Daniel Stepel
@danstepel.com
I am a Jewish Genealogist, graveyard wanderer, and time traveler without a machine. For over forty years, I have been chasing ghosts and forgotten names. Let me help you tell your story.
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Daniel Stepel
@danstepel.com
· Mar 21
Hey Bluesky,
Our family's story begins here.
Did Great-Great Grandpa serve in the War?
Did he own a shop, or was he a horse thief?
What's the oldest family story you've heard?
Please feel free to share this with us.
#Genealogy #JewishGenealogy #JewishHistory
#OnThisDay
Our family's story begins here.
Did Great-Great Grandpa serve in the War?
Did he own a shop, or was he a horse thief?
What's the oldest family story you've heard?
Please feel free to share this with us.
#Genealogy #JewishGenealogy #JewishHistory
#OnThisDay
I want everyone in the world to see this video. Is he a hero? Most would say yes, and I cannot argue with that. However, all he did was what we, as Jews, have been forced to do for thousands of years: fight when all we wanted was to live in peace.
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The IDF ‘Obelix’ who single-handedly held off a violent mob of keffiyeh-clad protesters - The Jewish Chronicle
IDF soldier Jonathan Karten – whose heroism went viral in a clip last weekend – reveals what inspired him to fight back
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November 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I want everyone in the world to see this video. Is he a hero? Most would say yes, and I cannot argue with that. However, all he did was what we, as Jews, have been forced to do for thousands of years: fight when all we wanted was to live in peace.
www.thejc.com/news/world/t...
www.thejc.com/news/world/t...
The right is thrilled about Mamdani—not for his policies, but for the spectacle. His mere presence is a campaign ad: NYC elects its own caricature.
Dems, as always, boxed themselves in. If he fails, he’ll be proof that progressives can’t govern. If he succeeds, it’s gulags behind Whole Foods.
Dems, as always, boxed themselves in. If he fails, he’ll be proof that progressives can’t govern. If he succeeds, it’s gulags behind Whole Foods.
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The right is thrilled about Mamdani—not for his policies, but for the spectacle. His mere presence is a campaign ad: NYC elects its own caricature.
Dems, as always, boxed themselves in. If he fails, he’ll be proof that progressives can’t govern. If he succeeds, it’s gulags behind Whole Foods.
Dems, as always, boxed themselves in. If he fails, he’ll be proof that progressives can’t govern. If he succeeds, it’s gulags behind Whole Foods.
Trump’s ambassador nominee struggles to explain antisemitic record in contentious Hill hearing
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Trump's ambassador nominee struggles to explain antisemitic record in contentious Hill hearing
Both Republican and Democratic senators grilled Amer Ghalib over his extremist comments; GOP Sen. Ted Cruz said he’ll vote against him
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October 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Trump’s ambassador nominee struggles to explain antisemitic record in contentious Hill hearing
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Page 155 from Jeffrey Epstein's birthday book, Hey
Donald Trump
I can see your house from here.
Donald Trump
I can see your house from here.
September 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Page 155 from Jeffrey Epstein's birthday book, Hey
Donald Trump
I can see your house from here.
Donald Trump
I can see your house from here.
In the heart of NYC once stood the Hebrew Orphan Asylum—a place of order, resilience, and unexpected warmth. More than a shelter, it was home to thousands of Jewish children. This isn’t just history—it’s about the lives shaped inside those walls. danstepel.com/2025/07/27/t...
The Hebrew Orphan Asylum: A Home Between Two Worlds
In the heart of New York City, nestled between the tumult of immigration and the quiet ache of abandonment, there once stood an institution unlike any other. The Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York (H…
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July 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In the heart of NYC once stood the Hebrew Orphan Asylum—a place of order, resilience, and unexpected warmth. More than a shelter, it was home to thousands of Jewish children. This isn’t just history—it’s about the lives shaped inside those walls. danstepel.com/2025/07/27/t...
