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What is the JewishGen.org Discussion Group?
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How is the New JewishGen.org Discussion Group better than the old one?
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?
As we continue to modernize our platform, we are trying to ensure that everything meets contemporary security standards. In the future, we plan hope to have one single sign-in page.
I like how the current lists work. Will I still be able to send/receive emails of posts (and/or digests)?
Yes. In terms of functionality, the group will operate the same for people who like to participate with email. People can still send a message to an email address (in this case, main@groups.JewishGen.org), and receive a daily digest of postings, or individual emails. In addition, Members can also receive a daily summary of topics, and then choose which topics they would like to read about it. However, in addition to email, there is the additional functionality of being able to read/post messages utilizing our online forum (https://groups.jewishgen.org).
Does this new system require plain-text?
No.
Can I post images, accented characters, different colors/font sizes, non-latin characters?
Yes.
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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So just to be sure - this new group will allow us to post from our mobile phones, includes images, accented characters, and non-latin characters, and does not require plain text?
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Will the current guidelines change?
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What are the new guidelines?
There are just a few simple rules & guidelines to follow, which you can read here:https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main/guidelines
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Gesher Galicia - JewishGen Agreement -The Galitzianer
#galicia
Shelley K. Pollero <rkpollero@...>
Dear all,
Under the terms of Gesher Galicia's agreement with JewishGen, access on the JewishGen server is free and open to the public. There can be no paid access for Gesher Galicia information on the JewishGen site. We have been following your comments with great interest. Beginning in January, the Gesher Galicia Steering Committee will revisit the areas of concern addressed by our members and subscribers to this list. Your feedback is essential, so let us know your thoughts via this group. It is quite difficult for me to answer personally all your private emails, so please post them here. We still do not have an editor-in-chief for The Galitzianer. Let me know if you can help. Thank you for your participation. Shelley Kellerman Pollero, Coordinator Gesher Galicia (and full time high school teacher) Severna Park, Maryland USA Please reply to this list: <galicia@lyris.jewishgen.org>
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on-line publication
#galicia
Renee Steinig <rsteinig@...>
I concur with Linda Cantor's objections to an on-line newsletter.
I too ... do not want to have to sit at a computer in order to readand ...want to be able to keep it and refer to it at some later date.I am also concerned that The Galitzianer's publication online would reduce its usefulness to our JGS, which subscribes. A full run of back copies is housed in our library. When I mentor new members with roots in Galicia, one of the first things I advise is that they head for the library and thumb through back copies-- so they can learn >from past content and see the value of joining Gesher Galicia. Yes, in theory the person could look at archived issues online, but that's both less likely and less effective--even if the member is computer-comfortable. (About 40% of our members are not online.) Yes, in theory one of our Board members could take responsibility for printing out a copy for the library; more likely, we'd decide not to subscribe. Renee Renee Steinig RSteinig@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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New Viewmate-Russian town name
#general
Phoebe Luise Nix <phoenixxph@...>
I would like to announce the posting of viewmate file VM203. It is listed
in the "other" section. I am interested in finding out the name of the Russian town listed. The quality of the original is very poor and I did try to make it better with my image software. The top of the document is the passenger section. The part I need help with is further down the document. More details are provided with the posting. Any help is appreciated. Sincerely, Phoebe Nix Florida phoenixxph@earthlink.net Researching (Short List)- DORFMAN......ZEILENGOLD......SCHAFFER......SIMON....PHILIPSON..... (USA.....Russia......Germany)
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Gesher Galicia - JewishGen Agreement -The Galitzianer
#galicia
Shelley K. Pollero <rkpollero@...>
Dear all,
Under the terms of Gesher Galicia's agreement with JewishGen, access on the JewishGen server is free and open to the public. There can be no paid access for Gesher Galicia information on the JewishGen site. We have been following your comments with great interest. Beginning in January, the Gesher Galicia Steering Committee will revisit the areas of concern addressed by our members and subscribers to this list. Your feedback is essential, so let us know your thoughts via this group. It is quite difficult for me to answer personally all your private emails, so please post them here. We still do not have an editor-in-chief for The Galitzianer. Let me know if you can help. Thank you for your participation. Shelley Kellerman Pollero, Coordinator Gesher Galicia (and full time high school teacher) Severna Park, Maryland USA Please reply to this list: <galicia@lyris.jewishgen.org>
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia on-line publication
#galicia
Renee Steinig <rsteinig@...>
I concur with Linda Cantor's objections to an on-line newsletter.
