> > > I have a 1920 census record which says a specific man was born in > > > Russia/Poland and emigrated in 1905. His parents were both also > > > born in Russia/Poland, and the native language of both is Hebrew. > > > His wife was born in Pa, her father in Russia/Poland native language > > > Hebrew and her mother born in Hungary native language Hungarian > > > (struck-through and Magyar written above). > > > > > > Cheryl Singhals <[email protected]> > > > > As usual for me, I'm not sure what exactly you are asking, > > > > Lisa Lepore > > I was hoping for an itemized list of the things that could deduced > from the information quoted. > > singhals <[email protected]> An itemized list? OK - Your guy was living at the address in the 1920 census on whatever date he was enumerated. Since your guy's parents spoke Hebrew, he most probably is Jewish, and probably came here to escape the horrible conditions of Jews in Russia/Poland going on at that time. If you are researching the genealogy of Jewish people, check out jewishgen.org and all their associated webpages and newsgroups. His wife may or may not be Jewish, but since she was born in Pa, it looks like her entire family arrived earlier than your guy. In my earlier message, I pointed out that the 1920 enumerator instructions were to use the term Magyar for the people of Hungary to differentiate them from all the others who were living in that area. Were Magyar Jewish? I don't know. Were Jews in Hungary Magyar? I don't know that either. I would go on the premise that the wife was Jewish until I could prove otherwise. Also, the couple would likely have married in the US. If you can find the wife's maiden name, you could look for the family in the 1910 census. It would be interesting to see what the mother's nationality was called then. I'm sure there are other things that can be deduced from information you did not list here - like his relative income level - did he live in a house, an apartment, or a rooming house? Was he a laborer, or did he have a more skilled profession? Where were his neighbors from? Maybe they travelled together to this place. Lisa "Lisa Lepore" <[email protected]>