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Malin, Sarnovitchi, Ksaveriv the SCHECTMAN/RICH Family
#ukraine
Arnie Levine <arnie@...>
TYA:
I am attempting to find information on my grandmothers family and the area's which they lived, they are the SCHECTMAN family (SCHECKHTMAN, SHEKHTMAN, SHECHTMAN, SHECKMAN) and changed their name to RICH when they came to North America. The family is >from the UKRAINE (then Russia) >from Sarnovitchi (Sarnovichi, Korostensky Raion, Zhitomir Oblast), >from Ksaverov (Ksaveriv, Malinsky Raion,Zhitomir Oblast) and >from Malin (Malyn, Malinsky Raion, Zhitomir Oblast). Any information about either the family or towns would be appreciated as I have little information before they came to North America (I have the map co-ordinates of each area, I am looking for any other type of information). If any one has Istoreiya Mist i Sil Ukrainskoi RSR copies of the write ups of the aforementioned towns would be appreciated, especially if they are translated. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you, Arnie Levine Chicago, Illinois USA arnie@gowebway.com http://home.gowebway.com/~arnie/ http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/l/e/v/Arnold-H-Levine/index.html ALSO researching the CZUSIK (changed name to SHERMAN) family >from Narodichi and Chopovichi (Volhynia Gubernia and Zhitomirskaya Oblast); the LASKOWITZ (changed name to LASKO or LASCOE) family >from Poland: towns of Wysokie Mazowieckie in Lomza Gubernia and also Bialystock vicinity). Settled in Chicago but have spread (those located) throughout the USA, Canada, Israel and Australia.
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Malin, Sarnovitchi, Ksaveriv the SCHECTMAN/RICH Family
#ukraine
Arnie Levine <arnie@...>
TYA:
I am attempting to find information on my grandmothers family and the area's which they lived, they are the SCHECTMAN family (SCHECKHTMAN, SHEKHTMAN, SHECHTMAN, SHECKMAN) and changed their name to RICH when they came to North America. The family is >from the UKRAINE (then Russia) >from Sarnovitchi (Sarnovichi, Korostensky Raion, Zhitomir Oblast), >from Ksaverov (Ksaveriv, Malinsky Raion,Zhitomir Oblast) and >from Malin (Malyn, Malinsky Raion, Zhitomir Oblast). Any information about either the family or towns would be appreciated as I have little information before they came to North America (I have the map co-ordinates of each area, I am looking for any other type of information). If any one has Istoreiya Mist i Sil Ukrainskoi RSR copies of the write ups of the aforementioned towns would be appreciated, especially if they are translated. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you, Arnie Levine Chicago, Illinois USA arnie@gowebway.com http://home.gowebway.com/~arnie/ http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/l/e/v/Arnold-H-Levine/index.html ALSO researching the CZUSIK (changed name to SHERMAN) family >from Narodichi and Chopovichi (Volhynia Gubernia and Zhitomirskaya Oblast); the LASKOWITZ (changed name to LASKO or LASCOE) family >from Poland: towns of Wysokie Mazowieckie in Lomza Gubernia and also Bialystock vicinity). Settled in Chicago but have spread (those located) throughout the USA, Canada, Israel and Australia.
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Re: reaching out to family
#ukraine
EHecht4085@...
Dear Mark,
Based upon my own experience in a similar situation, I tried to contact as many as I could and sent them a family goup sheet showing relationships. One evne sent me a nasty letter, not remembering who I was but when I sent her my own family group sheet, she recognized my father and became a little closer and now looks forward to my Newsletter. I also sent her a copy of her husband grave stone when I visited the cemeteery where some of the family are buried. Keep trying. I have one cousin who hates his relatives and will not reply, because he married an Italian girl and some of the older relations id not approve. So goes it. Keep trying, and sometimes they get on board, but none of them seem to have any information, and some of them do. Eli C. Hecht
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: reaching out to family
#ukraine
EHecht4085@...
Dear Mark,
Based upon my own experience in a similar situation, I tried to contact as many as I could and sent them a family goup sheet showing relationships. One evne sent me a nasty letter, not remembering who I was but when I sent her my own family group sheet, she recognized my father and became a little closer and now looks forward to my Newsletter. I also sent her a copy of her husband grave stone when I visited the cemeteery where some of the family are buried. Keep trying. I have one cousin who hates his relatives and will not reply, because he married an Italian girl and some of the older relations id not approve. So goes it. Keep trying, and sometimes they get on board, but none of them seem to have any information, and some of them do. Eli C. Hecht
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SCHICK surname > _Thank You_ !!!
