My father in law's family was from Zinkov, Ukraine, but his uncle wound up in Riga, Latvia. When my mother and her nuclear family left Ukraine for New York, they visited relatives in Europe all along

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My in-laws were married in the Rabbi's office because my mother-in-law's father had recently died. It also happened to be in Philadelphia, but I think it was a Conservative synagogue. Daniel Nussbaum

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For purposes of the Orthodox weddings that I have attended women were allowed down from the balcony but sat separate from the men, on the other side of the main aisle. The bride was allowed on the bim

#lithuania #warsaw #general #hungary

Try the Center for Sephardic History at the Center for American Jewish History on 16th Street in Manhattan. Daniel Nussbaum II, M.D., FAAP Retired Developmental Pediatrician Rochester, New York yekkey

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There is a city in Rumania called Dudescu. Dudus probably comes from there. To confuse things, mulberry in Rumanian is dud. Daniel Nussbaum II, M.D., FAAP Retired Developmental Pediatrician Rochester,

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Are you looking for BeMdersky or BeNdersky. My maternal grandmother's maiden name was Bendersky and I have never heard of the name Bemdersky. Daniel Nussbaum II, M.D., FAAP Retired Developmental Pedia

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It is well known among Physicians that there are two types of ear wax. One is lumpy and wet and the other is flaky and dry. The lumpy wet one is more common in people of European and African ancestry

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An addendum to my previous statement. Try to get DNA from both sexes. Often a Y chromosome can tell a good deal. Daniel Nussbaum II, M.D., FAAP Rochester, New York yekkey@...

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You definitely should try DNA testing. One never knows what would show up. I dwelled for a decade in New Bedford, Massachusetts which has a large Cape Verdean population. There were women among them w

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The Mongolian Spot is found on many dark skinned people. It was first found in people of East Asian origin hence the name. Since Sephardim and Mizrahim tend to be darker skinned it is more common amon

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