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Speaks Polish?: I do not speak Polish; but I understand some basics about Polish pronounciation and transliteration.
Interests: Genealogy (My dad's paternal granddad was a Jewish-Polish Russian who immigrated to Pennsylvania.), history, and other interests

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Nickidewbear   
18 Jul 2012
Genealogy / Is Czarnecki Really A Polish Or Actually A Sephardic Jewish Surname? [110]

"Czarnecki" could've easily been (for a lack of a better term) a bastarized form of "Czarnegaje" or "Czarnegaje". So, let's look at Czerwiński:

Definition: One who came from Czerwinski, a wooded place on the bank of a river (there are dozens of places named Czerwinski in Spain). This ancient surname originated in Asturias, Galicia, León, and Castile, according to the Instituto Genealógico e Histórico Latino-Americano.

Surname Origin: Spanish

Alternate Surname Spellings: SOTOS

Czerwinski Name MeaningPolish (Czerwi(e)nski): habitational name for someone from a place called Czerwin in P{l-}ock voivodeship, Czerwionka, Czerwonka, or other places in Poland named with czerwien ‘red’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

czerwien --> red of -->rojo de

This is a case where "rojo" may have somehow sounded like "soto" and gotten mixed up, or she just confused "Czarnecki" and "Czerwiński" when she typed for About.com. Humans are imperfect.

And when the Sotos/Czarnecki immigrated to the US, he changed his name to Forrest Gump...

You laugh, but I'd like to see when you're perfect. At least I researched to make my argument.
Nickidewbear   
18 Jul 2012
Genealogy / Is Czarnecki Really A Polish Or Actually A Sephardic Jewish Surname? [110]

That's quite funny. If about.com paid somebody to write that they should ask for their money back.

And as I asked you before, "And you're sure that "Czarnia" isn't a Polonized form of "Negro" or something?" Let's try Ancestry.com with Google Translate, which is basic but useful, for size:

"Soto Name Meaninghabitational name from any of numerous places named Soto or El Soto, from soto 'grove', 'small wood' (Latin saltus).Castilianized spelling of Asturian-Leonese Sotu, a habitational name from a town so named in Asturies.Castilianized spelling of the Galician equivalent, Souto."

(Plural is Sotos)

Soto --> zagajnik --> shrubbery

Sotos --> gaje --> groves

But hang on...

saltus --> las --> forest

Czarnecki:

Czarnecki Name MeaningPolish and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name for someone from a place called Czarnca in Kielce voivodeship, or any of the various places called Czarnocin or Czarnia, all named with Polish czarny 'black'.

"Czarnecki" thus could've come from "Sotos" in terms of there being forests with a name such is, e.g., Sotos Negros (Czarne Gaje).
Nickidewbear   
17 Jul 2012
Feedback / Daily/Weekly Polls (suggestion) [19]

Besides, they would prevent a lot of arguments on the forums, wouldn't they?

I'd like to know as well.
Nickidewbear   
17 Jul 2012
Genealogy / Is Czarnecki Really A Polish Or Actually A Sephardic Jewish Surname? [110]

Perhaps you can provide a map reference for one of the so-called 'dozens'?

I provided the link. As I said, Sephardic Jews probably brought it in to Spain; which is important because then it would give even less excuses for any Anti Semitism in Poland and among Poles, especially since some of the "marranos" (Anusim) may have been Messianic Jewish Catholics and otherwise Messianic Jews whose conversions were not taken seriously.
Nickidewbear   
17 Jul 2012
Feedback / Daily/Weekly Polls (suggestion) [19]

For example, we need Off-Topic Lounge polls if we want to gauge, for instance, who is or would vote for whomever in the 2012 Presidential Election, whether Casey Anthony is actually guilty or innocent, or whether (in the Polonia Forums) one has eaten the (from what I understand) Polander delicacy of horsemeat.
Nickidewbear   
16 Jul 2012
Genealogy / Is Czarnecki Really A Polish Or Actually A Sephardic Jewish Surname? [110]

Did Sephardic Jews fleeing into Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia bring in "Czarnecki" and its variants? According to About.com Genealogy expert Kimberly Powell:

Definition: One who came from Czarnecki, a wooded place on the bank of a river (there are dozens of places named Czarnecki in Spain). This ancient surname originated in Asturias, Galicia, León, and Castile, according to the Instituto Genealógico e Histórico Latino-Americano.

