ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The May 24, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice announcing that the Regional Court for Central Łódź [Sąd Rejonowy dla Łodzi-Śródmieścia]

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ב"ה Dear JewishGenners: The May 24, 2022 edition of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza carried a legal notice announcing that the Regional Court of Central Łódź [Sąd Rejonowy dla Łodzi-Śródmieścia],

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Santa Cruz Jewish Genealogy Society invites you to Speaker: Guest Speaker: Serafima Velkovich The Central Database of Shoah Victimsʼ Names and Other Sources at Yad Vashem Sunday June 12, 11am Pacific

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