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List of German Rabbis
#rabbinic
Judith Elam
I came across this list of German Rabbis, born in the 1700's and later. It
may be of use to some Genners in their research! http://134.91.195.113/wiki/index.php/RabbinerHandbuch:1:Namenliste Judith Elam Kihei, Hawaii
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic List of German Rabbis
#rabbinic
Judith Elam
I came across this list of German Rabbis, born in the 1700's and later. It
may be of use to some Genners in their research! http://134.91.195.113/wiki/index.php/RabbinerHandbuch:1:Namenliste Judith Elam Kihei, Hawaii
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Re: Researching a dayan in Ciechanow
#rabbinic
jrflamholz@...
Are you referring to
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Rabbi Abraham of Ciechanow, the Plotzker "Ilui" (1795-1875)? I see you are also researching PERLEMUTER. Is there a relation? I have a connection to both families. Regards Joel Flamholz --- From: "Stan Zeidenberg" <stan@firstport.com> Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 11:33 PM
I am interested in researching a rabbi who was a dayan in Ciechanow.
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Re: Researching a dayan in Ciechanow
#rabbinic
jrflamholz@...
Are you referring to
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Rabbi Abraham of Ciechanow, the Plotzker "Ilui" (1795-1875)? I see you are also researching PERLEMUTER. Is there a relation? I have a connection to both families. Regards Joel Flamholz --- From: "Stan Zeidenberg" <stan@firstport.com> Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 11:33 PM
I am interested in researching a rabbi who was a dayan in Ciechanow.
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Pesia SINGER from Rymanow, Poland
#general
David Scriven
Dear All,
My great-aunt Pesia SINGER lived in Rymanow, Poland before WW2 and took care of my mother when she (as a young child) spent her summers there. My grandfather Leon, Pesia's brother, had died of peritonitis shortly before my mother was born. My mother told me that Pesia lost her son and husband when they were executed by the Nazis, but survived the war and subsequently moved to America, however she knew no other details, and I have been unable to track Pesia or any surviving family. Some months ago, I was contacted by Malka Shacham Doron, whose mother Frida Stary knew Pesia when they were young, and had met Pesia in Israel after the Six Day War. Malka extracted details >from her mother's diary and sent me the following information: Pesia Singer married Shmuel SHTOFF (>from Sieniawa, Poland). They had two children - a girl named Lucia born 1929 and a boy named Ideck (Yehuda) who was born later. Shmuel became the chairman of the kehilla in Rymanow. After the Germans occupied Rymanow, Shmuel was asked by the Germans to give them a list of young men >from Rymanow to do physical labour. He refused and was taken to the school yard at Bieletzky street (near Bielecki's house) together with his son Ideck. Shmuel wrapped both his son and himself with a tallit and both were shot to death. (March 1941). The perforated tallit still exists and is kept in (Ignacy) Bielecki's Judaica collection in Rymanow. Pesia buried some of her jewelry in the garden and took Lucia >from home and fled that night >from Rymanow. She hid Lucia at the home of their Christian maid in a small village near Krakow. Pesia turned a beggar, and for almost three years she sat next to Kosciol Mariacki (St. Mary's Basilica) in Krakow, where a priest allowed her to sleep inside the church at night. Towards the end of the war as the Russians were nearing, a Polish man from Rymanow who came to Sunday mass at the church recognized her. She immediately fled Krakow and went to the village where Lucia was and fetched her. During the last battles between the Russians and the Germans she arrived at Rymanow. She dug up the jewelry she had hidden and later settled in Sanok. Pesia was one of the first survivors and hosted many Jews >from Rymanow that arrived later >from various concentration camps. Later, Pesia immigrated to Canada with Lucia. A harrowing story, which I felt I must share - Pesia was both brave and lucky. It gives me hope that 1) I might be able to track Pesia in Canada (where I live!); 2) Lucia might still be alive and 3) that some of those who survived the camps and visited Pesia in Sanok might have passed on some memories. I wonder if any 'Genners' might have some information. David Scriven.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Pesia SINGER from Rymanow, Poland
#general
David Scriven
Dear All,
