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Jews In Alcoholic Beverage Industry
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Alan Weiser <alanboy@...>
I am researching the subject of Jews in the alcoholic beverage industry of
distilling, brewing, distribution, and/or serving/selling that took place in Galicia during the 19th century. I would appreciate receiving >from you any family stories related to this industry; such as ownership, employment and/or lease-holder, confrontations with serfs or government agencies, and/or information related to legal or other restrictions placed on Jews to prevent them >from participating in this industry. Please respond to me directly. Alan Weiser alanboy@starpower.net Silver Spring, MD USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Jews In Alcoholic Beverage Industry
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Alan Weiser <alanboy@...>
I am researching the subject of Jews in the alcoholic beverage industry of
distilling, brewing, distribution, and/or serving/selling that took place in Galicia during the 19th century. I would appreciate receiving >from you any family stories related to this industry; such as ownership, employment and/or lease-holder, confrontations with serfs or government agencies, and/or information related to legal or other restrictions placed on Jews to prevent them >from participating in this industry. Please respond to me directly. Alan Weiser alanboy@starpower.net Silver Spring, MD USA
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SIROTA family from Butrimonys, Lithuania
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David Ellis
This note documents my search along one branch of my family tree, the SIROTA family
from Butrimonys, Lithuania.My g-grandmother Eva SIROTA (maiden name) was born in Lithuania in 1852 and (according to US census records) married Abrahm ELLIS in 1871. They immigrated to the United States in April 1888, lived first in Manhattan and then in Brooklyn, and raised five children. She died on Jun 29 1928, five years after her husband. Their children who survived childhood were: Anna (Chana Frida), 1876 - Jun 2 1962 Bertha (Buna), Apr 16 1884 - Apr 1969 Charles (Betzalel), Sep 15 1886 - Feb 1969 Jackson (Yakir), Nov 3 1890 - Nov 1918 Robert (Ruven Lazar), Nov 3 1890 - Feb 1987 Three other children died in infancy, but we don't know their names. Her death certificate lists her parents' names as Jacob Sirota and Rachael Sirota. According to her tombstone, her Hebrew name was Chava bat Yakir, so her son Jackson was clearly named after her father. I believe I found a matching Revision History (family census) record in the All Lithuania Database on jewishgen.org, >from the town of Butrimonys in 1858. One household shows: Yaker SIROTA, b. 1806, father: Abram (my g-g-grandfather) Sorka, b. 1810, Yaker's wife (my g-g-grandmother?) Rivka, b. 1841, daughter; Libka, b. 1846, daughter; Movsha, b. 1849, son; Chava, b. 1852, daughter (my g-grandmother); Chana, b. 1854, daughter; Itsko SIROTA, b. 1810, father: Abram; Geska, b. 1840(!), Itsko's second wife; David, b. 1834, son; Iokhved, b. 1838, David's wife, father: Nosel Wulf, b. 1837; son, conscripted Berko SIROTA, b. 1803, head of household, left 1854, father: Nosel; Nosel, b. 1827, son, left 1854 Yakir is an unusual given name, and Chava's date of birth matches exactly. There is one discrepancy: Yaker's wife is listed here as named Sorka, which doesn't match up with the name Rachael >from Eva's death record. My g-g-grandfather Yaker also appeared in the 1834 Revision History record: Iaker SIROTA, b. 1806, father: Abram Elka, b. 1808, wife (my g-g-grandmother?) Itsko SIROTA, b, 1810, father: Abram Fradka, b. 1809, Itsko's (first) wife Berko SIROTA, b. 1803, head of household Sorka, b. 1804, Berko's wife This was before any of the children were born, and Yakir had a different wife(?) It looks like the two Sorkas were different people, given their different birth years. So what can I say about my g-g-grandmother? Was her name Rachael, Sorka or Elka? It looks like my g-grandmother was one of five children, and I tried to find some record of her siblings, but I was unable to find any immigration records for them, nor did I find any trace of them in the Yad Vashem death archives. Nobody among the dozens of relatives I've contacted, all of whom are descended from my g-grandmother, knows anything about her brother Movsha or her sisters Rivka, Libka, and Chana. I didn't even ask about Itsko's family. The Revision History records show at least six other SIROTA families in Butrimonys, but I have no clue how they might be related. I don't see many SIROTAs in Lithuania other than in Butrimonys. At least three other people are researching SIROTA relatives in Butrimonys. I have exchanged e-mail messages with them, and they are all descended >from Leiser SIROTA, son of Shevel. These names do not appear in the Revision History lists, so again I can't seem to find a connection. As a matter of general interest, the surname SIROTA appears to be derived >from a Russian word meaning "orphan". This is as far as I've been able to get in my research. Suggestions for how I can best proceed will be most welcome. Thanks in advance to anybody who can offer help. David J Ellis Natick, MA djemkitso@verizon.net
