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Category: Translation - Yiddish
Approval Date: 8/9/2026 5:52 PM
Family Surname: Mowszowski
Country: Poland
Town: Biala-Podlaska
Date of Image: 1966

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I have a copy of 'Sefer Biala-Podlaska', where some of my ancestors came from. It is full of hand-written notes that, from my rudimentary knowledge of Hebrew letters, appear to be addressed to my grandfather Noah Mowszowski (please correct me if I'm wrong!). It would be very helpful to have a translation and especially if there's any information about who wrote the notes and where they were at the time. I will post another note separately. Thank you.

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8/10/2026 10:20 AM

Noah! Mowshovski, apart from the fact you come from the Bialer, "Orelioch's" your also family with the Shakhor's.
The most important families from the erstwhile Biala, in Torah and in major richness were: The Shakhor's the Orelioch and the Cohen's. These were the families that every generation systematically[?] would marry among themselves. Here's what I remember: Grandmother Beltsye (Orelioch) the wife of Yekhezkel Shakhor. Aunt Sorke Beltsye's (Orelioch) daughter the wife of little Moshe Shakhor's son. Kalman Scheinberg (Orelioch) husband of Esther ---- Shakhor's daughter (brother of my grandpa Reb Yekhezkel Shakhor).
Roseh R' Noah Shakhor's daughter, wife fo the Rebbeh of Gur [aka the "Gerer Rebbe" in Yiddish] Reb Yosseleh Alter the brother of the old [former?] Gerer Rebbeh the husband of Channah Shakhor (my grandpa's sister). R' Yisrael Weiler (R' Hertzel Cohen's son) a son in law of the first Gerrer Rabbi.
My mother Chayah Shakhor (Orelioch on her mother's side) was married to a cousin --- son of a sister, my father Idl Schwartz-Schtarni-Shakhor from Brisk originally from Demir[?]
Devora Schwartz Zilber.

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[Comments]
There is no date on the note.
In Yiddish there are separate terms for cousinship through a parent's brother or a parent's sister.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ger_(Hasidic_dynasty)

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Submitted by Marisa Mowszowski

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