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August meeting of the JGS of Bergen County, New Jersey #general

Edward Rosenbaum <erosenbaum@...>
 

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Bergen County will be having its next
meeting on Sunday, August 8th. We will be discussing "Hitting a Brick
Wall", a question and answer session. Afterward, we will watch the
movie "The Sweetest Sound". The main meeting starts at 2PM and is held
at the JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly. The JCC of the Palisades is
located at 401 East Clinton Avenue in Tenafly. Their phone number is
201-569-7900.

"The Sweest Sound": Award-winning independent filmmaker Alan Berliner
(Intimate Stranger, The Family Album) takes a humorous and touching look
at the way that names shape identity. Tracking the lives of several
other men who share his name--including a celebrity photographer, an
Ohio lawyer, and a Seattle social worker--Berliner deftly explores the
relationship between one's moniker and the way it shapes identity. In
addition, the filmmaker touches upon the history of names, stopping at
Ellis Island for some fascinating information.

There will be no 12:30 schmooze session this month.

If you need directions, go to our homepage at
http://erosenbaum.netfirms.com/jgsbc/

*** Upcoming meetings ***
September 12: Linda Cantor and Lucille Gudis will speak about their
trip to Ukraine.

*** Membership ***
January marked the beginning of our new membership year. If you are not
already a member for 2003, please consider joining. If you have been a
member in the past, please renew your membership. Membership in the JGS
of Bergen County entitles you to submit questions to our 'ask the
experts' column of our newsletter, "The Gatherers". In addition,
members can borrow selected books and tapes >from our 400 book library.
Please start your membership by mailing a tax deductible check for $20
($25 for couples) to

JGS of Bergen County
c/o Edward Rosenbaum
135 Chestnut Ridge Road
Montvale, NJ 07645

Or if you wish to pay by credit card, please go to
http://erosenbaum.netfirms.com/jgsbc/, and click on "Membership information".
***

Sincerely,
Edward L. Rosenbaum
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.
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen August meeting of the JGS of Bergen County, New Jersey #general

Edward Rosenbaum <erosenbaum@...>
 

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Bergen County will be having its next
meeting on Sunday, August 8th. We will be discussing "Hitting a Brick
Wall", a question and answer session. Afterward, we will watch the
movie "The Sweetest Sound". The main meeting starts at 2PM and is held
at the JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly. The JCC of the Palisades is
located at 401 East Clinton Avenue in Tenafly. Their phone number is
201-569-7900.

"The Sweest Sound": Award-winning independent filmmaker Alan Berliner
(Intimate Stranger, The Family Album) takes a humorous and touching look
at the way that names shape identity. Tracking the lives of several
other men who share his name--including a celebrity photographer, an
Ohio lawyer, and a Seattle social worker--Berliner deftly explores the
relationship between one's moniker and the way it shapes identity. In
addition, the filmmaker touches upon the history of names, stopping at
Ellis Island for some fascinating information.

There will be no 12:30 schmooze session this month.

If you need directions, go to our homepage at
http://erosenbaum.netfirms.com/jgsbc/

*** Upcoming meetings ***
September 12: Linda Cantor and Lucille Gudis will speak about their
trip to Ukraine.

*** Membership ***
January marked the beginning of our new membership year. If you are not
already a member for 2003, please consider joining. If you have been a
member in the past, please renew your membership. Membership in the JGS
of Bergen County entitles you to submit questions to our 'ask the
experts' column of our newsletter, "The Gatherers". In addition,
members can borrow selected books and tapes >from our 400 book library.
Please start your membership by mailing a tax deductible check for $20
($25 for couples) to

JGS of Bergen County
c/o Edward Rosenbaum
135 Chestnut Ridge Road
Montvale, NJ 07645

Or if you wish to pay by credit card, please go to
http://erosenbaum.netfirms.com/jgsbc/, and click on "Membership information".
***

Sincerely,
Edward L. Rosenbaum
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.
GORDON-FRIEDMAN-FRIEDSON family photos (also GREENBERG and LEWIS) #lithuania

Paul Gordon <flash@...>
 

I've posted a number of old family photos on my web site, and I'm asking for
help in identifying some of the people in them.

