Caitlin Hollander
@caitlinhollander.bsky.social
NY-based Jewish #genealogist, Holocaust scholar & #historian. Co-founder @ Hollander-Waas Jewish Heritage Services. Compulsive myth smasher. Your ancestors’ names weren’t changed at Ellis Island- check the 📌
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No, Your Ancestors' Names Were Not Changed at Ellis Island — Hollander-Waas Jewish Heritage Services
This story is an accepted part of the early 20th century immigrant experience- that immigration officials changed the names of immigrants. But none of it is true- simply put, it is one of the greatest...
www.hollander-waas.com
And of course, because I must, the obligatory repost of my #EllisIsland article. No one’s name was changed for them at Ellis Island. Period. It is an urban legend. www.hollander-waas.com/blog/ellis-i... #Genealogist #FamilyHistory #Historian #Genealogy #History
Cannot stop thinking about the family of the young man with hydrocephalus from birth, who did not have much money, but cared for him at home well enough that he lived to 21. For the turn of the century, that is quite a feat. #genealogist #microhistory
June 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Cannot stop thinking about the family of the young man with hydrocephalus from birth, who did not have much money, but cared for him at home well enough that he lived to 21. For the turn of the century, that is quite a feat. #genealogist #microhistory
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Judge Dugan was arrested for enforcing the law. ICE did not have the correct warrant to make an arrest.
Judge Dugan is innocent of hindering a federal investigation as the arrest was not legal.
Pass it on. These fucks MUST BE ARRESTED.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fbi-...
Judge Dugan is innocent of hindering a federal investigation as the arrest was not legal.
Pass it on. These fucks MUST BE ARRESTED.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fbi-...
April 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Judge Dugan was arrested for enforcing the law. ICE did not have the correct warrant to make an arrest.
Judge Dugan is innocent of hindering a federal investigation as the arrest was not legal.
Pass it on. These fucks MUST BE ARRESTED.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fbi-...
Judge Dugan is innocent of hindering a federal investigation as the arrest was not legal.
Pass it on. These fucks MUST BE ARRESTED.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fbi-...
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Senator Cory Booker concludes his record-breaking Senate Floor speech after 25 hours
Massive applause for Booker
Massive applause for Booker
April 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Senator Cory Booker concludes his record-breaking Senate Floor speech after 25 hours
Massive applause for Booker
Massive applause for Booker
That fun #genealogist moment when you realize one of your lines technically has 5 generations jammed into one century- myself born at the end and a great great grandmother born at the beginning.
March 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
That fun #genealogist moment when you realize one of your lines technically has 5 generations jammed into one century- myself born at the end and a great great grandmother born at the beginning.
Another fun one from this ancestor of mine- a notice posted several times over about 5 years that a “white goat with one horn” has been stolen from his residence. Some sort of criminal code? #Mystery #Genealogy #Historian #Genealogist
I knew that a pair of my 3x g grandparents had divorced (she’s a “widow” in America, but he dies in Warsaw decades later)- but never thought I’d find out why. Well, I’ve now found years of him being arrested for violence in the Warsaw papers… safe to say I now have my suspicions #genealogist
March 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Another fun one from this ancestor of mine- a notice posted several times over about 5 years that a “white goat with one horn” has been stolen from his residence. Some sort of criminal code? #Mystery #Genealogy #Historian #Genealogist
I knew that a pair of my 3x g grandparents had divorced (she’s a “widow” in America, but he dies in Warsaw decades later)- but never thought I’d find out why. Well, I’ve now found years of him being arrested for violence in the Warsaw papers… safe to say I now have my suspicions #genealogist
March 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I knew that a pair of my 3x g grandparents had divorced (she’s a “widow” in America, but he dies in Warsaw decades later)- but never thought I’d find out why. Well, I’ve now found years of him being arrested for violence in the Warsaw papers… safe to say I now have my suspicions #genealogist
Every. Damn. Day. People insist their names were “changed at Ellis Island” and then come at me with “are you calling my grandma a liar”. I don’t know your grandma. But I do know the facts- and that’s that NO ONE’S NAME WAS CHANGED AT ELLIS ISLAND #genealogist
And of course, because I must, the obligatory repost of my #EllisIsland article. No one’s name was changed for them at Ellis Island. Period. It is an urban legend. www.hollander-waas.com/blog/ellis-i... #Genealogist #FamilyHistory #Historian #Genealogy #History
No, Your Ancestors' Names Were Not Changed at Ellis Island — Hollander-Waas Jewish Heritage Services
This story is an accepted part of the early 20th century immigrant experience- that immigration officials changed the names of immigrants. But none of it is true- simply put, it is one of the greatest...
www.hollander-waas.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Every. Damn. Day. People insist their names were “changed at Ellis Island” and then come at me with “are you calling my grandma a liar”. I don’t know your grandma. But I do know the facts- and that’s that NO ONE’S NAME WAS CHANGED AT ELLIS ISLAND #genealogist
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I am currently writing up a paper I am giving in a few months. It's about the female experience in Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum.