The Texture of Folly: A Framing of a Yiddish Folk Tradition. #JewishGenealogy
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The Inherited Folly: Chelm Literature and Its Ancestry
“In a figurative way, Yiddish is the wise and humble language of us all, the idiom of frightened and hopeful Humanity.”Isaac Bashevis Singer It begins, as many stories do, in a place both nowhere a…
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July 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Texture of Folly: A Framing of a Yiddish Folk Tradition. #JewishGenealogy
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More hidden gems for researchers focused on Ireland! #genealogy www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Pioneering project releases more lost Irish records spanning 700 years
Newly restored material from vast archive destroyed in civil war takes in Anglo-Norman conquest and 1798 rebellion
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June 30, 2025 at 7:35 AM
More hidden gems for researchers focused on Ireland! #genealogy www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
On this day in 1949, Captain Video & His Video Rangers beamed onto DUMONT-TV — making history as television’s very first sci-fi series. The future started in black & white. 📺✨ #OnThisDay
June 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
On this day in 1949, Captain Video & His Video Rangers beamed onto DUMONT-TV — making history as television’s very first sci-fi series. The future started in black & white. 📺✨ #OnThisDay
On this day in 1984, Prince dropped Purple Rain.
25M+ copies sold. 2 Grammys. 1 Oscar.
A genre-defying masterpiece that turned music into myth.
What’s your favorite track from the album?
25M+ copies sold. 2 Grammys. 1 Oscar.
A genre-defying masterpiece that turned music into myth.
What’s your favorite track from the album?
June 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
On this day in 1984, Prince dropped Purple Rain.
25M+ copies sold. 2 Grammys. 1 Oscar.
A genre-defying masterpiece that turned music into myth.
What’s your favorite track from the album?
25M+ copies sold. 2 Grammys. 1 Oscar.
A genre-defying masterpiece that turned music into myth.
What’s your favorite track from the album?
How much damage did Israel really do to Iran’s nuclear program?
A top Israeli diplomat claims assassinations made it “almost impossible” for Iran to build a bomb.
Others say: not so fast.
Who’s right? 👇
www.timesofisrael.com/how-far-did-...
A top Israeli diplomat claims assassinations made it “almost impossible” for Iran to build a bomb.
Others say: not so fast.
Who’s right? 👇
www.timesofisrael.com/how-far-did-...
How far did Israeli killings of Iran’s top nuclear scientists set back its program?
Israeli diplomat says it will be 'almost' impossible for Iran to build weapons from whatever nuclear infrastructure and material may have survived; others are less optimistic
www.timesofisrael.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
How much damage did Israel really do to Iran’s nuclear program?
A top Israeli diplomat claims assassinations made it “almost impossible” for Iran to build a bomb.
Others say: not so fast.
Who’s right? 👇
www.timesofisrael.com/how-far-did-...
A top Israeli diplomat claims assassinations made it “almost impossible” for Iran to build a bomb.
Others say: not so fast.
Who’s right? 👇
www.timesofisrael.com/how-far-did-...
On this day in 1979, Supertramp’s Breakfast in America hit No. 1 on the US charts! 🥐🇺🇸
Featuring timeless tracks like Take the Long Way Home, the album became a prog-pop classic that still resonates.
#OnThisDay #Supertramp #MusicHistory
Featuring timeless tracks like Take the Long Way Home, the album became a prog-pop classic that still resonates.
#OnThisDay #Supertramp #MusicHistory
June 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
On this day in 1979, Supertramp’s Breakfast in America hit No. 1 on the US charts! 🥐🇺🇸
Featuring timeless tracks like Take the Long Way Home, the album became a prog-pop classic that still resonates.
#OnThisDay #Supertramp #MusicHistory
Featuring timeless tracks like Take the Long Way Home, the album became a prog-pop classic that still resonates.
