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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).
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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)?
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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?
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Social Security form SS-5
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Pearsaul@...
Does anyone know if this application form can be found online (to download
or copy?). I checked the Social Security Administration website but there is no form. Do I need to write to the administration for the application form? Leon Cohen South Florida MODERATOR'S NOTE: The following site may be helpful http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/us-ssa.txt
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Re: Unusual given names from Polish/Ukranian area
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buffmufin
Female names:I have several relatives >from Ukraine with the name Braina/Bryna/Brina. I don't think it is an unusual name, and in the U.S., they became Bessie. Carol Kunkis Cohn Newport Beach, CA Searching: KOSSOI, PEVTSOV: Vetka, Chechersk, Belarus SKOLNIKOF: Vetka, Belarus KUNKIS, LEHMAN: Glubokoye, Belarus SCHRIER, PACHTER: Yarmolinits, Kam-Podolsk, Ukraine LEIBOWITZ, GRUZINSKY: Kelme, Lithuania
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Re: EIDB Search Results Question
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buffmufin
I've had instances, quite a few recently, using Morse's EIDB searchJeanne, I can tell you about one case in my family where this happened. A relative travelled and returned to the U.S. after having become naturalized, and he was not listed in the Morse-Tobias shortcut Jewish page. However, I found him via the other Morse access page (not for Jewish immigrants). When I looked at the scanned manifest, since he had been listed as a U.S. citizen, he had no column listing him as a "Hebrew." I assume that is the key that the M-T page uses to find the Jewish immigrants. Perhaps the actual manifest does not have your relative listed as "Hebrew"?? Just a thought. Good luck. Carol Kunkis Cohn Newport Beach, CA Searching: KOSSOI, PEVTSOV: Vetka, Chechersk, Belarus SKOLNIKOF: Vetka, Belarus KUNKIS, LEHMAN: Glubokoye, Belarus SCHRIER, PACHTER: Yarmolinits, Kam-Podolsk, Ukraine LEIBOWITZ, GRUZINSKY: Kelme, Lithuania
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Federal Budget Includes 4.5 mil for National E-Archives
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N. Ring-Kendrick <adamsny@...>
Hello!
According to several news sources as well as genealogy newsletters the Federal budget includes funds to assist preserving national records. President Bush has requested an increase of 4.5 million in the current budget to be dedicated to the National Archives and Records Administration E-Archives. The purpose of the funds is to make additional records available in a digital form. The e-archives will allow for the preservation of all electronic records. The e-archives will also free records >from the original format and extend their life-time. Doing this will allow research of the digital formats now and years >from now. In addition $655,000 has been alloted within the budget to bring the NARA up to current electronic standards. Nancy Ring-Kendrick Port Orange, FL BLOCH / BLOCK? / BUGEN / DZIEKIEWICZ / GROSS / KISH / RING RESEARCH, and a unreadable surname that starts with "K"??? http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/e/n/Nancy-R- Kendrick/?Welcome=1009358928
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Social Security form SS-5
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Pearsaul@...
Does anyone know if this application form can be found online (to download
or copy?). I checked the Social Security Administration website but there is no form. Do I need to write to the administration for the application form? Leon Cohen South Florida MODERATOR'S NOTE: The following site may be helpful http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/us-ssa.txt
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Unusual given names from Polish/Ukranian area
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buffmufin
Female names:I have several relatives >from Ukraine with the name Braina/Bryna/Brina. I don't think it is an unusual name, and in the U.S., they became Bessie. Carol Kunkis Cohn Newport Beach, CA Searching: KOSSOI, PEVTSOV: Vetka, Chechersk, Belarus SKOLNIKOF: Vetka, Belarus KUNKIS, LEHMAN: Glubokoye, Belarus SCHRIER, PACHTER: Yarmolinits, Kam-Podolsk, Ukraine LEIBOWITZ, GRUZINSKY: Kelme, Lithuania
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: EIDB Search Results Question
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buffmufin
I've had instances, quite a few recently, using Morse's EIDB searchJeanne, I can tell you about one case in my family where this happened. A relative travelled and returned to the U.S. after having become naturalized, and he was not listed in the Morse-Tobias shortcut Jewish page. However, I found him via the other Morse access page (not for Jewish immigrants). When I looked at the scanned manifest, since he had been listed as a U.S. citizen, he had no column listing him as a "Hebrew." I assume that is the key that the M-T page uses to find the Jewish immigrants. Perhaps the actual manifest does not have your relative listed as "Hebrew"?? Just a thought. Good luck. Carol Kunkis Cohn Newport Beach, CA Searching: KOSSOI, PEVTSOV: Vetka, Chechersk, Belarus SKOLNIKOF: Vetka, Belarus KUNKIS, LEHMAN: Glubokoye, Belarus SCHRIER, PACHTER: Yarmolinits, Kam-Podolsk, Ukraine LEIBOWITZ, GRUZINSKY: Kelme, Lithuania
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Federal Budget Includes 4.5 mil for National E-Archives
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N. Ring-Kendrick <adamsny@...>
Hello!
