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Holocaust of Jugoslavian Jewry
#general
Ada Holtzman <ada01@...>
Shalom,
Please advise me if any web site exists about the Holocaust of Jugoslavian Jewry. Thank you in advance, Ada Holtzman Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/4017/
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Holocaust of Jugoslavian Jewry
#general
Ada Holtzman <ada01@...>
Shalom,
Please advise me if any web site exists about the Holocaust of Jugoslavian Jewry. Thank you in advance, Ada Holtzman Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/4017/
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JGS NY Meeting October 26
#general
Jgsmember@...
JGS of NY will have its next meeting on October 26th at 6:30 pm.
RESEARCHING AT THE MORMON FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY THURSDAY OCT 26TH AT THE MORMON FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY 125 COLUMBUS AVENUE (at 65th Street) Michael Brenner, past President of the JGS NY will talk about using the Mormon microfilms to research European and US records. Postscript. Several of our members will report on the Jewish Genealogy 2000 conference in Salt Lake City this past summer. Special guest George Rigal from England will tell us the plans for the next Jewish Genealogy conferencein London July 2001.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGS NY Meeting October 26
#general
Jgsmember@...
JGS of NY will have its next meeting on October 26th at 6:30 pm.
RESEARCHING AT THE MORMON FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY THURSDAY OCT 26TH AT THE MORMON FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY 125 COLUMBUS AVENUE (at 65th Street) Michael Brenner, past President of the JGS NY will talk about using the Mormon microfilms to research European and US records. Postscript. Several of our members will report on the Jewish Genealogy 2000 conference in Salt Lake City this past summer. Special guest George Rigal from England will tell us the plans for the next Jewish Genealogy conferencein London July 2001.
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JGS Palm Springs October Meeting
#general
Glynne
Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Springs
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Springs invites you to attend the October 27th meeting at 2 p.m. The topic will be "Immigration and Naturalization Records" and the speaker will be Dianne Weinman. There will be no November meeting. In December 5th we will have a special trip to the Family History Center in Cathedral City. Place: Jewish Federation 255 N. El Cielo Rd. Palm Springs, CA Please E-mail to Glynne@aol.com for directions and more information. Gay Lynne Kegan
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGS Palm Springs October Meeting
#general
Glynne
Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Springs
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Springs invites you to attend the October 27th meeting at 2 p.m. The topic will be "Immigration and Naturalization Records" and the speaker will be Dianne Weinman. There will be no November meeting. In December 5th we will have a special trip to the Family History Center in Cathedral City. Place: Jewish Federation 255 N. El Cielo Rd. Palm Springs, CA Please E-mail to Glynne@aol.com for directions and more information. Gay Lynne Kegan
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Re: belarus digest: October 21, 2000
#belarus
Plutsk@...
What in the world is a "rear book"?
Steve Gold Detroit area
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Re: belarus digest: October 21, 2000
#belarus
Plutsk@...
What in the world is a "rear book"?
Steve Gold Detroit area
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Proskurov questions
#ukraine
SRivkin742@...
Proskurov was the railroad line changed gauge [track size] on the run
Odessa to Kiev - this was done so no invading army could use Russia's own rail tracks to invade. This drew many Jews to Proskurov in the late 1860's and 1870's quite a few came >from Staro Konstantinov to resettle in Proskurov. The Old Konstantine landesmen society in New York was largely made up of such Proskurov Jews - along with cousins and inlaws. Proskurov with its rail center became a important shipping point and was a major battle area during the revolution as the white and red armies fought for control. I have a photo of the old rail station which I think was built around 1870. Nearby Staro-Konstantinov was famous for its summer fair and in 1835? this town had the only Jewish revolt against Russian authority after Russia passed a series of anti-jewish laws including a army draft edict for [?20 year service?] Needless to say the revolt was dealt with harshly. Steve Rivkin
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Proskurov questions
#ukraine
SRivkin742@...
Proskurov was the railroad line changed gauge [track size] on the run
Odessa to Kiev - this was done so no invading army could use Russia's own rail tracks to invade. This drew many Jews to Proskurov in the late 1860's and 1870's quite a few came >from Staro Konstantinov to resettle in Proskurov. The Old Konstantine landesmen society in New York was largely made up of such Proskurov Jews - along with cousins and inlaws. Proskurov with its rail center became a important shipping point and was a major battle area during the revolution as the white and red armies fought for control. I have a photo of the old rail station which I think was built around 1870. Nearby Staro-Konstantinov was famous for its summer fair and in 1835? this town had the only Jewish revolt against Russian authority after Russia passed a series of anti-jewish laws including a army draft edict for [?20 year service?] Needless to say the revolt was dealt with harshly. Steve Rivkin
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Re: Leiterman's from Russia
#ukraine
AviDov@...
Another spelling can be "LOITERMAN" whom I know are in NJ and Chicago suburb.
Details available privately. Abe Nutkis
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: Leiterman's from Russia
#ukraine
AviDov@...
Another spelling can be "LOITERMAN" whom I know are in NJ and Chicago suburb.
Details available privately. Abe Nutkis
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Myadel
#belarus
Lee & John Trimboli <trimboli@...>
Here's hoping!
