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Black bread disease
#general
Barbara Zimmer <bravo.zulu@...>
Black bread disease probably refers to what is also known as "St.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Anthony's fire" --- a ailment due to to consuming the fungus ergot which grows on rye grain. (The hallucinogen LSD is a member of the ergot family.) Symptoms of St. Anthony's fire included " hallucinations, panic, convulsions, and painful burning in their limbs that followed a loss of circulation in constricted blood vessels. " [>from an article on using ergot to treat migraine headaches.]
Howie Axelrod asked:
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place name
#poland
MALCOLM COURTNEY <malcolm.courtney@...>
Can anyone help me with this supposed place nameplease-Lekhzankov?
I am unable to find it anywhere and the web does not recognise it at all. Please respond to me privately at malcolm.courtney@btinternet.com I would be grateful for any ideas! With thanks,Sincerely, Geraldine Courtney Fleet, Hampshire researching Sztejnchauer& Hausza (Poland), Mark(Lithuania)& Yacobson (Latvia)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Black bread disease
#general
Barbara Zimmer <bravo.zulu@...>
Black bread disease probably refers to what is also known as "St.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Anthony's fire" --- a ailment due to to consuming the fungus ergot which grows on rye grain. (The hallucinogen LSD is a member of the ergot family.) Symptoms of St. Anthony's fire included " hallucinations, panic, convulsions, and painful burning in their limbs that followed a loss of circulation in constricted blood vessels. " [>from an article on using ergot to treat migraine headaches.]
Howie Axelrod asked:
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JRI Poland #Poland place name
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MALCOLM COURTNEY <malcolm.courtney@...>
Can anyone help me with this supposed place nameplease-Lekhzankov?
I am unable to find it anywhere and the web does not recognise it at all. Please respond to me privately at malcolm.courtney@btinternet.com I would be grateful for any ideas! With thanks,Sincerely, Geraldine Courtney Fleet, Hampshire researching Sztejnchauer& Hausza (Poland), Mark(Lithuania)& Yacobson (Latvia)
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Seeking VM6914/5:Unknown ENGELSON or Ozer MILLER-Kefar Saba, Israel in 1964
#general
Joan Engel
Attention Israel-based Genners: I am looking for Ozer MILLER or his
descendants. Ozer and his wife lived in Kefar Saba, Israel in 1964 or 1969. He was married to a woman whose maiden name was ENGELSON. I believe she was a telephone operator in 1964 or 1969. Mrs. Miller (nee Engelson) is related to my paternal ggm, Neche ENGELSON, who lived in Vilna. I have placed a photo of the MILLER's (a very good looking couple) on Viewmate along with the Yiddish note (and translation) on the back of the photo. Please go http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toview.html and select the to view option to see VM 6914 and VM 6915. Please reply directly to me at my email address below. Thank you. Joan Engel, New York City joan.engel@gmail.com RESEARCHING: Vilna & Kovno: BENGIS, ENGELSON, MORO, STRELSKI/STRELETSKAJA, WELLER, ZEMSER Grodno , Kamenets-Litovsk, Kobryn, Pruzhany & Wisoko-Litovsk:BLINDERMAN, DUBINER/RUBIN, FRIEDMAN, KATZ, POMERANTZ/POMERANZ,SAFER/SEIFER, SILBERGLEIT, SPELKE, YANOWITZ/YANOVICH
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queries
#poland
Deborah Wiener
sorry- made an error-should read Austrian army not German army
Deborah Wiener MODERATOR'S NOTE: Deborah is referring to the message she posted yesterday.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Seeking VM6914/5:Unknown ENGELSON or Ozer MILLER-Kefar Saba, Israel in 1964
#general
Joan Engel
Attention Israel-based Genners: I am looking for Ozer MILLER or his
descendants. Ozer and his wife lived in Kefar Saba, Israel in 1964 or 1969. He was married to a woman whose maiden name was ENGELSON. I believe she was a telephone operator in 1964 or 1969. Mrs. Miller (nee Engelson) is related to my paternal ggm, Neche ENGELSON, who lived in Vilna. I have placed a photo of the MILLER's (a very good looking couple) on Viewmate along with the Yiddish note (and translation) on the back of the photo. Please go http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toview.html and select the to view option to see VM 6914 and VM 6915. Please reply directly to me at my email address below. Thank you. Joan Engel, New York City joan.engel@gmail.com RESEARCHING: Vilna & Kovno: BENGIS, ENGELSON, MORO, STRELSKI/STRELETSKAJA, WELLER, ZEMSER Grodno , Kamenets-Litovsk, Kobryn, Pruzhany & Wisoko-Litovsk:BLINDERMAN, DUBINER/RUBIN, FRIEDMAN, KATZ, POMERANTZ/POMERANZ,SAFER/SEIFER, SILBERGLEIT, SPELKE, YANOWITZ/YANOVICH
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JRI Poland #Poland queries
#poland
Deborah Wiener
sorry- made an error-should read Austrian army not German army
Deborah Wiener MODERATOR'S NOTE: Deborah is referring to the message she posted yesterday.
