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Info on Jewish refugees in Central Asia during the War
#ukraine
In the spring of 1955, while stationed with the U. S. Air Force in Japan, i was invited to attend a Passover seder being held at the Jewish Community Center in Tokyo, Japan! I was fortunate to have a
In the spring of 1955, while stationed with the U. S. Air Force in Japan, i was invited to attend a Passover seder being held at the Jewish Community Center in Tokyo, Japan! I was fortunate to have a
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Descendants of Twins
#general
My father, who was born in Krynki, Poland in 1898, was one of identical twins but his twin died of (probably) typhus within his first year of life but there are no other twins in our extended family i
My father, who was born in Krynki, Poland in 1898, was one of identical twins but his twin died of (probably) typhus within his first year of life but there are no other twins in our extended family i
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Jews employed by the Czars
#russia
My maternal grandfather was employed by Czar Nickolas as a beaurocrat in his village of Yurovichi in Belarus with responsibilities including postmaster and director of official documents and his famil
My maternal grandfather was employed by Czar Nickolas as a beaurocrat in his village of Yurovichi in Belarus with responsibilities including postmaster and director of official documents and his famil
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@murfisto
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progrom warning
#russia
My mother, who was born and brought up to the age of 16 in the western edge of what is now Belarus, along the Pripit River, told us about watching Cossacks riding through their village on horseback an
My mother, who was born and brought up to the age of 16 in the western edge of what is now Belarus, along the Pripit River, told us about watching Cossacks riding through their village on horseback an
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@murfisto
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meaning of word esboubem?
#russia
If it is an expression used only by one family, it brings back the Yiddish phrase used toward the very elderly at the dining table, " Ess, boubele" or "eat, grandmother" kindly cajoling an elderly gra
If it is an expression used only by one family, it brings back the Yiddish phrase used toward the very elderly at the dining table, " Ess, boubele" or "eat, grandmother" kindly cajoling an elderly gra
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@murfisto
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Does anyone know any survivors from Krinki/krinik
#poland
I just started reading about the "Former Residents of Krinki in Israel" and will comment later.
I just started reading about the "Former Residents of Krinki in Israel" and will comment later.
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@murfisto
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Does anyone know any survivors from Krinki/krinik
#poland
i would be interested in joining a Krinki "group". Our family's soul seems to have been derived from the Krinki experience, good or bad. i have some experiences i would be willing to share relating to
i would be interested in joining a Krinki "group". Our family's soul seems to have been derived from the Krinki experience, good or bad. i have some experiences i would be willing to share relating to
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@murfisto
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Does anyone know any survivors from Krinki/krinik
#poland
My father's family were also tanners from Krinki. here's a letter i sent to another person who responded to my inquiry. Hi there, My return mail will take some time as i just had surgery to two damage
My father's family were also tanners from Krinki. here's a letter i sent to another person who responded to my inquiry. Hi there, My return mail will take some time as i just had surgery to two damage
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Does anyone know any survivors from Krinki/krinik
#poland
i sent you an email, a copy of one i sent to another responder to my inquiry about family connections to the town named Krinki. I hope to hear back from you.
i sent you an email, a copy of one i sent to another responder to my inquiry about family connections to the town named Krinki. I hope to hear back from you.
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Does anyone know any survivors from Krinki/krinik
#poland
Survivors from Krinki/Krynki, Poland near Lithuanian border c. 1914?
Survivors from Krinki/Krynki, Poland near Lithuanian border c. 1914?
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@murfisto
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The male name Shapsei
#names
#lithuania
Shepsie: Possibly the diminutive of the name: Shepsel. My first cousin, born near Bialystok, emigrated to Montreal in 1939 and never changed his Yiddish name up to when he took his own life. I heard h
Shepsie: Possibly the diminutive of the name: Shepsel. My first cousin, born near Bialystok, emigrated to Montreal in 1939 and never changed his Yiddish name up to when he took his own life. I heard h
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Other names for Ruth
#names
#hungary
Rivka may also be spelled as Rifka.
Rivka may also be spelled as Rifka.
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How much did a shojet (ritual slaughterer) earn in Galitzia in 1900 ?
#galicia
In the pale, he wouldn't have earned much but by emigrating to America, he could earn enough to make a living as did my maternal grandfather. We was a Tzarist beurocrat in his village(Yurovichi in Bel
In the pale, he wouldn't have earned much but by emigrating to America, he could earn enough to make a living as did my maternal grandfather. We was a Tzarist beurocrat in his village(Yurovichi in Bel
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