Perhaps my gr-gr-grandfather had intended to emigrate, but he never did. His eldest son did, in 1889, followed his two eldest daughters (including my gr-grandmother) in about 1891, and all the other s

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I was about to post a question about such a "passport" -- my grandmother had told me that her grandfather Schmuel Zieve d. ~ 1890-1893 (Moletai, LT) had one which allowed him to travel within the regi

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It seems from my own family that sometimes the question of who gets counted at a house was misunderstood to mean "who is there on that day" and so children who were there for daycare, or relatives jus

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Also, it is possible that he (or whoever made the entry) spelled it as it sounded in English, but it could be spelled quite differently when transliterated from Russian/Yiddish/Lithuanian. Elise Cundi

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I don't agree that the example cited is a distortion in any way. Perhaps include those who thought 20 million in those who were aware of the magnitude of the disaster - but if the question is, "how ma

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My father's family were Litvaks, from Malat and Salakas; His mother served us applesauce on latkes, and sour cream on bananas. I never had gefilte fish. Elise Cundiff

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Is anyone very familiar with this book? The index to the original, by a Herbert Lazerow, is available (the NYPL has kindly sent me the pages I am interested in) , but I am wondering if the original by

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I've done the free trial at Ancestry, and also MyHeritage, and various streaming services. I've never felt that it wasn't made clear that at the end of the free trial, I would be charged for a continu

Thank you Sherri and Sylvia. I will check the CJH catalog, and check the catalog again at the WRHS. (I have met Dr. Martin, he is indeed very helpful!)

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Thank you, Sherri. It is a wonderful resource! I had actually searched there, found that article, and that is where I initially found the name of the ferein, years before I located the photo. My grand

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My great-grandmother's family established a family ferein (cousin's club) sometime around 1920. They continued with annual events and parties until at least 1940, when this photo was taken at their pi

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In one branch of my family, two names (Itzik and Yehuda) alternated through several generation - so I have 3 of each identical name just in that direct line, plus others from uncles and nephews. It co

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Search for his obituary in the Jewish newspaper for the town in the USA where he lived - I found one for a relative who also had emigrated to Israel. I also found him in 'US Passport Applications', an

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Itsik, Itzik, and any spelling that is phonetically similar to that or Yitzchak or Isaac.

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My grandmother's maternal family were ZIV. However, the only location that I know of for them is Moletai (Malat), which doesn't seem to be near any of your locations of interest.

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I have one person who contacted me to share that my great-grand uncle was married to his grandmother's sister (correct) and that they had lived in another state and had a daughter (not correct, it was

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Could it be this place? Rußbach, Austria (village and site of a ski resort): " Rußbach is in the Austrian Alps in Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, Gmunden, Austria. Salzburg is just one hours drive aw

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My library has made it available through a different link than the one used in the library. One has to be signed into their library account, then the link to "Ancestry Library Edition @ Home" will sho

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Thank you all! Since I have two similar portraits, one of appears to have been taken when he was younger (mustache and clothing a bit different) this confirms that he was in or near Shavli for some ti

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This is the back of the photo of my great-grandfather, taken sometime before he emigrated to the USA. If you can read it, I am hoping that it will reveal something about where it was taken. Elise Cund

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