#general
Christof Schick <schick@...>
Dear JewishGen researchers,
First I would thank you for all those very professional answers to my request for the SCHICK surname! I'm subscribed to quiet a lot of GenLists but the JewisGen seems really to be the most professional. Thanky you very much! The ones which are interested in get a "ollection"of all your Schick answers, can drop me a email. Then I would send you all the answers which are very interesting. Send your mails to c.schick@schick.ch as my old address schick@datacomm.ch will be used only till around end of 2000. At www.schick.ch which will be "on air" in about 4-6 months you'll find also a chapter about "Schick as a Jewish surname." This chapter hase become possible only because of the generous help of the people >from the JewishGen list; thanks again! Christof Schick-Fernandez Switzerland info@schick.ch
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Re: CT Cemetery Help.
#ukraine
Zelde Malevitz <lionzel@...>
Dear David,
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Could you mean (Volinska {gubernya}) ? Paul Malevitz ----------
From: "David Donn" <ddonn@seasurf.net> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen SCHICK surname > _Thank You_ !!!
#general
Christof Schick <schick@...>
Dear JewishGen researchers,
First I would thank you for all those very professional answers to my request for the SCHICK surname! I'm subscribed to quiet a lot of GenLists but the JewisGen seems really to be the most professional. Thanky you very much! The ones which are interested in get a "ollection"of all your Schick answers, can drop me a email. Then I would send you all the answers which are very interesting. Send your mails to c.schick@schick.ch as my old address schick@datacomm.ch will be used only till around end of 2000. At www.schick.ch which will be "on air" in about 4-6 months you'll find also a chapter about "Schick as a Jewish surname." This chapter hase become possible only because of the generous help of the people >from the JewishGen list; thanks again! Christof Schick-Fernandez Switzerland info@schick.ch
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: CT Cemetery Help.
#ukraine
Zelde Malevitz <lionzel@...>
Dear David,
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Could you mean (Volinska {gubernya}) ? Paul Malevitz ----------
From: "David Donn" <ddonn@seasurf.net> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Translation: Polish to English
#general
edblo@...
In response to my enquiry, I received a reply >from the Polish Archives
( "Centralnego Osrodka Informatictji Archivalnej"] in Warsaw. I need this letter translated, and would very grateful if someone could do this for me. Its contents only occupy about three quarters of a page. Edmond Bloch ebloch@nc.rr.com
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Donn/Buchman/Kushner
#ukraine
David Donn <ddonn@...>
Thanks for the help :)
I am entered in JGFF I am seeking both contemporaries and info on ancestors. Contemporaries if they exsist would be nice. I have checked the Jewish Gen archives I have checked FTJP I have checked the Hamburg Passenger indexes I have checked the Social Security Death Index I have read the JewishGen FAQ However, where might I find the US census records? Are they available online? Thanks again for all of the help and suggestions. It really is appreciated. David Donn Researching: Donn (>from Ukraine and Lithuania) Buchman (Belarus), Kushner (from Austria, Siberia, Ukraine)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Translation: Polish to English
#general
edblo@...
In response to my enquiry, I received a reply >from the Polish Archives
( "Centralnego Osrodka Informatictji Archivalnej"] in Warsaw. I need this letter translated, and would very grateful if someone could do this for me. Its contents only occupy about three quarters of a page. Edmond Bloch ebloch@nc.rr.com
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Donn/Buchman/Kushner
#ukraine
David Donn <ddonn@...>
Thanks for the help :)
I am entered in JGFF I am seeking both contemporaries and info on ancestors. Contemporaries if they exsist would be nice. I have checked the Jewish Gen archives I have checked FTJP I have checked the Hamburg Passenger indexes I have checked the Social Security Death Index I have read the JewishGen FAQ However, where might I find the US census records? Are they available online? Thanks again for all of the help and suggestions. It really is appreciated. David Donn Researching: Donn (>from Ukraine and Lithuania) Buchman (Belarus), Kushner (from Austria, Siberia, Ukraine)
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Re: Need help with translation
#belarus
mpfreed28315861@...
Barbara" <bdimunno@pioneeris.net> wrote:
I just posted my ancestor's signature at http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/1781. Yes this is Hebrew. It reads "Noson son of reb Yosef" which means Nathan the son of (Mr.) Joseph. Murray Freedman Leeds UK
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Need help with translation
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mpfreed28315861@...
