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Monthly Archives: August 2011
The source of the song En Den Dino
This was first published on my blog on November 10th, 2009 (12:43:01). I am reposting it now with some minor changes: I did first send an e-mail on March 1st, 2009 to the jewishgen newsgroup (soc.genealogy.jewish) in which I asked … Continue reading →
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Tagged children songs, En Den Dino, jewish culture, jews, middle ages, music, rhymes
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The abbreviation “v.” commonly found in Galician records
The following is a post which appeared in the Gesher Galicia SIG digest from August 29, 2011. In this post, Suzan Wynne discusses the ‘v.’ which is commonly found in Galician records. (The Gesher Galicia Discussion Group is sponsored by … Continue reading →
A Schnapspfeifle
I bought on my recent trip to the Black Forest in a souvenir shop of Titisee a Schnapspfeifle. (I try in general to explore tourist shops in places I visit where I can buy cups as a souvenir with the emblem … Continue reading →
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Tagged abv, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, alpine, schnapps, schnaps, Schnapspfeifle, souvenir shop, tobacco pipe, tourist shops
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An introduction to the Belgian Statearchives and its immigration files
The Public Safety Organization: In 1840 the Belgian state, which was founded in 1830, entrusted the Public Safety (in Dutch: Openbare Veiligheid, in French: Sûreté Publique, in German:Öffentlichen Sicherheit) which was an autonomous board under the Minister of Justice, to … Continue reading →
Posted in België, Genealogy Related Articles
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Tagged alien, aliens, archives, belgian archives, belgian state, Belgium, citizen, foreigner, foreigners, General Directorate of the Immigrant Affairs at the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Brussels, immigration, judiciary, municipal authorities, municipalities, municipality, public safety organization, state archives, statearchive
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Expressions on 9 Av: “A Gitten Chorben”, “Morir havemos”, etc.
It is today 9 Av (Tisha beAv) during which the Jews are still mourning after a few millennia about the destruction of the two Jewish temples. I saw someone yesterday wishing others “A Gitten Chorben”. I was at first quite … Continue reading →
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Tagged 9 Av, eichah, expression, jerusalem, jewish faith, jewish holidays, jewish law, jewish tradition, kehilla, kinot, talmud bavli, Tisha beAv
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A Swedish Family
I came a while ago across an interesting article in the Belgian newspaper “De Standaard“. They run each day during the holiday season a series  of short articles ( “Elders is het beter”, literally translated “elsewhere it is better”) in … Continue reading →
Posted in Genealogy Related Articles
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Tagged de standaard, genealogy, swedish family, swedish system
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Koud en levensgevaarlijk
Wodka + IJsblokjes = slecht voor de nieren! Rum + IJsblokjes = slecht voor de lever! Gin + IJsblokjes = slecht voor de hersenen! Whisky + IJsblokjes = slecht voor het hart! Cointreau + IJsblokjes = slecht voor het darmstelsel … Continue reading →
Posted in humor, Humor in het Nederlands
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Tagged cointreau, gin, wetenschappelijke, whisky
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