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Anny FRIED
#austria-czech
tamar weinblum <weinblum@...>
Hello everybody
My father's ant Anny FRIED died in Zilina Slovakia on 17 October 1989. Her Maiden name was RAUCH and she was the widow of Shandor FRIED. I am looking for more information about her and I need help. I looked in Zilina cemeteries and I didn't find her name. I know that the family that took care of the funeral was: Smutiaca The adress on her letters was: 01001 Zilina T.O.M 62 Hling I would like to have her burial certificate and other information. She was not born in Slovakia. Her father Isaac RAUCH and she had 2 brothers: Menachem Mendel RAUCH (my grandfather) who lived in Austria and than in Poland (Brody) and Hermann RAUCH. Thank you Please contact me privately Tamar WEINBLUM Tel Aviv, Israel
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Anny FRIED
#austria-czech
tamar weinblum <weinblum@...>
Hello everybody
My father's ant Anny FRIED died in Zilina Slovakia on 17 October 1989. Her Maiden name was RAUCH and she was the widow of Shandor FRIED. I am looking for more information about her and I need help. I looked in Zilina cemeteries and I didn't find her name. I know that the family that took care of the funeral was: Smutiaca The adress on her letters was: 01001 Zilina T.O.M 62 Hling I would like to have her burial certificate and other information. She was not born in Slovakia. Her father Isaac RAUCH and she had 2 brothers: Menachem Mendel RAUCH (my grandfather) who lived in Austria and than in Poland (Brody) and Hermann RAUCH. Thank you Please contact me privately Tamar WEINBLUM Tel Aviv, Israel
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Re: Farrell, PA
#general
David Shappirio
Dr. Backon,
I never heard of Farrell before, but ways of finding obscure places have become much easier now. When I saw your message, it prompted me to look for this place via the free Google Earth software. It located Farrell, and even gave a small photograph made >from high altitude. If you want to try it, go to <http://earth.google.com/>, and download a copy. It's available both for Mac OS X and Windows, I believe, at the following URL http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html Best wishes, David
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Farrell, PA
#general
David Shappirio
Dr. Backon,
I never heard of Farrell before, but ways of finding obscure places have become much easier now. When I saw your message, it prompted me to look for this place via the free Google Earth software. It located Farrell, and even gave a small photograph made >from high altitude. If you want to try it, go to <http://earth.google.com/>, and download a copy. It's available both for Mac OS X and Windows, I believe, at the following URL http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html Best wishes, David
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looking for Los Angeles accountant from the 70s
#general
susiestree@...
Looking for the family of:
Mr. Irving L. Rosen, (an accountant) at *** Santa Monica Blvd., LA in the 70s. susiestree@aol.com please respond to me directly Thanks Susan Boyer Sherman Oaks, CA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen looking for Los Angeles accountant from the 70s
#general
susiestree@...
Looking for the family of:
Mr. Irving L. Rosen, (an accountant) at *** Santa Monica Blvd., LA in the 70s. susiestree@aol.com please respond to me directly Thanks Susan Boyer Sherman Oaks, CA
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Death certificate - Bergen County, NJ
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Randsboxer@...
Good evening, would like to obtain a copy of a death certificate for 2007
from Bergen County, Fort Lee, NJ. If somebody should be going that way andcould do a favor it would be greatly appreciate. Will reimburse for copying costs. Please advise. Thank you, Rose Boxer Ocala, FL
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Information on German Jewish Soldier killed in Mittau, Jelgava, Latvia
#general
Judith Elam
I would like to thank everyone who responded to my request. I have not yet
found the answers but I appreciate all the tips. Thank you very much. Judith E. Elam Hawaii, USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Death certificate - Bergen County, NJ
#general
Randsboxer@...
