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Unable to identify town in "Russia"
#russia
Hi Dianne, I was able to find this website that mentioned a nearly identical town name: Valacreszr, Russian Poland https://british-jewry.org.uk/leedsjewry/getperson.php?personID=I0012654&tree=1 The RU
Hi Dianne, I was able to find this website that mentioned a nearly identical town name: Valacreszr, Russian Poland https://british-jewry.org.uk/leedsjewry/getperson.php?personID=I0012654&tree=1 The RU
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"Backup Ukraine" - scan & preserve buildings & monuments with 3D phone app
#ukraine
I saw an article today from CNN titled Ukrainians are using 3D technology to preserve hundreds of cultural artifacts in a digital archive, far away from Russia's attacks. It's the first I've heard of
I saw an article today from CNN titled Ukrainians are using 3D technology to preserve hundreds of cultural artifacts in a digital archive, far away from Russia's attacks. It's the first I've heard of
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Chloe Kogan
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ViewMate translation request - Cyrillic (Russian?)
#translation
Hello, I've posted a vital record in what I believe is Russian Cyrillic for which I need a translation. It's an immigration-related document for my grandfather, who emigrated from Kakhovka in the Russ
Hello, I've posted a vital record in what I believe is Russian Cyrillic for which I need a translation. It's an immigration-related document for my grandfather, who emigrated from Kakhovka in the Russ
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Chloe Kogan
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Need help addressing a letter to a person in Moscow based on Cyrillic handwriting
#names
#russia
#translation
I would like to send a letter to the name and address of the person written below (I'll also attach the image in case you can see it better that way): According to the Yad Vashem website, her name is
I would like to send a letter to the name and address of the person written below (I'll also attach the image in case you can see it better that way): According to the Yad Vashem website, her name is
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Chloe Kogan
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Suggestion Regarding Support of Ukraine: launch a JewishGen petition to world leaders?
#russia
#ukraine
Hello, I've been reading such powerful and emotional statements and pleas here on the discussion board about what's happening in Ukraine. As countless have already said, it is mind-boggling that this
Hello, I've been reading such powerful and emotional statements and pleas here on the discussion board about what's happening in Ukraine. As countless have already said, it is mind-boggling that this
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Chloe Kogan
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REQUEST: close-up photograph of an image on a grave in Montreal QC Canada
#photographs
#canada
Hello, I have a special request for a photograph of an image on a grave in Montreal. The gravestone of my uncle Mortimor (may his memory be for a blessing) has his photograph set into it, and it's the
Hello, I have a special request for a photograph of an image on a grave in Montreal. The gravestone of my uncle Mortimor (may his memory be for a blessing) has his photograph set into it, and it's the
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Chloe Kogan
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Was it common for relatives to move far away from their families?
#lithuania
#ukraine
My question could be a very general one relating to the whole Pale of Settlement at any time pre-WWI, or, if the answer depends upon specific times and places, I would specify Lithuania and Ukraine ar
My question could be a very general one relating to the whole Pale of Settlement at any time pre-WWI, or, if the answer depends upon specific times and places, I would specify Lithuania and Ukraine ar
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Chloe Kogan
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ViewMate translation request - Russian
#holocaust
#romania
#translation
I request a translation of the Russian (I believe) handwriting on a Page of Testimony from Yad Vashem (or just a confirmation that nothing additional was written on the Page that wasn't already transl
I request a translation of the Russian (I believe) handwriting on a Page of Testimony from Yad Vashem (or just a confirmation that nothing additional was written on the Page that wasn't already transl
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Chloe Kogan
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Jewish Life in the South African Country Communities
#southafrica
#announcements
#general
This is an amazing project that I hadn't been aware of before. I'm responding publicly rather than privately because I want to share this note from your website, which will probably be of interest to
This is an amazing project that I hadn't been aware of before. I'm responding publicly rather than privately because I want to share this note from your website, which will probably be of interest to
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Chloe Kogan
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First name of "Shaia"
#names
This is a fantastic discussion. I have a Shia in my family (Lithuanian), only Shia was his actual, "official" name, not a diminutive or nickname. Would it be a common practice to name a child Shia aft
This is a fantastic discussion. I have a Shia in my family (Lithuanian), only Shia was his actual, "official" name, not a diminutive or nickname. Would it be a common practice to name a child Shia aft
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Chloe Kogan
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Need help translating Hebrew on gravestones & memorial plaques
#translation
#names
Hello! I recently posted a few gravestones and a couple of memorial plaques, and the community was immediately and completely helpful with translating the Hebrew into English. Those translations reall
Hello! I recently posted a few gravestones and a couple of memorial plaques, and the community was immediately and completely helpful with translating the Hebrew into English. Those translations reall
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Chloe Kogan
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Need help translating Hebrew on gravestones & memorial plaques
#canada
#translation
Hello! This is my first post to the Group and I'm so excited and hopeful that someone may be able to help with these translations. I am working to trace my late father's family history. In order to pr
Hello! This is my first post to the Group and I'm so excited and hopeful that someone may be able to help with these translations. I am working to trace my late father's family history. In order to pr
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Chloe Kogan
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