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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?
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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).
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Can I post images, accented characters, different colors/font sizes, non-latin characters?
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Can I categorize a message? For example, if my message is related to Polish, or Ukraine research, can I indicate as such?
Yes! Our new platform allows members to use “Hashtags.” Messages can then be sorted, and searched, based upon how they are categorized. Another advantage is that members can “mute” any conversations they are not interested in, by simply indicating they are not interested in a particular “hashtag.”
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Yes. While posts will be moderated to ensure civility, and that there is nothing posted that is inappropriate (or completely unrelated to genealogy), we will be trying to create an online community of people who regulate themselves, much as they do (very successfully) on Jewish Genealogy Portal on Facebook.
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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The JewishGen.org Team
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Rabbi Issac Rabinowitz-wife Chanah Chaya 1xG grandaughter of Besht
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SRivkin742@...
Rabbi Issac Rabinowitz-wife Chanah Chaya 1x great grandaughter of Besht ---
Chanah was supposed to be a great grandaughter of the Baal Shem Tov thier son was Rabbi Baruch Rabbinowitz who married Malka any Baal shem reseachers know who Chanah's parents were?? trying to figure out a possible relationship and construct a basic Baal Shem Tov tree 1700-1850 anyone else who has already done this I would appreciate any assistence or data - I have already started a basic tree Thanks, Steve Rivkin
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Rabbi Issac Rabinowitz-wife Chanah Chaya 1xG grandaughter of Besht
#ukraine
SRivkin742@...
Rabbi Issac Rabinowitz-wife Chanah Chaya 1x great grandaughter of Besht ---
Chanah was supposed to be a great grandaughter of the Baal Shem Tov thier son was Rabbi Baruch Rabbinowitz who married Malka any Baal shem reseachers know who Chanah's parents were?? trying to figure out a possible relationship and construct a basic Baal Shem Tov tree 1700-1850 anyone else who has already done this I would appreciate any assistence or data - I have already started a basic tree Thanks, Steve Rivkin
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Hamburg Indirect Lists
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Jackye Sullins <jackye@...>
I have relatives who left Lithuania and settled in England between
1875-1890. IF they left >from Hamburg and always intended to remain in England, would they be listed on any of the Hamburg indexes (Indirect)? In other words, the lists were done in Hamburg for people making a stop *before* continuing on to the U.S. *but* would this index also include those getting off in England? TIA Jackye Sullins
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Jewish cemeteries in Chicago abt. 1905
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Jfpol <jfpol@...>
I am researching an ancestor who died in 1905 and was said to be buried
in Chicago. I found a website with some addresses of Jewish cemeteries, but have gotten some of the letters returned. I wonder if someone could pass along the phone numbers and/or addresses of any Jewish cemeteries I might try. (Westlawn kindly replied to me and said they were established in 1938--too late.) Sincerely, Joan Pollak, Merion, Pa. Researching POLLAK, STEINER, POPPER, KLEIN, STADLER, HARTMAN, Czechoslovakia REITER, ROTTENBERG, MOSKOWITZ, BENEDICT, Slovakia HEILBRONNER, RUND, ALEXANDER, FEIGENBAUM, THANHAUSER, EICHBERG, JANDORF Germany ZUCKER, ZUCKERMAN, Ostrow Lubelski, Poland
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Hamburg Indirect Lists
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Jackye Sullins <jackye@...>
I have relatives who left Lithuania and settled in England between
1875-1890. IF they left >from Hamburg and always intended to remain in England, would they be listed on any of the Hamburg indexes (Indirect)? In other words, the lists were done in Hamburg for people making a stop *before* continuing on to the U.S. *but* would this index also include those getting off in England? TIA Jackye Sullins
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Jewish cemeteries in Chicago abt. 1905
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Jfpol <jfpol@...>
I am researching an ancestor who died in 1905 and was said to be buried
