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An English Opera singer named something like "Sifardo"
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Elless <elless@...>
Does anyone have information about an English opera singer of the 1910's
or '20's with a name like Leoni (or Leona) Sifardo (or Sifardi)? Please respond to me privately. Lewis Stein Boynton Beach, FL elless@aol.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen An English Opera singer named something like "Sifardo"
#general
Elless <elless@...>
Does anyone have information about an English opera singer of the 1910's
or '20's with a name like Leoni (or Leona) Sifardo (or Sifardi)? Please respond to me privately. Lewis Stein Boynton Beach, FL elless@aol.com
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Polish civil rights
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Aubrey Jacobus <marie@...>
I think it was in 1919, when all the minorities (Jews, Ukainians, and
others) got their civil rights in Poland Has any looked at Voting Registers ?. Aubrey Jacobus Check my Genealogical webpage www.mjacobus.freeserve.co.uk Please use aubrey@jacobus.org for replies
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Polish civil rights
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Aubrey Jacobus <marie@...>
I think it was in 1919, when all the minorities (Jews, Ukainians, and
others) got their civil rights in Poland Has any looked at Voting Registers ?. Aubrey Jacobus Check my Genealogical webpage www.mjacobus.freeserve.co.uk Please use aubrey@jacobus.org for replies
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Re: U.S. Alien Registration Records
#general
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Dear Deborah,
My dad enter the US illegally in 1930. In 1936, he applied for a social security card changing his birth date, place of birth and parents first names. I had always been told that he had easily become a citizen in 1941 since my mother was American born. When I found his alien registration card on microfilm at the NYPL I found that he did not start the process until 1943 and did not recieve citizenship until 1948. I sent away not only for a copy of his citizenship papers, but also for the declaration of intent (unfortunatly it didn't give me the information I was looking for). With his A.R. number I was wrote the INS, under the FOIA, requesting a copy of his alien registration file. That request was sent to the Justice Department >from whom I recieved a letter that the complete file would be sent to me within 6 months. I'm still waiting (it's not yet 6 months). I understand >from a Jewishgen friend that those files contain much useful genelogical information. Carol Blumenthal Cohen
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: U.S. Alien Registration Records
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Dear Deborah,
My dad enter the US illegally in 1930. In 1936, he applied for a social security card changing his birth date, place of birth and parents first names. I had always been told that he had easily become a citizen in 1941 since my mother was American born. When I found his alien registration card on microfilm at the NYPL I found that he did not start the process until 1943 and did not recieve citizenship until 1948. I sent away not only for a copy of his citizenship papers, but also for the declaration of intent (unfortunatly it didn't give me the information I was looking for). With his A.R. number I was wrote the INS, under the FOIA, requesting a copy of his alien registration file. That request was sent to the Justice Department >from whom I recieved a letter that the complete file would be sent to me within 6 months. I'm still waiting (it's not yet 6 months). I understand >from a Jewishgen friend that those files contain much useful genelogical information. Carol Blumenthal Cohen
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1915 Vilnius City Directory
#belarus
sman@...
Hi
A few of us began to transliterate the 1915 Vilnius City Directory a little while ago. The initial transliteration is mostly done. I am looking for those who may want to help proof read a section so that it can be sent to the ALD. If you would like to help please contact me at sman@uscom.com You do not have to know russian, just be able to pronounce cyrillic. Thanks Scott Noar sman@uscom.com
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ship route
#belarus
spirit-images <spirit-images@...>
I only know one complete ship route so far. Stockholm, Sweden on the
Gripsholm to New York. This was in 1939. Ava Sweeney Durham, NC BERMAN-Simnas LASDAISKY-Dembava SHERSHEVSKY-Bitten SULKOWITCH-?Lithuania/Poland
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Belarus SIG #Belarus 1915 Vilnius City Directory
#belarus
sman@...
Hi
A few of us began to transliterate the 1915 Vilnius City Directory a little while ago. The initial transliteration is mostly done. I am looking for those who may want to help proof read a section so that it can be sent to the ALD. If you would like to help please contact me at sman@uscom.com You do not have to know russian, just be able to pronounce cyrillic. Thanks Scott Noar sman@uscom.com
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Belarus SIG #Belarus ship route
#belarus
spirit-images <spirit-images@...>
I only know one complete ship route so far. Stockholm, Sweden on the
Gripsholm to New York. This was in 1939. Ava Sweeney Durham, NC BERMAN-Simnas LASDAISKY-Dembava SHERSHEVSKY-Bitten SULKOWITCH-?Lithuania/Poland
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Re: records of closed burial and landsmanschaftn societies
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Steven Garber <shgarber@...>
I called the Liquidations Bureau at the phone number provided and asked
if I could obtain info about the records of "burial societies". The woman sounded a bit annoyed and said they didn't have any genealogical records like that. She said all those records are donated to the YIVO Institute. I took her word for it and I hope this saves others time and money. Or did I get the wrong person (I don't think so)... Steve Garber, Denver, CO Original message (Also >from the "Mile High City"! From: "Neiel and Joan Baronberg" <njbaron@qwest.net> Here is a contact that may help people looking for records of closed burial and landsmanschafften societies. Bruce Reisch and Carol Skydell suggested this source 3 years ago--you can tell how far behind I am in my research! I just called the office today, and they were very helpful and patient, although they didn't find what I needed. State of New York Insurance Department Liquidation Bureau 212-341-6400
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: records of closed burial and landsmanschaftn societies
#general
Steven Garber <shgarber@...>
I called the Liquidations Bureau at the phone number provided and asked
if I could obtain info about the records of "burial societies". The woman sounded a bit annoyed and said they didn't have any genealogical records like that. She said all those records are donated to the YIVO Institute. I took her word for it and I hope this saves others time and money. Or did I get the wrong person (I don't think so)... Steve Garber, Denver, CO Original message (Also >from the "Mile High City"! From: "Neiel and Joan Baronberg" <njbaron@qwest.net> Here is a contact that may help people looking for records of closed burial and landsmanschafften societies. Bruce Reisch and Carol Skydell suggested this source 3 years ago--you can tell how far behind I am in my research! I just called the office today, and they were very helpful and patient, although they didn't find what I needed. State of New York Insurance Department Liquidation Bureau 212-341-6400
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Full Names
#ukraine
FREYAB@...
