DATA SOURCES USED -- GALICIA GNDB

HILCHOT GITIN BOOKS:
AH  Epstein, R'Yehiel Michel ben R' Aharon Yitzchak HaLevi, "Aruch HaShulchan:
    Hilchot Gitin (Divorce Laws)," in Hebrew, Published ?, Lithuania, pp.
    100-120 (About 1905). (Born 1829, Bobruisk, Belarus. Died 1908, Novhordok).
BS  ben Uri Shraga Phoebus, Samuel, "Bet Shmuel:  Shmot Anashim V'Nashim
    (Men's and Women's names)," with "Even HaEzer Hilchot Gitin" text, in
    Hebrew, pp 31-36, Dyhernfurth, Poland (1689), and Fuerth, Germany (1694,
    second final edition).  (Standard, authoritative commentary to the
    "Even HaEzer" text).
GM  Mintz, Eliezer, "Get Mesudar", Philip Feldman, New York (1962);
    Originally published by Neta Kranberg Pub., Bilguria, Poland (1902).

OTHER BOOKS AND JOURNAL PAPERS:
GB  Gershom Bader, "Galician Jewish Celebrities, An Illustrated Encyclapedia,
    of Noted Jewish Personalities Who Contributed to Galicia's Progress
    during its Existence" Appel and Co., Vienna, Austria (National
    Book Sellers, 40 Canal Street, New York, 1934).
PK  Pinkas Kremenitz Yizkor Book,
    http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/kremenetz1/kremenetz1.html
BF  Feldbyum, Boris, "Russian-Jewish Given Names," Avotaynu, Inc., Teaneck,
    NJ (1998).
HG  Goldin, Hyman E., "HaMadrich: The Rabbi's Guide, A Manual of Jewish
    Religious Rituals, Ceremonials, and Customs," Publisher unk., NY (1939).
SG  Gorr, Rabbi Shmuel, "Jewish Personal Names: Their Origin, Derivation,
    and Diminutive Forms," Avotaynu, Inc., Bergenfield, NJ (1992).
BK  Kaganoff, Benzion C., "A Dictionary of Jewish Names and their History,"
    Jason Aronson, Inc., Northvale, NJ (1996).
AK  Kolatch, Alfred J., "Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew First
    Names," Jonathan David Publishers, Inc., NY (1984).
AB  Beider, Alexander, "Jewish Patronymic and Metronymic Surnames in Russia,"
    Avotaynu, Vol. VII, No. 4, pp. 3-11 (Winter, 1991).

REVISION LISTS

DATA BASES, GALICIASIG:
HO  Homeowners
VO  Voters Lists
CT  Candle Tax
PS  Postal Savings Bank Records
AD  Avoiding Draft
DC  Draftee's Certificate
MI  Miscellaneous
RE  Rabbi Electors

PRIVATE DATA BASES:
   Miscellaneous

FOREIGN COUNTRY CEMETERY GRAVESTONE READINGS:
CE  U.S. (New York, from/by Ada Greenblatt, JerryGalicia.xls):
    Bi Bialy Kamien  De Delatyn  Kn Knihynicze  La Lanczyn  Na Nadworna
    4854 2450        4832 2438   4923 2428      4833 2445   4838 2434
    So Solotwina     St Stanislawow
    4842 2425        4856 2443
MJ Jeifetz, Mario, Anali Nusan, and Abraham Kanzepolsky, "Hebrew, Yiddish,
   & European Names, and Argentinean Spanish Names Used by Immigrants from
   Ukraine & Grodno Gubernia to Moises Ville, Argentina", Argentina
   (Private Communication to GLE, 12/2/2002.
LS Spalter, Lancy, "Spanish Names Most Commonly Adopted in Argentina &
   Uruguay by Jews Who Emigrated from Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and Galicia,
   1881-1930", Kfar Tavor, Israel (Private Communication to GLE, 21 Feb 2002).

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