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Re: New Jersey Jewish Cemetaries #usa

RichardWerbin
 

There is information at www.jgsny.org 

Look here: https://jgsny.org/ny-area-research/jgs-cemetery-guides

and here: https://jgsny.org/ny-area-research/repositories/nj-repositories

These are NJ Jewish cemeteries near NYC
Researching the family of Auguste ZOBEL #general

annadenbaum@...
 

Searching for the descendants of Auguste ZOBEL born 1888 in Pleschen daughter of Nossen ZOBEL and Helene WERNER died in November 1940 in the sinking of the SS Patria in Haifa Harbor. Her second husband Jacob BARASCH born 1880 in Lissa survived. 

Auguste had two daughters born 1918-1922. We believe Auguste’s first husband’s surname was ZOBEL as well. Daughter Leni>Helene Hahn living in Tel Aviv in 1940 and Elsa ZOBEL survived the war in Europe, but whereabouts after 1949 unknown. Jacob had a son Gerhard born 1919 in Berlin, naturalized and living in Palestine in 1940.

Auguste had other family members living in Israel through her two sisters Fredericka ZOBEL RUSCHIN and Tinka>Therese ZOBEL SALOMON both killed in Shoah. They include Fritz RUSCHIN (d) 1938, Fritz MEYER  (d) 1997, Heinz “Hillel” SALOMON (d) abt. 2000 and Elisabeta>Elsa SALOMON Rosenberg (d) 2004
Ann Adenbaum
Help Transcribe the Cairo Geniza Online (URL CORRECTION) #translations

Adam Cherson
 

The url provided earlier is now obsolete. The correct url is: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/judaicadh/scribes-of-the-cairo-geniza

 

This is a wonderful way to donate small amounts of time to help recover a valuable segment of Jewish History.

 

I've done some of this and it is something almost anyone can do, a few minutes here and there. Knowledge of Hebrew is not necessary.

 

Adam Cherson, NY, NY

 
Oshman Moshe from Wilna Lithuania that married Miriam Goldzicher in Warsaw Poland, #lithuania #belarus #poland

kosfiszer8@...
 

Looking for maternal grandfather of Maria Gordon Kosfiszer.
Her maternal grandmother was Miriam Goldzicher, born on December 22, 1888 in Warsaw,Poland. Miriam had 5 siblings
Miriam Married around 1915 in Warsaw Poland Moshe Oshman from Wilna, Lithuania. We do not know the spelling of Oshman, the date of birth or the exact place he came from as Wilna may refer the the city, or a much larger area.
We have stories that the Oshmans had a fruit store and they were 3 brothers and one sister.
Miriam and Moshe had an only child, Leah Oshman, born Nov 8 1916.
When Leah was not yet one year old her father and mother developed typhus and Moshe past away. Miriam survived but died young in 1937.
Miriam remarried and moved from Warsaw to the Ukraine, and later on to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
I would appreciate any help regarding Moshe's origins.
Re: How to learn if an immigrant received US citizenship? #usa

Adelle Gloger
 

To answer the question—
    Check with the county board of elections wherever this person lived to see if he registered to vote. In order to register to vote proof of citizenship— either  birth certificates or naturalization papers — must be presented. The voter registration will give place of naturalization. This information should be public information.
 
Adelle Weintraub Gloger, Cleveland, Ohio
agloger@...
Help Transcribe the Cairo Geniza Online #translations

Adam Cherson
 

This is a wonderful way to donate small amounts of time to help recover a valuable segment of Jewish History:

 

https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=19CDF053CCE1EDF22E9C7EACDAEDB364

 

I've done some of this and it is something almost anyone can do, a few minutes here and there. Knowledge of Hebrew is not necessary.

 

Adam Cherson, NY, NY

 
Chag Pesach Sameach #general #JewishGenUpdates

Eli Rabinowitz
 

To all our family and friends at Jewishgen.org
 
We wish you a Chag Pesach Sameach. Keep safe and well!
 
Jill and Eli Rabinowitz
 
Perth, Australia
 
 
 
Translation needed: Russian script to English #translations

Elizabeth Jackson
 

I am desperately seeking a translation of pertinent information from this marriage record for Gitla Klepfisz and Josek Joskowitz.  I am specifically in need of the names of Gitla's parents to determine if this is my Great Aunt.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Elizabeth Jackson
cattheater@...

Researching:. Ingberg and Klepfisz of Poland/Ukraine
Re: How to learn if an immigrant received US citizenship? #usa

fredelfruhman
 

Thank you. 