One set has members of my grandfather's GORDON-FRIEDMAN-FRIEDSON family.
Most of the photos were taken in New York >from the 1920s-1950s. The
pictures belonged to my grandparents Harry and Betty GORDON, who lived in
the Bronx during that time.

Harry's father was Louis (Elisha) GORDON(OVICH), the son of Bendet
GORDON(OVICH) and Sarah FRIEDSON. Louis was born in the 1870s in Soll in
Vilna Gubernia; this is modern-day Soly, Belarus. Louis had two brothers in
New York: Henry and Sam.

Harry's mother was Anna/Alta (Chava Leah) FRIEDMAN, daughter of Leib
FRIEDMAN. I think that Anna was born in the 1870s in Srednik, near Kovno,
and had FRIEDMAN and FRIEDSON relatives >from the nearby town of Jonava.

Louis and Anna had a number of relatives in New York whose connection to the
family I haven't been able to figure out. Some of them may be in these
photos. Such relatives include:

Herman J. LEWIS (born in Russia in 1880s, son of Abraham) and his wife Sarah
GREENBERG (born in Russia in 1890s, daughter of Samuel and Fannie). Herman
and Sarah had three children who were born >from 1917-1926: Albert (a
rabbi), David, and Florence.

Edward GREENBERG (born in NYC in 1890s, son of Samuel and Jenny) and his
wife Bess. Edward and Bess's children were Beverly and Bobby. Edward's
siblings were Sidney, Jacob, Henry, Irving, and Leon.

Brothers Edward, Samuel, and Louis FRIEDMAN, all born in Jonava in the
1860s-1870s. They were the children of Abram FRIEDMAN (aka FRIEDSON) and
Zwia GINZBERG.

Morris GREENBERG (born in Russia in the 1870s-1880s, son of David and Dora)
and his wife Blanche. Their children Miriam (GOODFRIEND), Alfred, and
Charles (GREEN) were all born between 1917-1926.

Please take a look at these photos at www.zzapp.org/flash/family/gordon. If
you recognize anyone, please contact me.

And to see photos >from other branches of my family, go to
www.zzapp.org/flash/family.

Thanks.

Paul Gordon
Silver Spring, MD
USA
JGFF researcher # 5319

Researching (all in Lithuania unless stated otherwise):

DVINATSKY and DVINOYTAS - Jurbarkas
FRIEDLAND - Ariogala
FRIEDMAN - Seredzius and Jonava
FRIEDSON - Soly (Belarus) and Jonava
GORDON and GORDONOVICH - Soly (Belarus) and Vilna area
MARKOVICH - Ariogala

MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please respond privately.
Lithuania SIG #Lithuania GORDON-FRIEDMAN-FRIEDSON family photos (also GREENBERG and LEWIS) #lithuania

Paul Gordon <flash@...>
 

I've posted a number of old family photos on my web site, and I'm asking for
help in identifying some of the people in them.

One set has members of my grandfather's GORDON-FRIEDMAN-FRIEDSON family.
Most of the photos were taken in New York >from the 1920s-1950s. The
pictures belonged to my grandparents Harry and Betty GORDON, who lived in
the Bronx during that time.

Harry's father was Louis (Elisha) GORDON(OVICH), the son of Bendet
GORDON(OVICH) and Sarah FRIEDSON. Louis was born in the 1870s in Soll in
Vilna Gubernia; this is modern-day Soly, Belarus. Louis had two brothers in
New York: Henry and Sam.

Harry's mother was Anna/Alta (Chava Leah) FRIEDMAN, daughter of Leib
FRIEDMAN. I think that Anna was born in the 1870s in Srednik, near Kovno,
and had FRIEDMAN and FRIEDSON relatives >from the nearby town of Jonava.

