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Professor G. L. Esterson
Ra'anana, Israel
Gerald.Esterson@huji.ac.il


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).
GM  Mintz, Eliezer, "Get Mesudar", Philip Feldman, New York (1962);
    Originally published by Neta Kranberg Pub., Bilguria, Poland (1902).

OTHER BOOKS AND JOURNAL PAPERS:
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:
RL  Revision Lists, Siaulia District (1858):
    ak Akmene     se Seduva
    ba Baisogala  vi Vieksniai
    kl Klykoliai  za Zagare
RL  ko Kovno City, 1816,1851
AR  Additional Revision Lists, Siauliai District (1827, 1834, 1864-69):
    ak Akmene     ku Kursenaia  ly Lygumai    sa Siauliai   vi Vieksniai
    ba Baisogala  la Laizuva    pa Papile     tr Tryskiai   zm Zagare New
    jo Joniskis   le Leckava    sa Saukenai   uz Uzventis   zo Zagare Old
    kl Klykoliai  lu Luoke      si Siaulenai  ve Vegeriai

DATA BASES, LITVAKSIG:
HO  Homeowners:  Mariampole, Pilviskiai, Kalvariya (1908)
VO  Voters Lists:
    km Kelme 1907 li Lida 1912
CT  Candle Tax:
    ly Lygunai (1846,
PS  Postal Savings Bank Records:
    ak Akmene     ba Baisogala  ku Kursenai   pa Papile     se Seduva
    sa Siauliai
AD  Avoiding Draft:
    gr  Gruzdziai jo Joniskis   kr Kriukai    la Laizuva    lu Luoke
    pap Papile    pa Pasvitinys sa Siauliai   za Zagare
DC  Draftee's Certificate:
    sa Siauliai
MI  Miscellaneous:
    vi Vilkija, various records, 1834-94
RE  Rabbi Electors:
    ba Baisogala

PRIVATE DATA BASES:
UL  Holland:  Link, Ury, Amsterdam, Holland

FOREIGN COUNTRY CEMETERY GRAVESTONE READINGS:
C   U.S. (from/by Ada Green):
    ar Ariogola      km Kelme
    ke Keidan
    li Lithuanian    ri Ritava
    uk Ukmerge       vi Vilna
CPK U.S. (from Steven Weiss, by Paul Klein):
    pa Palzever Shul section, Lansing, MI Cemetery of Cleveland
CCD AJGS International Cemetery Project (1998):
    al Aliwal North  we Wellington
    ct Cape Town
       Albert Road
       7th Avenue
    ru Rustenburg

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