Dear U-Sig members,
We would like to thank all those who responded so promptly to our request for Full Names. Our membership is currently over 1000 and we had just over 100 blank names. The following 5 are still missing and if you are one of them - - please let me know your full name and whether or not this is the correct e-mail address. Thank you again for your cooperation For your Ukraine Moderators, Freya Blitstein Maslov FREYAB@aol.com Uforia250@aol.com dabramow@tiny.brooklaw.edu gooselake27@yahoo.com mmk@icenter.net (Margie K) golda.zewi@orionpharma.com
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Full Names
#ukraine
FREYAB@...
Dear U-Sig members,
We would like to thank all those who responded so promptly to our request for Full Names. Our membership is currently over 1000 and we had just over 100 blank names. The following 5 are still missing and if you are one of them - - please let me know your full name and whether or not this is the correct e-mail address. Thank you again for your cooperation For your Ukraine Moderators, Freya Blitstein Maslov FREYAB@aol.com Uforia250@aol.com dabramow@tiny.brooklaw.edu gooselake27@yahoo.com mmk@icenter.net (Margie K) golda.zewi@orionpharma.com
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US Alien Registration Records
#general
Leonard Markowitz <priluki@...>
I have contacted the INS on a number of occasions in an
effort to establish the maiden name of my maternal grandmother. She and her children landed at Philadelphia aboard the SS Merion on 06/23/1909. They then went to live with the family of her eldest son in South Philadelphia. For the next 28 years, she continued to live in Philadelphia, was never naturalized and never even spoke English . The INS has repeatedly indicated that they have no records of her existence after she arrived in Philadelphia. Len Markowitz priluki@voicenet.com Philadelphia
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen US Alien Registration Records
#general
Leonard Markowitz <priluki@...>
I have contacted the INS on a number of occasions in an
effort to establish the maiden name of my maternal grandmother. She and her children landed at Philadelphia aboard the SS Merion on 06/23/1909. They then went to live with the family of her eldest son in South Philadelphia. For the next 28 years, she continued to live in Philadelphia, was never naturalized and never even spoke English . The INS has repeatedly indicated that they have no records of her existence after she arrived in Philadelphia. Len Markowitz priluki@voicenet.com Philadelphia
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Re: Derschlag -- Rhineland
#general
Ann Hellman <amh@...>
From: <RWS25@aol.com>
We cannot find Derschlag on any map of Germany.I have found many towns by going to the main siteof the URL listed below and then clicking on the coutry that I need. Derschlag is listed here with coordinates. You may wish to bookmark the site listed in parentheses as it has been quite useful for many of my searches. <http://www.calle.com/world/>; http://www.calle.com/world/germany/De.html Ann Meddin Hellman Researching: MEDNITSKY/ MEDIN/MEDDIN/ JARINKES/YARINKES Kolonia Yakowlew, Gub. Grodno, Belarus, Drohician; RUBIN/ FRANK Radoshkovichi, Belarus JACOBS/LEVKOFF/ PIATIGORSKY Berdichev, Ukraine HELLMAN ZIMANSKY Filipov, Poland Ann M. Hellman amh@oew-online.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Derschlag -- Rhineland
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Ann Hellman <amh@...>
From: <RWS25@aol.com>
We cannot find Derschlag on any map of Germany.I have found many towns by going to the main siteof the URL listed below and then clicking on the coutry that I need. Derschlag is listed here with coordinates. You may wish to bookmark the site listed in parentheses as it has been quite useful for many of my searches. <http://www.calle.com/world/>; http://www.calle.com/world/germany/De.html Ann Meddin Hellman Researching: MEDNITSKY/ MEDIN/MEDDIN/ JARINKES/YARINKES Kolonia Yakowlew, Gub. Grodno, Belarus, Drohician; RUBIN/ FRANK Radoshkovichi, Belarus JACOBS/LEVKOFF/ PIATIGORSKY Berdichev, Ukraine HELLMAN ZIMANSKY Filipov, Poland Ann M. Hellman amh@oew-online.com
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Naomi RODRIG -- MANDELKER researcher
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David Priever <David_Priever@...>
Dear Fellow Jewishgenners,
Help!!!!!!!!! I have tried everything possible to locate Naomi Rodrig, whose name is listed in the Family Finder as doing research on the MANDELKER name. I am looking into this family for Mrs. Esther Bandel of New York City. Her mother was a MANDELKER and most of the siblings are believed to have murdered during the Holocaust. All messages I have sent to Ms. Rodrig have not bounced back, so I have no inkling what is happening. Thank you very much. Sincerely, David J. Priever MODERATOR NOTE: Please respond priavtely.
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KAPLAN in Minsk
#general
Smcvetty@...
From: Suzanne McVetty, NYC; smcvetty@aol.com
Dear Jewishegn: I am looking for a family >from Minsk. Shimma Kaplan, born about 1883, the daughter of Noah Kaplan and Dinah Schwartz, married a man named Mendel (do not know their last name). They had a few children (do not know their names). Noah Kaplan owned a dairy store and was also a glazier in the city of Minsk. I am also looking for Shimma's half-sister, Freda, born about 1901, the daughter of Noah Kaplan and beila Slobodkin.
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