Louis and Anna had a number of relatives in New York whose connection to the
family I haven't been able to figure out. Some of them may be in these
photos. Such relatives include:

Herman J. LEWIS (born in Russia in 1880s, son of Abraham) and his wife Sarah
GREENBERG (born in Russia in 1890s, daughter of Samuel and Fannie). Herman
and Sarah had three children who were born >from 1917-1926: Albert (a
rabbi), David, and Florence.

Edward GREENBERG (born in NYC in 1890s, son of Samuel and Jenny) and his
wife Bess. Edward and Bess's children were Beverly and Bobby. Edward's
siblings were Sidney, Jacob, Henry, Irving, and Leon.

Brothers Edward, Samuel, and Louis FRIEDMAN, all born in Jonava in the
1860s-1870s. They were the children of Abram FRIEDMAN (aka FRIEDSON) and
Zwia GINZBERG.

Morris GREENBERG (born in Russia in the 1870s-1880s, son of David and Dora)
and his wife Blanche. Their children Miriam (GOODFRIEND), Alfred, and
Charles (GREEN) were all born between 1917-1926.

Please take a look at these photos at www.zzapp.org/flash/family/gordon. If
you recognize anyone, please contact me.

And to see photos >from other branches of my family, go to
www.zzapp.org/flash/family.

Thanks.

Paul Gordon
Silver Spring, MD
USA
JGFF researcher # 5319

Researching (all in Lithuania unless stated otherwise):

DVINATSKY and DVINOYTAS - Jurbarkas
FRIEDLAND - Ariogala
FRIEDMAN - Seredzius and Jonava
FRIEDSON - Soly (Belarus) and Jonava
GORDON and GORDONOVICH - Soly (Belarus) and Vilna area
MARKOVICH - Ariogala

MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please respond privately.
From Plunge to Kherson 1847 #lithuania

Elaine Bush <erbush@...>
 

Hello all,

According to the revision lists, one of my ancestors moved >from Plunge
to Kherson in 1847 (along with many others >from Plunge). I have
checked the Ukraine Farming Colonies information on the Ukraine
(Kherson) SIG list and have come up empty-- Perhaps I have not
searched deep enough, but I find no reference to Plunge with regards to
migration patterns although there is a lot of more general information
that I have found useful as a guide. Has anyone done research in
this area? Any hints? Thanks--

Elaine Bush
Pleasant Hill, CA
USA
Lithuania SIG #Lithuania From Plunge to Kherson 1847 #lithuania

Elaine Bush <erbush@...>
 

Hello all,

According to the revision lists, one of my ancestors moved >from Plunge
to Kherson in 1847 (along with many others >from Plunge). I have
checked the Ukraine Farming Colonies information on the Ukraine
(Kherson) SIG list and have come up empty-- Perhaps I have not
searched deep enough, but I find no reference to Plunge with regards to
migration patterns although there is a lot of more general information
that I have found useful as a guide. Has anyone done research in
this area? Any hints? Thanks--

Elaine Bush
Pleasant Hill, CA
USA
Re: The Kohen sign #general

MBernet@...
 

In a message dated 7/22/2004 9:52:16 AM Eastern Standard Time,
elena@... writes:
According to family legend, my great grandmother's brother-in-law, Leib
RIBINSKI, changed his name to Lewis COHEN when he wound up in England
(with wife Celia, my great grandmother's sister), and that he chose
Cohen because he was a Kohanim. >>>

==purely on a matter of language, Cohen/Kohen is singlu\\ular, Kohanim is
plural only.

It is perfectly true that he changed his name to Cohen, but would the story
of a RIBINSKI being a kohanim hold water? >>>

==You'll have to check synagogue records, tombstones and names of male
ancestors and male siblings. No reason why RIBINSKI cannot be a Kohen. Perhaps
(like my mggf, not a Kohen) he is >from Rybnik in Silesia.

Michael Bernet, New York
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: The Kohen sign #general

MBernet@...
 

In a message dated 7/22/2004 9:52:16 AM Eastern Standard Time,
elena@... writes:
According to family legend, my great grandmother's brother-in-law, Leib
RIBINSKI, changed his name to Lewis COHEN when he wound up in England
(with wife Celia, my great grandmother's sister), and that he chose
Cohen because he was a Kohanim. >>>

==purely on a matter of language, Cohen/Kohen is singlu\\ular, Kohanim is
plural only.

