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Category: Translation - Polish
Approval Date: 10/14/2026 4:19 PM
Family Surname: Kawka
Country: Poland
Town: Lomza
Date of Image: 1865

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birth record translation please

markjschwartz@hotmail.com

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10/25/2026 8:53 AM

and could it get better .....

Detailed Attribute Standardization & Linguistic Analysis

#### A. Personal & Family Names

* **Child:**
* *Extracted:* Sora Kawka
* *Normalized / Standardized:* Sora (Sarah) Kawka (Kavka).
* *Double Metaphone:* SR / KK
* *Notes/Variants:* Traditional Hebrew/Yiddish given name paired with the patronymic family surname *Kawka* (meaning jackdaw in Polish, common Ashkenazi surname in the Łomża region).

* **Father / Informant:**
* *Extracted:* Ick Fajbowicz Kawka
* *Normalized / Standardized:* Ick (Itzhak / Isaac) son of Fajb (Phoebus / Faybish), surname Kawka.
* *Double Metaphone:* IK / FJBVS / KK
* *Notes/Variants:* Patronymic suffix *-kowicz* (written as *Fajbowicz*). Note the delayed registration clause noting the act was registered late due to the father's negligence (*z powodu zaniedbania ojca*), explaining the gap between the birth date (January 1863) and registration date (June 1865).

* **Mother:**
* *Extracted:* Ryfka Monhowna
* *Normalized / Standardized:* Ryfka (Rebecca) daughter of Monh (Mendel / Menachem), married name Kawka.
* *Double Metaphone:* RFK / MNHVN
* *Notes/Variants:* Patronymic suffix *-owna* (daughter of).

* **Witness 1:**
* *Extracted:* Juda Petluk
* *Normalized / Standardized:* Juda (Judah / Yehuda) Petluk.
* *Double Metaphone:* JT / PTLK
* *Notes/Variants:* Elder witness, age 70.

* **Witness 2:**
* *Extracted:* Lejzor Bacharowiz [Bacharowicz]
* *Normalized / Standardized:* Lejzor (Lazar / Eliezer) son of Bachar / Bahar (often denotes a descendant of a rabbinical family or acronym for *Ben Kedoshim*, or a given name variant).
* *Double Metaphone:* LJSR / PKRVTS
* *Notes/Variants:* Listed with the same occupational status as the father (*wyrobnik*).

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B. Occupations, Social/Legal Statuses & Relationships

1. **Ick Fajbowicz Kawka (Father / Informant)**
* *Occupation:* **Wyrobnik** (Day-laborer / Manual laborer).
* *Normalization:* Standard Polish *wyrobnik*. Verified via Linde and Orgelbrand.
* *Social/Legal Status:* **Starozakonny** (Old-Mosaic / Jewish confession).
* *Relationships:* Husband of Ryfka Monhowna; Father of newborn Sora Kawka.

2. **Lejzor Bacharowicz (Witness 2)**
* *Occupation:* **Wyrobnik** (Day-laborer / Manual laborer).
* *Normalization:* Standard Polish *wyrobnik*.
* *Social/Legal Status:* **Starozakonny** (Old-Mosaic / Jewish).
* *Relationships:* Statutory witness to the birth presentation.

3. **Ryfka Monhowna (Mother)**
* *Occupation:* None listed.
* *Social/Legal Status:* **Małżonka** (Lawful wife).
* *Relationships:* Wife of Ick Kawka; Mother of Sora Kawka.

ViewMate Posting VM 115302

Submitted by Mark J Schwartz

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