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Searching: Descendants of Lucille J. ROSS (Harvey Ross)
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Crumper10 <crumper10@...>
Lucille J. ROSS was born in 1902 and died in August 1989 in Santa Monica,
California. She was my grandfather's half sister. Her son is Harvey Ross and Lucille has grandchildren. In spite of the fact that I have her death certificate, know where she is buried, spoke with the cemetary, spoke with the Rabbi who conducted her funeral, spoke with the funeral home who conducted her service, have the obituary, checked out probate (which there is none), checked the post office for the last known address of her son Harvey (which they do not have), have her social security application, and have called every Harvey Ross in California, I cannot locate her son Harvey or her grandchildren. If Harvey is alive, he would probably be about 75-80 years old. Certainly, her grandchildren are alive but I do not know their names (they were mentioned in her obit but not by first or last name). Does anyone out there have any more ideas as to how I can locate Harvey Ross or Lucille's Grandchildren. Is there anyone out there >from Santa Monica who may have known Lucille or her son Harvey?? Please contact me if you have any information. Thanks. Richard Sinykin crumper10@aol.com
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Re: Ships from E. Europe to England
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Ruffin Cooper <rrcooper@...>
My grandfather came directly to New York >from Budapest via Antwerp in 1891.
That is also a likely port for people >from Eastern Europe. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the records that Hamburg has. Ruffin Cooper
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Searching: Descendants of Lucille J. ROSS (Harvey Ross)
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Crumper10 <crumper10@...>
Lucille J. ROSS was born in 1902 and died in August 1989 in Santa Monica,
California. She was my grandfather's half sister. Her son is Harvey Ross and Lucille has grandchildren. In spite of the fact that I have her death certificate, know where she is buried, spoke with the cemetary, spoke with the Rabbi who conducted her funeral, spoke with the funeral home who conducted her service, have the obituary, checked out probate (which there is none), checked the post office for the last known address of her son Harvey (which they do not have), have her social security application, and have called every Harvey Ross in California, I cannot locate her son Harvey or her grandchildren. If Harvey is alive, he would probably be about 75-80 years old. Certainly, her grandchildren are alive but I do not know their names (they were mentioned in her obit but not by first or last name). Does anyone out there have any more ideas as to how I can locate Harvey Ross or Lucille's Grandchildren. Is there anyone out there >from Santa Monica who may have known Lucille or her son Harvey?? Please contact me if you have any information. Thanks. Richard Sinykin crumper10@aol.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Ships from E. Europe to England
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Ruffin Cooper <rrcooper@...>
My grandfather came directly to New York >from Budapest via Antwerp in 1891.
That is also a likely port for people >from Eastern Europe. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the records that Hamburg has. Ruffin Cooper
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Promote sharing amongst JewishGen'ers
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MsRachelR <msrachelr@...>
I recently noticed a question asked in this forum, that was of interest
to me, so I watched anxiously for reponses, so that I too could learn from the answer. The only related note was one of thanks >from theoriginal author thanking everyone for their responses - but all of them had been made privately. One of the benefits of using this forum, is to share information. Please post your responses publicly rather than privately, so that others interested in a particular subject, may also benefit >from your experience and knowledge. I understand that 10-15% of the questions that are posed do require private reponses. But the purpose of this discussion group is for us all to share and learn >from each other - so for the other 85-90% of questions posed - let's all continue to post public responses so that everyone can benefit. Rachel Reisman Poughkeepsie, NY Researching: KAPELUSNIC(Janow/Ivanovo), RATNOWSKY(Janow/Ivanovo), LEVINE(Vilna/Kovno), GORDON(Vilna/Kovno), MALARSKA(Warsaw/Odessa?), REISMAN/RAJZMAN(Warsaw/Odessa?), ABRAHAMSON(Russia-but where?), SIMON(Russia-but where?)
