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Aleph Yud - what does it mean?
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AmielM@...
Good day. In the 1932 census in Tzfat, my great-grandmother's country of birth and nationality is described in Hebrew letters as "Aleph Yud". Could someone shed a light as to what it means? I guess it's an acronym, but I cannot find its meaning.
Thank you, Amiel Moskona
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David Lewin
Taken out of context it is difficult to be certain but Alef-Yud can stand for "Or Yehuda" Or Yashar Eilat "Eino Yehudi" = is not a Jew Eino Yachol = is unable Eretz Yisrael to name but a few David Lewin London
At 14:09 26/10/2019, AmielM@... wrote: Good day. In the 1932 census in Tzfat, my great-grandmother's country of birth and nationality is described in Hebrew letters as "Aleph Yud". Could someone shed a light as to what it means? I guess it's an acronym, but I cannot find its meaning.
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Amiel, shalom and shavua tov, Whenever you and all our genders find this kind of "mystery", it can easily be solved here: http://www.kizur.co.il/home.php This is a site that gives the meaning of RASHEI TEVOT. The most common meaning of א"י is Eretz Israel (ארץ ישראל), but there are other ones, as you can see here: http://www.kizur.co.il/search_word.php?abbr=%D7%90%D7%99&searchby=abbr&m=1 I hope this helps! All the best, Judite Orensztajn, Jerusalem
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Good day. In the 1932 census in Tzfat, my great-grandmother's country of birth and nationality is described in Hebrew letters as "Aleph Yud". Could someone shed a light as to what it means? I guess it's an acronym, but I cannot find its meaning.
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David Lewin
In Ivrit we always have the " to show that the letters are an
abbreviation - usually before the last letter of a string. It does
not aid the meaning.
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Show me the original Hebrew document, maybe there are some more clues? David
At 17:25 26/10/2019, Amiel Moskona wrote:
Thank you. I didn’t mention (sorry) that it’s written: aleph “ yud. Maybe that provides a better clue?
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Susan Rosin
Good Morning,
I would think it means "Eretz Israel" in Hebrew: ארץ ישראל Regards, Susan
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binyaminkerman@...
Unless you know otherwise, I think it is most likely to stand for Eretz Yisrael, meaning born in the land of Israel.
Binyamin Kerman
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Stephan Owen Parnes
It may mean “eino yadua” = “not known”
Stephan Parnes Great Barrington, MA USA
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In the UK, “AY” refers to “Adath Yisroel” – arguably the frummest ‘sect’ of
Judaism.
Regards,
Daniel Gleek
in London
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Ury Link
We can not know why it is written,the letters Alef-YUd (א״י) is it on a document or is it perhaps on a Tombstone ?
If it is on a stone then I can find a lot of abbrivations for this letter combination Alef-Yud. Please let me know what it is' then i can give you a good answer. Ury Link Amsterdam,Holland
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Moe Neuer
If it's referring to origin/nationality, the most likely answer is Eretz Yisroel, meaning land of Israel. That abbreviation has a long history, and is still used today, like U.K. for United Kingdom.
Moishe Neuer
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Dahn Cukier
We would have to see the document. If it was issued by the Palestine Mandate government, then like the money of the time, it may mean Eretz Yisroel. Many Jews saw the area as Land of Israel, and aleph-yod was added to show that. You can see examples of notes and coins at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine_pound#/media/File:PSE-2m.jpg Dani
On Saturday, October 26, 2019, 4:18:48 PM GMT+3, <amielm@...> wrote: Good day. In the 1932 census in Tzfat, my great-grandmother's country of birth and nationality is described in Hebrew letters as "Aleph Yud". Could someone shed a light as to what it means? I guess it's an acronym, but I cannot find its meaning. Thank you, Amiel Moskona
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Odeda Zlotnick
Adat is written with an Ayn, not an Alef.
Odeda
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martin weiss
א"י = ארץ ישראל.
ERETZ ISRAEL - LAND OF ISRAEL
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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You are all right in that you have to know what the original document is about. In this case, it is a list of residents in Safed, and it refers to Eretz Israel
Rose Feldman
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Debbie Lifshitz
If the acronym was in the census, it stands for Eretz Yisrael, or Land of Israel. During the British Mandate (1917 -1948), Jews were allowed to refer to Palestine as Eretz Yisrael. 1932 would fall into that period. Hope this helps, Debbie Lifschitz Jerusalem
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