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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alissa Clynne, post: 4328145, member: 25135&quot;]They came from the Polish-speaking part of Russia which is now part of Lithuania and was formerly the Polish-Lithuania commonwealth. The family story is that the name was purposefully changed at Ellis Island due to the fact that they were Jewish and at the time in Russia the first revolution was beginning and a massive wave of anti-semitism was taking hold resulting in an especially violent period of pogroms. The name was supposedly changed from a more obviously Jewish name although knowledge of Barnet&#039;s original name has since been lost. It is thought that Frieda&#039;s maiden name might be Schupper but I haven&#039;t been able to confirm that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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