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Geography and History - Central and Eastern European
Category: Reference, Education and News > Teaching and Research Asked by: marlap-ga List Price: $20.00 |
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08 Aug 2002 18:34 PDT
Expires: 07 Sep 2002 18:34 PDT Question ID: 52411 |
I've got a silver religious object from the early 1800's with a hebrew inscription about a burial company or society named "Podlesha." That is at least how you pronounce it in english. I thought maybe it references a city, village or town in Germany or eastern europe. I've had no luck with my research. I want to find a reliable reference to it somewhere and some information. Can you help? | |
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Re: Geography and History - Central and Eastern European
From: askjosh-ga on 08 Aug 2002 20:08 PDT |
Can you describe what the object looks like? Perhaps take a picture? |
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Re: Geography and History - Central and Eastern European
From: brad-ga on 08 Aug 2002 20:21 PDT |
I checked Russia, but didn't find anything ending in -sha among the towns. ****************************** And you can't get Podlesha from Podol'sk Podolsk And Its Environs http://www.avotaynu.com/kptoc.htm Podol'sk http://www.roofnet.org/progs/po-en.html brad-ga |
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Re: Geography and History - Central and Eastern European
From: droppedd-ga on 08 Aug 2002 22:46 PDT |
There's a good chance the language on it is Yiddish, not Hebrew - they use the same sets of characters. Yiddish is a mix of Hebrew and several European languages, and was the vernacular of many Eastern European Jews for quite a while (outside of some secularized urban centers like Berlin). A picture would be immensely helpful (this will probably take a non-web based solution, so the actual yiddish would be quite nice to have if someone needs to speak to someone in the field) ... or even just a description of what the religious object in question is... candlesticks? a menorah? kiddush cup? I think some Jewish museums can do identification/appraisals (generally in the hopes you'll loan them for display if the object in question is any good), or at the very least can point you in the right direction - you can try calling the NY Jewish Museum at 212.423.3200 or find your local Jewish museum and give them a call. Other appraisal sources are OK too, but they generally will just tell you what it's worth; it seems to me you're looking more for the story than the price estimate. If you have any other questions email me at ysamlan@hotmail.com - hope this helps. |
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Re: Geography and History - Central and Eastern European
From: politicalguru-ga on 10 Aug 2002 16:14 PDT |
Most of the towns mentioned by Tehuti are in the Lublin/Bialistok area, and in what was called "Galicia" and is now part of the Ukraine. However, the spelling or the comb itself cannot provide us with information on where is. Read here to understand the problem: http://www.csi-net.net/krefman/Miedzyrzec/name.htm Moreover, names changed hands many times in the region: "A small hamlet existed in the early 15th century that was located South-West of Sanok, between Kostarowce and Jurowce. According to sources it was known as Podleshe, Podlansie or Poleze. After some time its name changed to Popiele and with this name it became a part of Jurowce." http://kingpopiel.tripod.com/english/roots.htm I have also searched for a record of Mr Wertheimer, and found only irrelevant information. However, I suggest you'll also contact Yad VaShem institute. They publish notes on congregations, and might will be able to guide you to the right source. |
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