#OnThisDay #Supertramp #MusicHistory
Live Updates: U.S. Enters War With Iran, Bombing Key Nuclear Sites
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Live Updates: U.S. Enters War With Iran, Bombing Key Nuclear Sites
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June 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Live Updates: U.S. Enters War With Iran, Bombing Key Nuclear Sites
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U.S. warplanes carry out strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran #shavuatov
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Israel-Iran live updates: U.S. warplanes carry out strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, Trump says, calling the attack ‘successful’
The B-2 is the only U.S. aircraft able to carry the bunker-busting bombs thought to be capable of penetrating Iran’s Fordow nuclear enrichment facility.
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June 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
U.S. warplanes carry out strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran #shavuatov
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We do not arrive here clean. We come trailing the dust of those who came before us. And in some very real sense, we are them. Their fears. Their recipes. Their missteps and their endurance. All of it, coiled up inside us like a tightly wound string.
Four Mothers and the Mitochondrial Thread on Ashkenazi Ancestry
We do not arrive here clean. We come trailing the dust of those who came before us. And in some very real sense, we are them. Their fears. Their recipes. Their missteps and their endurance. All of …
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June 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We do not arrive here clean. We come trailing the dust of those who came before us. And in some very real sense, we are them. Their fears. Their recipes. Their missteps and their endurance. All of it, coiled up inside us like a tightly wound string.
Think Monopoly is all luck? Think again.
Master the real strategies behind dominating the game board and crushing your competition.
Read the blog and become a Monopoly mastermind:
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Master the real strategies behind dominating the game board and crushing your competition.
Read the blog and become a Monopoly mastermind:
danstepel.com/2025/06/17/s... #BoardGames #Monopoly #StrategyTips
Strategies for Winning Monopoly: Master the Game America Loves
Monopoly is more than a board game—it’s an American tradition, a generational rivalry, and, sometimes, a fast track to family counseling. But beyond the nostalgia and table-flipping drama, there’s …
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June 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Think Monopoly is all luck? Think again.
Master the real strategies behind dominating the game board and crushing your competition.
Read the blog and become a Monopoly mastermind:
danstepel.com/2025/06/17/s... #BoardGames #Monopoly #StrategyTips
Master the real strategies behind dominating the game board and crushing your competition.
Read the blog and become a Monopoly mastermind:
danstepel.com/2025/06/17/s... #BoardGames #Monopoly #StrategyTips
Trump’s Parade Called Off After Hegseth Accidentally Invites Houthi Rebels
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Trump’s Parade Called Off After Hegseth Accidentally Invites Houthi Rebels
“I did not text parade plans,” a defiant Hegseth said.
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June 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Trump’s Parade Called Off After Hegseth Accidentally Invites Houthi Rebels
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Israel Launches Attack on Iran as Tehran Scrambles Jets
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Israel Launches Attack on Iran as Tehran Scrambles Jets
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June 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Israel Launches Attack on Iran as Tehran Scrambles Jets
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An Exploration of Jewish Family Names #Genealogy #Findmyfather
History of Jewish surnames, etymology and meanings
Explore the rich history and meaning behind Jewish surnames, from Biblical times to modern DNA challenges.
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June 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
An Exploration of Jewish Family Names #Genealogy #Findmyfather
What happened when Lyndon Johnson federalized the National Guard
What happened when Lyndon Johnson federalized the National Guard
President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who were marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery.
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June 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What happened when Lyndon Johnson federalized the National Guard
On this day in 1973, Secretariat crushed the Belmont Stakes in a record-shattering 2:24, clinching the first Triple Crown in 25 years. Pure legend. #OTD #Secretariat #TripleCrown
June 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
On this day in 1973, Secretariat crushed the Belmont Stakes in a record-shattering 2:24, clinching the first Triple Crown in 25 years. Pure legend. #OTD #Secretariat #TripleCrown
FBI, Jewish security experts warn of uptick in antisemitic threats
FBI, Jewish security experts warn of uptick in antisemitic threats
Community Security Initiative director Mitch Silber said antisemitic rhetoric online is ‘happening at a much higher run rate than before D.C. and Boulder’
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June 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
FBI, Jewish security experts warn of uptick in antisemitic threats