in Chicago. I found a website with some addresses of Jewish cemeteries, but have gotten some of the letters returned. I wonder if someone could pass along the phone numbers and/or addresses of any Jewish cemeteries I might try. (Westlawn kindly replied to me and said they were established in 1938--too late.) Sincerely, Joan Pollak, Merion, Pa. Researching POLLAK, STEINER, POPPER, KLEIN, STADLER, HARTMAN, Czechoslovakia REITER, ROTTENBERG, MOSKOWITZ, BENEDICT, Slovakia HEILBRONNER, RUND, ALEXANDER, FEIGENBAUM, THANHAUSER, EICHBERG, JANDORF Germany ZUCKER, ZUCKERMAN, Ostrow Lubelski, Poland
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Notes from Hsig
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Louis Schonfeld <Lmagyar@...>
Dear Hsiggers,
We have had a good response to our survey of Hungarian speaking subscribers and of those who live in countries other than the United States and Canada. The survey concludes in about ten days, and I would like to hear >from all of you who are at least conversant in Hungarian and of those who live outside North America. These are two separate surveys combined only for the sake of convenience. No individual information will be posted, only the tabulated numbers will appear on this internal H-sig survey. Another request: there are several outstanding projects and voluntary assignments that have been undertaken by individuals and groups within Hsig. Please e-mail me privately with an update as to the status of your project and a reasonably fair estimate of when you think the work will be complete. There has only been two responses to my posting about the Hungarian Research Foundation. Please don't hesitate to comment or make suggestions. Finally, it has been several months since I informed the group as to the number of subscribers on H-sig. It took a while for us to overcome the 500 member hurdle, but we did it, and now we currently have 505 subscribers. In a list such as ours, both the quality and the number of participants are significant. The reason for the former should be obvious - a core group of knowledgeable members are important in order to make useful and accurate suggestions to beginning researchers, and the latter is important since the greater number of participants increase the statistical probability of making family "matches". Best wishes Louis Schonfeld, Lmagyar@en.com Cleveland, OH visit my shtetlsite: www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Mukachevo/ visit our website: www.jewishgen.org/Hungary
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Notes from Hsig
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Louis Schonfeld <Lmagyar@...>
Dear Hsiggers,
We have had a good response to our survey of Hungarian speaking subscribers and of those who live in countries other than the United States and Canada. The survey concludes in about ten days, and I would like to hear >from all of you who are at least conversant in Hungarian and of those who live outside North America. These are two separate surveys combined only for the sake of convenience. No individual information will be posted, only the tabulated numbers will appear on this internal H-sig survey. Another request: there are several outstanding projects and voluntary assignments that have been undertaken by individuals and groups within Hsig. Please e-mail me privately with an update as to the status of your project and a reasonably fair estimate of when you think the work will be complete. There has only been two responses to my posting about the Hungarian Research Foundation. Please don't hesitate to comment or make suggestions. Finally, it has been several months since I informed the group as to the number of subscribers on H-sig. It took a while for us to overcome the 500 member hurdle, but we did it, and now we currently have 505 subscribers. In a list such as ours, both the quality and the number of participants are significant. The reason for the former should be obvious - a core group of knowledgeable members are important in order to make useful and accurate suggestions to beginning researchers, and the latter is important since the greater number of participants increase the statistical probability of making family "matches". Best wishes Louis Schonfeld, Lmagyar@en.com Cleveland, OH visit my shtetlsite: www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Mukachevo/ visit our website: www.jewishgen.org/Hungary
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Emanuel equals Mano
#hungary
cpspier <cpspier@...>
To all of you who replied (and who were unanimous in your opinion that the
two names were equivalent) Thank You! We are one step closer to linking three family lines. I tried to answer you all individually, but am afraid I wiped one or two inadvertently, for which I apologize... :-( Paula Spier Brewster, MA
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thank yous
#hungary
Jaki Erdoes <jaki@...>
Hello!
