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Car and Driver in Lithuania
#lithuania
This is a followup to my last message. I contacted the guide we used, Regina Kopilevich. She says she knows many drivers and offered to let me give you her name. BTW, it sounds like Barbara has alread
This is a followup to my last message. I contacted the guide we used, Regina Kopilevich. She says she knows many drivers and offered to let me give you her name. BTW, it sounds like Barbara has alread
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Gail H. Marcus
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Car and Driver in Lithuania
#lithuania
We were faced with the same problem 3 years ago. We, too, had made arrangements with a local Jewish guide/genealogist, but she didn't have transportation, and her efforts to get a driver weren't succe
We were faced with the same problem 3 years ago. We, too, had made arrangements with a local Jewish guide/genealogist, but she didn't have transportation, and her efforts to get a driver weren't succe
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Gail H. Marcus
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Feige and Fannie
#names
I also have an ancestor (great-grandmother) whose name was Feige and also Fannie. Her gravestone has Feige in Hebrew and Fannie in English. But I can add that I have found various records in the U.S.
I also have an ancestor (great-grandmother) whose name was Feige and also Fannie. Her gravestone has Feige in Hebrew and Fannie in English. But I can add that I have found various records in the U.S.
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Gail H. Marcus
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Help Obtaining Israeli Death and Burial Details
#israel
Just to let everyone know, someone who replied to me privately has helped me find some information. But Ruch Pinchas' questions are good ones, so I wanted to answer. Part of my dilemma is that I do no
Just to let everyone know, someone who replied to me privately has helped me find some information. But Ruch Pinchas' questions are good ones, so I wanted to answer. Part of my dilemma is that I do no
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Gail H. Marcus
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Treatment of Bund Members in the Russian Empire
#russia
Thanks for the response above, as well as another I received privately. I do want to clarify one sentence in my original message--I am specifically wondering if there is evidence that Bundists or othe
Thanks for the response above, as well as another I received privately. I do want to clarify one sentence in my original message--I am specifically wondering if there is evidence that Bundists or othe
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Gail H. Marcus
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Treatment of Bund Members in the Russian Empire
#russia
In researching my family history, I discovered that one relative died in a mental institution in 1914. Someone raised the question of whether she might have been incarcerated for political beliefs, in
In researching my family history, I discovered that one relative died in a mental institution in 1914. Someone raised the question of whether she might have been incarcerated for political beliefs, in
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Gail H. Marcus
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Help Obtaining Israeli Death and Burial Details
#israel
Hi, I recently obtained a photo of the gravestone for a relative buried in Israel, and was wondering if anyone could help me contact the cemetery or the Chevra Kadisha. At a minimum, I am seeking info
Hi, I recently obtained a photo of the gravestone for a relative buried in Israel, and was wondering if anyone could help me contact the cemetery or the Chevra Kadisha. At a minimum, I am seeking info
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Gail H. Marcus
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Facial Identification in Two Old Photos
#latvia
#photographs
Thanks to Odeda Zlotnick for her suggestion to try to match a bearded and clean-shaven version of someone I know, and to Jerry Scherer for his help in comparing the pictures I sent him, I think we can
Thanks to Odeda Zlotnick for her suggestion to try to match a bearded and clean-shaven version of someone I know, and to Jerry Scherer for his help in comparing the pictures I sent him, I think we can
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Gail H. Marcus
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Facial Identification in Two Old Photos
#latvia
#photographs
These comparisons using other people over time are very helpful and give me just the data points I need to help me make sense of my photos. From this, it looks like the software does a good job of mat
These comparisons using other people over time are very helpful and give me just the data points I need to help me make sense of my photos. From this, it looks like the software does a good job of mat
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Gail H. Marcus
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Facial Identification in Two Old Photos
#latvia
#photographs
I haven't used either the FamilySearch Compare-a-Face software that Jerry used or the Google Photos software that Lowell mentioned, so Jerry's comparisons are very interesting. BUT...to me, the 20-25%
I haven't used either the FamilySearch Compare-a-Face software that Jerry used or the Google Photos software that Lowell mentioned, so Jerry's comparisons are very interesting. BUT...to me, the 20-25%
