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| 115645 |
Translation - Tombstone
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10/21/2026 4:01 PM
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Please translate this weathered Hebrew gravestone from the Jewish cemetery in Herschberg, Pfalz, Germany (JOWBR record J_GERMANY_0026123, Section B, Row 2, stone 4). The index gives the surname Frank, death 26 Nisan 5599 (April 1839), and husband Mordechai. I'm especially hoping for her given name, her father's name, her husband's full name, and any sign of Levite or Kohen status. Family tradition names a Mordechai Frank and wife Pauline as early ancestors. Thank you! |
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| 115647 |
Translation - Russian
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10/21/2026 4:01 PM
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Attached is the birth record of Hinda Dwojra Brocka (akta 1004), my second great-aunt, born in 1900, in Lodz, to Szmul Majer Brocki and Mirla Joab, to my knowledge. This is fairly close to the birth of my great-grandfather, born in 1902 to a different mother. Hinda lived within the Lodz ghetto during the Holocaust, and her final fate is unknown.
Your assistance in the translation of the document will be appreciated. Thank you. |
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| 115648 |
Translation - Russian
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10/21/2026 4:01 PM
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Attached is the birth record of Icek Josef Brocki (akta 585), my great-grandfather, born in 1902, in Lodz, to Szmul Majer Brocki and Sara Bajla Guttmann. Some sources argue he was born in 1898.
Your assistance in the translation of the document will be appreciated. Thank you. |
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| 115649 |
Translation - Polish
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10/21/2026 4:01 PM
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Attached is the death record of Chaim Zyskind Rzetelny (akta 1212), my second great-grandfather, the son of Majer and Rojza and the husband of Chaja Golda Brzytwa.
Your assistance in the translation of the document will be appreciated. Thank you. |
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| 115652 |
Translation - Russian
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10/21/2026 4:01 PM
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I believe Wolf Ber KRYMGOLC was my great-great grandfather. I want to find out as much as I can but especially what was the name of his wife. The gravestone of his son (my grandfather) refers to his "brothers and sister". I would like to find out what happened to them as we had all believed they'd been murdered in the Holocaust, but their mention on the gravestone was several years after the end of the war. |
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| 115653 |
Translation - Hungarian
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10/21/2026 4:00 PM
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Can anyone translate entry #11?
Thanks in Advance |
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| 115651 |
Translation - Hungarian
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10/21/2026 4:00 PM
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Hi please fully translate family members #7-15.
Thanks in advance!
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS84-X9Q8-X?cat=352982&i=191&lang=en |
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| 115638 |
Translation - Hungarian
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10/21/2026 4:00 PM
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Can anyone translate entry #61?
june 17 1830, Lichtshein, whats the first name?
Thanks in Advance |
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| 115639 |
Translation - Polish
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10/21/2026 4:00 PM
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From Szukaj w Archiwach.
This is the 1840 birth record from Dobrzyń nad Drwęcą, Rypin, Płock, Poland for my great-great-great-grandmother and her twin sister. JRI-Poland lists the following information from this record:
Date: 15 December 1840 (I assume this is the Gregorian date);
Children: Szprynca & Hinda GROTSTEIN;
Father: Rubin, aged 44;
Mother: Bayla, aged 40;
Witness: Icek GRONER, aged 64.
I don’t need a full translation, but, since this is a particularly important record for me, I’d be grateful if someone could:
1) Check whether all the details listed above are correct; and
2) Tell me any other details from the record, such as the mother’s maiden name, the parents’ patronymics, occupations, residences, and birth places.
Thanks so much! Hopefully the handwriting isn’t too hard to read. |
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| 115640 |
Translation - Hungarian
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10/21/2026 4:00 PM
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Hi please fully translate the Grunfeld family record.
Thanks
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK8-NH9Z-B?cat=koha%3A385993&view=explore&lang=en&groupId=TH-909-71446-212840-94 |
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| 115644 |
Translation - Russian
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10/21/2026 4:00 PM
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From Szukaj w Archiwach.
Akta 23 is the 1891 death record from Dobrzyń nad Drwęcą, Rypin, Płock, Poland for my fourth-great-grandmother. I would be grateful if someone could translate it in full (or at least everything that isn’t the standard wording of a death record).
Names that I would expect to see in the record are:
- the deceased: Bajla LONDON;
- her late husband: Dawid LONDON;
- her father: Kalman Ber MUNTER;
- her mother: Odel ROZNER;
- her surviving children: Salomon, Freyda, Abram.