According to several news sources as well as genealogy newsletters the Federal budget includes funds to assist preserving national records. President Bush has requested an increase of 4.5 million in the current budget to be dedicated to the National Archives and Records Administration E-Archives. The purpose of the funds is to make additional records available in a digital form. The e-archives will allow for the preservation of all electronic records. The e-archives will also free records >from the original format and extend their life-time. Doing this will allow research of the digital formats now and years >from now. In addition $655,000 has been alloted within the budget to bring the NARA up to current electronic standards. Nancy Ring-Kendrick Port Orange, FL BLOCH / BLOCK? / BUGEN / DZIEKIEWICZ / GROSS / KISH / RING RESEARCH, and a unreadable surname that starts with "K"??? http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/e/n/Nancy-R- Kendrick/?Welcome=1009358928
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REIFF from Rokiskis, Lithuania
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A message to Michael Mosenson (JGFF #33200) who is researching REIFF
from Rokiskis bounced . I will be grateful if any JewishGenner who is incontact with Michael Mosenson could provide me with his current e-address or can pass on to him my request to contact me . Thanks , Jules Feldman Kibbutz Yizreel jfeldman@yizrael.org.il MODERATOR'S NOTE: You may find assistance in this matter by contacting lostnfound@jewishgen.org for e-mail messages that bounce when sent to JGFF addresses.
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HANEMAN from Klaipeda, Lithuania
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A message to Danjel Philip Jacobson (JGFF #36737) who is researching
HANEMAN >from Klaipeda, Lithuania bounced . I will be grateful if any JewishGenner who is in contact with Danjel Philip Jacobson could provide me with his current e-address or can pass on to him my request to contact me . Thanks , Jules Feldman Kibbutz Yizreel jfeldman@yizrael.org.il MODERATOR'S NOTE:You may find assistance in this matter by contacting lostnfound@jewishgen.org for e-mail messages that bounce when sent to JGFF addresses.
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Thank you and an apology
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Suzecrazy@...
Hi all,
Thank you for responding to my poorly worded question about ordering form NARA. Warren suggested I write "microfilm reader" instead of "big light box". Sorry for sounding like the weakest link... I'm really not. Next time I'll keep my thesaurus nearby and promise to use grammar check. Maybe. Susan Stock Agoura Hills, Ca
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Cuban Jews-Ship Travel
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Isaac Michalowski
Hi All,
A large Jewish population was located in Cuba. My sister and I were born in Havana. Alot of the Steamship entries were through Elis Island >from Europe. Is there a Steamship Directory that list travel >from Europe to Cuba ? Our family arrived in Cuba >from Poland circa mid 20's not yet sure of the exaxt year. Entry into the US was in 1954 through Florida. Any lists available for Cuba to Florida ? Thanks Isaac Searching MICHALOWISKI, STERN, MARWIT
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen REIFF from Rokiskis, Lithuania
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A message to Michael Mosenson (JGFF #33200) who is researching REIFF
from Rokiskis bounced . I will be grateful if any JewishGenner who is incontact with Michael Mosenson could provide me with his current e-address or can pass on to him my request to contact me . Thanks , Jules Feldman Kibbutz Yizreel jfeldman@yizrael.org.il MODERATOR'S NOTE: You may find assistance in this matter by contacting lostnfound@jewishgen.org for e-mail messages that bounce when sent to JGFF addresses.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen HANEMAN from Klaipeda, Lithuania
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A message to Danjel Philip Jacobson (JGFF #36737) who is researching
HANEMAN >from Klaipeda, Lithuania bounced . I will be grateful if any JewishGenner who is in contact with Danjel Philip Jacobson could provide me with his current e-address or can pass on to him my request to contact me . Thanks , Jules Feldman Kibbutz Yizreel jfeldman@yizrael.org.il MODERATOR'S NOTE:You may find assistance in this matter by contacting lostnfound@jewishgen.org for e-mail messages that bounce when sent to JGFF addresses.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Thank you and an apology
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Suzecrazy@...
