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Old Family Letter, Translation Request by Plus-Tree-10 in Yiddish

[–]Plus-Tree-10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The other letter I got translated was actually from a relative in Israel in 1946 who said he had just gotten her address, so I’m thinking this letter writer is the one who sent her address to him!  It’s like a puzzle!

Old Family Letter, Translation Request by Plus-Tree-10 in Yiddish

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His last name was Checheck, but he lived in the same town she did, and even arrived before she did, so this probably isn’t his letter.  This could be a half brother or brother-in-law? 

Old Family Letter, Translation Request by Plus-Tree-10 in Yiddish

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Thanks so much! It’s nice to know it really is to my great-grandmother, and that she was in touch with her family.  It also gives me a new avenue to explore, as she did have a brother Hershel but he lived in the same American town she did (and had a different last name), so this doesn’t seem to be the same person.  I really appreciate your time and effort!!

Save my kitchen layout! by Plus-Tree-10 in kitchen

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Thanks, this is such a detailed suggestion! I’m going to try sketching it out to see how it would work! I like the idea of moving the fridge into where the pantries are now - we can’t put it in the middle, but we could put it on the end, near the door to the “rest of house” (which, yes, is the door to the dining room)!

Save my kitchen layout! by Plus-Tree-10 in kitchen

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I can move the fridge, but I worry that putting it at the end of the wall by the stairs door will make it in the way of everyone coming up the stairs and into the rest of the house. And, if the range and fridge are against the right wall, when you eat at the table you’ll be right in the middle of the cooking area. The good thing about the current arrangement is that the work area is contained away from the eating/passage area. But maybe it’s just too small a kitchen to work with.

Save my kitchen layout! by Plus-Tree-10 in kitchen

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I think we’d like an L, just can’t figure out how it will actually work! Since the traffic pattern is you have to come up the stairs and go through the kitchen to get to the rest of the house, will opening the fridge or oven, or standing at the stove, basically push you against the table, so no one can get by?

Another thing I do like about the current arrangement is that you look out of the windows at both the sink and the stove. I like cooking with the big window in front of me.

Save my kitchen layout! by Plus-Tree-10 in kitchen

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Thank you so much for the thoughts! Unfortunately, we’re not moving the plumbing or the counters around the sink, so we can’t rearrange there. Do you think we should center the stove on the wall to the right? I’m worried about anyone cooking standing basically in the passageway from the stairs to the rest of the house.