Hi

I recently returned >from a 4 week trip to discover my roots. My travels took me to
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Israel and the UK. I'd never been to
Central Europe or Turkey before. I travelled independently, not part of any group,
as I wanted to connect to my own personal history rather than being on a program
like March of the Living which has a defined structure and outcome. I spent
considerable time planning and making contact with genealogists, researchers,
guides and family who helped make this an amazing and successful adventure. Thank
you to all involved.

Technology has played a significant role in my travels: I have been running a blog
on my trip which can be viewed at: http://elirab.posterous.com Scroll backwards
to see the oldest blog which started in Latvia. I am still uploading video clips to
my blog.

Please feel free to contact me about any reference in my blog to my genealogy or to
other related Jewish subjects covered such as synagogues, museums, buildings,
researchers and guides or to general travel tips.

I am researching the following family names and places:
ZELDIN, SELDIN, YONIN, YONIE - Latvia - Riga and Daugavpils
HIRSHZON, HIRSHSON, HARRISON, HERISON - Lithuania - Kruk, Krakes, Kovno
ZOREF, SALOMON - Lithuania - Kedainiai
SKARASJEWSKI, SZERESZEWSKI, SKORISHEVSKI,RISHELEVSKI, RYSZELEWSKA,
RYSHELEVSKI - Poland - Orla (near Bialystok)
REITSTEIN, ROTSZTEJN, BLASZKA, BLASHKER - Poland - Nasielsk

Thank you

Eli Rabinowitz
Perth, Australia
eli@...