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Sun, Apr 16Apr 16, 11:00 AMPittsburgh, 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USAApr 16, 11:00 AMPittsburgh, 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USAOn January 2, 1920, Henry Silverstein began his first day as a census enumerator by turning left instead of right. Things went downhill from there, and within days he became so overwhelmed that he resorted to an illegal scheme to finish the job.
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Feb 12, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PMWebinarWith almost 2.5 million Lithuanian Jewish record translations — mainly censuses and vital records — LitvakSIG’s publicly searchable “All Lithuania Database” provides the primary foundation for Litvak genealogical research. There are also additional sources online for researching your Litvak roots.
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Sun, Sep 04Sep 04, 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMWebinarSep 04, 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMWebinarFounded in 1897, the “Forverts” (Jewish Daily Forward) was a leading Yiddish language newspaper in the United States throughout the 20th century. Most of this newspaper is available to browse digitally for free through the online Historical Jewish Press database.
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