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NYC 2006 Conference - Call for Papers
#ukraine
Gloria Berkenstat Freund <gloria@...>
The Jewish Genealogical Society is the host society for the 2006
International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies' annual conference to be held at the Marriott Marquis here in New York City from August 13th to 18th. We are pleased to announce our Call for Papers. Submissions should be made at the Conference website at <http://www.jgsny2006.org/call.cfm> All abstract submissions must be submitted via our on-line abstract module process. E-mail submittals will not be accepted. Presentation categories are listed below: Computer Training Workshops Eastern and Central European research Genetics and DNA Research Holocaust research Immigration, naturalization and migration Methodology Metropolitan New York City and New York State research Non-European research (e.g. India, China) Rabbinical research Repositories Sephardic research Technology and Internet resources United States research Yiddish theater/Tin Pan Alley Just follow the instructions at the website. The decision to accept a submission will be heavily weighted toward presentations not given at previous IAJGS Conferences, that provide specific research methodology and that include specific information for researchers to replicate the success of the presenter in acquiring information. Sessions will be one hour and fifteen minutes, with the last 15 minutes reserved for questions and answers. Proposal Deadline - December 1, 2005. Speakers will be notified no later than February 1, 2006 Handout material/resource material, due March 1, 2006, is required for each presentation and will be included in the syllabus distributed to all conference registrants. Further details of the handout material requirements will be provided upon acceptance of lecture. Gloria Berkenstat Freund 2006 Conference Program Committee Chair gloria@jgsny2006.org
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine NYC 2006 Conference - Call for Papers
#ukraine
Gloria Berkenstat Freund <gloria@...>
The Jewish Genealogical Society is the host society for the 2006
International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies' annual conference to be held at the Marriott Marquis here in New York City from August 13th to 18th. We are pleased to announce our Call for Papers. Submissions should be made at the Conference website at <http://www.jgsny2006.org/call.cfm> All abstract submissions must be submitted via our on-line abstract module process. E-mail submittals will not be accepted. Presentation categories are listed below: Computer Training Workshops Eastern and Central European research Genetics and DNA Research Holocaust research Immigration, naturalization and migration Methodology Metropolitan New York City and New York State research Non-European research (e.g. India, China) Rabbinical research Repositories Sephardic research Technology and Internet resources United States research Yiddish theater/Tin Pan Alley Just follow the instructions at the website. The decision to accept a submission will be heavily weighted toward presentations not given at previous IAJGS Conferences, that provide specific research methodology and that include specific information for researchers to replicate the success of the presenter in acquiring information. Sessions will be one hour and fifteen minutes, with the last 15 minutes reserved for questions and answers. Proposal Deadline - December 1, 2005. Speakers will be notified no later than February 1, 2006 Handout material/resource material, due March 1, 2006, is required for each presentation and will be included in the syllabus distributed to all conference registrants. Further details of the handout material requirements will be provided upon acceptance of lecture. Gloria Berkenstat Freund 2006 Conference Program Committee Chair gloria@jgsny2006.org
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Searching for Tepfer
#ukraine
ceckman@...
I am searching for information on my grandparents Solomon and Esther Hirshtritt
TEPFER originally >from Krystynopol which is now Chervonograd Ukraine. The name TEPFER may have been spelled TOEPFER at one time. Solomon came to NY first in 1893 and Esther in 1902. They settled in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. I know nothing of Solomon in terms of what he did for a living when in Krystynopol, who his parents were, or if he had any siblings. If anyone has any information on the TEPFER family I would be most grateful. My name is Helen Eckman and my email address is ceckman@cox.net. MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please sign your posts with a location. The JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) is a great place to start. It can be found at <http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/>, and will allow you to connect with others who might be researching that name or that town.
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Family names and towns in the Ukraine
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Lenn Zonder <lenwriter@...>
Yelisavet'grad, now known as Kirovohrad, Ukr.