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searching for SZMALC/SZMALTZ from Przasnysz
#poland
marty <meyers01@...>
I have convincing, but not completely conclusive, evidence of a family
connection to SZMALC >from Przasnysz. Azryel Zelman SZMALC, son of Szymka and Leia, was married to a Sura Toba UNKNOWN, daughter of Jciek Nosenowicz UNKNOWN. Their married children include: Laja SZMALC, married to Abrahm Jciek BIERNACKI. Their son Leyzor married Halka PERELEMUTER. Leyzor and Halka's daughter Blima married Szmul Zala BIENENFELD and emigrated to the US. Daughter Sura Frejda married Chuna Mosiek RYBAK Son Szaja married Szajna Fajga RUDA Daughter Toba married Szymek DYNER Son Jankief Son Dawid Basia SZMALC married to Herszek NOWOWEZYCKI Rywka SZMALC married to Jciek ROTSZTEJN Jciek Dawid SZMALC married to Szyma Bejla UNKNOWN, also to Sura CHOLSZ, also to Dwora ROZEN Son Abram Daughter Gitta Hinda Judka SZMALC married to Laja ROMANER Daughter Rajzla married to Josek Dawid ROZENBERG If any of these names are familiar, please contact me privately at <meyers01@comcast.net> Marty Meyers
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JRI Poland #Poland searching for SZMALC/SZMALTZ from Przasnysz
#poland
marty <meyers01@...>
I have convincing, but not completely conclusive, evidence of a family
connection to SZMALC >from Przasnysz. Azryel Zelman SZMALC, son of Szymka and Leia, was married to a Sura Toba UNKNOWN, daughter of Jciek Nosenowicz UNKNOWN. Their married children include: Laja SZMALC, married to Abrahm Jciek BIERNACKI. Their son Leyzor married Halka PERELEMUTER. Leyzor and Halka's daughter Blima married Szmul Zala BIENENFELD and emigrated to the US. Daughter Sura Frejda married Chuna Mosiek RYBAK Son Szaja married Szajna Fajga RUDA Daughter Toba married Szymek DYNER Son Jankief Son Dawid Basia SZMALC married to Herszek NOWOWEZYCKI Rywka SZMALC married to Jciek ROTSZTEJN Jciek Dawid SZMALC married to Szyma Bejla UNKNOWN, also to Sura CHOLSZ, also to Dwora ROZEN Son Abram Daughter Gitta Hinda Judka SZMALC married to Laja ROMANER Daughter Rajzla married to Josek Dawid ROZENBERG If any of these names are familiar, please contact me privately at <meyers01@comcast.net> Marty Meyers
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Re: Black Bread Disease ? What is this?
