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Dear Mr. Pearlroth: My father bamuel J. Waglialter left Poland about 90 years ago and setted in St. Louis, Mo. Can you give me any more information on the name WAGHALTER. Your truly, Sidney N. Waghalter, Arlington, Texas.Waghalter is a German term denoting an arbiter, or mediator. Literally it means a man who holds the scale in balance. It was a rather poetic title applied to a professional umpire or referee who decided disputes between private parties. Your ancestor was such a functionary when he assumed the family name in 1796.(Do you want to know what your name means? Send all queries to: Mr. Pearlroth, Jewish Post Opinion, 70 Fifth
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Indianapolis Indiana Jewish Post
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Fri, Nov 19, 1971
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