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AMDOR from Scotland
#general
Mike Ross <mister@...>
I would be interested in making contact with anyone related to the
AMDOR family who lived in Sotland at least >from the 1850s. Regards Mike Ross Researching Tabacovitch, Greenberg, Rosenberg, Amdur, Amdurer, Amdor, Emdur,Endur, --- I have done my best folks! Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.806 / Virus Database: 548 - Release Date: 7/12/04
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Can you Place this Photo?
#poland
ROBERT WEISS
A photo of my paternal grandmother has just been posted as ViewMate image
VM5304 (http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate) The direct address is http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=5304 The photo probably was taken in Poland, possibly in Augustow. Can you tell me anything about the style and construction of the buildings, the lone tree, the dress, the tools and artifacts on the porch, etc. that would shed some light on my grandmother's life? Please send responses to me directly, at RWeissJGS@..., and not to the newslist. Thank you in advance. Bob Weiss in Northridge, CA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen AMDOR from Scotland
#general
Mike Ross <mister@...>
I would be interested in making contact with anyone related to the
AMDOR family who lived in Sotland at least >from the 1850s. Regards Mike Ross Researching Tabacovitch, Greenberg, Rosenberg, Amdur, Amdurer, Amdor, Emdur,Endur, --- I have done my best folks! Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.806 / Virus Database: 548 - Release Date: 7/12/04
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JRI Poland #Poland Can you Place this Photo?
#poland
ROBERT WEISS
A photo of my paternal grandmother has just been posted as ViewMate image
VM5304 (http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate) The direct address is http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=5304 The photo probably was taken in Poland, possibly in Augustow. Can you tell me anything about the style and construction of the buildings, the lone tree, the dress, the tools and artifacts on the porch, etc. that would shed some light on my grandmother's life? Please send responses to me directly, at RWeissJGS@..., and not to the newslist. Thank you in advance. Bob Weiss in Northridge, CA
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SEREBRO from South Africa
#general
Mike Ross <mister@...>
would like to make contact with any member of the Serebro family >from South
Africa. Mike Ross Perth, WA MODERATOR NOTE: Please note the existance of the Jewish South Africa SIG: http://www.jewishgen.org/Safrica/
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four great-grandparents for Uncle Harry, thanks to JRI-Poland
#poland
Renee Steinig <rsteinig@...>
For the past couple of years, I've been researching the family of my
husband's elderly uncle by marriage. You've probably all heard variations of this story: Uncle Harry was less than six years old when his mother died and he spent much of his youth in foster homes. He had limited contact with his father, who died 12 years later. Life in the present was a struggle and there was been little conversation about the past. Until two years ago, when I looked up some of his family documents as part of a 90th birthday present, he didn't even know his grandparents' names or where his parents were born. Fast forward to Stanley Diamond's Dec. 31 announcement of new records on JRI-Poland. The list included many towns in the Tarnopol region, so I went looking for Harry's mishpacha. And they were there! It was Jan. 1, Harry's 92nd birthday, and there on my computer screen were the names of four of his eight great-grandparents. Thank you, JRI-Poland, for the joy of introducing Uncle Harry to Mendel, Ruchel, Hersch, and Ratze! Renee Renee Steinig RSteinig@... MODERATOR'S NOTE: Mazel Tov! JRI-Poland is thrilled to have been a part of making Uncle Harry's 92nd birthday a special one.
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Re: MARGOLIOTH Genealogy
#rabbinic
Ganot <o_ganot@...>
On 2005.01.03, Daniil Evgenievitch Margulis <demarg@...> wrote:
Where can I find some good material on MARGOLIOTH (MARGULIS,There is an excellent book, Elef Margaliot (A Thousand Pearls) written by Rabbi Meir Wunder, describing the MORGULIS, MARGOLIS, MARGULIES, etc. genealogy. The book is written in Hebrew. See: http://www.jewishgen.org/rabbinic/infofiles/biblio_index2.htm#W and http://www.jewishgen.org/rabbinic/infofiles/biblio6.htm under the author's name. Ilan GANOT, Holon, Israel
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen SEREBRO from South Africa
#general
Mike Ross <mister@...>
would like to make contact with any member of the Serebro family >from South
Africa. Mike Ross Perth, WA MODERATOR NOTE: Please note the existance of the Jewish South Africa SIG: http://www.jewishgen.org/Safrica/
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JRI Poland #Poland four great-grandparents for Uncle Harry, thanks to JRI-Poland
#poland
Renee Steinig <rsteinig@...>
For the past couple of years, I've been researching the family of my
husband's elderly uncle by marriage. You've probably all heard variations of this story: Uncle Harry was less than six years old when his mother died and he spent much of his youth in foster homes. He had limited contact with his father, who died 12 years later. Life in the present was a struggle and there was been little conversation about the past. Until two years ago, when I looked up some of his family documents as part of a 90th birthday present, he didn't even know his grandparents' names or where his parents were born. Fast forward to Stanley Diamond's Dec. 31 announcement of new records on JRI-Poland. The list included many towns in the Tarnopol region, so I went looking for Harry's mishpacha. And they were there! It was Jan. 1, Harry's 92nd birthday, and there on my computer screen were the names of four of his eight great-grandparents. Thank you, JRI-Poland, for the joy of introducing Uncle Harry to Mendel, Ruchel, Hersch, and Ratze! Renee Renee Steinig RSteinig@... MODERATOR'S NOTE: Mazel Tov! JRI-Poland is thrilled to have been a part of making Uncle Harry's 92nd birthday a special one.