I too ... do not want to have to sit at a computer in order to readand ...want to be able to keep it and refer to it at some later date.I am also concerned that The Galitzianer's publication online would reduce its usefulness to our JGS, which subscribes. A full run of back copies is housed in our library. When I mentor new members with roots in Galicia, one of the first things I advise is that they head for the library and thumb through back copies-- so they can learn >from past content and see the value of joining Gesher Galicia. Yes, in theory the person could look at archived issues online, but that's both less likely and less effective--even if the member is computer-comfortable. (About 40% of our members are not online.) Yes, in theory one of our Board members could take responsibility for printing out a copy for the library; more likely, we'd decide not to subscribe. Renee Renee Steinig RSteinig@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen New Viewmate-Russian town name
#general
Phoebe Luise Nix <phoenixxph@...>
I would like to announce the posting of viewmate file VM203. It is listed
in the "other" section. I am interested in finding out the name of the Russian town listed. The quality of the original is very poor and I did try to make it better with my image software. The top of the document is the passenger section. The part I need help with is further down the document. More details are provided with the posting. Any help is appreciated. Sincerely, Phoebe Nix Florida phoenixxph@earthlink.net Researching (Short List)- DORFMAN......ZEILENGOLD......SCHAFFER......SIMON....PHILIPSON..... (USA.....Russia......Germany)
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soc sec number
#belarus
Ruth Hyman <rhyman@...>
Dear folks,
This is a beginner's question, but how can one find out someone's social security number. Did an immigrant necessarily have one? What about women who never worked outside the home? Ruth Hyman Rockville Centre, NY
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Belarus SIG #Belarus soc sec number
#belarus
Ruth Hyman <rhyman@...>
Dear folks,
This is a beginner's question, but how can one find out someone's social security number. Did an immigrant necessarily have one? What about women who never worked outside the home? Ruth Hyman Rockville Centre, NY
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Sfardim & Ladino
#general
jon glazer
Can anyone recommend a book or books that offer an overview of
Sephardic Judaeism and of the Ladino language? Jon Glazer MODERATOR NOTE: You can join the Sefard Forum, JewishGen's Discussion Group for Researchers of Sephardic Genealogy. Go to <http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/SefardForum.htm>; to subscribe. JewishGen also has a few Infofiles that you can access at <http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/#Sephardim>;.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Sfardim & Ladino
#general
jon glazer
Can anyone recommend a book or books that offer an overview of
Sephardic Judaeism and of the Ladino language? Jon Glazer MODERATOR NOTE: You can join the Sefard Forum, JewishGen's Discussion Group for Researchers of Sephardic Genealogy. Go to <http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/SefardForum.htm>; to subscribe. JewishGen also has a few Infofiles that you can access at <http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/#Sephardim>;.
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Unsealing Adoption/Birth Records in NY
#general
Lisa
Does anyone have experience on what is involved in having an original
birth certificate and/or adoption file unsealed in New York (City)? I am trying to help someone who was born in the Bronx in 1931 and was adopted in Manhattan to find out the names of her birth parents. We know her birth name but when applying for a birth certifcate under that name we were told that it was sealed. How does one go about setting a motion to have it unsealed? Are there support groups and or lawyers in NY who specialize in this? Can anyone give me any suggestions where to start? If so, please respond privately. Thank you, Lisa Weinblatt Redball62@aol.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Unsealing Adoption/Birth Records in NY
#general
Lisa
Does anyone have experience on what is involved in having an original
birth certificate and/or adoption file unsealed in New York (City)? I am trying to help someone who was born in the Bronx in 1931 and was adopted in Manhattan to find out the names of her birth parents. We know her birth name but when applying for a birth certifcate under that name we were told that it was sealed. How does one go about setting a motion to have it unsealed? Are there support groups and or lawyers in NY who specialize in this? Can anyone give me any suggestions where to start? If so, please respond privately. Thank you, Lisa Weinblatt Redball62@aol.com
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Re: Given name "Tanchen"
#general
Judith Romney Wegner
Does anyone know the given name "Tanchen", alsoTo me, all of the above look like Yiddishized versions of the name Tanhum (the "h" requires an underdot as it represents the letter het). This name seems to have been quite common in medieval and early modern times (several Tanhums are listed in the Enyclopaedia Judaica). The name Tanhum actually goes back to the Talmud (where we find also the form Tanhuma, and comes >from the verb root n-h-m, meaning to comfort or console) -- like the name of the biblical prophet Nahum (Nachum or Nochum in Yiddish). Related names are Nahman (Nachman in Yiddish) and the female version of the name, Nehama. Judith Romney Wegner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Given name "Tanchen"
#general
Judith Romney Wegner
Does anyone know the given name "Tanchen", alsoTo me, all of the above look like Yiddishized versions of the name Tanhum (the "h" requires an underdot as it represents the letter het). This name seems to have been quite common in medieval and early modern times (several Tanhums are listed in the Enyclopaedia Judaica). The name Tanhum actually goes back to the Talmud (where we find also the form Tanhuma, and comes >from the verb root n-h-m, meaning to comfort or console) -- like the name of the biblical prophet Nahum (Nachum or Nochum in Yiddish). Related names are Nahman (Nachman in Yiddish) and the female version of the name, Nehama. Judith Romney Wegner
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Re: US Jewish Chaplains in WWII
#general
RoMaSi@...