To the best of my knowledge, one does not need to be a citizen to get a social security number.
--
Fredel Fruhman
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Hebrew translation request #germany #translations

r.d.oppenheimer@...
 

Hello Friends,
I posted last week about a document located in the Kriegshaber Synagogue in Augsburg Germany referred to as a Schnoder Plaque by the synagogue's research assistant. From replies I received it may be either a list of those eligible to be called to the Torah, or those who have made contributions after receiving a Mischabaruch. The copy dates back to 1930's and is in poor condition. I have tried to enhance the photo and am seeking your help in translating the Hebrew title. I am able to read all of the names.  I have successfully identified about half of the letters in the title, but not quite enough to read it. Hoping some of you may be familiar with this type of document, or have better luck than I to read the words. The image appears below, but I have also included it as a word document attachment. If someone can read them, I would appreciate a translation as well.
Richard Oppenheimer
please reply privately
r.d.oppenheimer@...

?
schnoder.docx

Seeking SLONIMSKYSlM/Aronovsky

Rochelle Gershenow
 

Family back story: The surname wasn't always Slonimsky.  We were told it was changed to avoid conscription.  No one living knew when it was changed or what the original name was.

Jacob Slonimsky was my great grandfather.  My research led me to determine he had a sister, Rose, whose married name was Weinstein (husband was Hyman).  Rose and her family lived in New York.  I determined the sibling relationship based on a number of family connections and the name of their father on their respective tombstones.  Mordekhai Zundl on Jacob's and Zundl Mordekhai on Rose's.  Jacob's oldest son was named Sundel Marks Slonimsky (Slonim).

I just found birth indexes from New York on Ancestry and Family Search for four of Rose's children.  The maiden name given for Rose on these documents are: Rinovsky, Arorosky, Aranovsky, and Aronovsky.  The name probably was Aronovsky.  This information was transcribed so I won't be able to assess the accuracy until I can view the original documents in a Family History Center, now closed because of coronavirus.

I also found on Ancestry information from a Kovno Cemetery list produced by the burial society of Vilijampole for a Reuven Aronovsky born around the same time as Jacob and Rose, i.e., abt. 1861.  He died on 8/2/1942.  His father's name is given as Moshe.  But the most interesting information is they list "Other Surnames: as Slonimsky.

Now I have to figure out where I go from here.  I have emailed DNA matches who have large trees with Aronovsky somewhere in the tree.  I will contact Aronovsky researchers listed in Jewish Gen.  I haven't yet found a ship manifest for Rose and her family (she was married with one child when she came to the US).  Any suggestions would be welcome.
 
Rochelle Gershenow
Connecticut, USA
 
Searching: AGINSKY (Stowbtsy, Belarus); CHAIKIN (Homyel, Belarus; Priluki, Ukraine); GERISH/GOROSH/GOROSCH (Vitebsk Guberynia Belarus/Latvia); GERSHONOWITZ (Lithuania; USA); LANGDORF (Galicia);  MERRIN (Belarus); PURINSON/PURINZON (Priluki,Ukraine; Argentina; Brazil; Israel; USA; Anywhere); SLONIMSKY/SLONIM (Minsk, Belarus; USA); SONDAK/SUNDOCK/SUNDACK (Janavole, Borkhovo, Rezekne, and Ludza, Latvia; USA); SOKOLOVSKY (Priluki, Ukraine)
 
 
 
 
Re: FUERLICHT #names #usa #slovakia

Karen
 

Hello Alex,

 

Here are a few records that might help identify 2 possible children for Herbert Spencer FEUERLICHT and "maybe" also a grandchild. It's a bit confusing because both Herbert and his brother Leonard appear to have changed their surnames to FORREST on their U.S. WWII Draft Records (see attached pictures) and go back and forth between FEUERLICHT and FORREST after that. To begin:

 

Herbert Spencer FEUERLICHT/FORREST

b.29 Mar 1912, Bronx, NY

d. 30 Aug 2008, Westchester County, NY

 

Married 10 Nov 1950 to:

Lillian HILSUM

b.16 Mar 1913, New York City

d. 18 Jan 2005, Westchester County, NY

Both Herbert and Lillian are buried in King David Cemetery, Putnam Valley, Putnam, NY(see tombstone pics and Find a Grave links)

 

2 possible children and a grandchild for Herman and Lillian:

Parmenus ROSECRANS-buried in Ohio but named as a son on Herbert’s Find a Grave site (see Find a Grave links for both Parmenus and Herbert). 