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Re: MARGOLIOTH Genealogy
#rabbinic
Ganot <o_ganot@...>
On 2005.01.03, Daniil Evgenievitch Margulis <demarg@...> wrote:
Where can I find some good material on MARGOLIOTH (MARGULIS,There is an excellent book, Elef Margaliot (A Thousand Pearls) written by Rabbi Meir Wunder, describing the MORGULIS, MARGOLIS, MARGULIES, etc. genealogy. The book is written in Hebrew. See: http://www.jewishgen.org/rabbinic/infofiles/biblio_index2.htm#W and http://www.jewishgen.org/rabbinic/infofiles/biblio6.htm under the author's name. Ilan GANOT, Holon, Israel
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Correct date for JGS of Greater Miami, Inc. Workshop
#general
Barbara Musikar
The correct date for the Genealogy Workshop presented by the JGS of Greater
Miami, Inc. is Sunday, January 9, 2005. The workshop will be held at the Stanley Meyers Building, Greater Miami Jewish Federation 4200 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami, Florida. Registration is at 9:15 - 10:00 AM. Workshop begins promptly at 10:00 AM. For further information about the workshop, fees and application form, please contact the JGS of Greater Miami, Inc. at 305-868-9226 or bar945@.... I would like to thank the genner >from Israel who was kind enough to let me know that I wrote the incorrect year in the previous day's announcement. Barbara Musikar President JGS of Greater Miami, Inc. Surfside, FL bmusikar@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Correct date for JGS of Greater Miami, Inc. Workshop
#general
Barbara Musikar
The correct date for the Genealogy Workshop presented by the JGS of Greater
Miami, Inc. is Sunday, January 9, 2005. The workshop will be held at the Stanley Meyers Building, Greater Miami Jewish Federation 4200 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami, Florida. Registration is at 9:15 - 10:00 AM. Workshop begins promptly at 10:00 AM. For further information about the workshop, fees and application form, please contact the JGS of Greater Miami, Inc. at 305-868-9226 or bar945@.... I would like to thank the genner >from Israel who was kind enough to let me know that I wrote the incorrect year in the previous day's announcement. Barbara Musikar President JGS of Greater Miami, Inc. Surfside, FL bmusikar@...
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JGS North Jersey January meeting
#general
Paul & Myrna Lewis <pmlewis@...>
Sharing Mistakes!
Place: YM-YWHA of North Jersey Date: Sunday January 23, 2005 Time: 2:00 PM We always share our "how to's", but sometimes we learn more >from "what not to do". Let's share mistakes so that we don't all make the same ones. The JGS meetings are held at the YM-YWHA of North Jersey, 1 Pike Drive, Wayne, NJ. The Charles & Bessie Goldman Library will be open at 1:30 P.M. to give those interested a chance to use our extensive resource center and socialize. The program will begin at 2:00 P.M. There is no charge for the program. All are welcome. Winter meetings: Sundays February 27 and March 27 (to be held at 2 PM) Thursday evening meetings begin again in April For information, or directions, contact: Susan 732-752-3384, Judy 973-226-7049 or Paul 845-357-5567 Check our website: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2gnpn/index.html
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JGS North Jersey January meeting
#general
Paul & Myrna Lewis <pmlewis@...>
Sharing Mistakes!
