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Our old Discussion List platform was woefully antiquated. Among its many challenges: it was not secure, it required messages to be sent in Plain Text, did not support accented characters or languages other than English, could not display links or images, and had archives that were not mobile-friendly.
This new platform that JewishGen is using is a scalable, and sustainable solution, and allows us to engage with JewishGen members throughout the world. It offers a simple and intuitive interface for both members and moderators, more powerful tools, and more secure archives (which are easily accessible on mobile devices, and which also block out personal email addresses to the public).
I am a JewishGen member, why do I have to create a separate account for the Discussion Group?
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I like how the current lists work. Will I still be able to send/receive emails of posts (and/or digests)?
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Can I post images, accented characters, different colors/font sizes, non-latin characters?
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Can I categorize a message? For example, if my message is related to Polish, or Ukraine research, can I indicate as such?
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What are the new guidelines?
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Re: Los Angeles--Libraries??
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Susan
In soc.genealogy.jewish dkazez@wittenberg.EDU (Daniel Kazez)
wrote: I will be visiting Los Angeles soon. What library should I visit toI would guess the Main Library, 630 W. 5th St. in downtown L.A. Try www.lapl.org/admin/laplgen/html. Susan Silberstein
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Los Angeles--Libraries??
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Susan
In soc.genealogy.jewish dkazez@wittenberg.EDU (Daniel Kazez)
wrote: I will be visiting Los Angeles soon. What library should I visit toI would guess the Main Library, 630 W. 5th St. in downtown L.A. Try www.lapl.org/admin/laplgen/html. Susan Silberstein
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Corinne's server was down
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Corinne Silver <silverlining@...>
If you have sent an email to either Corinne Silver
silverlining@callnetuk.com or Yosef Silver yosef@callnetuk.com within the last 24 hours please resend as our emails got deleted by the server! Apologies
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Corinne's server was down
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Corinne Silver <silverlining@...>
If you have sent an email to either Corinne Silver
silverlining@callnetuk.com or Yosef Silver yosef@callnetuk.com within the last 24 hours please resend as our emails got deleted by the server! Apologies
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Re: Meaning of phrase and event
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Paul Silverstone <paulh@...>
Mendel Beiliss was falsely accused of murdering a Christian boy in
Kiev. The boy's mutilated body was discovered on a Sunday morning in March 1911. Beiliss was charged with killing him to use the blood for matzahs for Passover. It was a very celebrated case and he was eventually acquitted. See the book "Blood Accusation: the Strange History of the Beiliss Case" by Maurice Samuel. 1966. Frieda Libaw wrote: -- Paul Silverstone New York reply to: paulh@aya.yale.edu MODERATOR NOTE: There were several replies to this question. Thanks to Naomi Fatouros, Batya Olsen, Alan Shuchat. The question having been answered, this thread is closed.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Meaning of phrase and event
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Paul Silverstone <paulh@...>
Mendel Beiliss was falsely accused of murdering a Christian boy in
Kiev. The boy's mutilated body was discovered on a Sunday morning in March 1911. Beiliss was charged with killing him to use the blood for matzahs for Passover. It was a very celebrated case and he was eventually acquitted. See the book "Blood Accusation: the Strange History of the Beiliss Case" by Maurice Samuel. 1966. Frieda Libaw wrote: -- Paul Silverstone New York reply to: paulh@aya.yale.edu MODERATOR NOTE: There were several replies to this question. Thanks to Naomi Fatouros, Batya Olsen, Alan Shuchat. The question having been answered, this thread is closed.