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Re: Binyamin Zeev
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Jane Vogel-Kohai & Ofer Kohai <vogelko@...>
At 10:53 01/12/00 +0200, IsraelP wrote:
...and because in some circles it was in vogue to name afterI beleive that Jabotinsky was just (Vladimir) Zeev and not Binyamin Zeev. In any case, it is certainly vogue to name after Benyamin Zeev Herzl. Jane Vogel-Kohai Jerusalem Israel
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Elswick Cemtery, Newcastle, UK
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Miriam Margolyes <75342.3217@...>
Dear Genners,
If anyone has connections in the NE, might there be any information on Elswick Cemetery, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Is this Cemetery still in existence? And if so, under whose auspices? I am aware of the excellent website: http://www.northeastjewish.org.uk/pages/site/default.htm I am keen to get details on the gravestones of Solomon SANDMAN- died 1919, buried row 2. & Jeanette SANDMAN-died 1913, buried row 6. Could anyone translate the Hebrew text, if any, on the stones? I could reciprocate with LA information. Miriam MARGOLYES Santa Monica e-mail: 75342.3217@compuserve.com searching: AMIEL (Turkey) INDICK (London 19th Century) SANDEMAN, SANDMAN, SANDMANN (S Africa & London) = BLUMENTHAL (London 1870s, Sweden & Baldenburg, Prussia 19C)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Promote sharing amongst JewishGen'ers
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MsRachelR <msrachelr@...>
I recently noticed a question asked in this forum, that was of interest
to me, so I watched anxiously for reponses, so that I too could learn from the answer. The only related note was one of thanks >from theoriginal author thanking everyone for their responses - but all of them had been made privately. One of the benefits of using this forum, is to share information. Please post your responses publicly rather than privately, so that others interested in a particular subject, may also benefit >from your experience and knowledge. I understand that 10-15% of the questions that are posed do require private reponses. But the purpose of this discussion group is for us all to share and learn >from each other - so for the other 85-90% of questions posed - let's all continue to post public responses so that everyone can benefit. Rachel Reisman Poughkeepsie, NY Researching: KAPELUSNIC(Janow/Ivanovo), RATNOWSKY(Janow/Ivanovo), LEVINE(Vilna/Kovno), GORDON(Vilna/Kovno), MALARSKA(Warsaw/Odessa?), REISMAN/RAJZMAN(Warsaw/Odessa?), ABRAHAMSON(Russia-but where?), SIMON(Russia-but where?)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Binyamin Zeev
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Jane Vogel-Kohai & Ofer Kohai <vogelko@...>
At 10:53 01/12/00 +0200, IsraelP wrote:
...and because in some circles it was in vogue to name afterI beleive that Jabotinsky was just (Vladimir) Zeev and not Binyamin Zeev. In any case, it is certainly vogue to name after Benyamin Zeev Herzl. Jane Vogel-Kohai Jerusalem Israel
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Elswick Cemtery, Newcastle, UK
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Miriam Margolyes <75342.3217@...>
Dear Genners,
If anyone has connections in the NE, might there be any information on Elswick Cemetery, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Is this Cemetery still in existence? And if so, under whose auspices? I am aware of the excellent website: http://www.northeastjewish.org.uk/pages/site/default.htm I am keen to get details on the gravestones of Solomon SANDMAN- died 1919, buried row 2. & Jeanette SANDMAN-died 1913, buried row 6. Could anyone translate the Hebrew text, if any, on the stones? I could reciprocate with LA information. Miriam MARGOLYES Santa Monica e-mail: 75342.3217@compuserve.com searching: AMIEL (Turkey) INDICK (London 19th Century) SANDEMAN, SANDMAN, SANDMANN (S Africa & London) = BLUMENTHAL (London 1870s, Sweden & Baldenburg, Prussia 19C)
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December 10 meeting of the JGS of Bergen County
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Edward Rosenbaum <erosenbaum@...>
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Bergen County will be having its next
meeting on Sunday, December 10, 2000. Mort Lenrow of the North Jersery JGS will be speaking on "Skeletons in the Closet". This is the same lecture that Mort gave at the 20th annual Jewish Genealogical Convention. The meeting starts at 2PM and is held in the conference room of the JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly. The JCC of the Palisades as located at 401 East Clinton Avenue in Tenafly. Their phone number is 201-569-7900. If you need directions, go to our homepage at http://www.crosswinds.net/~erosenbaum/jgsbc/ Sincerely, Edward L. Rosenbaum President JGS of Bergen County, NJ About the JGS of Bergen county We are an organization of Jewish genealogists who are enjoying the growing pastime of tracing our families' roots back to the Old Country and collecting records of our family, some of them hundreds of years old. The Jewish Genealogical Society of Bergen County is one of over 70 member organizations of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen December 10 meeting of the JGS of Bergen County