It is perfectly true that he changed his name to Cohen, but would the story
of a RIBINSKI being a kohanim hold water? >>>

==You'll have to check synagogue records, tombstones and names of male
ancestors and male siblings. No reason why RIBINSKI cannot be a Kohen. Perhaps
(like my mggf, not a Kohen) he is >from Rybnik in Silesia.

Michael Bernet, New York
SCHNEIDER and STOLARSKY from Grodno-old family photos? #belarus

Paul Gordon <flash@...>
 

I've posted a number of old family photos on my web site, and I'm asking for
help in identifying some of the people in them.

One set of photos is of family members related to my great-grandparents, Sam
SCHNEIDER and Ida STOLARSKY, who were both born in the city of Grodno in the
1880s. Sam and Ida got married in New York in 1906.

Ida's sisters in America were Katie HELLER and Libby GORNITZKY. Her sister
Hody KRAUS emigrated >from Grodno to Haifa in the 1930s. Siblings Mary,
Sarah, Nisan, and Kadesh remained in Grodno.

Sam's siblings in America were Anna FINKEL, Esther FALLIS, Fanny WALDMAN,
and Hyman SCHNEIDER. Two brothers who stayed in Grodno were Yehuda and
Shepsl SCHNEIDER.

They were all the children of Daniel SCHNEIDER, whose original surname was
ZALISHANSKY.

Please take a look at these photos at www.zzapp.org/flash/family/grodno.
If you recognize anyone, please contact me.

And to see photos >from other branches of my family, go to
www.zzapp.org/flash/family.

Thanks.

Paul Gordon
Silver Spring, MD
USA
JGFF researcher # 5319

Researching (all in the town of Grodno):

DANSKY
NOVOLESKY or NOVEDZELSKY
POLCHINSKY or POLICHANSKY
SCHNEIDER
STOLARSKY
ZALISHANSKY
Belarus SIG #Belarus SCHNEIDER and STOLARSKY from Grodno-old family photos? #belarus

Paul Gordon <flash@...>
 

I've posted a number of old family photos on my web site, and I'm asking for
help in identifying some of the people in them.

One set of photos is of family members related to my great-grandparents, Sam
SCHNEIDER and Ida STOLARSKY, who were both born in the city of Grodno in the
1880s. Sam and Ida got married in New York in 1906.

Ida's sisters in America were Katie HELLER and Libby GORNITZKY. Her sister
Hody KRAUS emigrated >from Grodno to Haifa in the 1930s. Siblings Mary,
Sarah, Nisan, and Kadesh remained in Grodno.

Sam's siblings in America were Anna FINKEL, Esther FALLIS, Fanny WALDMAN,
and Hyman SCHNEIDER. Two brothers who stayed in Grodno were Yehuda and
Shepsl SCHNEIDER.

They were all the children of Daniel SCHNEIDER, whose original surname was
ZALISHANSKY.

Please take a look at these photos at www.zzapp.org/flash/family/grodno.
If you recognize anyone, please contact me.

And to see photos >from other branches of my family, go to
www.zzapp.org/flash/family.

Thanks.

Paul Gordon
Silver Spring, MD
USA
JGFF researcher # 5319

Researching (all in the town of Grodno):

DANSKY
NOVOLESKY or NOVEDZELSKY
POLCHINSKY or POLICHANSKY
SCHNEIDER
STOLARSKY
ZALISHANSKY
SS officer saving Jews in Ostrava, CZ? #general

Michael Gordy
 

I write with an unusual story of surviving the Holocaust. I'm
hoping that someone might be able to guide me on filling in the
missing pieces.

My grandfather was born in Ostrava, Czech Republic (Mahrisch-Ostrau in
German) in 1908. He had a childhood friend by the surname Muller
(umlaut over the u) who came >from a poor German-Czech family.
Muller would come to my grandfather's house to eat lunch a couple of
times each week, and otherwise was lucky to get much lunch at all.
When they were young teens, Muller ran away >from home and wasn't
heard >from again.