I've just rediscovered a woman who stole an attendant's clothes, escaped by jumping the fence, and was never seen again.
I hope she had a good life 🙏
I've just rediscovered a woman who stole an attendant's clothes, escaped by jumping the fence, and was never seen again.
I hope she had a good life 🙏
March 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I am currently writing up a paper I am giving in a few months. It's about the female experience in Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum.
I've just rediscovered a woman who stole an attendant's clothes, escaped by jumping the fence, and was never seen again.
I hope she had a good life 🙏
I've just rediscovered a woman who stole an attendant's clothes, escaped by jumping the fence, and was never seen again.
I hope she had a good life 🙏
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This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
March 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
As a #genealogist I see on a daily basis what the world before vaccines looked like. It horrifies me that we’re going backwards. apnews.com/article/meas...
A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade
A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.
apnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
As a #genealogist I see on a daily basis what the world before vaccines looked like. It horrifies me that we’re going backwards. apnews.com/article/meas...
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See whom you might meet:
@caitlinhollander.bsky.social
@alcalz.bsky.social
Jordan Auslander
Scott Kalmikoff
Joy Kestenbaum
Karen Franklin
(sorry, if you have handles here, I couldn't find them)
or @mdwaas.bsky.social (who's missing from the list at the website)
mjhnyc.org/kalikow/kali...
@caitlinhollander.bsky.social
@alcalz.bsky.social
Jordan Auslander
Scott Kalmikoff
Joy Kestenbaum
Karen Franklin
(sorry, if you have handles here, I couldn't find them)
or @mdwaas.bsky.social (who's missing from the list at the website)
mjhnyc.org/kalikow/kali...
Kalikow Genealogists
Meet the Genealogy Consultants at the Kalikow Center.
mjhnyc.org
February 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
See whom you might meet:
@caitlinhollander.bsky.social
@alcalz.bsky.social
Jordan Auslander
Scott Kalmikoff
Joy Kestenbaum
Karen Franklin
(sorry, if you have handles here, I couldn't find them)
or @mdwaas.bsky.social (who's missing from the list at the website)
mjhnyc.org/kalikow/kali...
@caitlinhollander.bsky.social
@alcalz.bsky.social
Jordan Auslander
Scott Kalmikoff
Joy Kestenbaum
Karen Franklin
(sorry, if you have handles here, I couldn't find them)
or @mdwaas.bsky.social (who's missing from the list at the website)
mjhnyc.org/kalikow/kali...
Heard this came up again recently (very sad I missed it!) and need to reiterate- NO ONE’S NAME WAS CHANGED FOR THEM AT ELLIS ISLAND. This is an urban legend. Stop it.
#genealogy #genealogist #historian #immigration
(Thank you @toldosandtea.bsky.social for the heads up!)
#genealogy #genealogist #historian #immigration
(Thank you @toldosandtea.bsky.social for the heads up!)
And of course, because I must, the obligatory repost of my #EllisIsland article. No one’s name was changed for them at Ellis Island. Period. It is an urban legend. www.hollander-waas.com/blog/ellis-i... #Genealogist #FamilyHistory #Historian #Genealogy #History
No, Your Ancestors' Names Were Not Changed at Ellis Island — Hollander-Waas Jewish Heritage Services
This story is an accepted part of the early 20th century immigrant experience- that immigration officials changed the names of immigrants. But none of it is true- simply put, it is one of the greatest...
www.hollander-waas.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Heard this came up again recently (very sad I missed it!) and need to reiterate- NO ONE’S NAME WAS CHANGED FOR THEM AT ELLIS ISLAND. This is an urban legend. Stop it.
#genealogy #genealogist #historian #immigration
(Thank you @toldosandtea.bsky.social for the heads up!)