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Edward Rosenbaum <erosenbaum@...>
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Bergen County will be having its next
meeting on Sunday, December 10, 2000. Mort Lenrow of the North Jersery JGS will be speaking on "Skeletons in the Closet". This is the same lecture that Mort gave at the 20th annual Jewish Genealogical Convention. The meeting starts at 2PM and is held in the conference room of the JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly. The JCC of the Palisades as located at 401 East Clinton Avenue in Tenafly. Their phone number is 201-569-7900. If you need directions, go to our homepage at http://www.crosswinds.net/~erosenbaum/jgsbc/ Sincerely, Edward L. Rosenbaum President JGS of Bergen County, NJ About the JGS of Bergen county We are an organization of Jewish genealogists who are enjoying the growing pastime of tracing our families' roots back to the Old Country and collecting records of our family, some of them hundreds of years old. The Jewish Genealogical Society of Bergen County is one of over 70 member organizations of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies.
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JGS Oregon, December 13th Meeting
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Ronald D. Doctor <rondoctor@...>
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon (JGSO) invites you to JGSO's
December meeting. Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 (One Week Earlier Than Usual!) Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Place: Mittleman Jewish Community Center (MJCC) 6651 SW Capitol Highway Portland, Oregon This meeting features a presentation on What's New in Jewish Genealogy >from the Year 2000 IAJGS Conference presented by Ron Doctor, Sandra Shapiro, and Elliot & Sue Axel Our speakers attended the Year 2000 IAJGS Conference in Salt Lake City last July. They will discuss: * Exciting new developments at JewishGen * New Yad Vashem database coming on-line * New Jewish resources at the Mormon Family History Library * What is a SIG and howit can help your research * Researching in the former Soviet Union * Genetics & Jewish genealogy This event is free to JGSO members. Contribution of $2 at the door is requested >from non-members. Contribution is credited to membership if you join JGSO at the meeting. Light refreshments will be available. This meeting kicks off our new Shmooze session. >from 7:30 to 8:00 pm, browse through the resources that JGSO will have available and talk to JGSO experts about genealogy problems you have encountered. For more information or questions, call Abby Menashe, JGSO, 245-5196, or email rondoctor@qwest.net For more information about JGSO and its activities, visit the JGSO web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~orjgs To be placed on JGS of Oregon's e-mail distribution list, send an e-mail message to rondoctor@qwest.net. Once you are on the list, you will receive periodic messages concerning Jewish Genealogy. Your name and e-mail address will not be distributed outside of JGS of Oregon. The JGSO is a part of the Mittleman Jewish Community Center and is affiliated with the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS).
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGS Oregon, December 13th Meeting
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Ronald D. Doctor <rondoctor@...>
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon (JGSO) invites you to JGSO's
December meeting. Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 (One Week Earlier Than Usual!) Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Place: Mittleman Jewish Community Center (MJCC) 6651 SW Capitol Highway Portland, Oregon This meeting features a presentation on What's New in Jewish Genealogy >from the Year 2000 IAJGS Conference presented by Ron Doctor, Sandra Shapiro, and Elliot & Sue Axel Our speakers attended the Year 2000 IAJGS Conference in Salt Lake City last July. They will discuss: * Exciting new developments at JewishGen * New Yad Vashem database coming on-line * New Jewish resources at the Mormon Family History Library * What is a SIG and howit can help your research * Researching in the former Soviet Union * Genetics & Jewish genealogy This event is free to JGSO members. Contribution of $2 at the door is requested >from non-members. Contribution is credited to membership if you join JGSO at the meeting. Light refreshments will be available. This meeting kicks off our new Shmooze session. >from 7:30 to 8:00 pm, browse through the resources that JGSO will have available and talk to JGSO experts about genealogy problems you have encountered. For more information or questions, call Abby Menashe, JGSO, 245-5196, or email rondoctor@qwest.net For more information about JGSO and its activities, visit the JGSO web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~orjgs To be placed on JGS of Oregon's e-mail distribution list, send an e-mail message to rondoctor@qwest.net. Once you are on the list, you will receive periodic messages concerning Jewish Genealogy. Your name and e-mail address will not be distributed outside of JGS of Oregon. The JGSO is a part of the Mittleman Jewish Community Center and is affiliated with the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS).
