Thank you Adam. I was unaware of this Geni site, so I welcome this reference. It varies with another Geni site and a tree in MyHeritage. So, a good excuse to continue seeking more sources. Indy

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I am writing to check if I am correct that a Philip Eisig Effrusi is the same person born to Rabbi Moses Eichenstein and Sara Rifka Effrusi in Schodnica in 1897 as Eisig Eisenstein. I would first like

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I wish to again to sincerely thank all who have replied, either directly to my topic or privately. Part of my motivation was gaining references and other insights to the lives and culture of these sma

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Thank you to all that have replied. This is helping on what's be long journey through sparse and always contradictory documentation. My takeaway from the comments is my maternal grandfather's actions

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The DNA evidence is compelling that my material grandfather, Philip Eisig Effrusi, lineage is one of the Galician Hassidic rabbinic families (Philip appears a name he adopted in the U.S.). There are g

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Thank you very much for this very insightful background. I will share it with my other Gottlieb direct descendants and explore further.

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I am seeking information on sources for one-line records for Isaac Gottlieb and his wife, Minnie Feldt. The records available on JewishGen, JRI-Poland and other sources do not align with family rememb

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Most excellent information and thank you. I will seek to refine the connections. There is a very large family tree I've accessed through MyHeritage I've sought to use as a research source. This inform

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Thank you Barbara. I am familiar with that Rabbi but haven't found a connection to the Moses Eichenstein of Schodnica. I have no record he immigrated. Indy

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I am seeking to determine if a Rabbi Moses Eichenstein who lived Schodnica in the late 1800's and through early 1900's is a member of one of the Galician Rabbinic (Hassidic) Dynasties. If so, I am als

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