Thanks so much! Hopefully the handwriting isn’t too hard to read. |
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| 115607 |
Translation - Russian
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10/21/2026 3:59 PM
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Please translate this 1914 Jewish birth record from Widawa, Poland, act 13, supplied by the State Archive in Łódź (register sygn. 148). Please confirm the child’s exact name: the archive called him “Nil,” but the handwriting appears to read Khil/Chil (Хиль). Please confirm the birth and registration dates, parents’ full names, mother’s maiden surname, ages, occupation, witnesses, and wording concerning twins.
Adjacent act 14, translated on ViewMate 115416, records Izrael Icek, born 16/29 April 1914, to Szmul Lewek Lipszyc and Rajzla née Zyscholc, and describes him as one of twins. Does act 13 identify the other twin? Please transcribe the child’s and parents’ names in the original Russian as well. |
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| 115622 |
Translation - Russian
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10/21/2026 3:59 PM
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Death of Szlama Kornblum |
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| 115623 |
Translation - Russian
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10/21/2026 3:59 PM
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Marriage record of Chawa Warszawiak, father Lewin |
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| 115624 |
Translation - Polish
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10/21/2026 3:59 PM
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This record is so important to me! It is the marriage record of my great-great-great-great grandparents, Jakub Faybel Warszawiak and Gela Sonabend from 1812. Jakub Faybel has not adopted a surname yet and still goes by his patronym.
Because of its sentimental value, I would be grateful for a translation as full as possible.
Thank you so much! |
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| 115625 |
Translation - Polish
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10/21/2026 3:59 PM
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This is a family record of historical significance: the birth record of R' Nuchym Izrael Warszawiak, who was later a Tzaddik in Lipno and mentioned in the Hasidic literature. The family has yet adopted the surname Warszawiak, and his father still goes by his patronym. R' Nuchym Izrael is recorded here under his non-Jewish name, Joachim.
Due to the significance of the record, I would greatly appreciate a translation as full as possible, thank you!
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| 115600 |
Translation - Polish
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10/21/2026 3:59 PM
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Birth of Tobe Sonabend |
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| 115633 |
Translation - Russian
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10/18/2026 5:29 PM
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Back of a photo card given to my grandfather Moisei (Morris) FERDMAN in Rovno in 1922, when he left for America. Source: the original card, in my family's possession.
I can read the main text: "For good and eternal remembrance to my unchanging friend Moisei Ferdman from an unchanging friend ... on the day of your departure for America. Shmaya Bukhman."
Please help with:
1. The note written sideways in the left margin. I partly read "...your brother who remained here after your departure... land of grief and torment(?)..."
2. The date at the end of that note ("19 1?/V 22"): is it 13 or 17 May 1922?
3. The signer's name: Shmaya Bukhman?
A brother stayed behind (listed as "A. Ferdman" on Morris's 1922 ship manifest), so any name or detail about him would be very helpful. Thank you! |
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| 115634 |
Translation - Yiddish
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10/18/2026 5:29 PM
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Back of a Rosh Hashanah portrait card of my grandmother Rivka (Rebeka) KESTENBAUM, later Ruth Ferdman (b. Brody 1905). It is the only writing in her own hand. Source: Polkes family, Israel; this is a scan of the original.
My tentative reading:
צו מיין ליבער / עלטערן און געשוויסטער / צום אייביגן אנדענקען / פון מיר אייער טאָכטער / און שוועסטער / רבקה / ראָוונע 19 ?/IX 23
"To my dear parents and siblings, as an eternal remembrance, from me your daughter and sister, Rivka. Rovne, ? Sept 1923."
Could you confirm or correct this, especially:
1. Line 2: is it "עלטערן" (parents)?
2. The day in the date at the bottom.
Thank you very much! |
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| 115635 |
Translation - Russian
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10/18/2026 5:29 PM
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Kowal (Poland) death record, 1893, akt 36: Abram Jankiel LEWKOWICZ, died September 1893, born in Kowal, a discharged soldier, about 57. He left a widow, Golda, and three children, Fiszel, Ryfka and Gitla.
I need help reading the parents' names in the marked line. My best reading is "son of JOZEF (Iosifa) and Gitla nee NASIELSKA" but a second reader got "son of ICEK and Gitla nee K...". Which is it - the father's given name (Jozef or Icek?) and Gitla's maiden name (does it start with N or K, and what is the full name?).
A full Russian transcription is welcome, but these two names are the priority. Thank you! |
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