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Seflaum@...
Dear Fellow Researchers,
An important new book on Jewish Lodz was published this year: "Synagogues and Prayer Houses of Lodz (to 1939)," by noted Lodz historian Jacek Walicki, in both Polish and English. It is a fascinating look at why and how all the major synagogues and many prayer houses were founded in Lodz, and by whom. It includes photos (before and after the Nazi destruction), drawings and plans of the synagogues. Appendix I includes a never before published chart of all the prayer houses in Lodz -- I counted about 300 prayer houses! The chart includes the prayer house's "police address", the property's real estate registration/mortgage number, date (ranges >from 1873-1937), names of the elders (gaboim), number of people registered in the prayer house, and source of information. For those of you interested in this book, here is the specific information: "Synagogues and Prayer Houses of Lodz (to 1939)" The State Archive of Lodz University of Lodz Institute of International Studies Interdisciplinary Team for Religious Research Author: Jacek Walicki Translated >from Polish by Guy Russell Torr Publisher: Ibidem, Lodz, 2000 ISBN: 83-912403-9-8 Publisher's Address: Wydawnictwo Ibidem ul. Krotka 6, 95-004 Kurowice k/Lodzi, tel./fax (042) 214 00 04; e-mail: ibidem@lodz.pdi.net www.ibidem.infocentrum.com Regards, Shirley Rotbein Flaum Houston, TX
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Seflaum@...
Dear Fellow Researchers,
An important new book on Jewish Lodz was published this year: "Synagogues and Prayer Houses of Lodz (to 1939)," by noted Lodz historian Jacek Walicki, in both Polish and English. It is a fascinating look at why and how all the major synagogues and many prayer houses were founded in Lodz, and by whom. It includes photos (before and after the Nazi destruction), drawings and plans of the synagogues. Appendix I includes a never before published chart of all the prayer houses in Lodz -- I counted about 300 prayer houses! The chart includes the prayer house's "police address", the property's real estate registration/mortgage number, date (ranges >from 1873-1937), names of the elders (gaboim), number of people registered in the prayer house, and source of information. For those of you interested in this book, here is the specific information: "Synagogues and Prayer Houses of Lodz (to 1939)" The State Archive of Lodz University of Lodz Institute of International Studies Interdisciplinary Team for Religious Research Author: Jacek Walicki Translated >from Polish by Guy Russell Torr Publisher: Ibidem, Lodz, 2000 ISBN: 83-912403-9-8 Publisher's Address: Wydawnictwo Ibidem ul. Krotka 6, 95-004 Kurowice k/Lodzi, tel./fax (042) 214 00 04; e-mail: ibidem@lodz.pdi.net www.ibidem.infocentrum.com Regards, Shirley Rotbein Flaum Houston, TX
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Marriages
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maninthemoon2k <maninthemoon2k@...>
I have the Social Security application of one of my grandfather's
relatives. He bore the surname of his mother. I was told that up until the early 1900's, a couple could not be married in a civil ceremony if they could not afford the fee for a civil marriage. However, they could be married in a religious ceremony. If there was no civil ceremony, any children born of that marriage had to take the surname of the mother. Has anyone else heard this? Does anyone have documentation? Researching KREMER/KRAMER, GORDON, SANDLER, GINSBERG/GINSBURG, LESNICK/LESNIAK, BEEKMAN, DAVIDOWITZ, DAVIDOV/DAVIDOFF, JABLONSKY, IOFE/JAFFE/JOFFE/YOFFE/YAFFE, SHAPIRO, SAPOZNIK, GLASSER >from KUPISKIS, ROKISKIS, PANDELYS, PANEVEZYS, TROSKUNAI, DVINSK and surrounding towns. Linda Gordon Higgins New Orleans, LA maninthmoon2k@msn.com