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen SIROTA family from Butrimonys, Lithuania
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David Ellis
This note documents my search along one branch of my family tree, the SIROTA family
from Butrimonys, Lithuania.My g-grandmother Eva SIROTA (maiden name) was born in Lithuania in 1852 and (according to US census records) married Abrahm ELLIS in 1871. They immigrated to the United States in April 1888, lived first in Manhattan and then in Brooklyn, and raised five children. She died on Jun 29 1928, five years after her husband. Their children who survived childhood were: Anna (Chana Frida), 1876 - Jun 2 1962 Bertha (Buna), Apr 16 1884 - Apr 1969 Charles (Betzalel), Sep 15 1886 - Feb 1969 Jackson (Yakir), Nov 3 1890 - Nov 1918 Robert (Ruven Lazar), Nov 3 1890 - Feb 1987 Three other children died in infancy, but we don't know their names. Her death certificate lists her parents' names as Jacob Sirota and Rachael Sirota. According to her tombstone, her Hebrew name was Chava bat Yakir, so her son Jackson was clearly named after her father. I believe I found a matching Revision History (family census) record in the All Lithuania Database on jewishgen.org, >from the town of Butrimonys in 1858. One household shows: Yaker SIROTA, b. 1806, father: Abram (my g-g-grandfather) Sorka, b. 1810, Yaker's wife (my g-g-grandmother?) Rivka, b. 1841, daughter; Libka, b. 1846, daughter; Movsha, b. 1849, son; Chava, b. 1852, daughter (my g-grandmother); Chana, b. 1854, daughter; Itsko SIROTA, b. 1810, father: Abram; Geska, b. 1840(!), Itsko's second wife; David, b. 1834, son; Iokhved, b. 1838, David's wife, father: Nosel Wulf, b. 1837; son, conscripted Berko SIROTA, b. 1803, head of household, left 1854, father: Nosel; Nosel, b. 1827, son, left 1854 Yakir is an unusual given name, and Chava's date of birth matches exactly. There is one discrepancy: Yaker's wife is listed here as named Sorka, which doesn't match up with the name Rachael >from Eva's death record. My g-g-grandfather Yaker also appeared in the 1834 Revision History record: Iaker SIROTA, b. 1806, father: Abram Elka, b. 1808, wife (my g-g-grandmother?) Itsko SIROTA, b, 1810, father: Abram Fradka, b. 1809, Itsko's (first) wife Berko SIROTA, b. 1803, head of household Sorka, b. 1804, Berko's wife This was before any of the children were born, and Yakir had a different wife(?) It looks like the two Sorkas were different people, given their different birth years. So what can I say about my g-g-grandmother? Was her name Rachael, Sorka or Elka? It looks like my g-grandmother was one of five children, and I tried to find some record of her siblings, but I was unable to find any immigration records for them, nor did I find any trace of them in the Yad Vashem death archives. Nobody among the dozens of relatives I've contacted, all of whom are descended from my g-grandmother, knows anything about her brother Movsha or her sisters Rivka, Libka, and Chana. I didn't even ask about Itsko's family. The Revision History records show at least six other SIROTA families in Butrimonys, but I have no clue how they might be related. I don't see many SIROTAs in Lithuania other than in Butrimonys. At least three other people are researching SIROTA relatives in Butrimonys. I have exchanged e-mail messages with them, and they are all descended >from Leiser SIROTA, son of Shevel. These names do not appear in the Revision History lists, so again I can't seem to find a connection. As a matter of general interest, the surname SIROTA appears to be derived >from a Russian word meaning "orphan". This is as far as I've been able to get in my research. Suggestions for how I can best proceed will be most welcome. Thanks in advance to anybody who can offer help. David J Ellis Natick, MA djemkitso@verizon.net
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Phiadelphia 09 Conference Discussion Group is Now Starting
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ANNE LEE <federlee@...>
We are very pleased to announce that the 29th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group is now starting. This is the discussion group to join to learn more about the conference. Those who subscribe can ask questions about the conference and Philadelphia as well as answer questions that others pose. It is a moderated discussion group like all other such Jewishgen groups. The co-hosts of the conference, IAJGS and JGSGP, thank Jewishgen for once again making a conference discussion group possible. YOU will make the difference in the success of this discussion group for we rely on all of you to ask questions, share information about how to get the most out of a conference, tell about all the great things in Philadelphia, and so forth. Once the conference program is announced, this is a very good forum for telling others about various speakers who will be present, about SIG and BOF meetings, and about any other activities you think important to watch out for. You can learn how to subscribe to the Philadelphia '09 discussion group at the conference website: www.Philly2009.org. Scoll down the left-hand buttons to the one that says Conference Discussion Group. Click on that button and you will find all the information. Actual subscription is done at www.jewishgen.org We look forward to your participation in our Philadelphia '09 conference group as well as seeing you in Philadelphia. The program is shaping up to be a very exciting one and there will be many wonderful activities available. See you there! Conference Co-chairs: Anne Feder Lee and David Mink