Surname Origin: Spanish

Alternate Surname Spellings: SOTOS

genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/c/bl_name-CZARNECKI.htm

How do you like that? We Jews might've brought "Czarnecki" into Poland.
Nickidewbear   
16 Jul 2012
Genealogy / How can the surname Drzewiecki be both Jewish and Catholic? [37]

I just checked on the Holocaust/Yad VaShem site and found at least a dozen who died with the Drzewiecki surname. My great-grandfather with this came over from Poland in the late 1800's and my family is a dyed in the wool Catholic family. I know that this is a common Polish name, but how does it represent two different religious groups. Thanks for your help.

You might be in for a surprise--are they Catholics or Anusim?
Nickidewbear   
3 Jul 2012
News / SUNDAY WITHOUT MASS IN POLAND - Judaeo-leftist Wyborcza gloats [165]

The way these things are stated here on PF are generally stated in an offensive and anti-Semitic way.

Exactly; and PF will do little to nothing about the Anti Semitism, yet I get into trouble for arguing--not fighting, merely stating arguments--from a Jewish Protestant perspective.

Forgive me if I'm wrong here but doesn't the "head" make the decisions and the tail does as the head decides? I have yet to see a tail that wagged the dog.

I'd explain it further, but I'd apparently be proselytizing if I did that.
Nickidewbear   
3 Jul 2012
Love / Polish Wedding Venue near Krakow [22]

Are they a Messianic synagogue? They'd probably be very helpful, then. They probably have Reform (Progressive, Liberal) seekers and ex-Reform members who come in all the time asking about civil ceremonies.
Nickidewbear   
3 Jul 2012
Love / Polish Wedding Venue near Krakow [22]

Would they do non-religious ceremonies (I'm guessing probably not)?

I'm guessing that they might if they're nice and respectful enough.
Nickidewbear   
3 Jul 2012
Love / Polish Wedding Venue near Krakow [22]

We are not Catholic, which rules out a few nice places (such as Wawel Castle) as they only perform religious ceremonies.

How about a Messianic synagogue? And they'd allow alcohol.
Nickidewbear   
3 Jul 2012
News / SUNDAY WITHOUT MASS IN POLAND - Judaeo-leftist Wyborcza gloats [165]

You only seem to see two extreme alternatives. Religious fundamentalism and theocratic laws on one side and debauchery on the other. Most places get along just fine as they are.

The real problem is Catholicism itself, which is a cult. I should know--I learned the hard way--and truthseekers ultimately want nothing to do with cults.
Nickidewbear   
3 Jul 2012
News / SUNDAY WITHOUT MASS IN POLAND - Judaeo-leftist Wyborcza gloats [165]

He also came from an anti leftist liberal viewpoint as well but no one seems to want to develop debate along those lines, they only seem obsessed with the religious aspects :)

Politics emanate from worldview.
Nickidewbear   
2 Jul 2012
News / SUNDAY WITHOUT MASS IN POLAND - Judaeo-leftist Wyborcza gloats [165]

The Crusades, Inquistion, etc. were aberration for which the Church has profusely apologised...

But the Crusadist and similar mindsets have not gone away. Also, we're in the End of Days. No wonder morality is worse.
Nickidewbear   
2 Jul 2012
News / SUNDAY WITHOUT MASS IN POLAND - Judaeo-leftist Wyborcza gloats [165]

As Christiacity [sic.] declines, general human misconduct grows.

As evidenced on the PolishForums website. I already see (and have chosen to ignore a few) of the Anti Christians (including the Anti Semites) here.
Nickidewbear   
2 Jul 2012
News / SUNDAY WITHOUT MASS IN POLAND - Judaeo-leftist Wyborcza gloats [165]

Although I wish the Jewish Dispora would do something about them before they turn to rubble.

I was thinking maybe that, but would especially Antimissionaries be up in arms (so to speak--at least in some cases!).