My Merkel/Markel ancestors go back to the 1700's in Kedainai. Please contact me if you have connections to this family. Mark E Strauss markes@... Via...
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Harvey Kaplan
rvlkaplan@...
Nov 21, 2010 6:15 pm
And Geni told me that my friend: 'is your uncle's second cousin's wife's uncle's wife's niece's husband's great niece's husband's wife' (mind you, it also told...
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Josh Weinstein
jgw111
Nov 22, 2010 11:30 am
On the positive side, it shows that the program is rather thorough....
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Yahoomail
llubame
Jan 27, 2011 4:05 pm
Hello List Members,I just wanted to let you know that there are interesting photos of Kedainiai, including Jewish life in the city, posted on Facebook in a...
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Janet C. Mandel
jcmandel2001
Jan 27, 2011 8:25 pm
Thank you for this link. I really enjoyed looking at the photos. The captions were not translated, but the pictures were enjoyable none-the-less. JCM ... From:...
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margery@...
margerycohen
Jan 28, 2011 11:21 am
Yes, I enjoyed the photos too. I heard a story on NPR the other day about how the Lithuanian Jews were rounded up in Lithuania. It was hard to listen to. No...
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relkinclan
Feb 5, 2011 1:23 am
My grandfather, Hirsch (Girsh) Relkin was born in Keidanaiai in the mid 1800's. His wife was Sarah Rubenshteyn, the daughter of Ber Rubenshteyn. His father was...
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Howard Wolinsky
wolinsky...
Feb 14, 2011 3:09 am
My ancestors came from Keidan, Lithuania. The family was named Sragan and I have tracked them to the early 1700s. Don't know how many of you have been DNA...
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Josh Weinstein
jgw111
Feb 14, 2011 8:08 pm
Howard,       I agree on the value of dna testing. At the genealogical website Geni it appears that many Keidaners are interrelated However, I...
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Howard Wolinsky
wolinsky...
Feb 14, 2011 9:08 pm
Thanks, Josh I am a G2C If anyone else has been tested, maybe they can share their haplogroups. Howard...
Thanks Harvey, Â Any idea about the subclade of J2. Â For those who have not been tested. J2 is a very common Jewish genetic line.(J does not stand for...
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Ken & Hap Camber
camberk
Feb 15, 2011 11:26 am
Hi Howard, My haplogroup is J1. Ken Camber...
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Harvey Kaplan
rvlkaplan@...
Feb 15, 2011 11:27 am
I'll check - find it difficult to get my head round this! I was tested a few years ago via FamilyTree DNA, but haven't had any leads at all out of it. Harvey...
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Howard Wolinsky
wolinsky...
Feb 15, 2011 1:49 pm
@Harvey. After 10 years of testing, I was surprisd to finally get a 67-marker match. We may never know from a paper trail how we're related, but it is clear...
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Josh Weinstein
jgw111
Feb 15, 2011 4:56 pm
J1 is also a very common Jewish line. With G2, J1 and J2 Keidan appears to be quite diverse genetically speaking. There is also a test for female (...
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Harvey Kaplan
rvlkaplan@...
Feb 15, 2011 8:20 pm
not sure what a subclade is - does J-M172 mean anything? Harvey...
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Josh Weinstein
jgw111
Feb 16, 2011 1:12 am
J-M172 defines J2.. You probably are J2a but J2b cannot be eliminated what more information. ... From: Harvey Kaplan <rvlkaplan@...> Subject: Re:...
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shrnpnn
Mar 20, 2011 2:24 pm
Shalom All! Our family is from Datnouva (Datnowa) just 9 km north of Kedian, Last names of Zell,Lipnick. our branches either immigrated to Baltimore, Israel,...
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Edward E Just
edward_just2005
Mar 20, 2011 6:03 pm
Hello Sharon,  My pgm was a Kaplan/Caplan born in Vandziogala. There are Kaplans listed in Dotnova but I haven't been able to directly link them.  I've...
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Beverly
briggs36427
Mar 21, 2011 2:47 pm
Shalom Edward,    My paternal grandmother's maiden name is Caplin. Her oldest 2 sisters and their parents were refugees who fled Russia. We don't know...
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Edward E Just
edward_just2005
Mar 21, 2011 2:56 pm
Hello Beverly,  Kaplan/Caplan is a fairly common Jewish name. So because my Caplan/Kaplan's came from central Lithuania - I've traced them back to 1790 -...
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Harvey Kaplan
rvlkaplan@...
Mar 21, 2011 3:17 pm
In my experience, my Kaplan family lived in various shtetls and towns in Kovno Gebirne (province) at various times in the 18th/19th centuries, including...
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adagreen@...
adagreen...
Mar 24, 2011 5:28 pm
One year ago I lost my 10-year old personal webpage for shtetl Seta (Shat) because my internet service provider suddenly did away with all personal webpages...
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LynnL
llubame
Jun 7, 2011 8:07 pm
Hello List Members, There is a nice video of the KÄ—dainiai railway station in the 1930s posted in the Yivo Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. You may ...
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Gus Levy
lapw2
Jun 7, 2011 10:50 pm
This broke my heart. Not one of my relatives survived. Gerson Levy _____ From: JewishKeidan@yahoogroups.com [mailto:JewishKeidan@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
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awcassel
Jul 14, 2011 12:25 am
Keidaner friends, I'm very pleased to invite subscribers to this list to a very special commemoration of Keidan's Jewish community this summer in New York...
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Ada Green
adagreen...
Jul 14, 2011 4:08 pm
Hi Andy,  I assume the Keidan yarzheit on August 28 is also for those who have roots in Shat. Please confirm.  Ada Green adagreen@...  ... From:...
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awcassel
Jul 14, 2011 4:13 pm
Ada, Of course. Hope to see you there. ac...
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Josh Weinstein
jgw111
Jul 14, 2011 6:09 pm
Yes, I plan to attend,          Josh Weinstein ... From: awcassel <acassel@...> Subject: [JewishKeidan] 70th Yortzayt for Keidan -...
