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Logistics of the 1911 Emigration of a Jewish Family from Eastern Ukraine to the Port of New York

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 Richard Baum Current Stories, October 2024

As a descendant of ancestors who crossed the Atlantic by ship from Europe to North America, I have been interested in how this was managed, as I assumed that my ancestors lacked sufficient income to accomplish this odyssey.

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Finding the Remnants of the Goldshtern Family

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 Richard Baum Current Stories

I began my genealogy journey with a short list of research priorities, “mysteries” to solve. One of them was to discover who from my family had survived World War II, and what had happened to those who had not survived.

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Unlocking the Door:
I Do Have Living Relatives
in the Netherlands!

May 31, 2023June 2, 2023 Richard Baum Current Stories, Uncategorized

It all goes swimmingly at first ― you fill in your family tree with parents and grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, some of whom you knew about, and some you didn’t!

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