Barbara" <bdimunno@pioneeris.net> wrote:
I just posted my ancestor's signature at http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/1781. Yes this is Hebrew. It reads "Noson son of reb Yosef" which means Nathan the son of (Mr.) Joseph. Murray Freedman Leeds UK
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Re: Occupation "Krovelschik"--in Russian
#general
MarkGrekin <markgrekin@...>
Maria,
"Krovel'shchik" = a worker who does roofing, be it Roofing iron, slate roofing or tiling. Mark Grekin
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Occupation "Krovelschik"--in Russian
#general
MarkGrekin <markgrekin@...>
Maria,
"Krovel'shchik" = a worker who does roofing, be it Roofing iron, slate roofing or tiling. Mark Grekin
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Re: London - Looking for burial place. Where to start?
#general
mpfreed28315861@...
"Yaacov Slizak" <yslizak@nospam.eircom.net> wrote:
Hi,It is probable that he lived in the East End and buried in one of the cemeteries belonging to a synagogue situated there at the time. All I can suggest is that you look at a recent copy of the Jewish Year Book which will list the addresses of London Jewish cemeteries and contact each of them. My suggestion is to try those of the Federation of Synagogues first. Murray Freedman
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: London - Looking for burial place. Where to start?
#general
mpfreed28315861@...
"Yaacov Slizak" <yslizak@nospam.eircom.net> wrote:
Hi,It is probable that he lived in the East End and buried in one of the cemeteries belonging to a synagogue situated there at the time. All I can suggest is that you look at a recent copy of the Jewish Year Book which will list the addresses of London Jewish cemeteries and contact each of them. My suggestion is to try those of the Federation of Synagogues first. Murray Freedman
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Are Others Interested In Your Hobby? was Re: Jewish bootleggers
#general
The Kendrick's <kendrickkreation@...>
Rochelle Nameroff wrote:
Another question: Are many of you finding that you are the only one inIn most cases, yes. I am finding that the younger generations of my BLOCH, DZIEKIEWICZ, RINGGOLD, RING links are more interested. More specifically, four of us in our late 30's and early 40's are working on either the above names or maternal lineage. Outside of this generation only two older family members in the next generation seem interested. Thankfully, one is a subscriber to this list. I've been so excited about all my discoveries, as well as thrilled toMy emotions exactly in the beginning. Now, after four years of research and four years of very little interest >from my parents and other relatives, I don't even tell them much anymore. --that it's beginning to hurt me not to be able to share these discoveries with the remaining living members of my family.Remember one crucial thing, this is a hobby. This is *your* hobby. Just as you may not be interested in one of your relatives hobbies, they might not be interested in yours. Not everyone wants to know about family. Granted, it's hard for us to understand that, but it might be just as hard for others to understand why in the world we spend out time doing this. Always put yourself in their position before judging them or their responses. I have adopted a question anytime I want to "announce" a new find to members of my family; "did you start researching for yourself or to announce things to others?" My feeling is if other family members were interested, they would have begun their own research. As a result, when someone in your family responds negatively, remember this is something you want to learn. If they wanted to, it's up to them to persue it. One last thing, don't "push" your interests on others. Let them know you have new information via letter, e-mail, i.e. communication but don't "force it on them." Close the communication with, "if you are interested in more information and specifics, please contact me and I will be happy to share it with you." Leave it up to them to decide and request the info. Nancy Ring-Kendrick Daytona Beach, FL Searching: BLOCH /BUGEN /DZIEKIEWICZ /GROSS /GROSSMAN /KISH /RING /RINGGOLD http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/e/n/Nancy-R-Kendrick/ Updated November 22, 2000
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Re: "Occupation 'Krovelschhik'-in Russian"
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NFatouros@...
In her message of 11-24-00 Maria Krane asked what "Krovelschik" means in
Russian. I checked my big Oxford Russian-English Dictionary and I think it means "roof maker." So I've not only learned a new Russian word but a Russian word which is not related to the Revolution, its newspapers and periodicals, and its various factions! Naomi Fatouros (nee FELDMAN) Bloomington, Indiana NFatouros@aol.com Researching: BELKOWSKY, Odessa, Berdichev; FELDMAN, Pinsk; SHUTZ, SCHUTZ, Shcherets; LEVY, Mulhouse;SAS, Podwolochisk; RAPOPORT, Tarnopol.
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