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Generational trauma: the vintage family heirlooms that explain how we got here

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In this Yiddish, jam-packed, sideways-scrawled, waste-nothing masterpiece from 1891, I spotted an English address — for a brother Max Knishinsky, living at 30 Spielman St., Spitalfields, London. (Note the change of spelling between brothers) by @historicallysad

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Chossid and future chossid by @historicallysad

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Before chabad.org calendars, there was this. Yartzeit calendar for 1937-1980 by @historicallysad

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In 1892 a letter was sent from bialystock to Wharton Texas. To chaim yehoshua knishinsky who later changes his name to Hyman Simon (my greatx2 grandfather) After making out certain words I have realized that ChatGPT translations are completely wrong. by @historicallysad

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In 1927 people used checkbooks by @historicallysad

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Bubby Sara (susnitzsky) Simon’s 100th birthday with her sisters by @historicallysad

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Somewhere in Russia 1892- to Mr l kanterovich Waco Tx by @historicallysad

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