Sanford J. FORREST b.1954 d.2006-"not" named as a son of Herbert or Lillian on their Find a Grave memorials, however, Sanford has a similar tombstone and is buried in the same King David Cemetery as they are (see Sanford’s Find a Grave link).

 

 

Betty Jane FORREST-listed as a daughter of Sanford A. FORREST (see Find a Grave links)

Links:

Herbert S. FORREST-Find a Grave

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60525&h=60207171&ssrc=pt&tid=168097170&pid=242177805997&usePUB=true

Lillian H. FORREST-Find a Grave

 

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=FindAGraveUS&indiv=try&h=60207273

Sanford J. FORREST-Find a Grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93419283/sanford-j_-forrest

Parmenus ROSECRANS-Find a Grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48381451
(Also see attached doc. as to possible use of an alias name)

 

 
Betty J. FORREST SMITH-Find a Grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175703235

 

 

While Find a Grave postings are not always totally accurate, they can provide good clues. And some of these give brief bios as well. Plus if the Ohio information pans out, there seems to be extended family in that area. Most of the other information like dates for Herbert and Lillian are from Ancestry records. Let me know if you need clarification about any of them. Attached are some other mentioned records plus clear photos of the tombstones for Herman FEUERLICHT and wife Johanna from JewishData.com just in case you can use (buried: Beth El Cemetery, Ridgewood, NY). Other than the WW II draft record for Leonard FEUERLICH/FORREST, I was not able to find much more information about him.

Karen Gregar Schneider

 

Bolingbrook, Illinois, USA

Researching:

Gregar/Groger: Hoorepnik, Czechia and Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA

Popper: Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA

 

 

  

 

 

 
Re: Origin of the name Liss #names

Michael Hoffman
 

Hello Nancy S,

Would you be interested in a copy of the Marriage Certificate of the marriage of a Harris Liss to Rachel Shamrock, which took place in London, ENGLAND in 1898, Harris Liss's father is an Israel Liss. There is a record in the archives of YIVO, in the Industrial Removal Records when this couple moved to Illinois from NYC.

Regards,

Michael Hoffman
Borehamwood
HERTS UK 

Researching:- SCHAMROTH / SHAMROCK, Krakow, Poland, London, UK and USA.   
Seeking a book by Gabriela Mistral #france #germany #holocaust

Kira Dolcimascolo
 

Hello, I hope you are all in good health.
i have a research request regarding the Chilean poet and diplomat Gabriela MistraI. I am seeking to access a book of her letters due to the Covid virus closing libraries. The letters include requests for assistance  from Jews attempting to flee Europe. 
I am seeing a copy a few pages Mistral’s Antología Mayor (1992)- One of  4 volumes (Cartas). I am seeking two pages from this book about a member of my family, Elly LEON, whose mother Gertrud, a German Jew,  sought help for her daughter to flee the holocaust while Mistral was a diplomat in Nice, France. Elly LEON was a Turkish-German Jew living in Berlin.
If you or others can send me images from “Cartas”, it would be so appreciated. 
Kind Regards from Baltimore,
Kira
Re: Overdose of quinine #general

Jill Whitehead
 

According to today's UK Guardian newpaper in an article by Laura Spinney, quinine was much in use during the 1918 flu epidemic "even though there was no evidence it worked for flu" and "doctors often overprescribed it causing side effects." She quotes Mark Honingsbaums' new book on the 1918 flu epidemic that "Londoners refused to be fobbed off with advice to gargle witht saltwater, and they besieged doctors' surgeries demanding quinine". 

One of my relations was a medic in WW1, but came back from the war to die of Spanish Flu in 1919. Another relation was put in an asylum after suffering post natal depression and died of Spanish Flu there in 1919.

Jill Whitehead, Surrey, UK
Re: THE CHOLERA PANDEMIC IN GALICIA #galicia

e l
 

Hello Fellow Genners,
 
I should like to add just one citation of many that I have collected:
 
Anonymous, “Einweihungsfeier des S. B. Latz’schen Alten- und Siechenheims” (with illustration of the building), Posener Neueste Nachrichten, Thursday, 16 December 1909, Issue 3207, 2nd supplement, 1st and 2nd pp.  Mf 06867; and at Leo Baeck Institute, New York City, Edward Luft Collection, AR 6957, location S42/5.  The article discusses Akiba Eger and the 1831 cholera epidemic in Posen, reproducing the text of the letter sent by King Friedrich Wilhelm to Chief Rabbi Jacob Moses [Akiba] Eger], thanking him for his efforts, 1st unnumbered p.
 
