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  • #1144193
    Ex-CTLawyer
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    Edinburgh………..

    Another castle for Queen Elizabeth…

    BTW>>>>Yale is not a city, though it controls New Haven, NOT the state.

    Growing up in New Haven as a townie, I detest Yale. That’s why I went to Univ of Pa…Ivy league in Philadelphia. 45 years ago there were far more kosher options in Phila than New Haven.

    #1144194
    apushatayid
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    Isn’t Hartford the capital of Ct.?

    #1144195
    Ex-CTLawyer
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    Apushatayid………….

    In the early days of the republic..New Haven and Hartford were co-capitals of CT. The legislature split its term. BUT for almost 200 years it’s Hartford.

    Much to popa’s chagrin Yale wields little influence in state politics. It’s the big businesses in lower Fairfield county and Insurance and United Technologies near Hartford that pull the strings.

    Since you said Hartford:

    Denver, CO

    Home of the highest Jewish community in the USA…not drugs, altitude

    #1144196
    golfer
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    Rishon LeTziyon, Israel

    Chovevei Zion

    #1144197
    CopyMachine
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    Nerstrand, Minnesota.

    Home to 200 people and about 10x more cows.

    #1144198
    Ex-CTLawyer
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    Derby, CT

    It used to have a shul…with basketball hoops in the auditorium

    #1144199
    CopyMachine
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    LOL

    #1144200
    Geordie613
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    May I suggest a clarification. Many of the places posted here are not cities. The place does not have to be a city, but it HAS to be a recognised placename. E.g. ‘The north of Texas’ is not a place, it’s a geographical reference to an area. But North Dakota is a place.

    CopyMachine, LOL is not a place.

    Yonkers, NY

    The City of Gracious Living, fourth most populous city in the state of New York

    #1144201
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
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    Lancaster, PA

    One of the oldest inland towns in the United States

    CopyMachine, you should give a brief tidbit about LOL.

    #1144202
    golfer
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    Ramat Rachel, Israel

    Kibbutz

    #1144203
    Ex-CTLawyer
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    LOL land of lakes also known as Minnesota

    #1144204
    CopyMachine
    Participant

    LOL is surely a place. How dare you assume otherwise?

    It is the Land of Laughter.

    Tidbit: The people there are always happy.

    #1144205
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
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    London, England

    London Fog was founded in the 1920’s but didn’t start selling raincoats in the UK until the 90’s.

    #1144206

    New York, NY (it hasn’t been said yet)

    Home of the UN

    #1144207
    Ex-CTLawyer
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    Kent is for the town with the falls on the Housatonic river, not the cigarette

    #1144208

    Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (as per Geordie, that a place which is not a city is allowed)

    Highest mountain in Africa

    #1144209
    YW Moderator-79
    Moderator

    Orlando, FL

    The school there reached it’s goal for saving their building

    #1144210
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
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    I think popa’s post put them over the top.

    #1144211
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
    Participant

    That’s in Alaska, BTW.

    #1144212
    apushatayid
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    Oslo Norway. Famous for having the 2nd best corndogs in europe, right after abuja nigeria – I would love to see popas map and where on the european continent nigeria sits 🙂

    #1144213
    B1g B0y
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    Oberviechtach, Germany

    Birthplace of Johann Andreas Eisenbarth the subject of the famous 1800s song “Ich bin der Doktor Eisenbarth”

    #1144214
    The Queen
    Participant

    Secretagent, mountains are not allowed, by places other than cities, we mean neighborhoods, no mountains, rivers, plains.

    Hong Kong

    autonomous territory

    #1144215
    Geordie613
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    Objection!! Something wrong here.No one responded to Yonkers NY. Do you Americans know something I don’t? Is it not a place?

    #1144216
    The Queen
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    geordie, it may have been missed since it was part of a longer post. Try to post your place separately from your ?????.

    #1144217
    Geordie613
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    In case I am overruled, and in the interests of simplicity…

    Gibraltar

    British Overseas Territory geographically connected to Spain. They say Gibraltarians are more British than the British.

    #1144218
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
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    Geordie, you responded to the wrong post.

    #1144219
    Geordie613
    Participant

    Thank you your Majesty for that clarification.

    btw, when you say Mazel tov Bubby, are you perchance referring to the late dear old Queen Mary?