Good evening, would like to obtain a copy of a death certificate for 2007
from Bergen County, Fort Lee, NJ. If somebody should be going that way andcould do a favor it would be greatly appreciate. Will reimburse for copying costs. Please advise. Thank you, Rose Boxer Ocala, FL
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Information on German Jewish Soldier killed in Mittau, Jelgava, Latvia
#general
Judith Elam
I would like to thank everyone who responded to my request. I have not yet
found the answers but I appreciate all the tips. Thank you very much. Judith E. Elam Hawaii, USA
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Bresler Family > Downview or Toronto, Canada
#general
Carol Rombro Rider
I am searching for family named BRESLER who in 1985 lived on Overbrook Place
in Downsview Ontario, Canada. They are related to my great-grandmother, Tova Rosa Abramovitz Rombro. It seems that I have found them in the JOWB and they are no longer living. I am looking for the family of Bernard Bresler, died July 9, 2004 and Sandra Bresler, died June 26, 1995. They are both buried in Mt. Sinai Memorial Park in Toronto, Canada. I know that they had a son, Aaron Scott Bresler who would now be about 35 years old. If anyone can help me find my long lost Canadian cousins, I thank you in advance! Carol Rombro Rider Baltimore, Maryland USA CRomRider@aol.com
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Bresler Family > Downview or Toronto, Canada
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Carol Rombro Rider
I am searching for family named BRESLER who in 1985 lived on Overbrook Place
in Downsview Ontario, Canada. They are related to my great-grandmother, Tova Rosa Abramovitz Rombro. It seems that I have found them in the JOWB and they are no longer living. I am looking for the family of Bernard Bresler, died July 9, 2004 and Sandra Bresler, died June 26, 1995. They are both buried in Mt. Sinai Memorial Park in Toronto, Canada. I know that they had a son, Aaron Scott Bresler who would now be about 35 years old. If anyone can help me find my long lost Canadian cousins, I thank you in advance! Carol Rombro Rider Baltimore, Maryland USA CRomRider@aol.com
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Anyksi, Lithuania on the Manifest--Need help identifying this ancestral town
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Marc <marc@...>
Folks,
Need some help here. Trying to find my grandmother's ships manifest. One possibility which I have discounted to date is a woman of the same age, same name, same time-frame, acceptable final destination, same ship!!, but not the same town. On top of it, Ellis Island has the following town of Anyksi. Which I have no idea where it is or what is properly called. Since I have seen Smorgon spelled 500 different ways including my favorites, swargon and smarho, I am hoping someone can decrypt Anyksi for me. Depending on the answer, I might have to ask for more help on find my gm's manifest. Marc Hodies Searching CHODOSH, GUREWITZ, ALPERT >from Smorgon, Belarus Searching LEVI, GALANOS, SHABO, KABALI, >from Janina, Greece
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Anyksi, Lithuania on the Manifest--Need help identifying this ancestral town
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Marc <marc@...>
Folks,
Need some help here. Trying to find my grandmother's ships manifest. One possibility which I have discounted to date is a woman of the same age, same name, same time-frame, acceptable final destination, same ship!!, but not the same town. On top of it, Ellis Island has the following town of Anyksi. Which I have no idea where it is or what is properly called. Since I have seen Smorgon spelled 500 different ways including my favorites, swargon and smarho, I am hoping someone can decrypt Anyksi for me. Depending on the answer, I might have to ask for more help on find my gm's manifest. Marc Hodies Searching CHODOSH, GUREWITZ, ALPERT >from Smorgon, Belarus Searching LEVI, GALANOS, SHABO, KABALI, >from Janina, Greece
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Riga cemetery
#general
Toby Bird
Hi Genners,
I got >from the balticgen.com internet site a listing of a relative, Kalman Frutko, who is buried in Riga. As far as I can tell, no Riga cemetery is on the Jewishgen database. Is there an extant Jewish cemetery in Riga? Have stones been photographed? Is there an archive of Jewish burials in Riga or in Latvia in general? (I know his father's name, but not his mother's.) Kalman Frutko was born in Anyksciai (Annixt), Kovna Gubernia in Lithuania in 1866. I do not know when he died. It is clear >from other records that some family had migrated to Riga. Thanks, Toby Bird tobyannebird@gmail.com PS I went to the Latvia SIG site but I couldn't find a discussion group specific to that SIG. Did I miss something? Researching FRUTKOFF, FRUTKO, FROOTKO, MARMOR, FREIDMAN, KAPLAN all immigrating >from Kovna Gubernia, Lithuania (Anyksicai)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Riga cemetery
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Toby Bird
Hi Genners,
I got >from the balticgen.com internet site a listing of a relative, Kalman Frutko, who is buried in Riga. As far as I can tell, no Riga cemetery is on the Jewishgen database. Is there an extant Jewish cemetery in Riga? Have stones been photographed? Is there an archive of Jewish burials in Riga or in Latvia in general? (I know his father's name, but not his mother's.) Kalman Frutko was born in Anyksciai (Annixt), Kovna Gubernia in Lithuania in 1866. I do not know when he died. It is clear >from other records that some family had migrated to Riga. Thanks, Toby Bird tobyannebird@gmail.com PS I went to the Latvia SIG site but I couldn't find a discussion group specific to that SIG. Did I miss something? Researching FRUTKOFF, FRUTKO, FROOTKO, MARMOR, FREIDMAN, KAPLAN all immigrating >from Kovna Gubernia, Lithuania (Anyksicai)
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Vital records for Ksions (Wielki Radom and Kielce regions), Bochnia, Wisnicz, Kolanow and Radomsko
#general
Judith Elam
Hello! Does anyone know who I contact to obtain the following records:
Birth and marriage records for my great-grandfather, Meier Feiwel MENDZIGURSKY, born April 14, 1864 in Ksions, married in 1880 in Bochnia. Birth and marriage records for his wife, Ettel Leie HASENLAUF, born July 6, 1859 in Wisnicz. Birth and marriage records for her sister, Sara Bajla HASENLAUF, born March 15, 1865 in Kolanow, married 1899 in Radomsko to Rywen GOLDBERG Thank you. Please contact direct at elamj@hawaii.rr.com Judith E. Elam Hawaii, USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Vital records for Ksions (Wielki Radom and Kielce regions), Bochnia, Wisnicz, Kolanow and Radomsko
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Judith Elam
Hello! Does anyone know who I contact to obtain the following records:
Birth and marriage records for my great-grandfather, Meier Feiwel MENDZIGURSKY, born April 14, 1864 in Ksions, married in 1880 in Bochnia. Birth and marriage records for his wife, Ettel Leie HASENLAUF, born July 6, 1859 in Wisnicz. Birth and marriage records for her sister, Sara Bajla HASENLAUF, born March 15, 1865 in Kolanow, married 1899 in Radomsko to Rywen GOLDBERG Thank you. Please contact direct at elamj@hawaii.rr.com Judith E. Elam Hawaii, USA
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Message from David Marwell on the Retirement of Joyce Field
#ciechanow
#poland
Dick Plotz <Dick@...>
I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Joyce Field
for her many years of dedication and perseverance on behalf of our crucial service. It is safe to say that without her efforts, JewishGen would not have evolved into the tremendously valuable resource it has become to family researchers throughout the world. We have created a special page dedicated to Joyce on our blog (see below) where we encourage the many people who had the opportunity to work with Joyce over the years to share their thoughts and recollections. The blog post will be up for about one month at which point we will take all the comments and create a special page on JewishGen in honor of Joyce. While Joyce is officially retiring, we hope that we will still be able to consult with her on a range of issues and that she will continue to lend her expertise to us when needed. We will surely miss working with her on a daily basis and will do our utmost to emulate her work ethic and dedication to the cause she so dearly cherishes. With great expectations and hope for the future, David Marwell Director, Museum of Jewish Heritage Click here to to leave your thoughts and best wishes in honor of Joyce http://jewishgen.blogspot.com/2008/12/joyce-field.html
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A message from JewishGen Managing Director Warren Blatt
#ciechanow
#poland
Dick Plotz <Dick@...>
Please click here to read a personal appeal >from JewishGen Managing
Director Warren Blatt: http://jewishgen.blogspot.com/2008/12/dear-friend-as-independent-non-profit.html Dick Plotz Manager of Mailing Lists JewishGen, Inc.
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