#genealogy #genealogist #historian #immigration
(Thank you @toldosandtea.bsky.social for the heads up!)
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Here is the letter from the Department of Justice ordering SDNY to drop the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
February 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Here is the letter from the Department of Justice ordering SDNY to drop the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
January 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
Yesterday was #HolocaustRemembranceDay, and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Today, however, is a very different anniversary- the 81st of my gg uncle Jakob’s murder in Plaszow. #Genealogy #History #Genocide #Holocaust
January 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Yesterday was #HolocaustRemembranceDay, and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Today, however, is a very different anniversary- the 81st of my gg uncle Jakob’s murder in Plaszow. #Genealogy #History #Genocide #Holocaust
The next time someone comes at me calling the spelling on a manifest proof of a “name change”, I’m showing them this #Genealogist #NameChange #MythBusting #Historian #Genealogy
January 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The next time someone comes at me calling the spelling on a manifest proof of a “name change”, I’m showing them this #Genealogist #NameChange #MythBusting #Historian #Genealogy
Been reading WWII-era consular reports of death. A few things are interesting- the number of citizens reported murdered, the ones who enlisted in foreign militaries, & the occasional one I see, wince at the addresses of next of kin, & have fears confirmed when I follow up on their fates #genealogy
January 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Been reading WWII-era consular reports of death. A few things are interesting- the number of citizens reported murdered, the ones who enlisted in foreign militaries, & the occasional one I see, wince at the addresses of next of kin, & have fears confirmed when I follow up on their fates #genealogy
I’m never more conflicted than on frigid mornings like this. On one hand, I love my work and office days are the highlight of my week. On the other, it’s currently 13 degrees out (-11 for my non-US readers) and my commute is partially outdoors.
January 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I’m never more conflicted than on frigid mornings like this. On one hand, I love my work and office days are the highlight of my week. On the other, it’s currently 13 degrees out (-11 for my non-US readers) and my commute is partially outdoors.
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19th century Church of England burial records tend be a bit lacking in the detail department. Take this 1865 burial of William Sturdy at Spelsbury, Oxfordshire. Boring! Move on...
But wait... thanks to a clerk with an obvious interest in people and stories we know a bit more about William... 1/
But wait... thanks to a clerk with an obvious interest in people and stories we know a bit more about William... 1/
January 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
19th century Church of England burial records tend be a bit lacking in the detail department. Take this 1865 burial of William Sturdy at Spelsbury, Oxfordshire. Boring! Move on...
But wait... thanks to a clerk with an obvious interest in people and stories we know a bit more about William... 1/
But wait... thanks to a clerk with an obvious interest in people and stories we know a bit more about William... 1/
Nothing like having a longstanding #genealogy theory suddenly proven true by a new DNA match… I’ve been waiting for this day for a long, long time…
January 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Nothing like having a longstanding #genealogy theory suddenly proven true by a new DNA match… I’ve been waiting for this day for a long, long time…
Nothing like walking by a bar that announced it had its 100th anniversary in 2021….
(Prohibition, of course, lasting from 1920-1933 😂)
(Prohibition, of course, lasting from 1920-1933 😂)
January 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Nothing like walking by a bar that announced it had its 100th anniversary in 2021….
(Prohibition, of course, lasting from 1920-1933 😂)
(Prohibition, of course, lasting from 1920-1933 😂)
Was recently asked to reshare this by someone online, and had shared it a few times recently while working as well- did your American-born female ancestor have to naturalize as a citizen? This is why… caitlinhollander.medium.com/women-from-n... #womenshistory #genealogy #immigration #genealogist
Women From Nowhere
The right to citizenship? All about a little known era in which American women had no right to a nationality of their own.
caitlinhollander.medium.com
January 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Was recently asked to reshare this by someone online, and had shared it a few times recently while working as well- did your American-born female ancestor have to naturalize as a citizen? This is why… caitlinhollander.medium.com/women-from-n... #womenshistory #genealogy #immigration #genealogist
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incredible -- the NYT ran fluff "what i hope to see in 2025" blurbs from CEOs and economists, and then this guy
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
January 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
incredible -- the NYT ran fluff "what i hope to see in 2025" blurbs from CEOs and economists, and then this guy
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
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Some rare good news out of Arkansas & a big L for Sarah Huckabee Slanders 👏👏👏
December 24, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Some rare good news out of Arkansas & a big L for Sarah Huckabee Slanders 👏👏👏