Hi all,
Thank you for responding to my poorly worded question about ordering form NARA. Warren suggested I write "microfilm reader" instead of "big light box". Sorry for sounding like the weakest link... I'm really not. Next time I'll keep my thesaurus nearby and promise to use grammar check. Maybe. Susan Stock Agoura Hills, Ca
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Cuban Jews-Ship Travel
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Isaac Michalowski
Hi All,
A large Jewish population was located in Cuba. My sister and I were born in Havana. Alot of the Steamship entries were through Elis Island >from Europe. Is there a Steamship Directory that list travel >from Europe to Cuba ? Our family arrived in Cuba >from Poland circa mid 20's not yet sure of the exaxt year. Entry into the US was in 1954 through Florida. Any lists available for Cuba to Florida ? Thanks Isaac Searching MICHALOWISKI, STERN, MARWIT
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Re: Mac and the use of Jewish dates
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George Farkas <gfarkas@...>
This is a clarification. I am not looking for a calendar convertor to
convert one date at a time. I am looking for a program that will convert a whole database of dates and let me know what the Jewish date would be if it was before or after sunset and what time sunset occurred on that day. Conversely, converting a Jewish date would let me know the time of sunset when the day started and when the day ended. I am told that the Mac can do this. I cannot understand how this is possible as sunset comes at different times in different locations. But if it is feasible, it would be of great interest. To all who have given me suggestions about a general calendar conversion program, thank you, but that is not what I need. George Farkas Hi, I have been told that the Mac can use the Hebrew calendar and even considers the time of sunset. Does that mean that Mac users can automatically and accurately convert Jewish dates to Gregorian dates and vice-versa. If any Mac users have information on this, which can aid the genealogy work tremendously. Does anyone know of a good calendar conversion tool which considers the time of sunset? George Farkas Montreal
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Father and son sharing a name
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Leah Aharoni
Once again thank you for all the wonderful letters regarding my ggfather's
photo and clothing. One his tombstone he is called Abram Shmuel GRUZD. One of his sons was also called Shmuel. That doesn't make much sense to me. As far as I know European Jews were very careful no to name their children after the living (certainly not father and son). BTW there seems to be another such case on my Polish side (father and son named Sholom). Any ideas? Thank you in advance, Leah
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Mac and the use of Jewish dates
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George Farkas <gfarkas@...>
This is a clarification. I am not looking for a calendar convertor to
convert one date at a time. I am looking for a program that will convert a whole database of dates and let me know what the Jewish date would be if it was before or after sunset and what time sunset occurred on that day. Conversely, converting a Jewish date would let me know the time of sunset when the day started and when the day ended. I am told that the Mac can do this. I cannot understand how this is possible as sunset comes at different times in different locations. But if it is feasible, it would be of great interest. To all who have given me suggestions about a general calendar conversion program, thank you, but that is not what I need. George Farkas Hi, I have been told that the Mac can use the Hebrew calendar and even considers the time of sunset. Does that mean that Mac users can automatically and accurately convert Jewish dates to Gregorian dates and vice-versa. If any Mac users have information on this, which can aid the genealogy work tremendously. Does anyone know of a good calendar conversion tool which considers the time of sunset? George Farkas Montreal
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Father and son sharing a name
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Leah Aharoni
Once again thank you for all the wonderful letters regarding my ggfather's
photo and clothing. One his tombstone he is called Abram Shmuel GRUZD. One of his sons was also called Shmuel. That doesn't make much sense to me. As far as I know European Jews were very careful no to name their children after the living (certainly not father and son). BTW there seems to be another such case on my Polish side (father and son named Sholom). Any ideas? Thank you in advance, Leah
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