Karen, I think I have to eat my words. Look up "Yud*" in the Belarus section. There you will find lots of nicknames for Yehudis that could be pronounced as Yudansya -or something very close to it. So

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Karen, I think I have to eat my words. Look up "Yud*" in the Belarus section. There you will find lots of nicknames for Yehudis that could be pronounced as Yudansya -or something very close to it. So

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Karen, Re your query about the names, Genya is the same name as Henya (no G in Russian), which is a nickname for Hana. Egudis I have found records for the wife or wives of my uncle >from Belarus, with

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Karen, Re your query about the names, Genya is the same name as Henya (no G in Russian), which is a nickname for Hana. Egudis I have found records for the wife or wives of my uncle >from Belarus, with

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Paula, Not sure there is an exact match but try searching key* in the jewishgen Given Names dastabase.. I think this is a nickname for Chaya. Ruth Hyman Rockville Centre, NY

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Paula, Not sure there is an exact match but try searching key* in the jewishgen Given Names dastabase.. I think this is a nickname for Chaya. Ruth Hyman Rockville Centre, NY

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Hi, Smerl is not for Simcha but for Shmeryl, which is a nickname for Shmaryahu. I have this name in my family. Ruth Hyman Rockville centre, NY

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Hi, Smerl is not for Simcha but for Shmeryl, which is a nickname for Shmaryahu. I have this name in my family. Ruth Hyman Rockville centre, NY

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Dear Genners: I want to hire someone to do some research in the Grodno archives. There is only one researcher listed in the infofiles for Belarus. Has anyone found someone else who did good work? Ruth

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Dear Genners: I want to hire someone to do some research in the Grodno archives. There is only one researcher listed in the infofiles for Belarus. Has anyone found someone else who did good work? Ruth

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Dear Genners: I want to hire someone to do some research in the Grodno archives. There is only one researcher listed in the infofiles for Belarus. Has anyone found someone else who did good work? Ruth

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Dear Genners: I want to hire someone to do some research in the Grodno archives. There is only one researcher listed in the infofiles for Belarus. Has anyone found someone else who did good work? Ruth

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Dear cousins, One branch of my family spent some years on a homestead in N. Dakota. I was once in touch with someone who had access to records for these Jewish homesteaders, and I have a lot more info

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Dear cousins, One branch of my family spent some years on a homestead in N. Dakota. I was once in touch with someone who had access to records for these Jewish homesteaders, and I have a lot more info

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Genners: Beider gives the name Evien as a derivative of the Hebrew for poor man and as common in Ponevezh and Dvinsk. Ruth Hyman Rockville Centre, NY

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Genners: Beider gives the name Evien as a derivative of the Hebrew for poor man and as common in Ponevezh and Dvinsk. Ruth Hyman Rockville Centre, NY

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Dear Cousins : I am trying to find out more about my late husband's GORODETSKY family (they became Hyman in the US and original name may differ somewhat). Haim GORODETSKY and his wife, Miriam Rose (Mi

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Dear Cousins : I am trying to find out more about my late husband's GORODETSKY family (they became Hyman in the US and original name may differ somewhat). Haim GORODETSKY and his wife, Miriam Rose (Mi

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