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Phiadelphia 09 Conference Discussion Group is Now Starting
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ANNE LEE <federlee@...>
We are very pleased to announce that the 29th IAJGS International
Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group is now starting. This is the discussion group to join to learn more about the conference. Those who subscribe can ask questions about the conference and Philadelphia as well as answer questions that others pose. It is a moderated discussion group like all other such Jewishgen groups. The co-hosts of the conference, IAJGS and JGSGP, thank Jewishgen for once again making a conference discussion group possible. YOU will make the difference in the success of this discussion group for we rely on all of you to ask questions, share information about how to get the most out of a conference, tell about all the great things in Philadelphia, and so forth. Once the conference program is announced, this is a very good forum for telling others about various speakers who will be present, about SIG and BOF meetings, and about any other activities you think important to watch out for. You can learn how to subscribe to the Philadelphia '09 discussion group at the conference website: www.Philly2009.org. Scoll down the left-hand buttons to the one that says Conference Discussion Group. Click on that button and you will find all the information. Actual subscription is done at www.jewishgen.org We look forward to your participation in our Philadelphia '09 conference group as well as seeing you in Philadelphia. The program is shaping up to be a very exciting one and there will be many wonderful activities available. See you there! Conference Co-chairs: Anne Feder Lee and David Mink
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Adolf Richter of Vienna
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Bernard Weill
Dear Colleagues,,
I am eager to find information on Adolf RICHTER who lived in VIenna prior to WWII. He had two sons, Ernst and Arthur. Does anyone know of or heard of these two sons and their whereabouts? THank you Bernard Weill Searching: Links, Weills in Topolcany and Richters in Vienna
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Adolf Richter of Vienna
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Bernard Weill
Dear Colleagues,,
I am eager to find information on Adolf RICHTER who lived in VIenna prior to WWII. He had two sons, Ernst and Arthur. Does anyone know of or heard of these two sons and their whereabouts? THank you Bernard Weill Searching: Links, Weills in Topolcany and Richters in Vienna
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HELLER family from Marienbad/ Marianske Lazne or Lazne Kynzvart
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Debbie Bozkurt <debbieinscotland@...>
I have been trying to find my family of HELLER's for years, on census
all places of birth ranged >from Austria, Vienna, Prussia to Germany. I had a wonderful break through this week when I got an email >from a lady whose husband's 2 x great grandmother was a Babetha HELLER and the lady told me Babetha was the daughter of my 3 x Grandfather Marcus/Markus HELLER, proved by marriage certificate and English Census. Previously I had only the Head of the family Marcus HELLER, sons Ignatz, Emanuel and David (my 2 x Great Grandfather) and a daughter Hannah/Anna living in Pell Street, London >from the 1861 census, Babetha married in 1860 hence not realising she existed. I have traced Babetha through the census and she was much more particular with her place of birth and in 1871 she quotes she was born in Marienbad, Austria and later in Bohemia. Marcus HELLER was born about 1800 and the 5 children now found were born in the 1830s and 1840s, the family came to London after 1851 and before 1861, all the boys were Cabinet Makers, though David worked as a waiter when young. I then tried putting HELLER and Marienbad in google when I came across a great website by Judith Berlowitz whereby there was a HELLER family tree headed by Emanuel HELLER, with a brother Mordecai born about 1794 (Markus - Jewish name on Synagogue Record), Mordecai also had the name Ignatz in brackets, also was various offspring with the name Babette (similar to my new found Aunt Babetha), maybe this was all a coincidence, with my family of London HELLER's having the same names born in the same area. The town these HELLER's came >from was