Place: YM-YWHA of North Jersey Date: Sunday January 23, 2005 Time: 2:00 PM We always share our "how to's", but sometimes we learn more >from "what not to do". Let's share mistakes so that we don't all make the same ones. The JGS meetings are held at the YM-YWHA of North Jersey, 1 Pike Drive, Wayne, NJ. The Charles & Bessie Goldman Library will be open at 1:30 P.M. to give those interested a chance to use our extensive resource center and socialize. The program will begin at 2:00 P.M. There is no charge for the program. All are welcome. Winter meetings: Sundays February 27 and March 27 (to be held at 2 PM) Thursday evening meetings begin again in April For information, or directions, contact: Susan 732-752-3384, Judy 973-226-7049 or Paul 845-357-5567 Check our website: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2gnpn/index.html
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information about the sztern,netel,hertzberg families
#ukraine
patyzon
hi
isearching information about the SZTERN (they are cohanim), NETEL or NETTEL, HERTZBERG families from ludmir, vladimir volinski, zamosc... thank you patricia zonshain =====
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine information about the sztern,netel,hertzberg families
#ukraine
patyzon
hi
isearching information about the SZTERN (they are cohanim), NETEL or NETTEL, HERTZBERG families from ludmir, vladimir volinski, zamosc... thank you patricia zonshain =====
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Harold (Hal) Kaye - "Tom, Dick & Harry" Vaudeville Act, 1930s
#yiddish
JMKaye@...
Searching for information about my grandfather, who was born Abraham Isidore
KLATSKIN in 1910, and immigrated to the US with his family in 1911. He was known as Isidore or Izzy when he was young. I'm told he was in the Ziegfeld Follies as a child. In the early to mid-1930s, under the stage name Harold KAYE (which he later took on as his legal name) (his nickname was Hal), he was part of a three-man "knockabout comedy" vaudeville act known as "Tom, Dick & Harry". The act performed at major theatres in the US, Canada and England, as well as on one of the earliest voyages of the SS Normandie. The other members of the act were Georgie Miller and Buddy Powers (which was the stage name of Sigmund Purisch (sp.?)). Hal retired >from the act at about the time that my father was born in 1936, and worked as an electrical engineer for the rest of his career, including at the 1939-40 World's Fair in New York. He and his family moved to Connecticut in 1953. He died in 1999. Any information would be much appreciated. Thank you! Jon Kaye
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Yiddish Theatre and Vadeville #YiddishTheatre Harold (Hal) Kaye - "Tom, Dick & Harry" Vaudeville Act, 1930s
#yiddish
JMKaye@...
Searching for information about my grandfather, who was born Abraham Isidore
KLATSKIN in 1910, and immigrated to the US with his family in 1911. He was known as Isidore or Izzy when he was young. I'm told he was in the Ziegfeld Follies as a child. In the early to mid-1930s, under the stage name Harold KAYE (which he later took on as his legal name) (his nickname was Hal), he was part of a three-man "knockabout comedy" vaudeville act known as "Tom, Dick & Harry". The act performed at major theatres in the US, Canada and England, as well as on one of the earliest voyages of the SS Normandie. The other members of the act were Georgie Miller and Buddy Powers (which was the stage name of Sigmund Purisch (sp.?)). Hal retired >from the act at about the time that my father was born in 1936, and worked as an electrical engineer for the rest of his career, including at the 1939-40 World's Fair in New York. He and his family moved to Connecticut in 1953. He died in 1999. Any information would be much appreciated. Thank you! Jon Kaye
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Re: Reluctant Relative
#general
Burt Hecht <burt1933@...>
RE: Reluctant Relative
While there are numerous ways to give standoffish relatives some logical understanding of the benefits of sharing information, no amount of bartering seems to be enough in these situations. By providing something by way of graphic demonstrable fruits of one's own research, i.e. an actual record of the names or the reproduction of a salient public document -- this might be an attraction. But lecturing on the benefits -- I doubt it. Repeated gentle efforts will show the way. Without knowing one's audience a bit more and its ability to digest the message, attempts to extract data >from a reluctant relative are doomed to failure. Also, sharing the joy of gaining some of the results of research will be effective too. Look for commonality of shared recollections of events, simches, etc. Good luck in your building of the relationships -- and don't waste the possible on the impossible!
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen RE: Reluctant Relative
#general
Burt Hecht <burt1933@...>
RE: Reluctant Relative
While there are numerous ways to give standoffish relatives some logical understanding of the benefits of sharing information, no amount of bartering seems to be enough in these situations. By providing something by way of graphic demonstrable fruits of one's own research, i.e. an actual record of the names or the reproduction of a salient public document -- this might be an attraction. But lecturing on the benefits -- I doubt it. Repeated gentle efforts will show the way. Without knowing one's audience a bit more and its ability to digest the message, attempts to extract data >from a reluctant relative are doomed to failure. Also, sharing the joy of gaining some of the results of research will be effective too. Look for commonality of shared recollections of events, simches, etc. Good luck in your building of the relationships -- and don't waste the possible on the impossible!
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