Beyond the Pale, with Ghosts and GLLMs A 4th-generation Litvak American traces her roots with the help of strangers and AI.

Reflections on a deep dive into one branch of my family tree. #genealogy #Lithuania #Litvak
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I was born in Wilna, Russia on the 2 day of May, anno Domini 1872....It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to Nicholas II, Emperor of All the Russias, of which I am now a subject; I arrived at the port of NEW YORK , in the State of NEW YORK, on or about the 20 day of August , anno Domini 1891. I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein: SO HELP ME GOD. Hyman Reichel.

My Lithuanian great-grandpa thumbing his nose at the Russian Empire as he pledged loyalty to the U.S. in 1911. How happy he must have been then... how appalled he'd be now. #Lithuania #Litvak #genealogy

Chag Pesach Sameach to all who celebrate! It’s always always been my favorite Jewish holiday. I love the lack of shul, the themes, the ritual meal itself, the Ashkenaz songs … It’s a lovely, lovely holiday. Still here! ✡️✡️✡️ #LetAllWhoAreHungryComeAndEat #mypipo #Litvak #JewSky

When you have been searching for a reference book for ages and the #InterLibraryLoan finally comes in 🤓 and it is two volumes! #genealogy #litvak #familyhistory

Back in 2018 this photo broke through a brick wall and opened up an new branch of a tree in my family forest. The family changed their surname from Pytler to Harris, not exactly intuitive #genealogy #familyhistory #litvak #cousins

Happy 113th anniversary to my grandparents, Moszko Lejzerowicz Gruber and Taube Chackielowna Krynicka, married 11 January 1912 in Cincinnati OH. I come from a mixed marriage: Galiza-Litvak 😊 #genealogy #Litvak #family

Archeologists uncover floor of the Great Synagogue of Vilna, destroyed by the Nazis and Soviets - Jewish Telegraphic Agency The synagogue formed the heart of a once-thriving Jewish community that was virtually obliterated during the Holocaust.

#mypipo #Litvak

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Svisloch, Belarus

I'm #Litvak on both sides but b/c of the shifting borders have family from what was then Poland, now Belarus. Here's our vanished shtetl:

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