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uear ivir. reanroin: ivjy lamer aamuei j. waguaicer ienPoland about 90 years ago and setted in St. Louis, Mo. Can you give me any more information on the name WAGHAL-TER. 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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