My great-aunt Pesia SINGER lived in Rymanow, Poland before WW2 and took care of my mother when she (as a young child) spent her summers there. My grandfather Leon, Pesia's brother, had died of peritonitis shortly before my mother was born. My mother told me that Pesia lost her son and husband when they were executed by the Nazis, but survived the war and subsequently moved to America, however she knew no other details, and I have been unable to track Pesia or any surviving family. Some months ago, I was contacted by Malka Shacham Doron, whose mother Frida Stary knew Pesia when they were young, and had met Pesia in Israel after the Six Day War. Malka extracted details >from her mother's diary and sent me the following information: Pesia Singer married Shmuel SHTOFF (>from Sieniawa, Poland). They had two children - a girl named Lucia born 1929 and a boy named Ideck (Yehuda) who was born later. Shmuel became the chairman of the kehilla in Rymanow. After the Germans occupied Rymanow, Shmuel was asked by the Germans to give them a list of young men >from Rymanow to do physical labour. He refused and was taken to the school yard at Bieletzky street (near Bielecki's house) together with his son Ideck. Shmuel wrapped both his son and himself with a tallit and both were shot to death. (March 1941). The perforated tallit still exists and is kept in (Ignacy) Bielecki's Judaica collection in Rymanow. Pesia buried some of her jewelry in the garden and took Lucia >from home and fled that night >from Rymanow. She hid Lucia at the home of their Christian maid in a small village near Krakow. Pesia turned a beggar, and for almost three years she sat next to Kosciol Mariacki (St. Mary's Basilica) in Krakow, where a priest allowed her to sleep inside the church at night. Towards the end of the war as the Russians were nearing, a Polish man from Rymanow who came to Sunday mass at the church recognized her. She immediately fled Krakow and went to the village where Lucia was and fetched her. During the last battles between the Russians and the Germans she arrived at Rymanow. She dug up the jewelry she had hidden and later settled in Sanok. Pesia was one of the first survivors and hosted many Jews >from Rymanow that arrived later >from various concentration camps. Later, Pesia immigrated to Canada with Lucia. A harrowing story, which I felt I must share - Pesia was both brave and lucky. It gives me hope that 1) I might be able to track Pesia in Canada (where I live!); 2) Lucia might still be alive and 3) that some of those who survived the camps and visited Pesia in Sanok might have passed on some memories. I wonder if any 'Genners' might have some information. David Scriven.
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Herschthal Hartley
#unitedkingdom
reraka@...
Hello,
First, my English is not so good, thank you for your unterstanding. I am searching for descendants of my grand-uncle Isidor Jean Herschthal, born in Krakow at 29. June 1891. His parents were Josef and Gitel Feigel Herschthal (nee Pelikan). He had a shoe factory in Groitzsch/Germany and emigrated to England/London in the year 1935 with his wife Susanne Elisabeth. At this time he changed his name to John Hartley and died 16. December 1968 in London. They have one son he called P. E. Hartley. Thank you so much for helping Kindly regards Regina Reraka Germany
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Tomb Stone Translation from Hebrew - GOLDBERG and EISEN
#general
Greetings:
Max GOLDBERG married Jennie EISEN around 1910. I have their census information >from 1920 and 1930. I have no information for Max GOLDBERG prior to 1910 and after 1930. I was told in died early in the 1930?s after having lost all his money in the real estate market. He may have committed suicide. That is all the family verbal history about him. I have a complete record of Jennie EISEN GOLDBERG >from 1920 onwards until her death in 1987. Any help in finding information >from 1910 and back would be appreciated; in addition to the following translations: Viewmate picture 1> http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13880 The first grave stone is of Jennie GOLDBERG and I am looking for the translation of her father's name and the English equivalent Viewmate picture 2> http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13881 The second grave stone is of Jennie GOLDBERG's brother Philip GOLDBERG and I am looking for his father's name (Which should be Max) and the English equivalent. Thank you in advance. Researching: KARAN, CHORON, KHARAKH and KNIGER (Kopyl; Grozovo; Chepeli; Slutsk, Belarus), PERSKY (Poltava, Ukraine); EPSTEIN (Kobrin, Belarus) Allan S. Karan White Plains, NY akaran1@hotmail.com
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JCR-UK SIG #UnitedKingdom Herschthal Hartley
#unitedkingdom
reraka@...
