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29 Apr, 4 tweets, 1 min read
I can't believe this. As I dive back into my genealogy I just decided on a whim to try & discover a bit about a family cousin who supposedly was a huge influence on the Jewish community in Cuba. Last time I looked there was nothing. I now just found this:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Blis
"David Blis — 'Grandfather' of Jewish Cuban Settlement."
encyclopedia.com/religion/encyc…
My family were the Blizhnianski (Blisnianski) from Derezhin, Grodno. We knew David existed but couldn't find anything on him. This is a huge discovery for me!

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Ok! Andiamo! Allons-y! Let's go!

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My friend @Mr_Clark67 is craving brownies & is also looking for a way to use cream cheese so I'm sharing my recipe for

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INGREDIENTS Amaretto Cinnamon Ricotta Filling:

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I promised you a recipe...THIS recipe & I won't let you down.

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