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Submitted by Rebecca Dunham

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Category: Translation - Yiddish
Approval Date: 6/18/2025 1:50 PM
Family Surname: Brody
Country: Lithuania
Town: Telsiai
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This is the Yiddish/Hebrew version of the name I have also uploaded in Russian. Can anyone help me make out the name?
Many thanks.

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6/18/2025 6:03 PM It looks an abbreviation of a name, represented by "Eli".

I've seen this abbreviation used for the names Eliya and Eliyahu, both of which are Elijah.

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