Lazne Kynzvart, which looking at a map seems quite close to Marienbad. I have tried looking at the SIG and have found the towns mentioned but I don't know where I could find the births of my Aunt's and Uncle's assuming the town of Marienbad quoted on the census is right, can anyone as I am a complete novice when it comes to Austria/Czech Jewish Genealogy point me in the right direction, I must admit to being a little confused as this is not my normally geographical area of research. Also if anyone knows of this family, please let me know, would love to find out more about where they came >from and my 3 x Great Grandmother who died before the 1861 census, not sure if she came over from Eastern Europe to London. Kind Regards Debbie Bozkurt - Scotland Researching - STEINER, LACHMAN, JACOBS, HELLER, PHILLIPS
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29th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy Announces Keynote Speaker: Father Patrick Desbois
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David Mink
On behalf of the 29th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, we
are extremely pleased to announce that the distinguished French priest, author, and humanitarian, Father Patrick Desbois, will be the keynote speaker at the opening session in Philadelphia, Sunday, August 2, 2009. His speech will be, "The Holocaust by Bullets: A Priest's Journey to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of 1.5 million Jews," which is also the title of his book. The grandson of a deportee to the Nazi Rawa Ruska forced-labor Camp in Ukraine, Father Desbois is best known for his work in searching for and uncovering mass graves in Ukraine and for his book, "The Holocaust by Bullets." "My book is an act of prevention of future acts of genocide," Desbois said. Winner of the B'nai B'rith International Award for Outstanding Contribution to Relations with the Jewish People, Father Desbois is secretary to the French Conference of Bishops for Relations with Judaism, advisor to the Cardinal-Archbishop of Leon and advisor to the Vatican on the Jewish Religion. Father Desbois is the president of Yahad in Unum (www.yahadinunum.org), whose mission is to increase knowledge and cooperation between Catholic and Jews. Commenting on Father Desbois, Conference Co-Chair David Mink said, "We are extremely pleased to have Father Desbois speak at our conference. He has performed selfless acts of kindness for the many people of Jewish heritage who trace their ancestry to Eastern Europe and have not been able to record the death of loved ones on their family tree." The Conference in Philadelphia, August 2-7, 2009, will include programs featuring archivists, researchers and genealogists >from around the world. For more information, visit www.Philly2009.org. Registration for the Conference and the Hotel are now open. Information about programs will be coming in March. Hope to see you all in Philadelphia this summer. Anne Feder Lee David Mink Conference Co-Chairs
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech HELLER family from Marienbad/ Marianske Lazne or Lazne Kynzvart
#austria-czech
Debbie Bozkurt <debbieinscotland@...>
I have been trying to find my family of HELLER's for years, on census
all places of birth ranged >from Austria, Vienna, Prussia to Germany. I had a wonderful break through this week when I got an email >from a lady whose husband's 2 x great grandmother was a Babetha HELLER and the lady told me Babetha was the daughter of my 3 x Grandfather Marcus/Markus HELLER, proved by marriage certificate and English Census. Previously I had only the Head of the family Marcus HELLER, sons Ignatz, Emanuel and David (my 2 x Great Grandfather) and a daughter Hannah/Anna living in Pell Street, London >from the 1861 census, Babetha married in 1860 hence not realising she existed. I have traced Babetha through the census and she was much more particular with her place of birth and in 1871 she quotes she was born in Marienbad, Austria and later in Bohemia. Marcus HELLER was born about 1800 and the 5 children now found were born in the 1830s and 1840s, the family came to London after 1851 and before 1861, all the boys were Cabinet Makers, though David worked as a waiter when young. I then tried putting HELLER and Marienbad in google when I came across a great website by Judith Berlowitz whereby there was a HELLER family tree headed by Emanuel HELLER, with a brother Mordecai born about 1794 (Markus - Jewish name on Synagogue Record), Mordecai also had the name Ignatz in brackets, also was various offspring with the name Babette (similar to my new found Aunt Babetha), maybe this was all a coincidence, with my family of London HELLER's having the same names born in the same area. The town these HELLER's came >from was Lazne Kynzvart, which looking at a map seems quite close to Marienbad. I have tried looking at the SIG and have found the towns mentioned but I don't know where I could find the births of my Aunt's and Uncle's assuming the town of Marienbad quoted on the census is right, can anyone as I am a complete novice when it comes to Austria/Czech Jewish Genealogy point me in the right direction, I must admit to being a little confused as this is not my normally geographical area of research. Also if anyone knows of this family, please let me know, would love to find out more about where they came >from and my 3 x Great Grandmother who died before the 1861 census, not sure if she came over from Eastern Europe to London. Kind Regards Debbie Bozkurt - Scotland Researching - STEINER, LACHMAN, JACOBS, HELLER, PHILLIPS
