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      4See the Online
      Journal for additional articles of interest. 
      Rav-SIG is greatly indebted to Chaim
      Freedman for donating the entire contents of his book Beit Rabbanan
      (2001) for use on this web site. All infofile articles by Chaim Freedman
      are excerpted from this source. 
       
      
      
      
      
      
        - Abbreviations and Titles in Rabbinic Names, by Chaim Freedman
        
 
        - Famous Rabbis - a chart of more than 100 well-known rabbis known by
          acronyms or titles of
              their works, spanning the 11th through 20th centuries, with links
          to additional sources of information.
        
 
        - Famous Rabbinical Surnames, by
              Chaim Freedman
        
 
        - Surnames
          of Rabbinical Families
              - a chart of more than 100 Ashkenazic and Sephardic surnames with variants, meaning,
              century of origin, notes, and links to additional sources of information.
        
 
        - The Rashi Descent, by Chaim Freedman -
          origins of the great 11th-century Biblical and Talmudic commentator
          and the roots of Ashkenazi rabbinical families.
 
       
      
      
      
      
        - Bibliography
          - more than 300 essential resources for rabbinic genealogical
          research, listed by category; indexed by author or by names in the
          bibliography; includes brief reviews and excerpts from Beit
          Rabbanan.
        
 
        - Types of Rabbinic Information Sources
          - a list of the main types of sources for rabbinic genealogical
          research, including links to more information.
          
        
 
       
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