Shift ahead to 1939. Hitler has swept through Czechoslovakia and
Jews are prohibited >from exiting the country without an exit visa.
Within days, my grandfather's father meets Muller on the street
to find that Muller was the SS officer in charge of Ostrava. Muller
told him to send his son (my grandfather) to his office. My
grandfather did as instructed. He was not permitted to see Muller,
but his passport was stamped with an exit visa. Thus he made his
way out...

After the war, my grandfather once heard that Muller was shot by
the SS for helping Jews to escape. My grandfather passed away
10 years ago, and I don't know the reliability of this information.

Does anyone have a similar story of leaving Ostrava or other
encounter with this SS officer? Any suggestions for sources at
the Holocaust Museum (I live near Washington DC) or elsewhere that
could confirm the story and fill in details?

-- Michael Gordy
Takoma Park, MD USA
Researching: GOLDBERGER, TRAEMER, RITTER in Ostrava and Opava, CZ
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen SS officer saving Jews in Ostrava, CZ? #general

Michael Gordy
 

I write with an unusual story of surviving the Holocaust. I'm
hoping that someone might be able to guide me on filling in the
missing pieces.

My grandfather was born in Ostrava, Czech Republic (Mahrisch-Ostrau in
German) in 1908. He had a childhood friend by the surname Muller
(umlaut over the u) who came >from a poor German-Czech family.
Muller would come to my grandfather's house to eat lunch a couple of
times each week, and otherwise was lucky to get much lunch at all.
When they were young teens, Muller ran away >from home and wasn't
heard >from again.

Shift ahead to 1939. Hitler has swept through Czechoslovakia and
Jews are prohibited >from exiting the country without an exit visa.
Within days, my grandfather's father meets Muller on the street
to find that Muller was the SS officer in charge of Ostrava. Muller
told him to send his son (my grandfather) to his office. My
grandfather did as instructed. He was not permitted to see Muller,
but his passport was stamped with an exit visa. Thus he made his
way out...

After the war, my grandfather once heard that Muller was shot by
the SS for helping Jews to escape. My grandfather passed away
10 years ago, and I don't know the reliability of this information.

Does anyone have a similar story of leaving Ostrava or other
encounter with this SS officer? Any suggestions for sources at
the Holocaust Museum (I live near Washington DC) or elsewhere that
could confirm the story and fill in details?

-- Michael Gordy
Takoma Park, MD USA
Researching: GOLDBERGER, TRAEMER, RITTER in Ostrava and Opava, CZ
MENDELOVITZ family koralitz/lubsch/USA #belarus

aamar@...
 

I am searching for the family of my grandmother Esther MENDELOVITZ (all
spellings), daughter of Shaina and Moshe, who lived in Koralitz/Koralici
/Lubsch area in the late 19th ,early 20th century.

I have the following information.

Her brother Vulvul Ze'ev Wolf MENDELOVITZ last address 1906 >from a school in
Minsk where he taught. Moskovskaya uliza, Kaidanovski Tract, Minsk.

Her brother Benjamin went to the USA probably about 1905 and his last
address some time after 1913 was c/- Max Korb Bank, Canal St, New York.

A letter >from Benjamin mentions:

Brother Reuven, his son Fylka, and Fylka's daughter born at that time. (USA). A
daughter of Reuven, Pasha Leah and (son?) Motan, (in Lubsch
with Uncle Yainkel BEN TZINOVSKY)

Sister Hannah Minna (Lubsch) and her husband Hirschel, daughters Rachel
and Esther in USA

Possibly another sister Channa Leah.

Any information would be helpful, including tracing documentation >from the
Max Korb Bank

Also searching for FAIVELOWITZ >from Koralitz Lubsch.

Ann Belinsky
Re'ut, Israel/New Zealand








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Belarus SIG #Belarus MENDELOVITZ family koralitz/lubsch/USA #belarus

aamar@...
 