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Gail H. Marcus
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Facial Identification in Two Old Photos
#latvia
#photographs
Thanks for the responses so far. Very thoughtful. I also appreciated the help dating the photo. That helps a lot. FWIW, I noticed that the orientation of the photos on my screen changes depending on h
Thanks for the responses so far. Very thoughtful. I also appreciated the help dating the photo. That helps a lot. FWIW, I noticed that the orientation of the photos on my screen changes depending on h
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Gail H. Marcus
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Facial Identification in Two Old Photos
#latvia
#photographs
I previously posted a photo (reposted here) to try to figure out if the individuals in the photo were related. I received some very helpful observations (thanks to all who replied!), but in the end, n
I previously posted a photo (reposted here) to try to figure out if the individuals in the photo were related. I received some very helpful observations (thanks to all who replied!), but in the end, n
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Gail H. Marcus
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Help Identifying Old Photo
#russia
#latvia
#photographs
Just to clarify--the "apparently not" comment in my previous response is a response to Angel Kosfiszer Richardson's question. Gail Marcus Maryland
Just to clarify--the "apparently not" comment in my previous response is a response to Angel Kosfiszer Richardson's question. Gail Marcus Maryland
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Gail H. Marcus
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Help Identifying Old Photo
#russia
#latvia
#photographs
Apparently not. I don't have the original, but that's what I was told. It might be that it was designed to serve as a postcard, with the back blank so someone could write a message and send it. Gail M
Apparently not. I don't have the original, but that's what I was told. It might be that it was designed to serve as a postcard, with the back blank so someone could write a message and send it. Gail M
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Gail H. Marcus
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Help Identifying Old Photo
#russia
#latvia
#photographs
Hi, I was recently given the attached photo, but am uncertain of who everyone is in it, and when and where it was taken. I am hoping that someone might be able to identify the photography studio from
Hi, I was recently given the attached photo, but am uncertain of who everyone is in it, and when and where it was taken. I am hoping that someone might be able to identify the photography studio from
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Gail H. Marcus
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How to Find a Name Change
#poland
#names
Just wanted to thank everyone who responded, both online and privately. There were several very useful takeways, particularly: 1) several people noted that the rules changed and the authorities handli
Just wanted to thank everyone who responded, both online and privately. There were several very useful takeways, particularly: 1) several people noted that the rules changed and the authorities handli
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Gail H. Marcus
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How to Find a Name Change
#poland
#names
Earlier this year, I posted a question (#655832) about a puzzling ship manifest someone found for me that looked like it might be my family (all 7 first names, birth order and approximate ages were ri
Earlier this year, I posted a question (#655832) about a puzzling ship manifest someone found for me that looked like it might be my family (all 7 first names, birth order and approximate ages were ri
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Gail H. Marcus
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The Hebrew translation for the name Yetta
#names
This is mostly for Peter Cohen: If it's of any help, i had a great-aunt named Jennie, and the name on her gravestone transliterates as Scheine. Gail Marcus Maryland
This is mostly for Peter Cohen: If it's of any help, i had a great-aunt named Jennie, and the name on her gravestone transliterates as Scheine. Gail Marcus Maryland
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Gail H. Marcus
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Godparents?
#galicia
In my case, my parents still belonged to an Orthodox congregation at that time. (But that may have been the only convenient option where we lived.) We eventually joined a Conservative congregation. Pr
In my case, my parents still belonged to an Orthodox congregation at that time. (But that may have been the only convenient option where we lived.) We eventually joined a Conservative congregation. Pr
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Gail H. Marcus
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Godparents?
#galicia
To add another complication--my parents always told me that one great-aunt and great-uncle had been designated as my godparents. I also had never heard of this being a Jewish thing, so I always wonder
To add another complication--my parents always told me that one great-aunt and great-uncle had been designated as my godparents. I also had never heard of this being a Jewish thing, so I always wonder
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Gail H. Marcus
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