Our father's cousin emigrated from Odessa to the USA in the early 1900s and was shown as Feige on the ship manifest. She was known as Fanny in her early years in New York, then later called herself Fr

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Thanks to the referral to the LIPES database, and the tradition of patronymics, I've learned the possible name of a 3-ggrandfather. Much appreciation to the group for continuing to send options on spe

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Mike Vayser--this is very helpful, and you have uncovered a completely new relative's name in your reply! I have not seen the 1900 marriage of Fanya Meshmar to Gershka Abrashkov, and need to find this

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Hello! My father's family surname was spelled MESCHMAR when they lived in Germany; prior to that, they had at least 3 generations living in Ukraine, where the English spelling has a variation MYSHMAR.

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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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