By Arthur F. Menton and Dr. Gil Dekel for formatting and images. Chapter XIX – The Left-Handed Tailors Page 227 The early records from Poland identify many Mankutas living in our shtetlach, and also many who spelled the name Mankita. The latter seems to...
By Dr. Gil Dekel [לעיברית, ראו למטה] The Surname Charlap is acronym (such as the example of Rambam, which stands for Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon). There are several suggestions to the meaning of the acronym of Charlap. There are also two roles the name served: at first the...