#general
Alexander Sharon
"Janice Sellers" wrote
Looks like.My Grandfathe >from Russia / Polandr is alleged to have died fromPossibly ergot? Try Black Death (Back Plague) Alexander Sharon Calgary, Ab
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Translation of 3 additional chapters from the Radzyn Podlaski Yizkor Book
#poland
Yaakov Goldwasser <ygoldwas@...>
We are pleased to announce the translation to English of three additional
chapters >from the Radzyn Podlaski Yizkor Book: 1. The unbroken chain: by Mordechai Tannenbaum. The history and importance of the ‘Blue Thread’ for the Radzyner Chassidim, the attempts to produce it again after the end of World War II and how this was finally accomplished in Israel. 2. Teachers, whips and youth: by Zanvil Zaltzstein. The author describes early childhood education in a Cheder in Radzyn. 3. >from those days: by M. Ben Shmuel. A description of life in the Chassidic community in the time of Reb Mordecai Yosef the Radzyner Rabbi, relationship with Chassidim who came >from other towns to be near the Rabbi and the changes that eventually came about . We thank Joyce Field, Lance Ackerfeld and all the Yizkor Book Project personnel for uploading the chapters onto the Radzyn Yizkor Book website: http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/radzyn/radzyn.html. Nachman and Temmy Goldwasser Gesher Haziv Israel
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Black Bread Disease ? What is this?
#general
Alexander Sharon
"Janice Sellers" wrote
Looks like.My Grandfathe >from Russia / Polandr is alleged to have died fromPossibly ergot? Try Black Death (Back Plague) Alexander Sharon Calgary, Ab
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JRI Poland #Poland Translation of 3 additional chapters from the Radzyn Podlaski Yizkor Book
#poland
Yaakov Goldwasser <ygoldwas@...>
We are pleased to announce the translation to English of three additional
chapters >from the Radzyn Podlaski Yizkor Book: 1. The unbroken chain: by Mordechai Tannenbaum. The history and importance of the ‘Blue Thread’ for the Radzyner Chassidim, the attempts to produce it again after the end of World War II and how this was finally accomplished in Israel. 2. Teachers, whips and youth: by Zanvil Zaltzstein. The author describes early childhood education in a Cheder in Radzyn. 3. >from those days: by M. Ben Shmuel. A description of life in the Chassidic community in the time of Reb Mordecai Yosef the Radzyner Rabbi, relationship with Chassidim who came >from other towns to be near the Rabbi and the changes that eventually came about . We thank Joyce Field, Lance Ackerfeld and all the Yizkor Book Project personnel for uploading the chapters onto the Radzyn Yizkor Book website: http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/radzyn/radzyn.html. Nachman and Temmy Goldwasser Gesher Haziv Israel
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KANTOROVITZ and/or SCHATZ descendants of the Gaon of Vilna
#general
ben-ari <yrcdi@...>
I recently posted a message regarding a supposed link to the family of Reb'
Chaim of Volozhin. I mentioned there that we have a rather superficial and questionable family tradition of a family link to the Gaon of Vilna which I would like to check. I should say that I've perused Chaim Friedman's "Eliayahu's Branches" and have corresponded with him. In the same very skimpy family chart which I mentioned previously there is scribbled a link to the Gaon through my KANTOR(OVITZ) lineage. And from another side but on the same chart appears the name SCHATZ. Interestingly, both names appear as descendants of the Gaon but both names are pretty common since again by strange coincidence they mean Cantor or Shaliach Tzibur. As to the KANTOR side we are not sure if it is KANTOR or KANTOROVITZ (as appear in Friedman's book). Two sibbling of previous generations have documents each written differently. As to SCHATZ we know that my ggggrandfather YOSEPH was a Chazan (cantor) in Pinsk but we are not sure if this was his family name also or just his profession and that we never had his real family name-if he had one (beginning 19th cent. in Pinsk). His daughter (my gggrandmother was Sarah Hinde). Our KANTOR(OVITZ) ancestors are >from Slonim. My ggggrandfather was SHLOMO ben ELIEZER (possibly a Rosh Yeshiva in Karlin)(and RACHEL) ben YAACOV MOSHE ben AVRAHAM. I've explored this line before in this group and received replies that there were two lineages in Slonim with the same names of fathers and sons so that there could be a mistake on our family chart presuming that we were from the Gaon.Shana Tova, Ktiva ve'chatima tova to all. May we all be blessed with a Happy and Healthy New Year. Yoni Ben-Ari, Efrat, Israel