    #1144220
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
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    Rhode Island, USA

    Surrounded by water

    #1144221
    Geordie613
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    Durham, England

    Land of the Prince Bishops

    #1144222
    The Queen
    Participant

    geordie, I don’t say ‘Mazel Tov, Bubby’ the greeting is addressed to me.

    Debrecen, Hungary

    Rabbi Stern

    #1144223
    The Queen
    Participant

    “Geordie, you responded to the wrong post.”

    No he didn’t. He responded to Derby CT, LOL doesn’t start with the letter Y. So he rightfully skipped it.

    #1144224
    Ex-CTLawyer
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    Newark, NJ

    Didn’t there used to be Jews there?

    #1144225
    golfer
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    Keresztur, Hungary

    Home of a great Tzaddik

    #1144226
    The Queen
    Participant

    Lawyer, I realize you are busy with a chasunah, but really is that the best you can do??

    Kleinvardein, Hungary

    Where my Bubby was born

    #1144227
    The Queen
    Participant

    Sorry golfer, the Mods put up your post after, I already posted mine.

    btw the name of the great Tzaddik is Reb Shayele (Steiner) Kerestirer.

    Rochester, Minnesota

    Home of the Mayo Clinic

    #1144228
    golfer
    Participant

    No need to apologize, Queen.

    Was nice to see we both had our minds in Hungary this morning!

    Rotterdam, Holland

    Sea port

    #1144229
    Geordie613
    Participant

    Manchester, England

    Where I am now, home of the Holy Manchester Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Yehuda Zeev Segal ???????”?

    #1144230
    Ex-CTLawyer
    Participant

    Rotterdam..the Netherlands.

    Where my great-great grandparents sailed from in 1868 for America

    #1144231
    The Queen
    Participant

    Lawyer, the Netherlands is Holland and is posted by golfer.

    Reisha (Rzeszow) Poland

    Rabbi Aron Lewin, the Reisha Rav

    Also, from Reb Yom Tov Ehrlich’s song ???????? ????????

    ??? ????? ??? ????????…?

    #1144232
    golfer
    Participant

    Amsterdam, Holland

    Chacham Zvi

    His son-in-law was from Reisha, and also served as Rav of Amsterdam

    #1144236
    Ex-CTLawyer
    Participant

    Queen,

    I posted Amsterdam 3 days ago…long before golfer.

    This post was Rotterdam, a different city in The Netherlands that begins with R

    Following Reisha>>>>>>>>>>

    Allentown, PA.

    A branch of our family settled and opened a garment factory there in 1924.

    #1144237
    The Queen
    Participant

    Lawyer,

    I was referring to Rotterdam which was posted just 2 entries before yours.

    You are right about Amsterdam.

    btw how do you do the arrows?

    #1144238
    The Queen
    Participant

    New Orleans, Louisiana

    Hurricane Katrina

    #1144239
    golfer
    Participant

    Sorry CTL, I missed your Amsterdam – it was on a previous page. But my Rotterdam was right above yours! And yes, we noticed it begins with R. Here’s one that begins with N >>>>

    Naples, Italy

    There’s one in Florida too.

    #1144240
    The Queen
    Participant

    Golfer, Your turn is S

    #1144241
    golfer
    Participant

    It gets confusing, Queen, when posts don’t go up immediately, and then when they’re up you find 2 or more posters who followed one post.

    I propose adding to the rules that you follow the first post or answer and ignore later ones.

    So- AllentowN is followed by your New Orleans and my Naples is ignored.

    (Even though serendipitously we both ended with the same letter – S)

    #1144242
    golfer
    Participant

    Ok Queen, you’re asking me to take the S? >>>>

    Sde Boker, Israel

    Ranch in the Negev

    #1144243
    ED IT OR
    Participant

    Manchester, UK.

    Like Gateshead Just Bigger & More Narrow minded.

    #1144244
    The Queen
    Participant

    Manchester, England

    Where I am now, home of the Holy Manchester Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Yehuda Zeev Segal ???????”?

    Try again!

    #1144245
    The Queen
    Participant

    Golfer, sounds like a plan.

    Mods, it would be very helpful if you would post this thread in a timely fashion.

    Thank you

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