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Russian district names
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Estelle Wolfers <EWolfers@...>
Does anyone know how to find a named district in Russia? I am looking for
the location of the village of Vidz in Kovna Geberna. Shtetl-seeker can find several possibilities for Vidz in Russia and Belarus, but I can't cross-reference these with the district and I can't find the district on a general map. Estelle Wolfers, Ipswich UK
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Russian district names
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Estelle Wolfers <EWolfers@...>
Does anyone know how to find a named district in Russia? I am looking for
the location of the village of Vidz in Kovna Geberna. Shtetl-seeker can find several possibilities for Vidz in Russia and Belarus, but I can't cross-reference these with the district and I can't find the district on a general map. Estelle Wolfers, Ipswich UK
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passengier lists & sharing a success
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Rakoff125
friends,
I just discovered a site that sells original passenger lists; none of my ships are on it but someone of you may get lucky so check- http://www.oceanliner.com/passlist.htm Might I add, If any one purchases one can you make the lists available through Jewish Gen? I have no financial interest and get no benefit >from sharing this information. As a separate issue-this community really works! I have found major "limbs" on my family tree that I never knew existed and have met and connected with several families, including a wonderful 88 year old 5th cousin who remembers my grandparents wedding and had lots of information to share. The bigger irony is he was being admitted to a hospital 2 miles >from my house, where his daughter worked! This is indeed a small world after all. Linda Rakoff, Newton, MA MODERATOR NOTE: Posted as a one-time mention of commercial source of "possible" information of value to genealogists.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen passengier lists & sharing a success
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Rakoff125
friends,
I just discovered a site that sells original passenger lists; none of my ships are on it but someone of you may get lucky so check- http://www.oceanliner.com/passlist.htm Might I add, If any one purchases one can you make the lists available through Jewish Gen? I have no financial interest and get no benefit >from sharing this information. As a separate issue-this community really works! I have found major "limbs" on my family tree that I never knew existed and have met and connected with several families, including a wonderful 88 year old 5th cousin who remembers my grandparents wedding and had lots of information to share. The bigger irony is he was being admitted to a hospital 2 miles >from my house, where his daughter worked! This is indeed a small world after all. Linda Rakoff, Newton, MA MODERATOR NOTE: Posted as a one-time mention of commercial source of "possible" information of value to genealogists.
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Re: Pogremanski
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Steven Chall <steven.chall@...>
When Eric signed the JewishGen Guest Book, he indicated:
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fyafollow@aol.com I cannot verify that he'll get your message, but at least my message to him didn't bounce. Steven Chall in Minneapolis, MN =[;-) =================== On Sun, 21 Mar 1999 16:42:01 +0200 Avrohom Krauss <avkrauss@actcom.co.il> writes:
The name Eric Page-Pogremanski caught my eye. (Since he did not post
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Re: Pogremanski
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Steven Chall <steven.chall@...>
When Eric signed the JewishGen Guest Book, he indicated:
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fyafollow@aol.com I cannot verify that he'll get your message, but at least my message to him didn't bounce. Steven Chall in Minneapolis, MN =[;-) =================== On Sun, 21 Mar 1999 16:42:01 +0200 Avrohom Krauss <avkrauss@actcom.co.il> writes:
The name Eric Page-Pogremanski caught my eye. (Since he did not post
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Re: Jewish (or Yiddish) name
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Simon Barak
Jeremy is of course (as any dictionary\encyclopedia\book will
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tell you) the short version for Jeremias = the english version of the prophet Yirmiahu. Frieda Libaw wrote:
Can anybody out there tell me what would be a Jewish or Yiddish
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Jewish (or Yiddish) name
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Simon Barak
Jeremy is of course (as any dictionary\encyclopedia\book will
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
tell you) the short version for Jeremias = the english version of the prophet Yirmiahu. Frieda Libaw wrote:
Can anybody out there tell me what would be a Jewish or Yiddish
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SMIEDT
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Heastern <heastern@...>
Anyone out there know the origins of the surname SMIEDT ?
Anyone got any connections to SMIEDT (Originally >from the areas Plunjan and Neustadt ? ) My paternal great (SMIEDT ) grandfather left Lithuania , via Bremen onto England, and finally settling in South Africa around 1875. Most of his siblings followed to South Africa, some years later, but there were 2 brothers that apparently went to the USA at the turn of this century, and before my time, contact was lost with them. By a slim chance, are there any fellow LitvakSIGers , with any possible connections ? Regards, Herb EPSTEIN (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Researching: >from Lithuania SMIEDT, EPSTEIN (and FINKELSTEIN, originally from Romania) Herb Epstein Heastern Industries Pty Ltd Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Fax: +61-3-9894 1216 Phone: +61-3-9894 1228
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania SMIEDT
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Heastern <heastern@...>
Anyone out there know the origins of the surname SMIEDT ?