Hello,
First, my English is not so good, thank you for your unterstanding. I am searching for descendants of my grand-uncle Isidor Jean Herschthal, born in Krakow at 29. June 1891. His parents were Josef and Gitel Feigel Herschthal (nee Pelikan). He had a shoe factory in Groitzsch/Germany and emigrated to England/London in the year 1935 with his wife Susanne Elisabeth. At this time he changed his name to John Hartley and died 16. December 1968 in London. They have one son he called P. E. Hartley. Thank you so much for helping Kindly regards Regina Reraka Germany
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Tomb Stone Translation from Hebrew - GOLDBERG and EISEN
#general
Greetings:
Max GOLDBERG married Jennie EISEN around 1910. I have their census information >from 1920 and 1930. I have no information for Max GOLDBERG prior to 1910 and after 1930. I was told in died early in the 1930?s after having lost all his money in the real estate market. He may have committed suicide. That is all the family verbal history about him. I have a complete record of Jennie EISEN GOLDBERG >from 1920 onwards until her death in 1987. Any help in finding information >from 1910 and back would be appreciated; in addition to the following translations: Viewmate picture 1> http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13880 The first grave stone is of Jennie GOLDBERG and I am looking for the translation of her father's name and the English equivalent Viewmate picture 2> http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=13881 The second grave stone is of Jennie GOLDBERG's brother Philip GOLDBERG and I am looking for his father's name (Which should be Max) and the English equivalent. Thank you in advance. Researching: KARAN, CHORON, KHARAKH and KNIGER (Kopyl; Grozovo; Chepeli; Slutsk, Belarus), PERSKY (Poltava, Ukraine); EPSTEIN (Kobrin, Belarus) Allan S. Karan White Plains, NY akaran1@hotmail.com
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List of German Rabbis
#general
Judith Elam
I came across this list of German Rabbis, born in the 1700's and later. It
may be of use to some Genners in their research! http://134.91.195.113/wiki/index.php/RabbinerHandbuch:1:Namenliste Judith Elam Kihei, Hawaii
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen List of German Rabbis
#general
Judith Elam
I came across this list of German Rabbis, born in the 1700's and later. It
may be of use to some Genners in their research! http://134.91.195.113/wiki/index.php/RabbinerHandbuch:1:Namenliste Judith Elam Kihei, Hawaii
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Veresmart/Kopanya
#general
John Berkeley <lrw713p@...>
A July 1940 Hungarian ID certificate shows my grandfather Baruch
(Bernat) GLUCK to have been born in Veresmart, now named Velikaya Kopanya and located about 8 miles west of Khust, Ukraine, on January 15th 1884, the son of Herman (Meyer Hersch) Gluck and Sari Wiezel. However, I have been unable to discover much more about my great-grandparents, and nothing about their ancestors. If anyone else has been researching this village and may have come across any further information that could be of help, I should very much like to hear >from them. John Berkeley Warwick UK Researching Gluck (Chust), Berkovic (Sekernice), Wiezel (Sziget) MODERATOR NOTE: It may be helpful to send this message to JewishGen's Hungarian and perhaps Ukraine Special Interest Group mailing lists. See Special Interest Groups under Research on the JewishGen home page, www.jewishgen.org, for more information.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Veresmart/Kopanya
#general
John Berkeley <lrw713p@...>
A July 1940 Hungarian ID certificate shows my grandfather Baruch
(Bernat) GLUCK to have been born in Veresmart, now named Velikaya Kopanya and located about 8 miles west of Khust, Ukraine, on January 15th 1884, the son of Herman (Meyer Hersch) Gluck and Sari Wiezel. However, I have been unable to discover much more about my great-grandparents, and nothing about their ancestors. If anyone else has been researching this village and may have come across any further information that could be of help, I should very much like to hear >from them. John Berkeley Warwick UK Researching Gluck (Chust), Berkovic (Sekernice), Wiezel (Sziget) MODERATOR NOTE: It may be helpful to send this message to JewishGen's Hungarian and perhaps Ukraine Special Interest Group mailing lists. See Special Interest Groups under Research on the JewishGen home page, www.jewishgen.org, for more information.
