There indeed seems to be a set of Jewish Ukrainian names ending with TER/TOR. INDIKTOR INTERLIGATOR INTRATOR LIGATOR LISPECTOR RECEPTOR (herborist, pharmacist) SPECTOR Does a compilation of such names

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My father Samuel had two brothers : Osher / Oscar and Emmanuel. Their family lived not far from Minsk. Their parent called them Sioma (Samuel), Ossia (Osher / Oscar) and Monia (Emmanuel). So, Emmanuel

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I think that Gary Binetter’s solution is a very practical solution. However, I tested it on my psalm book , with printed characters. The Hebrew is read with a medium accuracy of about 80%. This causes

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Regarding « Leon Hu under "Departure Contact Name" and Jacob So under "Accompanied by Name. ». Hu and So are most certainly short for family names. My hunch is that they are abbreviated because they r

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It is not BYR, but B’’R, meaning Bar Rabbi... followed by his father’s first surname. Daniel Ewenczyk

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In the Koydenov Yizkor book published in 1955 by the United Koydanover Association there are 40 pages of memoriam and condolence ads totaling quite a number of names. But no actual name list. Daniel E

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Oups ! I forgot we were looking for a woman... Ezequiel is not a good possibility. daniel ewenczyk

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BUCUJA has been found as a Romanian family name. My suggestion for KIEL is Ezechiel / Yehezquiel. KIEL might be a nickname based on the end of Yehezquiel, just like : ALEXANDER => SANDER / SASHA AKIVA

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I found a few references to a Romanian historian named Emanoil Bucuja and a teacher named Margherita Bucuja. Hence the family name is possibly Bucuja. Kiel as a given name remains a mystery. Even thou

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Hi Moe, You will find the English translation of the book « Minsk Ir Va-Em » on the internet : https://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/minsk/minsk.html Only part of the book is translated. I wish you to find

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Did you search this database : https://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/fr/arkotheque/client/mdh/engages_volontaires_etrangers/resus_rech.php There are many entries. You may find your father.

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