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sequoia




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Nov 29 2017, 12:00 pm
So, this is complicated.

My grandpa was born in 1916 in Berditchev, Russian Empire. We celebrate his birthday January 27th (new style), so I guess that’s January 14th (old style). He doesn’t remember his Hebrew birthday and I don’t know how to look it up. Is there like a chart or table or something? Also, I’m not sure what time of day or evening he was born.
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animeme




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Nov 29 2017, 12:02 pm
Just google Hebrew English calendar converter. But without a time of day, you can't be sure.
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simba




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Nov 29 2017, 12:06 pm
http://www.chabad.org/calendar.....r.htm
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cm




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Nov 29 2017, 12:06 pm
Hebcal.com has a date converter.

Your grandfather's birthday, using the "new" calendar, would be either 22 or 23 Shevat 5676, depending on the time of day.
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sequoia




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Nov 29 2017, 12:09 pm
Thanks.

I wish we had some original documents.
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simba




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Nov 29 2017, 12:12 pm
sequoia wrote:
Thanks.

I wish we had some original documents.


I wonder if you can get city or hospital records? Do you speak and write Russian?
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sequoia




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Nov 29 2017, 12:14 pm
simba wrote:
I wonder if you can get city or hospital records? Do you speak and write Russian?


Yes.

Weren’t children born at home back then, though? With a doctor coming to your house?
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simba




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Nov 29 2017, 12:17 pm
sequoia wrote:
Yes.

Weren’t children born at home back then, though? With a doctor coming to your house?


I can't remember! Reach out to the people who run the current Jewish life there. They may be able to give you a contact of someone who has access to birth registries.
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Laiya




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Nov 29 2017, 1:09 pm
You may have some luck with ancestry.com, or one of the others. I think they have a free trial period.

Does he remember any stories told in relation to his birth? That might help to figure out if it was nighttime.

Mazel tov on the birthday, k"h!!!
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