Hi All! I've been looking - but so far noone has mentioned Myadel. Can anyone tell me in which district this town is in, or more to the point, which district it was in, in the 1800's. Thank You Lee Trimboli Illawong, Australia trimboli@triode.net.au Searching for Kodish, Asher, Coplewitz
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Myadel
#belarus
Lee & John Trimboli <trimboli@...>
Here's hoping!
Hi All! I've been looking - but so far noone has mentioned Myadel. Can anyone tell me in which district this town is in, or more to the point, which district it was in, in the 1800's. Thank You Lee Trimboli Illawong, Australia trimboli@triode.net.au Searching for Kodish, Asher, Coplewitz
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Re: Leiterman's from Russia
#ukraine
EKrifcher@...
The town that is in question may be ORINIEN, Kamenets Podolsk, Ukraine.
Emanuel Krifcher, Pittsburgh PA EKrifcher@AOL.com
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: Leiterman's from Russia
#ukraine
EKrifcher@...
The town that is in question may be ORINIEN, Kamenets Podolsk, Ukraine.
Emanuel Krifcher, Pittsburgh PA EKrifcher@AOL.com
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Seflaum@...
Dear Fellow Researchers,
Due to technical problems, the Lodz ShtetLinks site has moved to a new location. To reach it, just access the previous home page at: http://www.jewishgen.org/shtetlinks/lodz/lodz.htm and you will be redirected to the new location. Or, go directly to: http://www2.jewishgen.org/lodz/ This move may be temporary. Since the last update, a new page has been added: "Lodz Chevrah Kaddishah in the 19th Century, and Beginnings of the Jewish Community." This new page contains a combination of old information, plus more extensive information about Chevrah Kaddishah members. The page may be accessed by clicking on the link to "Pre-War Community" on the new Lodz home page. I noticed some further references to pre-1826 Jewish vital records in the introductory text of "Stary Cmentarz Zydowski w Lodzi." Format: Surname / Given Name / D (Death) / Age at Death LIPSKI Zysman 1824 D 4 MILESKI Izrael 1824 D 9 WAGOWSKI Zelig 1824 D 3 GLUPCZYNSKI Mordechaj 1824 D 3 mo. MULARSKI Chana 1824 D 3 mo. FAJTLOWICZ Sora 1824 D 60 HASZKIEWICZ Gita 1824 D 70 MILESKI Rachel 1824 D 2 Hope this information is of use to someone. Regards, Shirley Rotbein Flaum Houston, TX
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Re: Ukraine, Volunteering
#ukraine
Lescrog@...
Group,
Having recently compiled some marriage records for the St. Louis Genealogical Society, I would like to comment on the following message: <<Regarding compiling data without the use of a database or spreadsheet: I use my word processor to create tables of data.. I save each documents as .TXT format, and specify that it's "tab-delimited". (I could also create data which is "comma-delimited", but it's very hard to proof-read, and prevents the use of commas>> Using this method is a possible alternative, however, I would caution the person attempting this that proofing will be extremely difficult and time-consuming. Good luck. Linda Golubchin Scroggin St. Louis, Mo lescrog@aol.com Researching: Yampol, Wolyn (Volina), Ukraine for GLASER (GLAZER GLESEN) GLOGOVER
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Seflaum@...
Dear Fellow Researchers,
Due to technical problems, the Lodz ShtetLinks site has moved to a new location. To reach it, just access the previous home page at: http://www.jewishgen.org/shtetlinks/lodz/lodz.htm and you will be redirected to the new location. Or, go directly to: http://www2.jewishgen.org/lodz/ This move may be temporary. Since the last update, a new page has been added: "Lodz Chevrah Kaddishah in the 19th Century, and Beginnings of the Jewish Community." This new page contains a combination of old information, plus more extensive information about Chevrah Kaddishah members. The page may be accessed by clicking on the link to "Pre-War Community" on the new Lodz home page. I noticed some further references to pre-1826 Jewish vital records in the introductory text of "Stary Cmentarz Zydowski w Lodzi." Format: Surname / Given Name / D (Death) / Age at Death LIPSKI Zysman 1824 D 4 MILESKI Izrael 1824 D 9 WAGOWSKI Zelig 1824 D 3 GLUPCZYNSKI Mordechaj 1824 D 3 mo. MULARSKI Chana 1824 D 3 mo. FAJTLOWICZ Sora 1824 D 60 HASZKIEWICZ Gita 1824 D 70 MILESKI Rachel 1824 D 2 Hope this information is of use to someone. Regards, Shirley Rotbein Flaum Houston, TX
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: Ukraine, Volunteering
#ukraine
Lescrog@...
Group,
Having recently compiled some marriage records for the St. Louis Genealogical Society, I would like to comment on the following message: <<Regarding compiling data without the use of a database or spreadsheet: I use my word processor to create tables of data.. I save each documents as .TXT format, and specify that it's "tab-delimited". (I could also create data which is "comma-delimited", but it's very hard to proof-read, and prevents the use of commas>> Using this method is a possible alternative, however, I would caution the person attempting this that proofing will be extremely difficult and time-consuming. Good luck. Linda Golubchin Scroggin St. Louis, Mo lescrog@aol.com Researching: Yampol, Wolyn (Volina), Ukraine for GLASER (GLAZER GLESEN) GLOGOVER
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