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Re: ukraine digest: October 02, 2005
#ukraine
Irina Kunia <iritrashba@...>
Dear geners and Steve Orlen,
I am looking for people who are searching in the area of Boguslav (Kiev Gubernya). My Rashba family is >from this town and also >from Kanev . I would like to find out what revisions lists , census and other documents were survived for 19 -th century and end of 18-th century. I can help with translations >from Russian in a exchange for any info related to this area (or pay for it). Thanks, Irit (Irene) Rashba iritrashba@optonline.net New Milford, NJ, USA ~~~~~~~~ Subject: Ukraine SIG: Database Project 2 From: Steve Orlen <sorlen@email.arizona.edu> Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 08:48:19 -0700 X-Message-Number: 1 My great-grandfather Benjamin BELKIND haLevi, a tailor, was born 1860 in Boguslav in Kiev Gubernya, as was his wife Rifka WOLINSKY, & his children: Roza born 1886 Menachem-Mendl born 1888, a studio photographer Moische (Misha) born 1892, a studio photographer; Chaim born circa 1893 a studio photographer Ephraim born circa 1896 died circa 1902 Kishinev The family moved to Odessa (Peresyp) circa 1892. My great-great grandfather, Motis-Mendl WOLINSKY, a wheelwright, was born circa 1780's in Boguslav in Kiev Gubernya, as were his children: Gusel who imm to London Rachel-Leah Yoynah, a soldier for many years Ephraim, born circa 1830, a wheelwright Israel (Srulke) b 1845 imm to London. Owned an art gallery. Ephraim WOLINSKY (same as above) his wife Rachel moved to Odessa circa 1895 with their children: Rifke born circa 1863 died in Kishinev circa 1902 Lea born circa 1863 imm to Brooklyn Married Mr. Teplitsky Sarah born circa 1866 imm to Alexandria, Jaffa, Brooklyn Moishe born circa 1870 imm to England then to USA Ite born circa 1877 imm to Melbourne Leib imm to Alexandria then Palestine Yankel an engineer on water projects imm to Alexandria then Palestine Best, Steve Orlen Tucson, AZ
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen KANTOROVITZ and/or SCHATZ descendants of the Gaon of Vilna
#general
ben-ari <yrcdi@...>
I recently posted a message regarding a supposed link to the family of Reb'
Chaim of Volozhin. I mentioned there that we have a rather superficial and questionable family tradition of a family link to the Gaon of Vilna which I would like to check. I should say that I've perused Chaim Friedman's "Eliayahu's Branches" and have corresponded with him. In the same very skimpy family chart which I mentioned previously there is scribbled a link to the Gaon through my KANTOR(OVITZ) lineage. And from another side but on the same chart appears the name SCHATZ. Interestingly, both names appear as descendants of the Gaon but both names are pretty common since again by strange coincidence they mean Cantor or Shaliach Tzibur. As to the KANTOR side we are not sure if it is KANTOR or KANTOROVITZ (as appear in Friedman's book). Two sibbling of previous generations have documents each written differently. As to SCHATZ we know that my ggggrandfather YOSEPH was a Chazan (cantor) in Pinsk but we are not sure if this was his family name also or just his profession and that we never had his real family name-if he had one (beginning 19th cent. in Pinsk). His daughter (my gggrandmother was Sarah Hinde). Our KANTOR(OVITZ) ancestors are >from Slonim. My ggggrandfather was SHLOMO ben ELIEZER (possibly a Rosh Yeshiva in Karlin)(and RACHEL) ben YAACOV MOSHE ben AVRAHAM. I've explored this line before in this group and received replies that there were two lineages in Slonim with the same names of fathers and sons so that there could be a mistake on our family chart presuming that we were from the Gaon.Shana Tova, Ktiva ve'chatima tova to all. May we all be blessed with a Happy and Healthy New Year. Yoni Ben-Ari, Efrat, Israel
