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Jessica Feinstein
Aug 19, 20201 min read
Raye and Maurice Katz – a newly discovered wedding photo
Ari’s 3x great-grandparents, Raye Cohen and Maurice Katz, were married at the Great Synagogue in London on 28 December 1909. I have just...
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Jessica Feinstein
May 7, 20191 min read
Two discoveries about Jacob Cohen
I have written before about Ari’s 4x great-grandfather, Jacob Cohen. Yesterday I made two new discoveries about him. The first one was a...
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Jessica Feinstein
Mar 23, 20193 min read
Bicycles, pickles, and matzos
I recently discovered a South African newspaper online. The Zionist Record is available as part of the University of Florida Digital...
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Jessica Feinstein
Mar 18, 20182 min read
Jacob Cohen of Kalisz
Jacob Cohen was born in Kalisz, Poland, in 1850. He was Ari’s 4x great-grandfather. From his marriage certificate, we know that his...
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Jessica Feinstein
Sep 30, 20173 min read
Mindel (Millie) Gross from Kalisz
One of Ari’s 4x great-grandmothers was Mindel or Millie Gross, the mother of Grandma Raye. Her Hebrew name was Mindel Bat [daughter of]...
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Jessica Feinstein
Aug 25, 20172 min read
Grandma Raye
Ari’s 3x great-grandmother Rachel Cohen was always known to me as Grandma Raye. She was born at 8 East Mount Street in Whitechapel on 5...
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