Schloime ben Zalman Dov Zamachovsky, 1851-1926, born in Ukraine and died in New Haven, CT. He was my great-grandfather. He married Beila (last name not known). She was born in Ukraine 1860 (possibly Uman), died New Haven, CT. 1948. They had two children both born in Yelisavet'grad, Sendor, in 1891, migrated to New Haven, CT. via Antwerp, Belgium in 1906. Jack (Yacob)migrated with his parents to New Haven in 1909. Sendor changed his name to Samuel Zonder shortly after his arrival. The others adopted the new name on their arrival. Sam and Schloime were both tailors. Jack was only six year old. Sam moved to New York City in 1912. His parents and his brother remained in New Haven for the rest of their lives. Note: According to my late father, his grandmother had eight children. This fact was confirmed by the EIDB. However, neither my father nor his uncle, Jack, ever knew what happened to the other six children. Isaac Brodsky, born in Zlatapol, moved to Yelisavet'grad prior to 1894. He worked as a bookbinder. Isaac married Malka Belachovsky. She was killed in the Yelisavet'grad pogram of 1905. Isaac and Malka had seven children. My grandmother, Lily (Leah) was the oldest of three girls. Lily moved to New York City around 1910 and lived with her oldest brother at 297 Rivington St. in Manhattan. Isaac arrived in 1912 with the youngest children and by 1918 was living in Brooklyn near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Sam and Lily married in 1915. They had one son, my father, Leon, in 1917. Lily and her father both died in the Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918. Lenn Zonder Woodbridge, CT 06525 lenwriter@sbcglobal.net
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Searching for Tepfer
#ukraine
ceckman@...
I am searching for information on my grandparents Solomon and Esther Hirshtritt
TEPFER originally >from Krystynopol which is now Chervonograd Ukraine. The name TEPFER may have been spelled TOEPFER at one time. Solomon came to NY first in 1893 and Esther in 1902. They settled in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. I know nothing of Solomon in terms of what he did for a living when in Krystynopol, who his parents were, or if he had any siblings. If anyone has any information on the TEPFER family I would be most grateful. My name is Helen Eckman and my email address is ceckman@cox.net. MODERATOR'S NOTE: Please sign your posts with a location. The JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) is a great place to start. It can be found at <http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/>, and will allow you to connect with others who might be researching that name or that town.
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Family names and towns in the Ukraine
#ukraine
Lenn Zonder <lenwriter@...>
Yelisavet'grad, now known as Kirovohrad, Ukr.
Schloime ben Zalman Dov Zamachovsky, 1851-1926, born in Ukraine and died in New Haven, CT. He was my great-grandfather. He married Beila (last name not known). She was born in Ukraine 1860 (possibly Uman), died New Haven, CT. 1948. They had two children both born in Yelisavet'grad, Sendor, in 1891, migrated to New Haven, CT. via Antwerp, Belgium in 1906. Jack (Yacob)migrated with his parents to New Haven in 1909. Sendor changed his name to Samuel Zonder shortly after his arrival. The others adopted the new name on their arrival. Sam and Schloime were both tailors. Jack was only six year old. Sam moved to New York City in 1912. His parents and his brother remained in New Haven for the rest of their lives. Note: According to my late father, his grandmother had eight children. This fact was confirmed by the EIDB. However, neither my father nor his uncle, Jack, ever knew what happened to the other six children. Isaac Brodsky, born in Zlatapol, moved to Yelisavet'grad prior to 1894. He worked as a bookbinder. Isaac married Malka Belachovsky. She was killed in the Yelisavet'grad pogram of 1905. Isaac and Malka had seven children. My grandmother, Lily (Leah) was the oldest of three girls. Lily moved to New York City around 1910 and lived with her oldest brother at 297 Rivington St. in Manhattan. Isaac arrived in 1912 with the youngest children and by 1918 was living in Brooklyn near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Sam and Lily married in 1915. They had one son, my father, Leon, in 1917. Lily and her father both died in the Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918. Lenn Zonder Woodbridge, CT 06525 lenwriter@sbcglobal.net
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Re: Nettie REISS (1905-2005) Daughter of Yossele ROSENBLATT
#galicia
LOUISE HAJDENBERG
Our family of FEIGENBAUMs is related to the mother of Taube who was a FEIGENBAUM.
Taube's brothers were listed as FEIGENBAUM on their marriage records in Poland. I will bet because of the practices in Galicia at the time that in Galicia Taube's last name was FEIGENBAUM (even though I know her father is KAUFMAN) because of the common practices of the day. Louise Hajdenberg New York City Her mother was Taube KAUFMAN >from Brzesko, Galicia and she was associated with Pressburg and Nowy Targ. Jacob Rosen
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen RE: Nettie REISS (1905-2005) Daughter of Yossele ROSENBLATT
#general
LOUISE HAJDENBERG
Our family of FEIGENBAUMs is related to the mother of Taube who was a FEIGENBAUM.
Taube's brothers were listed as FEIGENBAUM on their marriage records in Poland. I will bet because of the practices in Galicia at the time that in Galicia Taube's last name was FEIGENBAUM (even though I know her father is KAUFMAN) because of the common practices of the day. Louise Hajdenberg New York City Her mother was Taube KAUFMAN >from Brzesko, Galicia and she was associated with Pressburg and Nowy Targ. Jacob Rosen
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Phila. Jewish Archives Center (PJAC)
#general
Joan Rosen <jgrosen@...>
PJAC was recently recommended in a posting to this forum. It is an excellent
suggestion; however, they are in the process of moving the entire archives, which is a daunting task. They have not yet moved; moving week is the 19th of this month. Their phone number and email address will remain the same after the move. They are swamped with work, and probably will not answer emails for several weeks. Please be patient. They will officially be closed >from September 19 through October 9. Joan JGS Greater Philadelphia jgrosen@verizon.net Suburban Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Re: Seeking: Composer Anton RUBINSTEIN
#general
Nick <tulse04-news@...>
I have been unable to find any genealogical information about Anton RubinsteinSee http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/R/RubinstA1n.asp. He was the brother of the pianist, Nikolai Rubinstein. This website gives two biographies in the bibliography. -- Nick Landau London, UK COHNREICH (Anklam, Germany Krajenka, Poland) ATLAS (Wielkie Oczy (near Lvov/Lemberg), Poland) WECHSLER(Schwabach, Germany) KOHN (Wallerstein and Kleinerdlingen,Germany) LANDAU/FREDKIN(Gomel, Mogilev, Belarus)
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Re: Sorenson DNA Web Site
#general
dennis gries
Julian Peerutin <jushilli@netvision.net.il> inquired on Tue, 13 Sep 2005:
"I recently read an article of the Sorenson DNA Web Site and besides for the option to search their database for a DNA comparrison I noticed that they are offering a free DNA test kit. I have no commercial interest with this site, but I was wondering if anybody had heard about them and what their opion might be on what they are offering. Below is the article: Sorenson DNA Web Site www.smgf.org " Comment for those interested: This is an evolving concept in genealogy. In the past, there have been fees in the order of USD 100 or so for the testing. Please note that their query form asks for a lot of information, and there is nothing to date to suggest that this organization is anything but completely ethical. I have been to a Sorenson presentation at an LDS/FHC forum, and our local gen. society in Sarasota FL will be featuring a DNA program in early 2006. However, my personal feeling and skepticism as a "bricks and mortar" researcher for several years, and visitor to cemeteries, is how does one gather DNA >from those dead and buried (or otherwise "to dust") for a century or more? The DNA process may provide a high certainty of relationship to someone alive (and I have been briefed on those examples), but perhaps all it will demonstate is just that. How the two people are connected will still rely on conventional research and documentation to reach the common point. Not quite as far out as cryogenics, and if we were able to freeze and maintain samples of our ancestors, this DNA process would really be exciting. At least there is a suggestion that the cost will no longer be there, but perhaps this may only mean that one will spend nothing to obtain nothing, or something that will be nebulous. Might be better to plumb the claimed nearly 400 million items listed on Rootsweb - WorldConnect (not a commercial project). Still, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Dennis Gries Sarasota, FL
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Phila. Jewish Archives Center (PJAC)
#general
Joan Rosen <jgrosen@...>
PJAC was recently recommended in a posting to this forum. It is an excellent
suggestion; however, they are in the process of moving the entire archives, which is a daunting task. They have not yet moved; moving week is the 19th of this month. Their phone number and email address will remain the same after the move. They are swamped with work, and probably will not answer emails for several weeks. Please be patient. They will officially be closed >from September 19 through October 9. Joan JGS Greater Philadelphia jgrosen@verizon.net Suburban Philadelphia, PA, USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Seeking: Composer Anton RUBINSTEIN
#general
Nick <tulse04-news@...>
