the son of RavYitzchok Moshe of Skolye..." According to "Meorei Galicia" Vol.4, p. 804 he was the son of Aharon

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To R'Shmuel Shalom and Shavua Tov, In your last posting you write "This Meyer Sholem was the son of RavYitzchok Moshe of Skolye..." According to "Meorei Galicia" Vol.4, p. 804 he was the son of Aharon

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A short inscription on the back of a gravestone (usually the name of the deceased) was not uncommon in Eastern Europe. Best wishes, Yocheved Yocheved Klausner Beer Sheva yklaus@... From:

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A short inscription on the back of a gravestone (usually the name of the deceased) was not uncommon in Eastern Europe. Best wishes, Yocheved Yocheved Klausner Beer Sheva yklaus@... From:

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To Rosanne and all friends shalom, Please, please: When you ask a question about a Hebrew word or phrase, please make sure that you read it correctly. The best way is to provide a link to the original

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To Rosanne and all friends shalom, Please, please: When you ask a question about a Hebrew word or phrase, please make sure that you read it correctly. The best way is to provide a link to the original

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Sorry to disappoint you. The word is not seven, nor any other number. This is the Hebrew expression "zaken usva yamim" which is usually translated "old and full of years (literally "of days"). The let

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Sorry to disappoint you. The word is not seven, nor any other number. This is the Hebrew expression "zaken usva yamim" which is usually translated "old and full of years (literally "of days"). The let

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The word indeed means "life" or "to live". It was the custom to add the word after the name of a loved person, when writing down genealogical data or as an endearing form when addressing a loved perso

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The word indeed means "life" or "to live". It was the custom to add the word after the name of a loved person, when writing down genealogical data or as an endearing form when addressing a loved perso

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Dear Debbie and Colleagues, When you post a question as the one below, please, please, try to adhere to a few easy rules: * If possible, scan the original and post it on ViewMate, especially when the

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Dear Debbie and Colleagues, When you post a question as the one below, please, please, try to adhere to a few easy rules: * If possible, scan the original and post it on ViewMate, especially when the

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Dear Genners, Would the person who wrote me a letter asking about Yechiel Mechl please resend the letter. Thank you Yehuda Dr. Yehuda Klausner yklaus@... Join the Israel Genealogical Soci

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Dear Genners, Would the person who wrote me a letter asking about Yechiel Mechl please resend the letter. Thank you Yehuda Dr. Yehuda Klausner yklaus@... Join the Israel Genealogical Soci

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To Karen Shavua Tov, Tere are couple of sources on R'Yisachar Dov Ber b'Yehuda Zundel RAMRAZ ans his sister Malka married to R'Shalom b'Elazar ROKACH and family in Hebrew. Shmuel Zanwil KANANA: Anaf E

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To Karen Shavua Tov, Tere are couple of sources on R'Yisachar Dov Ber b'Yehuda Zundel RAMRAZ ans his sister Malka married to R'Shalom b'Elazar ROKACH and family in Hebrew. Shmuel Zanwil KANANA: Anaf E

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To Steve Shalom, You are correct. There are many Eliezer HALPERINs. I have in my DB 14 Eliezer HALPERINs. The one you are looking for is Eliezer b'Avraham Lipman HALPERIN around 1600-80 in Lublin & Ty

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To Steve Shalom, You are correct. There are many Eliezer HALPERINs. I have in my DB 14 Eliezer HALPERINs. The one you are looking for is Eliezer b'Avraham Lipman HALPERIN around 1600-80 in Lublin & Ty

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