Unfortunately, every article that I have found is in German; none is in English.  The copy that I donated to my Collection at the Leo Baeck Institute came from the Biblioteka im. Adama Mickiewicza; each year has its own microfilm number.  That was the only other location where I found the holdings.
 
To summarize, the Jewish deaths from cholera in the 1831 epidemic in the city of Posen, today Poznań, Wielkopolska, Poland, was 17 while the total deaths were over 2,000.  Von Flottwell, the Provincial President (= governor), and the King discussed appointing Eger to be in charge of managing the epidemic, not for reasons of health but to be able to blame him if things went wrong.  In the end, the King merely sent a letter.  The original of that letter is lost although the copy continues to be available from news reports in newspapers.  Many historians attribute the low number of Jewish deaths to sanitation rules in Jewish law enforced by Eger, the last Gaon of Posen.  I found perhaps 20 other citations to the same or similar information in books and in newspapers.  This same King contributed liberally to the London Society for the Conversion of the Jews.
Re: How to learn if an immigrant received US citizenship? #usa

Stephanie LaRose Lewison
 

Does one need to be a citizen in order to have a social security number?

Stephanie Lewison, Poughkeepsie, NY
Re: How to learn if an immigrant received US citizenship? #usa

Marian
 

Someone who immigrated to the US in 1958 (assuming they were admitted on an immigrant visa) would be eligible to naturalize 5 years later (sooner if they were married to a US citizen).  As long as they applied (filed their Petition for Naturalization) prior to 1990/1992 that petition would be filed in a court with jurisdiction over their residence.*  This research for this time period is fairly straightforward.

First, you can start looking for the court record.  By 1960 most naturalizations took place in Federal courts. Many Federal court records are at least indexed online (Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, etc.), though not all of them for the late 20th century.  If not online, the records should be at the National Archives.  If the immigrant lived in a rural area they still might have naturalized in a state or local court.  In that case one should look to that locality for naturalization research guidance.

Second, there is always the backup of a USCIS A-file.  Any immigrant who arrived 1958 has an A-file which holds all their records, including the immigration visa records and copies of all the court naturalization records.  
  • If your immigrant was born more than 100 years ago, be sure to first search the A-files in the National Archives (NARA) catalog to see if that A-file has transferred to NARA.  While not likely to have transferred, one should always check NARA first https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/aliens 
  • If not found among the NARA holdings, the A-file must be requested from USCIS.  
    • If the immigrant naturalized AFTER 1975 the USCIS can likely locate the file easily, if they naturalized before that date it can be harder/take longer.  
  • Most genealogists wind up having to pay the USCIS fees, but because your immigrant arrived in 1958 their A-number should be above 8 million, so should qualify for request under the Freedom of Information (FOIA) program (free!).  I believe you can submit a USCIS FOIA request online now, see www.uscis.gov/foia.
Good luck!

Marian Smith

*If they were a member of the US military when they naturalized their records might be in a court with no relation to their residence.  Also, if anyone applied for naturalization after 1990/92 all records are in the USCIS A-file.  
New Jersey Jewish Cemetaries #usa

Dahn Cukier
 

Hi,

I am searching for my grandmother's grave I only know she died in
October 1974, probably in the Bronx. I have been told she is buried in
Southern NJ, but that may be a reference to south of NYC.

QUESTION: Is there a complete list of Jewish cemeteries located
in New Jersey?

Dani Cukier


When you start to read readin,
how do you know the fellow that
wrote the readin,
wrote the readin right?

Festus Hagen
Long Branch Saloon
Dodge City, Kansas
(Gunsmoke)
60 Minutes Program on Artificial Intelligence Preserves Ability to Converse with Holocaust Survivors #holocaust

Jan Meisels Allen
 

 

   

 

This evening, April 5,  60 Minutes, a -US based, CBS broadcasting system program did a segment on artificial intelligence having a conversation with Holocaust survivors who are no longer living.  Based on the USC Shoah Foundation recorded testimonies, Heather Maio-Smith crafted the program with in the Shoah Foundation. She is now married to the Foundation’s director, Stephen Smith.

 

Both said in the interview there was “pushback” on the project except for the survivors themselves. The interviews take 5 full days each answering questions which are then put into the database so regardless of how the question is posed the correct answer returns.

 

So far there are 20 interviews including one US Army liberator.

 

If you did not see the program you can access it on CBS—at least in North America.

Go to:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/holocaust-stories-artificial-intelligence-60-minutes-2020-04-05/


To read more about the interviews see:

https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/313591/60-minutes-spotlights-artificial-intelligence-keeping-holocaust-survivors-alive/

 

 

Jan Meisels Allen

Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee