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Lite/Litva
#belarus
Mikhoyel Basherives
Lithuania, both the small present-day country as well as the much larger
former kingdom, is Lite in Yiddish, accented on the first syllable. Mikhoyel B. Mikhoyel BasherivesLitvaks are Jews >from 'Litte' (last sylable pronounced eh) whichtranslatesas Lithuania,The proper spelling is LITVA (Lit-va). The land spread >from the Baltic Sea
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MENDELOVICH family from Byten
#belarus
Alan Tapper <sabaalan@...>
Hi,
I am looking for the descendants of Shmuel Meyer MENDELOVICH >from Byten. Shmuel had five sons with his wife, Chaya, that I am aware of: Michael, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gabriel and Nachum. Benjamin was the youngest of the brothers born in the 1870's. Shmuel may also have had another family >from a previous wife as he was born in 1808 and died in 1913. In particular, I am looking to make contact with descendants of Michael, Gabriel or Naphtali. I believe that some of Gabriel's descendants live in Israel. Alan Tapper Fairfax, VA. NEMIROVSKY >from Lipovets, TAPPER >from Snitkov BURDMAN >from Tulchin STUCKLEMAN >from Tulchin MENDOZA >from Kobryn MENDELEWICZ, MENDELOVICH, MENDELOVITCH >from Byten HOCHBERG >from Iasi
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Lite/Litva
#belarus
Mikhoyel Basherives
Lithuania, both the small present-day country as well as the much larger
former kingdom, is Lite in Yiddish, accented on the first syllable. Mikhoyel B. Mikhoyel BasherivesLitvaks are Jews >from 'Litte' (last sylable pronounced eh) whichtranslatesas Lithuania,The proper spelling is LITVA (Lit-va). The land spread >from the Baltic Sea
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Belarus SIG #Belarus MENDELOVICH family from Byten
#belarus
Alan Tapper <sabaalan@...>
Hi,
I am looking for the descendants of Shmuel Meyer MENDELOVICH >from Byten. Shmuel had five sons with his wife, Chaya, that I am aware of: Michael, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gabriel and Nachum. Benjamin was the youngest of the brothers born in the 1870's. Shmuel may also have had another family >from a previous wife as he was born in 1808 and died in 1913. In particular, I am looking to make contact with descendants of Michael, Gabriel or Naphtali. I believe that some of Gabriel's descendants live in Israel. Alan Tapper Fairfax, VA. NEMIROVSKY >from Lipovets, TAPPER >from Snitkov BURDMAN >from Tulchin STUCKLEMAN >from Tulchin MENDOZA >from Kobryn MENDELEWICZ, MENDELOVICH, MENDELOVITCH >from Byten HOCHBERG >from Iasi
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Re: Castle Garden
#belarus
s_wiener@...
Hi, Belarus-ers,
Just for clarification, Castle Garden is at the southern tip of Manhattan. Original built 60 feet off the tip, land-fill in the 1850s made it part of Manhattan island. One takes the ferry to the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island >from this point. It was originally a fort, a battery, but has been many things since. I don't think it was large enough to use as an immigration processing center after 1890 without expanding into Manhattan proper and that's why the Federal Government elected to develop Ellis Island. [Or why New York State and New York City weren't receptive to the idea.;-)] Two good web-sites to understand what and where Castle Garden was/is are: http://www.nps.gov/cacl/ http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/US_nm/ny_castl.htm I have no commercial interest in GORP nor the National Parks Service. Shellie Wiener San Francisco, CA [former NY'er]
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Re: Castle Garden
#belarus
s_wiener@...
Hi, Belarus-ers,
Just for clarification, Castle Garden is at the southern tip of Manhattan. Original built 60 feet off the tip, land-fill in the 1850s made it part of Manhattan island. One takes the ferry to the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island >from this point. It was originally a fort, a battery, but has been many things since. I don't think it was large enough to use as an immigration processing center after 1890 without expanding into Manhattan proper and that's why the Federal Government elected to develop Ellis Island. [Or why New York State and New York City weren't receptive to the idea.;-)] Two good web-sites to understand what and where Castle Garden was/is are: http://www.nps.gov/cacl/ http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/US_nm/ny_castl.htm I have no commercial interest in GORP nor the National Parks Service. Shellie Wiener San Francisco, CA [former NY'er]
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new article
#belarus
Fran Bock
Dear Fellow Genners,
We've posted another article by the learned Dr. Smilovitsky - a study of the Jews in the Turov shtetl during the early decades of the 20th century: http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/newsletter/bnl_index.htm Please continue to send us your submissions for the online newsletter. Sincerely, Fran Bock, Editor Belarus SIG Online Newsletter franbock@optonline.net
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April 18, 2004 - JGSNY Meeting - Belarus SIG (Special Interest Group)
#belarus
David M. Fox <davefox73@...>
Attention Belarus SIG Members living or visiting the New York City area.
Mark your calendars! Edward Rosenbaum, our very talented SIG Webmaster and Database Manager, will be the featured speaker at the April 18, 2004, meeting of the JGSNY. I urged all of you to attend this meeting and get the latest and greatest updated info about the SIG and our great website. April 18, 2004 - JGSNY Meeting - Belarus SIG (Special Interest Group) Edward Rosenbaum, webmaster for the Belarus SIG (Special Interest Group), will speak about the SIG and give a tour of the SIG's website, including the All Belarus Database. This meeting will be held 2:00pm at the Center for Jewish History located at 15 West 16th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. The Center Genealogy Institute will be open >from 12:30 to 2:00 for networking with other researchers and access to resource materials and computers. Members - Free. Non-Members $3.00. For more info, please refer to the JGSNY website http://www.jgsny.org/. Dave -- David Fox Mail to: davefox73@earthlink.net Belarus SIG Coordinator Arnold, MD USA http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus
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Belarus SIG #Belarus new article
#belarus
Fran Bock
Dear Fellow Genners,
We've posted another article by the learned Dr. Smilovitsky - a study of the Jews in the Turov shtetl during the early decades of the 20th century: http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/newsletter/bnl_index.htm Please continue to send us your submissions for the online newsletter. Sincerely, Fran Bock, Editor Belarus SIG Online Newsletter franbock@optonline.net
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Belarus SIG #Belarus April 18, 2004 - JGSNY Meeting - Belarus SIG (Special Interest Group)
#belarus
David M. Fox <davefox73@...>
Attention Belarus SIG Members living or visiting the New York City area.
Mark your calendars! Edward Rosenbaum, our very talented SIG Webmaster and Database Manager, will be the featured speaker at the April 18, 2004, meeting of the JGSNY. I urged all of you to attend this meeting and get the latest and greatest updated info about the SIG and our great website. April 18, 2004 - JGSNY Meeting - Belarus SIG (Special Interest Group) Edward Rosenbaum, webmaster for the Belarus SIG (Special Interest Group), will speak about the SIG and give a tour of the SIG's website, including the All Belarus Database. This meeting will be held 2:00pm at the Center for Jewish History located at 15 West 16th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. The Center Genealogy Institute will be open >from 12:30 to 2:00 for networking with other researchers and access to resource materials and computers. Members - Free. Non-Members $3.00. For more info, please refer to the JGSNY website http://www.jgsny.org/. Dave -- David Fox Mail to: davefox73@earthlink.net Belarus SIG Coordinator Arnold, MD USA http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus
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Abstract of GenAmi number 27
#germany
Association GenAmi <asso.genami@...>
MODERATOR NOTE: Only the FAMILY names of research subjects should be typed
in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. * N O T * the names of authors of articles; not the name of the writer of the message to GerSig. The Moderators will reject future journal abstracts that do not comply. It takes too much time to edit your abstract so please remember this rule. (Even if somebody somewhere is researching the family of Irene Kahn, if your message is not about that research then "Kahn" is "Kahn" not "KAHN". OK? This message is for the attention of the friends of every Journal of Genealogy, especially French genealogy. Recently another abstract contained the same mistake. Merci to you all! John Paul Lowens (n*o*t LOWENS) Contents of GenAmi number 27, March 2004 The return of the Jews of Bayonne to Spain by Jean-Pierre Leon. The expulsion is well known but the story of the return is not. Dr PHILLIPSON, rabbi of Magdebourg, was involved in the requests. Genealogy of the PHILLIPSON family by Claude Geudevert and Irene Kahn Jewish cemeteries of the departement of Vosges, list of names with dates, places and spouses: Cemetery of Bruyeres, by Jean Bloch Cemetery of Saint-Die, by Jean Bloch Cemetery of Epinal, by Benjamin and Robert Angel What is the origin of the OULMONT family of Epinal ? Curiously, they were ULMO of Sierentz, also descendants of Daniel HAUSER of Durmenach (Upper Rhine), by Jean Bloch et M. Gutmann With or without G, evolution of a name (Etling) through three centuries, by Philippe Levet Communications: - La Rochelle, several complements of GenAmi number 26 -The rabbi and parnass Abraham ABERLE of Worms, ancestor of families and rabbis in Metz, died in Amsterdam. New documents on GenAmi web site, on pages reserved to members. - Jews in Paris >from 1755 to 1759 who came >from everywhere, - Marriages in Saint-Esprit-les-Bayonne >from 1751 to 1787 - List of Jews obliged to pay the Brancas tax in Lorraine in the 18th century Acquisitions: Photos of the registers of the Consistoire of Paris: - Jews of Paris in 1823 - Census of 1872 - Marriages at synagogue in Paris 1822-1841 Books: - The Jewish community of Bayonne during the 19th century - The Jewish community of Kirchen Bade Reviews of genealogy Some questions but most of them find an answer on our forum, Micheline Gutmann Paris asso.genami@free.fr Site GenAmi : http://asso.genami.free.fr
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German SIG #Germany Abstract of GenAmi number 27
#germany
Association GenAmi <asso.genami@...>
MODERATOR NOTE: Only the FAMILY names of research subjects should be typed
in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. * N O T * the names of authors of articles; not the name of the writer of the message to GerSig. The Moderators will reject future journal abstracts that do not comply. It takes too much time to edit your abstract so please remember this rule. (Even if somebody somewhere is researching the family of Irene Kahn, if your message is not about that research then "Kahn" is "Kahn" not "KAHN". OK? This message is for the attention of the friends of every Journal of Genealogy, especially French genealogy. Recently another abstract contained the same mistake. Merci to you all! John Paul Lowens (n*o*t LOWENS) Contents of GenAmi number 27, March 2004 The return of the Jews of Bayonne to Spain by Jean-Pierre Leon. The expulsion is well known but the story of the return is not. Dr PHILLIPSON, rabbi of Magdebourg, was involved in the requests. Genealogy of the PHILLIPSON family by Claude Geudevert and Irene Kahn Jewish cemeteries of the departement of Vosges, list of names with dates, places and spouses: Cemetery of Bruyeres, by Jean Bloch Cemetery of Saint-Die, by Jean Bloch Cemetery of Epinal, by Benjamin and Robert Angel What is the origin of the OULMONT family of Epinal ? Curiously, they were ULMO of Sierentz, also descendants of Daniel HAUSER of Durmenach (Upper Rhine), by Jean Bloch et M. Gutmann With or without G, evolution of a name (Etling) through three centuries, by Philippe Levet Communications: - La Rochelle, several complements of GenAmi number 26 -The rabbi and parnass Abraham ABERLE of Worms, ancestor