Fellow Researchers,
Claire Petersky wrote: "I am interested in finding a book about Jewish chaplins in the US military during the Second World War. I'm willing to settle for a book about either the history of Jewish chaplins in general in the US military, or one about Jewish involvement in the military during that war." There is a book entitled "Rabbis in Uniform - The Story of the American Jewish Military Chaplain" edited by Chaplain Louis Barish (United States Army), published by Jonathan David Publishers, copyright 1962 by the Association of Jewish Chaplains. The book gives a brief history of Jewish chaplains in the US military and short stories of many of the chaplain's individual experiences as related by themselves. Good luck in your research. Robert Silverstein Aurora, Colorado RoMaSi@aol.com Researching: BROCKMAN, FLAMENDORF/FLOMENDORF, FRIEDLANDER, HOFFNUNG, JALOSHINSKY, KAUFMAN, MERVES, NUSBAUM, PRSYSTANCSYK, SILVERSTEIN, ZDALEKA/ZDALEKIER/ZDYXALSKI Although both Rabbi Irving Tepper (as noted by Burt Schreiber) and Rabbi Abraham Klausner (as noted by David Lewin) are listed in the appendix, neither have stories incorporated in the text of the book.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: US Jewish Chaplains in WWII
#general
RoMaSi@...
Fellow Researchers,
Claire Petersky wrote: "I am interested in finding a book about Jewish chaplins in the US military during the Second World War. I'm willing to settle for a book about either the history of Jewish chaplins in general in the US military, or one about Jewish involvement in the military during that war." There is a book entitled "Rabbis in Uniform - The Story of the American Jewish Military Chaplain" edited by Chaplain Louis Barish (United States Army), published by Jonathan David Publishers, copyright 1962 by the Association of Jewish Chaplains. The book gives a brief history of Jewish chaplains in the US military and short stories of many of the chaplain's individual experiences as related by themselves. Good luck in your research. Robert Silverstein Aurora, Colorado RoMaSi@aol.com Researching: BROCKMAN, FLAMENDORF/FLOMENDORF, FRIEDLANDER, HOFFNUNG, JALOSHINSKY, KAUFMAN, MERVES, NUSBAUM, PRSYSTANCSYK, SILVERSTEIN, ZDALEKA/ZDALEKIER/ZDYXALSKI Although both Rabbi Irving Tepper (as noted by Burt Schreiber) and Rabbi Abraham Klausner (as noted by David Lewin) are listed in the appendix, neither have stories incorporated in the text of the book.
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Descendents of Martin COHEN?
#general
Daniel S. Katz <dsk@...>
Hi, I'm searching for descendents of Martin Cohen, son of Sam/Simon and
Rose Cohen, born in New York 1900-1915. The Cohens lived on St. Marks Place in Manhatten or Sterling Place in Brooklyn in the 20's and 30's. Please let me know if you know anything about this missing branch of my family. Thanks, Dan
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Translation please -- ViewMate
#general
BABYCAT3 <babycat3@...>
I have posted either a marriage or divorce document, VM201 on viewmate and
would appreciate if someone could translate it for me along with its column headings. I believe it is in cyrillic russian. Many thanks Barbara Meyers babycat3@aol.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Descendents of Martin COHEN?
#general
Daniel S. Katz <dsk@...>
Hi, I'm searching for descendents of Martin Cohen, son of Sam/Simon and
Rose Cohen, born in New York 1900-1915. The Cohens lived on St. Marks Place in Manhatten or Sterling Place in Brooklyn in the 20's and 30's. Please let me know if you know anything about this missing branch of my family. Thanks, Dan
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Translation please -- ViewMate
#general
BABYCAT3 <babycat3@...>
I have posted either a marriage or divorce document, VM201 on viewmate and
would appreciate if someone could translate it for me along with its column headings. I believe it is in cyrillic russian. Many thanks Barbara Meyers babycat3@aol.com
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