Thank you for this terrific link to the Dutch site War Lives. I was able to find and print the cards for my grandparents, uncle and aunt. So much appreciation! Denise Meschmar Suttle abqsuttle@...

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My uncle Sally, born in Germany in the early 1900s, was Salomon, and later escaped to Palestine where he went by Shlomo. Denise Suttle Abqsuttle@... WEINBERG, MESCHMAR, LECHZIER, GERSON

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I know someone who is of Persian background (non-Jewish) whose name is Maryam. I've always assumed it was a variation of Miriam, not a nickname. My late aunt who was killed in the Holocaust was named

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Thank you to those who responded privately. So far, there is no listing of Meschmar in the book and no Russian translation. I appreciate all the efforts! Denise Suttle Abqsuttle@...

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Hello. If anyone has a copy of Alexander Beider's Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire I would be so grateful if you could search for the name MESCHMAR or MYSHMAR. My father's family

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