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From: "Ann Macey" <>
Subject: Re: [MON] Jewish Ancestry
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 16:31:16 -0000
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From: "David Hall" <>

> Hi Ann
> I hope you don't mind me asking but are your Jewish ancestry from the West
> Country/South Wales?

My Jewish ancestors came from London and prior to that some of them came
from Amsterdam on a herring boat. I believe that some of them migrated to
South wales and that is why my great grand mother chose to open her fancy
goods bazaar in Newport. I just haven't found the right relatives yet.
>
> You might think this sounds strange, some people have, but apparently I'm
> missing the Jewish link in the family and I was told this by a
> spiritualist
> reader! Yes I know I shouldn't take too much notice but it has made me
> curious.

Never reject anything until you have proved it is wrong. My parents were
spiritualists so I don't see anything strange in that but I understand what
you mean.

> Apparently someone in the family married into the Jewish faith and because
> the female was jewish, (or the other way round,I forget-is there a
> "rule").

Your Jewishness comes down through the maternal line - the only thing you
can be sure of is who your mother is (I joke so please don't pick up on
this) so if the wife was Jewish it doesn't matter what faith the children
were brought up in they are regarded as Jewish.

I've looked into possible lines but I don't really know what to look for.


You just have to go back one generation at a time and when you can't find
the parish registers for a marriage look in the synagogue records. I joined
the jewish genealogical Society of Great Britain when I was pretty sure I
had found my Jewish link and then asked questions on their mailing list and
forum. They have been so helpful and informative it has been a wonderful
experience.

You will also find a lot of the members of this list will be very helpful
too - now that you realise that clicking reply sends the message to the list
and not to the sender of the message you are replying to.

Ann

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