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Category: Translation - German
Approval Date: 8/9/2026 5:54 PM
Family Surname: Reiter
Country: Ukraine
Town: Mielnica
Date of Image: 1900

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Could someone please translate the 1900 birth record (#100, at the bottom of the page) of Gerszon REITER, son of Rachmiel Leib REITER and Frima WEINRAUB? Gerszon's name is hard to see due to page loss, but the rest of his record is visible. THANK YOU!!!

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8/9/2026 8:36 PM

Hello,
Here is a translation. The damage to the bottom and the tight binding unfortunately obscure a few pieces of information.

No. [100]

Birth: […] [Oc]tober [19]00; [Miel]nica, House No. 408

Circumcision/Naming: 3 November 1900, Mielnica, House No. 408

Name of Child: [Gerszon]

Sex: Male

Legitimacy: Illegitimate [as Jewish ritual marriages were not recognized by the Austro-Hungarian authorities]

Father: Rachmiel Leib REITER, married under Jewish rite, “Schnei[…]” [perhaps Schneider = tailor] in Mielnica

Mother: Frima WEINRAUB, daughter of Leib Baruch and Sura SZNEIDER in Skala

Witness/Sandek/Shammes: Moses ROSENFELD as sandek, religious teacher in Mielnica

Mohel: Moses SZACHTER as mohel, shoemaker in Mielnica

Midwife: Chana REITER [no stated relation to the father]

Annotation: Rechmiel [sic] REITER declared paternity. Signer and witness: Moses […]

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