I just wanted to say thank you to all people who answered my question about colon cancer. I appreciate the info and the many words of encouragement, too. What a great group of people we have on this list! Jaki
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Trying to contact Rudolf C. MENDELSSOHN (USA)
#general
Mendelssohn <mendelssohn@...>
Dear Jewishgenners,
Could you please help me to contact Rudolf C. MENDELSSOHN in the USA (Fairfax, Virginia)? I would like to find an e-mail/post-address. Please respond privately. Thanks Florence Mendelssohn, Paris (France)
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Need address for Manchester Central Synagogue
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dorothy rivers <dotvic@...>
I would like to get information >from the Burial Index >from the Manchester
Central Synagogue in England. Does anyone know how I can reach them? I'd appreciate hearing >from you. Dorothy Auerbach Rivers New Mexico, USA
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Name "Gitomerck"???
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Deborah Sterling
I recently received the death certificate of my great-great grandmother.
Given name maybe Ruth, or Rochel,, or Rucha. Maiden name >from a hand written (not documented) family tree >from a deceased relative: ZHETONOVSKY. Her married name was VOSKOV, in the USA it changed to WOSKOFF. On the death certificate, on the column for father, name is "Gitomerck". Does this make any sense to anyone? Is it just a poor rendition of a name that was forgotten? Does this look at all like a given name or surname? (Maiden name up to now had been probably ZHETONOVSKY). The family's last residence before leaving for the USA was Boslov, Ukraine? thanks for any help. Deborah Sterling
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Marty@hishome.com bounce back mail
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BABYCAT3 <babycat3@...>
I tried responding to Marty Meyers at this address and the mail keeps
bouncing back to me. Marty, my hub's family were Meyerowitz and became Meyers in New York. Please contact me if you are interested in seeing if there is a connection. Regards, Barbara Meyers babycat3@aol.com MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Emanuel equals Mano
#hungary
cpspier <cpspier@...>
To all of you who replied (and who were unanimous in your opinion that the
two names were equivalent) Thank You! We are one step closer to linking three family lines. I tried to answer you all individually, but am afraid I wiped one or two inadvertently, for which I apologize... :-( Paula Spier Brewster, MA
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Hungary SIG #Hungary thank yous
#hungary
Jaki Erdoes <jaki@...>
Hello!
I just wanted to say thank you to all people who answered my question about colon cancer. I appreciate the info and the many words of encouragement, too. What a great group of people we have on this list! Jaki
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Trying to contact Rudolf C. MENDELSSOHN (USA)
#general
Mendelssohn <mendelssohn@...>
Dear Jewishgenners,
Could you please help me to contact Rudolf C. MENDELSSOHN in the USA (Fairfax, Virginia)? I would like to find an e-mail/post-address. Please respond privately. Thanks Florence Mendelssohn, Paris (France)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Need address for Manchester Central Synagogue
#general
dorothy rivers <dotvic@...>
I would like to get information >from the Burial Index >from the Manchester
Central Synagogue in England. Does anyone know how I can reach them? I'd appreciate hearing >from you. Dorothy Auerbach Rivers New Mexico, USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Name "Gitomerck"???
#general
Deborah Sterling
I recently received the death certificate of my great-great grandmother.
Given name maybe Ruth, or Rochel,, or Rucha. Maiden name >from a hand written (not documented) family tree >from a deceased relative: ZHETONOVSKY. Her married name was VOSKOV, in the USA it changed to WOSKOFF. On the death certificate, on the column for father, name is "Gitomerck". Does this make any sense to anyone? Is it just a poor rendition of a name that was forgotten? Does this look at all like a given name or surname? (Maiden name up to now had been probably ZHETONOVSKY). The family's last residence before leaving for the USA was Boslov, Ukraine? thanks for any help. Deborah Sterling
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Marty@hishome.com bounce back mail
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BABYCAT3 <babycat3@...>
I tried responding to Marty Meyers at this address and the mail keeps
bouncing back to me. Marty, my hub's family were Meyerowitz and became Meyers in New York. Please contact me if you are interested in seeing if there is a connection. Regards, Barbara Meyers babycat3@aol.com MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.
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