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Image Archive

VM ID

Category

Image

Date Approved

Question

Posts

893

Do you recognize?

5/25/2003

Pre-World War II photograph of the Seletz Hebrew religious school, which was in the town of Seletz, Pruzhany district, Grodno gubernia, Russia now Belarus. Does anyone recognize any of the people in the photograph?

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894

Translation - Hebrew

5/25/2003

Need translation of lines 2-3 and line 6 into English. Need check of translations -- line 1: Old Woman; line 4: Rivkah Lei'ah; line 5: daughter of the worthy Yaakov Yesgar; line 6, 1st word: died, last word: Shevat?; line 7: year 5672; last word: abbreviation of Samuel 25:29. Thanks!

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895

Translation - Hebrew

5/25/2003

Please help check translation and fill in blanks. Line 1: Old Woman; Line 2 & 3: ?; Line 4: Rivka Lei'ah; Line 5: daughter of the worthy Yaakov Yesgar; Line 6: died ? ? Shevat?; Line 7: 5672, abbreviation of Samuel 25:29. Thanks.

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896

Do you recognize?

5/25/2003

The name and address where my grandaunt went to when immigrating. I can only make out a Heinrich .. for sure. The original can be found on the Ellis Island web site under Salamea Zimersputa (Sally Zimmerspitz)

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885

Translation - Hebrew

5/22/2003

Please help translate the Hebrew writing in this photo of my paternal grandfather Louis ZEILENGOLD.

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891

Translation - Other

5/21/2003

Lithuanian Archive

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886

Translation - Tombstone

5/18/2003

I am seeking a translation of this headstone (both Hebrew and Russian) belonging to Yosef and Rivka Reines. Please address reply to: fishnet@pipeline.com

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884

Translation - Russian

5/18/2003

Please translate this letter in response to an inquiry for a look-up at Grodno Archives. I need to know where and how to send payment and what the message, itself, says.

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878

Translation - Russian

5/14/2003

I would appreciate translation of this birth certificate

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879

Translation - Russian

5/14/2003

I would appreciate translation of this birth certificate

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880

Do you recognize?

5/14/2003

Chava Leah [aka Alta/Anna] FRIEDMAN of Srednik, daughter of Ari Leib FRIEDMAN and wife of Elisha/Louis GORDON(OVICH), with unknown man labelled Alex. Do you recognize either of them?
Also, were there wheat farms [if that's what this is] in/near Srednik or Kaunas in the late 19th century?

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881

Translation - Hebrew

5/14/2003

This stone is presently located in the Regional Museum in Ilza (Drildz), Poland. It represents the two tablets of the Ten Commandments. Can anyone translate the bottom line?

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882

Translation - Polish

5/14/2003

Please help translate handwritten text in Polish of this Birth Certificate of my father's eldest brother.

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883

Translation - Polish

5/14/2003

Please help translate handwritten text in Polish of this Birth Certificate of my father's eldest brother.

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863

Translation - Polish

5/11/2003

birth of Szymon CZERECHOWSKI, warsaw I, 1895

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864

Translation - Polish

5/11/2003

birth of Jozef CZERECHOWSKI, warsaw VI, 1991

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870

Photo Identification

5/11/2003

We believe we have narrowed this person's identity down to two siblings but need to identify the place in which the photo was taken in order to pinpoint further. Also see image of printing on back of photo, VM 2434.

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871

Translation - Polish

5/11/2003

Piwo Obstalunkowe

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872

Do you recognize?

5/11/2003

Lapidus (possibly Lavrutin or Karpilov)family, Ukraine, about 1895-1910.

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873

Translation - Russian

5/11/2003

This is the reverse side of the photo in VM 2431. I have managed to reveal some of the printing on the back. I hope it is enough so that the place where the photo was taken can be identified.

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Learn more about our organizational leadership, mission, and values. There are numerous opportunities to get involved yourself!

Search millions of records from around the globe, including more than 4 million records related to the Holocaust, and more than 4.2 million burial records. Records are continually added each month - check back often for new information!

Discover your ancestral town, explore geographic/regional based sections of the JewishGen site (Research Divisions), and explore what daily life was like for your ancestors - and what we can learn from them today.

Enhance your research with online classes and dozens of helpful articles. University students can apply for the Bennett & Robin Greenspan L'dor V'dor Legacy Program, and those "out of school" can help preserve Jewish Heritage in Poland with unique study & volunteer experiences.

Connect with tens of thousands of other JewishGen members via the Family Finder, Discussion Group, Facebook Group, and ViewMate. It's a great way to share success, ask questions, and stay informed of the happenings throughout the Jewish genealogical community.

The JewishGen site is offered as a free public resource. However, it costs a lot of money to maintain and expand our services. If you are in a position to do so, please consider a contribution today - your support will make a difference!

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