This part (LEFAND/MARIENHOFF/TOLCHINSKY) was from near Nizhen, Russia (now Ukraine). The SUPKOFF part was from Shpikov, Russia (also now Ukraine). I don't know...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Jul 15, 2011 2:02 pm
Also, my Wolfsons were friendly with the family of Oscar LEVANT, a pianist. They lived in Colwell St. for a while. Any connection? From: Lara Diamond...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Jul 15, 2011 1:59 pm
Hi, Lara. Â Where was your family from in Europe? Evan From: Lara Diamond <laradiamond@...> To: PittsburghJGS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 15,...
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Lara Diamond
shevi
Jul 15, 2011 1:54 pm
I'm trying to track down information about my great-great-great grandmother (and one of her daughters). I'm not sure of her maiden name, so I'd like to find...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Jun 20, 2011 3:01 am
In Memory of My Dear Uncle Saul: The last of my dear Mother's siblings There is a G'd in which human beings could experience tenderness. There is a G'd in a...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Mar 14, 2011 12:03 am
As an update...we were able to figure out that Alison's ancestor was most likely Abraham Joseph, not Schneur Zalman, and the family came from Janow Podlaski,...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Mar 13, 2011 9:23 pm
Alison This is the best site(free) that I have found specifically for Pittsburgh that was very helpful for locating specific family members, obituaries, and...
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looking4zingers
Mar 13, 2011 1:24 am
Ok, below is the email that I was writing before your last reply. Where did you see the name Abraham connected with Scheine Chaia? I'm feeling very much like a...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Mar 12, 2011 11:40 pm
Alison, I'd be happy to take a look through some databases for you, but you're going to have to give me a little more information. For example, you say that...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Mar 12, 2011 4:23 pm
Alison, Here is a fantastic website(free) that I have found most helpful searching for my family. I hope that this information helps you as well. Please feel...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Mar 12, 2011 2:59 pm
Something interesting, it sounds like our relatives attended Fifth Ave. H.S. and may have been in some classes together. I was born on Pride St. across from...
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looking4zingers
Mar 12, 2011 2:37 pm
I believe that my great great great grandfather Schnaeer Zalmon Singer/Zinger/Zynger lived with his daughters. They lived on Wylie Avenue and Bedford Avenue in...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Mar 12, 2011 5:39 am
Here is the family tree of our Cantor Family sent from my cousin, Eric Friedman. I still can't find the Rabbi Baruch Poupko or the late comedian "Eddie ...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Mar 12, 2011 3:55 am
Barry,  Maybe I can help you with the Lida connection, as I was told I was an in-law to Rabbi Poupko via the wife of my cousin. She was a Tufshinsky, and...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Mar 12, 2011 3:50 am
My Great-Grandfather, Zalman(Zalmen) (Leml) Solomon Kanterovitz(Schoket, Rabbi, and Cantor), died in Pittsburgh on Dec. 14, 1928. He was an under study Rabbi ...
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looking4zingers
Mar 12, 2011 12:02 am
My name is Alison Jaeb. I have been researching my family history - much of which happened in Pittsburgh in the 19 teens and twenties. I must say, there are a...
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elizabeth winchester
elzwinchester
Jan 30, 2011 5:06 pm
Dear Robert I am very excited to meet you! As a genealogy researcher I'm sure you know how it sometimes becomes frustrating and so finding a fellow is very...
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Robert Zavos
pittsburghjgs
Jan 30, 2011 4:05 pm
Hi Elizabeth, You are in luck on the Zonis family and the Beth Abraham map. Maybe even even the Shaffer family. I will send you more information later via...
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elzwinchester
Jan 30, 2011 12:13 am
I was in Pittsburgh over Xmas and went out to Beth Abraham looking for family headstones. I found some....... by happenstance.... but not the one in Section 4...
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elzwinchester
Jan 30, 2011 12:10 am
My name is Elizabeth Winchester and I'm in NY. I'm just getting started in genealogy and have had a few successes but need more help! I'm Elizabeth Winchester...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Aug 27, 2010 3:06 pm
There were two elderly Schugar women a few years ago, who used to shop in the market where I worked. Â I do not recall their names or married names (if...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Aug 27, 2010 3:01 pm
Hi Evan, Thank you. My cousin Midred, I believe, is a Shugars. They lived in Squirrel Hill. Her son, Bobby is married to Zelda. One of their children is...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Aug 27, 2010 2:51 pm
Lida is where the Pupkos were from. Â The late Baruch Pupko must have had a TUFSHINSKY ancestor, so let me know if you come across that line. Â I think the...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Aug 27, 2010 2:40 pm
Hi Robert, I have some great news. I was in contact with Eric Friedman. Eric is my 2 nd cousin, once removed. He can trace our Cantor/Kantorovich family back...
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Robert Zavos
pittsburghjgs
Aug 27, 2010 2:26 pm
You should be able to find them in the 1930 census which lists the marriage year. Once you have that go to ...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Aug 27, 2010 3:46 am
Hi Robert, Thank you very much for the information. The 1922 information was correct about my Grandparents, Abe and Hannah (Anna). I lived with my Grandparents...
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Robert Zavos
pittsburghjgs
Aug 27, 2010 2:26 am
Hi Barry, I recommend you start with the Pittsburgh City Directories and construct a list of exactly where your family lived for as long a period as possible. ...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Aug 26, 2010 6:38 pm
Hi Evan, Thank you very much. Barry ________________________________ From: Evan Wolfson <ewolfson@...> To: PittsburghJGS@yahoogroups.com Cc:...
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Evan Wolfson
ewolfson
Aug 26, 2010 6:37 pm
Barry,  Give me a few days to review your information, and I will see if I can help. I am related through marriage to the late Rabbi Pupko of Shaare Torah,...
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Barry Rulnick
barryrulnick
Aug 26, 2010 6:33 pm
Hello, I would like to find out more information about my Maternal Grandparents: Abe and Hannah Levine. I have researched JewishGen, Ancestry.com, and other...
