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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Translations Polish to English, REINSTEIN mother's town #general
Sally Bruckheimer <sallybruc@...>
Many people can't find towns in the Jewish Communities Database on
Jewishgen. Mady Land is today's version. But for all of them, I recommend the Gazetteer on Jewishgen. I always use it, as it includes *all* the places where Jews might have lived, not just the big communities. In this case, there is a long list of towns named Pohorlowka, or the more Russian spelling Pogrelowka (Russian lacks a letter with the 'h' sound). Why there are so many, I can't say, but in the US there are many common city names. So I recommend everyone use the Jewishgen Gazetteer instead of the Jewish Communities Database. Sally Bruckheimer Princeton, NJ MODERATOR NOTE: The JewishGen Gazetteer and the JewishGen Communities Database differ in several respects, which are summarized in the table here: https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/About.htm |
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