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech 29th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy Announces Keynote Speaker: Father Patrick Desbois
#austria-czech
David Mink
On behalf of the 29th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, we
are extremely pleased to announce that the distinguished French priest, author, and humanitarian, Father Patrick Desbois, will be the keynote speaker at the opening session in Philadelphia, Sunday, August 2, 2009. His speech will be, "The Holocaust by Bullets: A Priest's Journey to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of 1.5 million Jews," which is also the title of his book. The grandson of a deportee to the Nazi Rawa Ruska forced-labor Camp in Ukraine, Father Desbois is best known for his work in searching for and uncovering mass graves in Ukraine and for his book, "The Holocaust by Bullets." "My book is an act of prevention of future acts of genocide," Desbois said. Winner of the B'nai B'rith International Award for Outstanding Contribution to Relations with the Jewish People, Father Desbois is secretary to the French Conference of Bishops for Relations with Judaism, advisor to the Cardinal-Archbishop of Leon and advisor to the Vatican on the Jewish Religion. Father Desbois is the president of Yahad in Unum (www.yahadinunum.org), whose mission is to increase knowledge and cooperation between Catholic and Jews. Commenting on Father Desbois, Conference Co-Chair David Mink said, "We are extremely pleased to have Father Desbois speak at our conference. He has performed selfless acts of kindness for the many people of Jewish heritage who trace their ancestry to Eastern Europe and have not been able to record the death of loved ones on their family tree." The Conference in Philadelphia, August 2-7, 2009, will include programs featuring archivists, researchers and genealogists >from around the world. For more information, visit www.Philly2009.org. Registration for the Conference and the Hotel are now open. Information about programs will be coming in March. Hope to see you all in Philadelphia this summer. Anne Feder Lee David Mink Conference Co-Chairs
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Re: Cemetery Records - STECKERL
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Bob Lenk
Regarding the filmed death registers:
Film 2273940 is the original death register >from the IKG. Films 1347639 and 1347640 are the copied registers, which generally have almost the same information, but are more likely to be less complete. In most cases you're better off with the originals. If you do decide to look at these, film 1347639 should have deaths >from May; my notes show that it has all of the records through 19 July, and some records into November (there is that much deviation >from chronological ordering), while the first record in film 1347640 is >from 20 July. Film 2409344 contains index cards, which are an alphabetic index into the [above] registers. Given that you know the exact date of death, this is not likely to be very useful. However, the entries in the registers are not in precise chronological order, and such an index could help you find the entry if it is far >from where you might expect it to be. These index cards can be very useful when you don't have a precise date, or when you are looking for new information related to a surname. Film 2411835 is a register of military deaths. This could include the correct record. I don't understand the records enough to guess whether you would be more likely to find this one in in the military register or the general register. Bob Lenk Greeley, Colorado, USA
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Re: Cemetery Records - STECKERL
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Bob Lenk
Regarding the filmed death registers:
Film 2273940 is the original death register >from the IKG. Films 1347639 and 1347640 are the copied registers, which generally have almost the same information, but are more likely to be less complete. In most cases you're better off with the originals. If you do decide to look at these, film 1347639 should have deaths >from May; my notes show that it has all of the records through 19 July, and some records into November (there is that much deviation >from chronological ordering), while the first record in film 1347640 is >from 20 July. Film 2409344 contains index cards, which are an alphabetic index into the [above] registers. Given that you know the exact date of death, this is not likely to be very useful. However, the entries in the registers are not in precise chronological order, and such an index could help you find the entry if it is far >from where you might expect it to be. These index cards can be very useful when you don't have a precise date, or when you are looking for new information related to a surname. Film 2411835 is a register of military deaths. This could include the correct record. I don't understand the records enough to guess whether you would be more likely to find this one in in the military register or the general register. Bob Lenk Greeley, Colorado, USA
