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115314 Translation - Russian

9/16/2026 8:23 PM Marriage record of Zelik Warszawiak son of Perec and Estera Gitel Warszawiak View the post with its 1 response
115345 Translation - German

9/16/2026 8:23 PM Please name -
Who's record is this.
Name of parents and main persons.
What record is it?
Dates and location
Thank you!

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104297 Translation - German

9/16/2026 8:23 PM Hello -
I would like to know if this is a marriage record. Please translate the entire record if possible. Please list names, towns, and dates.
thank you very much!
Adriana Gehr
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115351 Translation - Tombstone

9/13/2026 4:36 PM Could you please translate the Hebrew inscription on the stone? I want to learn Sophia’s father’s name, if possible. She may be Sophia Barrin Winicoff, the sister of my husband’s grandmother, Rose Barrin Kahn. Sophia married Paul Winicoff as his second wife in Philadelphia in 1916. She is last known (to me) to be alive on the 1940 US Census. Rose and Sophia’ s father was Isaac Barrin. His wife was Esther Helner Barrin. Thank you. View the post with its 3 responses
115346 Translation - German

9/13/2026 4:35 PM Please translate this record.
Dates
Names
Town
What kind of record
Thank you!
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115348 Translation - Tombstone

9/13/2026 4:35 PM Please translate the Hebrew inscription on this portion of a gravestone from 1898. I know what the name of the individual is (the bottom two lines), but I am particularly interested in what the honorific text about the individual states at the top of the stone. I am interested in both the horizontal text, as well as the text shown in the semi-circle at the top of the stone.

Thanks for your help!
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115349 Translation - German

9/13/2026 4:35 PM Source; Wuerttemberg Family Registers.

This is for record #2. I would like to know if this is for a Hirsch surname. If it IS, I would like to know what it is and what names are included. Thank you!
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115350 Translation - German

9/13/2026 4:35 PM From Wuerttemberg Family Registers.

Record #3. I would like to know if this is a Hirsch record. If it is, what names are included and is this a birth record? Thank you.
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115341 Translation - Other

9/13/2026 4:35 PM Hello'
This Fraenkel Joseph could be my G.G.G.mother's brother.
I hope you can translate this document

Happy new year
best regards
Neora Berl
neora.berl@gmail.com
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115342 Translation - Russian

9/13/2026 4:35 PM Attached is 1/4 pages of a letter sent by my great-grandfather Dr. Abram Riskin to my great-grandmother Bronya Levin-Riskin. The letter was sent to the Safed hotel of the Maiberg family, where Bronya would stay at times of illness. The page notes "Haifa" in Hebrew at the beginning. Would like to receive assistance in translation. Thank you; shana tova! View the post with its 1 response
115343 Translation - Russian

9/13/2026 4:35 PM Attached is 2/4 pages of a letter sent by my great-grandfather Dr. Abram Riskin to my great-grandmother Bronya Levin-Riskin. The letter was sent to the Safed hotel of the Maiberg family, where Bronya would stay at times of illness. Would like to receive assistance in translation. Thank you; shana tova! View the post with its 1 response
115344 Translation - Russian

9/13/2026 4:35 PM Attached are 3+4/4 pages of a letter sent by my great-grandfather Dr. Abram Riskin to my great-grandmother Bronya Levin-Riskin. The letter was sent to the Safed hotel of the Maiberg family, where Bronya would stay at times of illness. The page notes "shalom" in Hebrew at its very end. Would like to receive assistance in translation. Thank you; shana tova! View the post with its 1 response
115335 Sharing Document

9/13/2026 4:34 PM 1493 Document referring to the Synagogue that Jews "tuvieron" (had) in the town of Pastrana, Spain.

Seeking full translation of document from Spanish to English (3 pages). The document was written in the Spanish language utilizing the Courtesan script writing style.

See Spain’s National Archives (PARES). Reference Number: RGS, LEG,149307,7. Reference Code: ES.47161.AGS//RGS,LEG,149307,7.
Date:1493-07-30, Barcelona, Spain

Remarks: The 1493 document thanks the guardian and friars of Santa María de Gracia and mentions the medieval synagogue once located in the town of Pastrana, Spain (Page 1). The surname Pastrana is toponymic and comes from this town (Pastrana).

NOTES: Spain National Archives (PARES) titled the attached document: "Merced al convento de Santa María de Gracia, de Pastrana, de la sinagoga* que los judíos** tuvieron en dicha villa." Sinagoga* = Synagogue, Judios** = Jews. The Monastery of "Santa María de Gracia" is now known as the Convent of "San Francisco".
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115336 Sharing Document

9/13/2026 4:34 PM 1493 Document referring to the Synagogue that Jews “tuvieron” (had) in the town of Pastrana, Spain.

Seeking full translation of document from Spanish to English (3 pages). The document was written in the Spanish language utilizing the Courtesan script writing style.

See Spain’s National Archives (PARES). Reference Number: RGS, LEG,149307,7. Reference Code: ES.47161.AGS//RGS,LEG,149307,7.
Date:1493-07-30, Barcelona, Spain

Remarks: The 1493 document thanks the guardian and friars of Santa María de Gracia and mentions the medieval synagogue once located in the town of Pastrana, Spain (Pages 2-3). The surname Pastrana is toponymic and comes from this town (Pastrana).

NOTES: Spain National Archives (PARES) titled the attached document: "Merced al convento de Santa María de Gracia, de Pastrana, de la sinagoga* que los judíos** tuvieron en dicha villa." Sinagoga* = Synagogue, Judios** = Jews. The Monastery of "Santa María de Gracia" is now known as the Convent of "San Francisco".
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115337 Translation - Polish

9/13/2026 4:34 PM From Szukaj w Archiwach.

Akta 8 is my great-great-grandfather’s first-cousin’s 1858 death record from Zaręby Kościelne, Łomza, Poland. 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 text are:
- the deceased: Cyrla ZARĘBER;
- her father: Juśk, son of Szmul ZARĘBER & Golda Chajmowna;
- her mother: Zelda, daughter of Abraham WAJNTROB & Mirka Idźkowicz.

Thanks so much! Hopefully the handwriting isn’t too hard to read.
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115338 Translation - Yiddish

9/13/2026 4:34 PM This is a papercut yahrzeit keepsake for my g-g-g-grandfather Bernard "Dov Ber" Barmon. It was created in Detroit, Michigan, although he was originally from Lipno, Poland. I can pick out the occasional easy words (like yahrzeit and his name), but I'm not sure what it says. I'm grateful for your assistance. ViewMate is a wonderful service! View the post with its 2 responses
115340 Translation - Yiddish

9/13/2026 4:34 PM I would like to get a full translation of this letter. since it possible revealed an unknown family member which i'm looking in my research. Thank you very much and SHANA TOVA View the post with its 1 response
115332 Translation - Polish

9/13/2026 4:33 PM I would appreciate information about the people appearing in this document—who they are and how they are connected. This applies to this photo and the next two photos I am uploading.
Thank you very much.
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115333 Translation - Polish

9/13/2026 4:33 PM continuation View the post with its 1 response
115334 Translation - Polish

9/13/2026 4:33 PM continuation View the post with its 1 response
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