I have been unable to find any genealogical information about Anton RubinsteinSee http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/R/RubinstA1n.asp. He was the brother of the pianist, Nikolai Rubinstein. This website gives two biographies in the bibliography. -- Nick Landau London, UK COHNREICH (Anklam, Germany Krajenka, Poland) ATLAS (Wielkie Oczy (near Lvov/Lemberg), Poland) WECHSLER(Schwabach, Germany) KOHN (Wallerstein and Kleinerdlingen,Germany) LANDAU/FREDKIN(Gomel, Mogilev, Belarus)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Sorenson DNA Web Site
#general
dennis gries
Julian Peerutin <jushilli@netvision.net.il> inquired on Tue, 13 Sep 2005:
"I recently read an article of the Sorenson DNA Web Site and besides for the option to search their database for a DNA comparrison I noticed that they are offering a free DNA test kit. I have no commercial interest with this site, but I was wondering if anybody had heard about them and what their opion might be on what they are offering. Below is the article: Sorenson DNA Web Site www.smgf.org " Comment for those interested: This is an evolving concept in genealogy. In the past, there have been fees in the order of USD 100 or so for the testing. Please note that their query form asks for a lot of information, and there is nothing to date to suggest that this organization is anything but completely ethical. I have been to a Sorenson presentation at an LDS/FHC forum, and our local gen. society in Sarasota FL will be featuring a DNA program in early 2006. However, my personal feeling and skepticism as a "bricks and mortar" researcher for several years, and visitor to cemeteries, is how does one gather DNA >from those dead and buried (or otherwise "to dust") for a century or more? The DNA process may provide a high certainty of relationship to someone alive (and I have been briefed on those examples), but perhaps all it will demonstate is just that. How the two people are connected will still rely on conventional research and documentation to reach the common point. Not quite as far out as cryogenics, and if we were able to freeze and maintain samples of our ancestors, this DNA process would really be exciting. At least there is a suggestion that the cost will no longer be there, but perhaps this may only mean that one will spend nothing to obtain nothing, or something that will be nebulous. Might be better to plumb the claimed nearly 400 million items listed on Rootsweb - WorldConnect (not a commercial project). Still, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Dennis Gries Sarasota, FL
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Re: Seeking: SCHIFF
#general
Big Al <asilberf@...>
Try SZYFF. My Rebecca SCHIFF was originally spelled that way. She married Rabbi
Solomon Silberfeld in Krakow.in 1834. Alfred M. Silberfeld President Emeritus JGS Palm Beach County Inc.
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Given Name " Heyer "
#general
ac <anitac47@...>
If this name is known but seen written then it could be Chaya (female).
Regards. Anita Citron
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Re: Given Name " Heyer "
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Nick <tulse04-news@...>
<JHazl@aol.com> wrote in message news:8c.2f1b55f4.305870f2@aol.com...
Hi folks, Has anyone heard of this given name? Is it male or female? TheHow about the woman's name Chaya? -- Nick Landau London, UK COHNREICH (Anklam, Germany Krajenka, Poland) ATLAS (Wielkie Oczy (near Lvov/Lemberg), Poland) WECHSLER(Schwabach, Germany) KOHN (Wallerstein and Kleinerdlingen,Germany) LANDAU/FREDKIN(Gomel, Mogilev, Belarus)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Seeking: SCHIFF
#general
Big Al <asilberf@...>
Try SZYFF. My Rebecca SCHIFF was originally spelled that way. She married Rabbi
Solomon Silberfeld in Krakow.in 1834. Alfred M. Silberfeld President Emeritus JGS Palm Beach County Inc.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Given Name " Heyer "
#general
ac <anitac47@...>
If this name is known but seen written then it could be Chaya (female).
Regards. Anita Citron
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Given Name " Heyer "
#general
Nick <tulse04-news@...>
<JHazl@aol.com> wrote in message news:8c.2f1b55f4.305870f2@aol.com...
Hi folks, Has anyone heard of this given name? Is it male or female? TheHow about the woman's name Chaya? -- Nick Landau London, UK COHNREICH (Anklam, Germany Krajenka, Poland) ATLAS (Wielkie Oczy (near Lvov/Lemberg), Poland) WECHSLER(Schwabach, Germany) KOHN (Wallerstein and Kleinerdlingen,Germany) LANDAU/FREDKIN(Gomel, Mogilev, Belarus)
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