Anyone got any connections to SMIEDT (Originally >from the areas Plunjan and Neustadt ? ) My paternal great (SMIEDT ) grandfather left Lithuania , via Bremen onto England, and finally settling in South Africa around 1875. Most of his siblings followed to South Africa, some years later, but there were 2 brothers that apparently went to the USA at the turn of this century, and before my time, contact was lost with them. By a slim chance, are there any fellow LitvakSIGers , with any possible connections ? Regards, Herb EPSTEIN (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Researching: >from Lithuania SMIEDT, EPSTEIN (and FINKELSTEIN, originally from Romania) Herb Epstein Heastern Industries Pty Ltd Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Fax: +61-3-9894 1216 Phone: +61-3-9894 1228
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English versions of Hebrew names
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Morris Stillman <stillmm@...>
There is no CERTAIN connection between English & Hebrew names unless a
direct translation was made by the parents. My wife & I believe that the English & Hebrew names should be EXACTLY the same, but in the case of our daughter we named her Rebecca Amy in English, and Batya Ahuva in Hebrew - because my grandmother (Basha Liebe) was known as "Becky" in English. A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS NAMED THEIR CHILDREN THE HEBREW NAME OF THEIR PARENT (or whoever they wanted to honor) AND THEN PICKED AN ENGLISH NAME STARTING WITH A LETTER THAT HAD THE SAME SOUND OF THE FIRST LETTER OF THE HEBREW NAME (in many cases because they wanted a name that sounded more modern - or less Jewish - or more American, English or Spanish etc.). I know many people named Moshe whose English names are Murray, Max, Marc, Morris, Manfred, Maurice, Morton, Michael, Mark, etc. - but there is NO CONNECTION between these names and their Hebrew names. Morris (Moshe) Stillman Englewood, NJ ********************************************************************* MORRIS STILLMAN STILLMM@CYBERNEX.NET also: stillmm@vjmail.com (backup address) Researching: STILLMAN (originally >from Jurburg) KRAMER (originally >from Kurenitz) MOHL ( " " Lancut and then Dusseldorf) DAVIDSON ( " " Lemberg and then Zurich) *********************************************************************
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania English versions of Hebrew names
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Morris Stillman <stillmm@...>
There is no CERTAIN connection between English & Hebrew names unless a
direct translation was made by the parents. My wife & I believe that the English & Hebrew names should be EXACTLY the same, but in the case of our daughter we named her Rebecca Amy in English, and Batya Ahuva in Hebrew - because my grandmother (Basha Liebe) was known as "Becky" in English. A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS NAMED THEIR CHILDREN THE HEBREW NAME OF THEIR PARENT (or whoever they wanted to honor) AND THEN PICKED AN ENGLISH NAME STARTING WITH A LETTER THAT HAD THE SAME SOUND OF THE FIRST LETTER OF THE HEBREW NAME (in many cases because they wanted a name that sounded more modern - or less Jewish - or more American, English or Spanish etc.). I know many people named Moshe whose English names are Murray, Max, Marc, Morris, Manfred, Maurice, Morton, Michael, Mark, etc. - but there is NO CONNECTION between these names and their Hebrew names. Morris (Moshe) Stillman Englewood, NJ ********************************************************************* MORRIS STILLMAN STILLMM@CYBERNEX.NET also: stillmm@vjmail.com (backup address) Researching: STILLMAN (originally >from Jurburg) KRAMER (originally >from Kurenitz) MOHL ( " " Lancut and then Dusseldorf) DAVIDSON ( " " Lemberg and then Zurich) *********************************************************************
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Re: Pogremanski
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Len613@...
In a message dated 3/23/99 8:06:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
avkrauss@actcom.co.il writes: << The name Eric Page-Pogremanski caught my eye. (Since he did not post his e- maila address, I am posting this to the group). Hi Avrohom, My father's original name was Posumansky, or some variant thereof. Is this a possible variant of the name you write of? Len Mansky ********* There was a famous Torah scholar who passed away at young age named Rabbi Mordechai ("Motl") Pogremanski who learned in the Yeshiva of Telshe, Lithuania. >>
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Re: Pogremanski
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Len613@...
In a message dated 3/23/99 8:06:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
avkrauss@actcom.co.il writes: << The name Eric Page-Pogremanski caught my eye. (Since he did not post his e- maila address, I am posting this to the group). Hi Avrohom, My father's original name was Posumansky, or some variant thereof. Is this a possible variant of the name you write of? Len Mansky ********* There was a famous Torah scholar who passed away at young age named Rabbi Mordechai ("Motl") Pogremanski who learned in the Yeshiva of Telshe, Lithuania. >>
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