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Marriages
#lithuania
maninthemoon2k <maninthemoon2k@...>
I have the Social Security application of one of my grandfather's
relatives. He bore the surname of his mother. I was told that up until the early 1900's, a couple could not be married in a civil ceremony if they could not afford the fee for a civil marriage. However, they could be married in a religious ceremony. If there was no civil ceremony, any children born of that marriage had to take the surname of the mother. Has anyone else heard this? Does anyone have documentation? Researching KREMER/KRAMER, GORDON, SANDLER, GINSBERG/GINSBURG, LESNICK/LESNIAK, BEEKMAN, DAVIDOWITZ, DAVIDOV/DAVIDOFF, JABLONSKY, IOFE/JAFFE/JOFFE/YOFFE/YAFFE, SHAPIRO, SAPOZNIK, GLASSER >from KUPISKIS, ROKISKIS, PANDELYS, PANEVEZYS, TROSKUNAI, DVINSK and surrounding towns. Linda Gordon Higgins New Orleans, LA maninthmoon2k@msn.com
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Searching: STERN family in NYC for 1900 Census
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LE01982@...
from searches in the 1900 Federal Census for NYS, seeking info for thefollowing STERN family members: Nathan (Nottie) STERN - Russia - 8/1851 Rebecca (Rivke) STERN (nee HAMBOURG?) - Russia - 8/1853 Sarah (or Sahra?) STERN - England - 6/1876 (This dat/info fits for me because my gm's family, the BLOCHs, lived in Sheffield >from their 1872 Sheffield marriage to 1895-6 when they came to the US; and the STERNs are known to have stayed in England for some time before migrating to America.) Milford STERN -NY - 2/1882 Mabel STERN - NY - 3/1884 Henry STERN - NY - 12/1886 Paul STERN - NY - 3/1888 Beatrice STERN - NY - 11/1890 This STERN family resided at 304 E 81st. NYC for the 1900 census taking. If this Rebecca STERN is the daughter of Malki and Solomon (Schlaumi) HAMBOURG (18??-1891) >from Kalvaria, then Rebecca is my ggm's sister, Miriam EIGER/AGAR (1835-1919). Please respond privately. Thanks. Mark ROSENHOLZ e-mail is le01982@aol.com (that's ell-eee-zero-one ..etc.) Albany, NY
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Searching: STERN family in NYC for 1900 Census
#lithuania
LE01982@...
from searches in the 1900 Federal Census for NYS, seeking info for thefollowing STERN family members: Nathan (Nottie) STERN - Russia - 8/1851 Rebecca (Rivke) STERN (nee HAMBOURG?) - Russia - 8/1853 Sarah (or Sahra?) STERN - England - 6/1876 (This dat/info fits for me because my gm's family, the BLOCHs, lived in Sheffield >from their 1872 Sheffield marriage to 1895-6 when they came to the US; and the STERNs are known to have stayed in England for some time before migrating to America.) Milford STERN -NY - 2/1882 Mabel STERN - NY - 3/1884 Henry STERN - NY - 12/1886 Paul STERN - NY - 3/1888 Beatrice STERN - NY - 11/1890 This STERN family resided at 304 E 81st. NYC for the 1900 census taking. If this Rebecca STERN is the daughter of Malki and Solomon (Schlaumi) HAMBOURG (18??-1891) >from Kalvaria, then Rebecca is my ggm's sister, Miriam EIGER/AGAR (1835-1919). Please respond privately. Thanks. Mark ROSENHOLZ e-mail is le01982@aol.com (that's ell-eee-zero-one ..etc.) Albany, NY
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