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Re: did my mother need to be sponsored
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Florette Lynn
Dear Jenners,
I thanked everyone personally in response to my query about trains >from Minsk to Antwerp. So now I have another question---in 1912 did my mother need to be sponsored to come to America? I know she came over alone, no relatives. Second question how do I get in touch with Father Desbois. I have information about a 'killing field" in Belarus that he might be interested in pursuing. Many thanks, Florette Lynn NJ
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen re: did my mother need to be sponsored
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Florette Lynn
Dear Jenners,
I thanked everyone personally in response to my query about trains >from Minsk to Antwerp. So now I have another question---in 1912 did my mother need to be sponsored to come to America? I know she came over alone, no relatives. Second question how do I get in touch with Father Desbois. I have information about a 'killing field" in Belarus that he might be interested in pursuing. Many thanks, Florette Lynn NJ
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Changing Trains at Russian Borders?
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Fritz Neubauer
Henry wrote:
Remembering that Russian railways were built to 5' 3" gauge (distance between the rails) and the rest of Europe, where the gauge was 4' 8.5", there would have to be a change of trains some where near the Russian border. My comment: Dear Henry, there is not need to change trains at the Russian border, in fact even today there are railway cars (sleepers) that run all the way >from Paris or Berlin to Moscow, because at the border the wheels are changed - the railway car is lifted up the and the wheel part is exchanged, not only at the European borders, but also at the Chinese border - as I witnessed myself about 25 years ago ... Fritz Neubauer, North Germany
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Changing Trains at Russian Borders?
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Fritz Neubauer
Henry wrote:
Remembering that Russian railways were built to 5' 3" gauge (distance between the rails) and the rest of Europe, where the gauge was 4' 8.5", there would have to be a change of trains some where near the Russian border. My comment: Dear Henry, there is not need to change trains at the Russian border, in fact even today there are railway cars (sleepers) that run all the way >from Paris or Berlin to Moscow, because at the border the wheels are changed - the railway car is lifted up the and the wheel part is exchanged, not only at the European borders, but also at the Chinese border - as I witnessed myself about 25 years ago ... Fritz Neubauer, North Germany
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Family History Help from the San Francisco Bay Area JGS
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janicemsj@...
Sunday, March 1, 2009, 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
One-on-One Family History Help Session Jewish Community Library 1835 Ellis Street San Francisco 94115 Free parking: enter parking garage >from Pierce Street Volunteers >from the San Francisco Bay Area JGS will help individuals with their family history research. The session includes group brainstorming, suggestions for problem solving, and research using the Jewish Community Library's extensive reference collection and Internet connections. Bring your materials and questions. Registration is requested but not required; call (415) 567-3327 x704. Janice M. Sellers SFBAJGS Publicity Director publicity@sfbajgs.org http://www.sfbajgs.org/
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Family History Help from the San Francisco Bay Area JGS
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janicemsj@...
Sunday, March 1, 2009, 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
One-on-One Family History Help Session Jewish Community Library 1835 Ellis Street San Francisco 94115 Free parking: enter parking garage >from Pierce Street Volunteers >from the San Francisco Bay Area JGS will help individuals with their family history research. The session includes group brainstorming, suggestions for problem solving, and research using the Jewish Community Library's extensive reference collection and Internet connections. Bring your materials and questions. Registration is requested but not required; call (415) 567-3327 x704. Janice M. Sellers SFBAJGS Publicity Director publicity@sfbajgs.org http://www.sfbajgs.org/
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