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine RE: ukraine digest: October 02, 2005
#ukraine
Irina Kunia <iritrashba@...>
Dear geners and Steve Orlen,
I am looking for people who are searching in the area of Boguslav (Kiev Gubernya). My Rashba family is >from this town and also >from Kanev . I would like to find out what revisions lists , census and other documents were survived for 19 -th century and end of 18-th century. I can help with translations >from Russian in a exchange for any info related to this area (or pay for it). Thanks, Irit (Irene) Rashba iritrashba@optonline.net New Milford, NJ, USA ~~~~~~~~ Subject: Ukraine SIG: Database Project 2 From: Steve Orlen <sorlen@email.arizona.edu> Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 08:48:19 -0700 X-Message-Number: 1 My great-grandfather Benjamin BELKIND haLevi, a tailor, was born 1860 in Boguslav in Kiev Gubernya, as was his wife Rifka WOLINSKY, & his children: Roza born 1886 Menachem-Mendl born 1888, a studio photographer Moische (Misha) born 1892, a studio photographer; Chaim born circa 1893 a studio photographer Ephraim born circa 1896 died circa 1902 Kishinev The family moved to Odessa (Peresyp) circa 1892. My great-great grandfather, Motis-Mendl WOLINSKY, a wheelwright, was born circa 1780's in Boguslav in Kiev Gubernya, as were his children: Gusel who imm to London Rachel-Leah Yoynah, a soldier for many years Ephraim, born circa 1830, a wheelwright Israel (Srulke) b 1845 imm to London. Owned an art gallery. Ephraim WOLINSKY (same as above) his wife Rachel moved to Odessa circa 1895 with their children: Rifke born circa 1863 died in Kishinev circa 1902 Lea born circa 1863 imm to Brooklyn Married Mr. Teplitsky Sarah born circa 1866 imm to Alexandria, Jaffa, Brooklyn Moishe born circa 1870 imm to England then to USA Ite born circa 1877 imm to Melbourne Leib imm to Alexandria then Palestine Yankel an engineer on water projects imm to Alexandria then Palestine Best, Steve Orlen Tucson, AZ
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Disna Uyezd Research Group
#lithuania
Batya Olsen <batyao@...>
Shana Tova,
The Disna Uyezd Research Group (DURG) of the LitvakSIG is happy to announce the acquisition of the 1875 lists of male residents in the Disna Uyezd. This includes the shtetlach of Bildziugi, Disna, Druya, Germanovici, Glubokoye, Golubicy, Leonpol, Luzhek, Plisa, Postovy, and Sharkovshina. The first of the lists to be translated and send to DURG members is for Glubokoye. For more information about these lists and/or DURG membership contact Batya Olsen, DURG Coordinator. -- Batya Matzkin Olsen, Concord, Massachusetts USA batyao@netsynthesis.com Researching: EISENSHMID/AJZENSHMIDT [any spelling] (Tsikhovolya, BY), KAYOTSKY (Vidzy, BY), KELMAN, KLONER (Postavy/Smorgon, BY), MANFELD (Smorgon), MANFIELD (Sterling, Ill., US), RUNKIN, MATZKIN (Vidzy & anywhere), ROSENBLUM (Postavy), SCHARER
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania Disna Uyezd Research Group
#lithuania
Batya Olsen <batyao@...>
Shana Tova,
The Disna Uyezd Research Group (DURG) of the LitvakSIG is happy to announce the acquisition of the 1875 lists of male residents in the Disna Uyezd. This includes the shtetlach of Bildziugi, Disna, Druya, Germanovici, Glubokoye, Golubicy, Leonpol, Luzhek, Plisa, Postovy, and Sharkovshina. The first of the lists to be translated and send to DURG members is for Glubokoye. For more information about these lists and/or DURG membership contact Batya Olsen, DURG Coordinator. -- Batya Matzkin Olsen, Concord, Massachusetts USA batyao@netsynthesis.com Researching: EISENSHMID/AJZENSHMIDT [any spelling] (Tsikhovolya, BY), KAYOTSKY (Vidzy, BY), KELMAN, KLONER (Postavy/Smorgon, BY), MANFELD (Smorgon), MANFIELD (Sterling, Ill., US), RUNKIN, MATZKIN (Vidzy & anywhere), ROSENBLUM (Postavy), SCHARER
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