of families and rabbis in Metz, died in Amsterdam. New documents on GenAmi web site, on pages reserved to members. - Jews in Paris >from 1755 to 1759 who came >from everywhere, - Marriages in Saint-Esprit-les-Bayonne >from 1751 to 1787 - List of Jews obliged to pay the Brancas tax in Lorraine in the 18th century Acquisitions: Photos of the registers of the Consistoire of Paris: - Jews of Paris in 1823 - Census of 1872 - Marriages at synagogue in Paris 1822-1841 Books: - The Jewish community of Bayonne during the 19th century - The Jewish community of Kirchen Bade Reviews of genealogy Some questions but most of them find an answer on our forum, Micheline Gutmann Paris asso.genami@free.fr Site GenAmi : http://asso.genami.free.fr
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IDA TEMPKIN AKA REISE YATNICK
#ukraine
Char & Sam Showel
In searching for information on my ggg Aunt IDA TEMPKIN >from Chicago, The
National Research Document Center sent me a packet of copies on an IDA TEMPKIN (aka) REISE YATNICK who resided at 72 Chester Street, Brooklyn, NY. I would like to see if I can send these papers to whoever is looking for information on this individual. Please contact me privately if you would like a copy of these papers. Write to samchar(spam)@cox.net and be sure to remove the word spam >from the e-mail address. Also be sure to indicate TEMPKIN in the subject, otherwise your e-mail will be blocked. Charlotte Showel JGS of Southern Nevada, Inc. Searching for: AISUSS/AIZUSS/BOLASNY/BOLASKNA/GILIGICH - >from Zhitomyr, Brusilev, Radomyshl, United States and Australia REICIN/REITZEN/REITZIN/REIZEN/REIZIN/RAISIN - from Chernigov, Semyanovka, Zylinka, Starodub, Koidanovo, Novozibkov and Chicago
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine IDA TEMPKIN AKA REISE YATNICK
#ukraine
Char & Sam Showel
In searching for information on my ggg Aunt IDA TEMPKIN >from Chicago, The
National Research Document Center sent me a packet of copies on an IDA TEMPKIN (aka) REISE YATNICK who resided at 72 Chester Street, Brooklyn, NY. I would like to see if I can send these papers to whoever is looking for information on this individual. Please contact me privately if you would like a copy of these papers. Write to samchar(spam)@cox.net and be sure to remove the word spam >from the e-mail address. Also be sure to indicate TEMPKIN in the subject, otherwise your e-mail will be blocked. Charlotte Showel JGS of Southern Nevada, Inc. Searching for: AISUSS/AIZUSS/BOLASNY/BOLASKNA/GILIGICH - >from Zhitomyr, Brusilev, Radomyshl, United States and Australia REICIN/REITZEN/REITZIN/REIZEN/REIZIN/RAISIN - from Chernigov, Semyanovka, Zylinka, Starodub, Koidanovo, Novozibkov and Chicago
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Naturalization Records from New York City
#ukraine
bob rubin <bob_rubin@...>
After a long search, I finally found my great grandfather listed in the
naturalization index with a more anglasized first name. It was in the US District Court, NY, NY. He was naturalized on Jan 27, 1898. I have the volume and record number. Does anyone know how I may be able to obtain a copy of the naturalization record and the Declaration of Intent? Can this be done online? Thanks. Bob RUBIN bob_rubin@hotmail.com
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Naturalization Records from New York City
#ukraine
bob rubin <bob_rubin@...>
After a long search, I finally found my great grandfather listed in the
naturalization index with a more anglasized first name. It was in the US District Court, NY, NY. He was naturalized on Jan 27, 1898. I have the volume and record number. Does anyone know how I may be able to obtain a copy of the naturalization record and the Declaration of Intent? Can this be done online? Thanks. Bob RUBIN bob_rubin@hotmail.com
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Translation Request - Russian Vital Records
#ukraine
Aaron Slotnik
All,