I am searching for the family of my grandmother Esther MENDELOVITZ (all
spellings), daughter of Shaina and Moshe, who lived in Koralitz/Koralici
/Lubsch area in the late 19th ,early 20th century.

I have the following information.

Her brother Vulvul Ze'ev Wolf MENDELOVITZ last address 1906 >from a school in
Minsk where he taught. Moskovskaya uliza, Kaidanovski Tract, Minsk.

Her brother Benjamin went to the USA probably about 1905 and his last
address some time after 1913 was c/- Max Korb Bank, Canal St, New York.

A letter >from Benjamin mentions:

Brother Reuven, his son Fylka, and Fylka's daughter born at that time. (USA). A
daughter of Reuven, Pasha Leah and (son?) Motan, (in Lubsch
with Uncle Yainkel BEN TZINOVSKY)

Sister Hannah Minna (Lubsch) and her husband Hirschel, daughters Rachel
and Esther in USA

Possibly another sister Channa Leah.

Any information would be helpful, including tracing documentation >from the
Max Korb Bank

Also searching for FAIVELOWITZ >from Koralitz Lubsch.

Ann Belinsky
Re'ut, Israel/New Zealand








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An apparently German abbreviation #general

Stan Goodman <SPAM_FOILER@...>
 

I have found in the AGAD indices a possible relative whose name is given as
"Isak Ismach r. SPRITZER", born in the 1870s. (There are also other names,
male and female, given in the same form.) I have not seen the full record,
but >from spellings of other names in the index, it appears that the records
are in German, rather than Polish. I have no background in German, so I
can't guess what the "r." abbreviation may represent. Can anyone help?

--
Stan Goodman, Qiryat Tiv'on, Israel

Searching:
NEACHOWICZ/NOACHOWICZ, NEJMAN/NAJMAN, SURALSKI: >from Lomza Gubernia
ISMACH: >from Lomza Gubernia, Galicia, and Ukraina
HERTANU, ABRAMOVICI, LAUER: >from Dorohoi District, Romania
GRISARU, VATARU: >from Iasi, Dorohoi, and Mileanca, Romania

See my interactive family tree (requires Java 1.1.6 or better). the URL is:
http://www.hashkedim.com
For reasons connected with anti-spam/junk security, the return address is
not valid. To communicate with me, please visit my website (see the URL
above -- no Java required for this purpose) and fill in the email form
there.
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen An apparently German abbreviation #general

Stan Goodman <SPAM_FOILER@...>
 

I have found in the AGAD indices a possible relative whose name is given as
"Isak Ismach r. SPRITZER", born in the 1870s. (There are also other names,
male and female, given in the same form.) I have not seen the full record,
but >from spellings of other names in the index, it appears that the records
are in German, rather than Polish. I have no background in German, so I
can't guess what the "r." abbreviation may represent. Can anyone help?

--
Stan Goodman, Qiryat Tiv'on, Israel

Searching:
NEACHOWICZ/NOACHOWICZ, NEJMAN/NAJMAN, SURALSKI: >from Lomza Gubernia
ISMACH: >from Lomza Gubernia, Galicia, and Ukraina
HERTANU, ABRAMOVICI, LAUER: >from Dorohoi District, Romania
GRISARU, VATARU: >from Iasi, Dorohoi, and Mileanca, Romania

See my interactive family tree (requires Java 1.1.6 or better). the URL is:
http://www.hashkedim.com
For reasons connected with anti-spam/junk security, the return address is
not valid. To communicate with me, please visit my website (see the URL
above -- no Java required for this purpose) and fill in the email form
there.
Chief Rabbi of Vienna, late 1800s #general

Denise Azbill <famaz1@...>
 

I discovered a bit of family lore that says a great-aunt was married to the
son of the Chief Rabbi of Vienna. The son was named Josef KATZ, and he was
a schoichet. They lived in Skala Podolskaya and later moved to the
Czernowitz region of Bukowina. Would anyone be able to tell me how I can
find out who the Chief Rabbi of Vienna was in the late 1800s? I posted this
to the RavSig group but got no responses.

