Monthly Archives: September 2018

In Memoriam…

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Janette Silverman

Now that the Jewish holidays are almost over (one more set is coming up this Monday and Tuesday, I wanted to post about events in October 1941 coinciding (very deliberately) with the end of Sukkot on Hoshana Rabba in Stanislawow, … Continue reading →

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Wed., 29 Aug: Kraków to Warsaw

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Janette Silverman

This has been such a phenomenal trip. The highlight beyond the research we were able to do and the archives we visited, was seeing Europe and visiting the places where our own ancestral families and those of our clients were … Continue reading →

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Tues., Aug. 28: Krakow

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Janette Silverman

I don’t think I previously discussed a challenge we confronted in our travels. Both Marek and I have previously rented cars in Europe. I think that Lindsay said that she also had. Gas pumps work the same way they do … Continue reading →

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Mon., 27 Aug: Sanok to Rzeszów to Wielopole to Kraków

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Janette Silverman

Today we intended to cover a lot of ground. Quite literally.  Although our hotel was close enough to the Sanok archive to walk, we decided to drive. Time was definitely at a premium and there would be very little of … Continue reading →

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Sun., 26 Aug: Debrecen to Przemysl to Sanok

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Janette Silverman

This whole trip is about choices. Where will we go and what will we do there, what will we do on weekends when archives are closed? Which archives do we need to be in ourselves, which ones will we leave … Continue reading →

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Sat., 25 Aug: On to Debrecen, Hungary

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Janette Silverman

None of us has ever driven this route before. I’ve never been to Hungary. This is our second unplanned day of travel as we avoid crossing the border into Ukraine for a second time.  I’m really sorry that this route … Continue reading →

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Fri., 24 Aug: Transylvania Bound!

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Janette Silverman

Being in Romania is quite startling to me for a very strange reason. One of my family names is Moldavsky (spelled of course in dozens of different ways). All over Moldova and Romania, I keep hearing that – I even … Continue reading →

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