Thanks to Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, I've been able to find and order several vital records for my family. They are in Cyrillic script and I am seeking translations for the following documents: 1: http://www.geocities.com/ahslot/zlotnikanszelgitlamarriage.jpg - Full translation 2: http://www.geocities.com/ahslot/zlotnikrudazalcmansrulmarriage.jpg - Full translation Can anyone make out what appears to be the leftmost signature at the bottom of the 2 documents above? 3: http://www.geocities.com/ahslot/kudlaczgrynachudesdeath.jpg - Names, dates, places, relationships 4: http://www.geocities.com/ahslot/kudlacznuchimajzykgoldbergrojzamarriage.jpg - Names, dates, places, relationships Please respond to me privately at aaronslotnik@hotmail.com and thanks in advance for your assistance! Regards, Aaron Slotnik Chicago, IL USA Researching: ZLOTNIK - Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki, Pomiechowek, Zakroczym, Warsaw area WOROSHILSKY - Bialystok area, Poland GOLDBERG - Dabrowa Bialostocka, Poland BLUMENTHAL, SCHAPIRA - Gusyatin, Gorodenka, Ukraine BLUM, KATZ, MARTON - Salaj and Maramures Counties, Romania
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Translation Request - Russian Vital Records
#ukraine
Aaron Slotnik
All,
Thanks to Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, I've been able to find and order several vital records for my family. They are in Cyrillic script and I am seeking translations for the following documents: 1: http://www.geocities.com/ahslot/zlotnikanszelgitlamarriage.jpg - Full translation 2: http://www.geocities.com/ahslot/zlotnikrudazalcmansrulmarriage.jpg - Full translation Can anyone make out what appears to be the leftmost signature at the bottom of the 2 documents above? 3: http://www.geocities.com/ahslot/kudlaczgrynachudesdeath.jpg - Names, dates, places, relationships 4: http://www.geocities.com/ahslot/kudlacznuchimajzykgoldbergrojzamarriage.jpg - Names, dates, places, relationships Please respond to me privately at aaronslotnik@hotmail.com and thanks in advance for your assistance! Regards, Aaron Slotnik Chicago, IL USA Researching: ZLOTNIK - Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki, Pomiechowek, Zakroczym, Warsaw area WOROSHILSKY - Bialystok area, Poland GOLDBERG - Dabrowa Bialostocka, Poland BLUMENTHAL, SCHAPIRA - Gusyatin, Gorodenka, Ukraine BLUM, KATZ, MARTON - Salaj and Maramures Counties, Romania
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TOSFOT YOM-TOV and HALEVI-FRAENKEL
#germany
isak@bm.technion.ac.il
MODERATOR NOTE: Only FAMILY names (last names) should be typed with ALL CAPS.
Nothing else (except by the Moderator) should be typed with all caps. Can you see how the wrong use of all caps in this message makes it harder to understand? All members, please comply with this rule. Example: George WASHINGTON Dear GerSigers In the book "Forgotten Fragments" (Genealogy of the Levitic Fraenkel family, Muenchen, 1999) by the two Danish authors Louis and Henry Fraenkel, the following genealogical relation is described: YOM-TOV LIPMAN HELLER (Tosfot Yom-Tov) b.1579, d.1654 His son, JUDAH LIEBERMN d.1631 His son SIMON SIEMELS d.1632 His daughter, VITTORIA (d.1640) married YAAKOV KOPPEL HALEVI FRAENKEL (d.1670, the richest Jew in the Vienna Ghetto). Vittoria died in 1640 after giving birth to two daughters. Chronologically it is impossible that VITTORIA was the great grand daughter of TOSFOT YOM-TOV. Does anybody of you have additional information as to a possible relation between TOSFOT YOM-TOV and VITTORIA, the wife of YAAKOV KOPPEL HALEVI FRAENKEL ? Thanks Prof. Isak Gath Haifa, Israel ISAK@bm.technion.ac.il
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German SIG #Germany TOSFOT YOM-TOV and HALEVI-FRAENKEL
#germany
isak@bm.technion.ac.il
MODERATOR NOTE: Only FAMILY names (last names) should be typed with ALL CAPS.
Nothing else (except by the Moderator) should be typed with all caps. Can you see how the wrong use of all caps in this message makes it harder to understand? All members, please comply with this rule. Example: George WASHINGTON Dear GerSigers In the book "Forgotten Fragments" (Genealogy of the Levitic Fraenkel family, Muenchen, 1999) by the two Danish authors Louis and Henry Fraenkel, the following genealogical relation is described: YOM-TOV LIPMAN HELLER (Tosfot Yom-Tov) b.1579, d.1654 His son, JUDAH LIEBERMN d.1631 His son SIMON SIEMELS d.1632 His daughter, VITTORIA (d.1640) married YAAKOV KOPPEL HALEVI FRAENKEL (d.1670, the richest Jew in the Vienna Ghetto). Vittoria died in 1640 after giving birth to two daughters. Chronologically it is impossible that VITTORIA was the great grand daughter of TOSFOT YOM-TOV. Does anybody of you have additional information as to a possible relation between TOSFOT YOM-TOV and VITTORIA, the wife of YAAKOV KOPPEL HALEVI FRAENKEL ? Thanks Prof. Isak Gath Haifa, Israel ISAK@bm.technion.ac.il
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