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Benjamin Gertner’s letter of 28 Aug 1972

Benjamin Gertner (1915-2013) wrote this letter to Alven Ghertner (1914-2012) on 28 August 1972 from Jerusalem and it unravels the mystery of the two spellings. (here is a scan of the letter which I’ve transcribed below). 28 Aug 1972 Hi! … Continue reading

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Benjamin Gertner’s letter of 20 Aug 1972

This is a letter (scan of original here) from Benjamin Gertner (1915-2013) to Alven Ghertner (1914-2012), my uncle. A letter sent from Jerusalem eight days later explains the name difference. Ben mentioned Bob (Mordecai) Gertner and Levi Ghertner. My information … Continue reading

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When Alven Ghertner met Ben Gertner

Alven Ghertner (1914-2012), my uncle, and Jean Fleisman Ghertner (1915-2005) were at a Miami hotel when and announcement was made “paging Mr. Ghertner (or perhaps Mr. Gertner)’. When Alven went to answer, there was another respondent, a Gertner (different spelling), … Continue reading

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Where did our names come from?

In my post Who put the ‘h’ in Ghertner, I discussed the origin of that name, from ‘gardener’. I’ve just tackled some of the surnames of some of your Jewish ancestors. The fact they had Jewish names is a clue … Continue reading

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