Thank you,
Denise Weidenfeld Azbill
Las Vegas, NV
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Chief Rabbi of Vienna, late 1800s #general

Denise Azbill <famaz1@...>
 

I discovered a bit of family lore that says a great-aunt was married to the
son of the Chief Rabbi of Vienna. The son was named Josef KATZ, and he was
a schoichet. They lived in Skala Podolskaya and later moved to the
Czernowitz region of Bukowina. Would anyone be able to tell me how I can
find out who the Chief Rabbi of Vienna was in the late 1800s? I posted this
to the RavSig group but got no responses.

Thank you,
Denise Weidenfeld Azbill
Las Vegas, NV
Mendel and Leah KATZ - Montreal #general

Shlomo Katz <SKATZ@...>
 

I am searching for descendants of my father's uncle Mendel KATZ. We have
already taken the usual steps for researching in Montreal (with guidance >from
one of the leaders of JGS-Montreal). I am now looking for unusual suggestions
or for anyone who has personal knowledge of the family. This is the
information we have.

-Born approx. 1879 in Visheve, Hungary.
-Son of Yitzchak KATZ and Henia Perel GENUTH.
-Settled in Montreal about 1902-1905.
-Married Leah (daughter of Moshe Simcha KATZ) at Chevra Shas synagogue in March
1906. (I have a copy of the marriage certificate thanks to Montreal JGS.)
-Had three sons. (I have a picture of them taken at Posners studio in Montreal.)
-Apparently died April 1938 and buried in Baron de Hirsch cemetery, Montreal.
(I have a picture of a stone that says Mendel son of Yitzchak Katz. Papermans
funeral home confirms that the person buried there had a wife named Leah,
so I'm pretty confident that its the right stone.)
-Leah apparently died in November 1956. (Again, this is conjectured >from a
tombstone photo.)
-I have seen a tombstone photo that may belong to their son. It says "Moe Katz"
in English and "Moshe ben Mendel" in Hebrew. The person buried there was killed
in action in 1941 and was 32 years old. (This connection is pure conjecture,
but the age matches and Leah's father's name was Mendel.)

My parents spent last week in Montreal trying to follow up on some of these
leads, but with no luck. They did meet one elderely man who remembers a Mendel
Katz who was a butcher, but we don't know what my Mendel did for a living.

Thanks
Shlomo Katz
Silver Spring, Maryland USA
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Mendel and Leah KATZ - Montreal #general

Shlomo Katz <SKATZ@...>
 

I am searching for descendants of my father's uncle Mendel KATZ. We have
already taken the usual steps for researching in Montreal (with guidance >from
one of the leaders of JGS-Montreal). I am now looking for unusual suggestions
or for anyone who has personal knowledge of the family. This is the
information we have.

-Born approx. 1879 in Visheve, Hungary.
-Son of Yitzchak KATZ and Henia Perel GENUTH.
-Settled in Montreal about 1902-1905.
-Married Leah (daughter of Moshe Simcha KATZ) at Chevra Shas synagogue in March
1906. (I have a copy of the marriage certificate thanks to Montreal JGS.)
-Had three sons. (I have a picture of them taken at Posners studio in Montreal.)
-Apparently died April 1938 and buried in Baron de Hirsch cemetery, Montreal.
(I have a picture of a stone that says Mendel son of Yitzchak Katz. Papermans
funeral home confirms that the person buried there had a wife named Leah,
so I'm pretty confident that its the right stone.)
-Leah apparently died in November 1956. (Again, this is conjectured >from a
tombstone photo.)
-I have seen a tombstone photo that may belong to their son. It says "Moe Katz"
in English and "Moshe ben Mendel" in Hebrew. The person buried there was killed
in action in 1941 and was 32 years old. (This connection is pure conjecture,
but the age matches and Leah's father's name was Mendel.)

My parents spent last week in Montreal trying to follow up on some of these
leads, but with no luck. They did meet one elderely man who remembers a Mendel
Katz who was a butcher, but we don't know what my Mendel did for a living.

Thanks
Shlomo Katz
Silver Spring, Maryland USA
408041 - 408060 of 669692