tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011190131897264422.post923228741498415691..comments2024-03-19T10:29:17.337-04:00Comments on Lara's Jewnealogy: Supplemental Passport Files - A Rich ResourceLara Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01059622807880866607noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011190131897264422.post-70087903121919926612020-10-30T17:28:34.133-04:002020-10-30T17:28:34.133-04:00I am waiting impatiently for NARA College Park to ...I am waiting impatiently for NARA College Park to reopen! I'm trying to get copies of the passports my grandparents were issued in Riga, Latvia after they decided they'd made a mistake in returning to Russia in 1925-26. I wrote to NARA back in June. They told me they could search their records when they reopen. I check every once in awhile. Sigh...LNMP298https://www.blogger.com/profile/11496723213105896657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011190131897264422.post-49257938143221384702020-08-27T05:11:35.926-04:002020-08-27T05:11:35.926-04:00Actual documents.
The index is only viewable in p...Actual documents.<br /><br />The index is only viewable in person, on microfilm. Lara Diamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01059622807880866607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011190131897264422.post-662893166116934172020-08-26T23:45:45.130-04:002020-08-26T23:45:45.130-04:00Lara, were these on microfilm or actual documents?...Lara, were these on microfilm or actual documents? Do you know if the index can be searched online or only in person? Many thanks.adammonagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009236296083586458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011190131897264422.post-44630292140135182172020-08-25T17:36:05.170-04:002020-08-25T17:36:05.170-04:00Shlomo/Shloima is the Hebrew for Solomon. But som...Shlomo/Shloima is the Hebrew for Solomon. But someone called Shlomo/Shloima in Europe could have taken on any English name--including Simon or Stanley.Lara Diamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01059622807880866607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011190131897264422.post-69780894601986066322020-08-25T17:26:32.063-04:002020-08-25T17:26:32.063-04:00Thank you for sharing your resources! Can't wa...Thank you for sharing your resources! Can't wait to study with you someday. Question - Mindel calls her brother Simon "Shloima". That was what my father (1930-1972) was called by his family. His given name was Stanley. Was Shloima a term of endearment or a Yiddish version of Simon? Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432122279448425072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011190131897264422.post-45408537210218959792020-08-24T11:00:20.180-04:002020-08-24T11:00:20.180-04:00Loved this. the story and the tip.
Loved this. the story and the tip.<br />Sandra Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086801529164835159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011190131897264422.post-33936274466905376882020-08-24T06:40:23.643-04:002020-08-24T06:40:23.643-04:00All thanks to Rich for this one!All thanks to Rich for this one!Lara Diamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01059622807880866607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011190131897264422.post-56497928988659081362020-08-24T00:05:51.488-04:002020-08-24T00:05:51.488-04:00Wow! I had no idea this collection existed -- than...Wow! I had no idea this collection existed -- thank you so much for this post!Carol Kostakos Petranekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05460906836117876215noreply@blogger.com