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"Israeli" Marriage certificates from 1870's
#general
Dovie <gelerinter13@...>
I know Israel didn't exist in the 1870's, but rather Palestine. How
would one track down marriage certificates >from that time period if at all possible? My great-grandparents got married in the mid 1870's, and I had thought it would've taken place in Poland, but, after some more review, I think it may have been in Palestine. Finding their marriage record would answer lots of questions I have. Thanks! Dovie Gelerinter
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen "Israeli" Marriage certificates from 1870's
#general
Dovie <gelerinter13@...>
I know Israel didn't exist in the 1870's, but rather Palestine. How
would one track down marriage certificates >from that time period if at all possible? My great-grandparents got married in the mid 1870's, and I had thought it would've taken place in Poland, but, after some more review, I think it may have been in Palestine. Finding their marriage record would answer lots of questions I have. Thanks! Dovie Gelerinter
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Help researching Sarah STUBINSKY of Pittsburgh, PA
#general
No Name <janglo_cruise@...>
Hello,
I'm researching my great-grandmother Sarah STUBINSKY. Here is what I know. Sarah married my great-grandfather in Pittsburgh, PA October 1915. According to the marriage certificate she lists her birthplace simply as Russia. Her age is listed as 20 years old. Her father's surname is Shulim and he is listed as deceased. Her mother's name is Katherine PAPIER residing in Russia. Sara's address is listed as Robinson Street (Oakland) Pittsburgh, PA. The Orphan's court appointed Israel GOODSTEIN as her guardian. Israel GOODSTIEN signed a Consent to marriage and he is residing at Wyke Ave. and lists Sarah as residing in her home. On her death certificate in 1957 it lists her place of birth as Poland. I haven't been successful in finding her entry into the U.S. I have found something that is of interest. A ship manifest on the S.S. Barcelona >from Hamburg to Philadelphia on April 23, 1912 contains on line 3 a Taube STEPANSKIA. She is listed as 20 years old >from Pultusk, Russia. It lists her mother back home as Rochel STEPANSKIA in Pultusk, Russia (certainly not Katherine!). Whatâ??s interesting is her destination of Pittsburgh, PA. Her destination is to her cousin Harry NASCHALL? According to the 1920 Census, it shows Sarah GINSBURG as being 28 years old (yob 1892). Year of arrival is 1911. This info makes the ship manifest a bit promising. Also the fact that her father was certainly deceased by the 1915 marriage, listing only her mother left in Pultusk (as opposed to her father) is another interesting fact. Here are my questions: 1. It is hard for me to decipher the name of the destination on the ship manifest. Could a kind genner perhaps send me a copy with a high resolution? 2. Any opinions as to what the Last name of this cousin might be? 3. Does anyone have any advice how to proceed with my search? Unfortunately, there is no known family that I can connect to my great grandmother to further my search or leads. Thanks, Malkiel GLASSER Jerusalem, ISRAEL Researching: GLASSER, GLEZER, GLESER: Lygumai, Lithuania --> N.Y., U.S.A. YALON, JALUN RUBIN, RYBIN, PIONTNICA: Goworow, Ostrow Maz. Brok, Poland -> U.S.A. PARNAFES (STEIN), PARNESS, ZIPA: Darabani, Romania-->Pittsburgh, U.S.A. and Israel GREENBERG, JAUKEL, GORDON, KAISERMAN: Kiyev, Ukraine --> Pittsburgh, U.S.A. LAZEBNIK (GINSBURG): Cherkassy, Smile, Ukraine --> Pittsburgh, U.S.A. STABINSKY, PAPIR, PAPIER: Russian Empire (Poland?) --> Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Help researching Sarah STUBINSKY of Pittsburgh, PA
#general
No Name <janglo_cruise@...>
Hello,
I'm researching my great-grandmother Sarah STUBINSKY. Here is what I know. Sarah married my great-grandfather in Pittsburgh, PA October 1915. According to the marriage certificate she lists her birthplace simply as Russia. Her age is listed as 20 years old. Her father's surname is Shulim and he is listed as deceased. Her mother's name is Katherine PAPIER residing in Russia. Sara's address is listed as Robinson Street (Oakland) Pittsburgh, PA. The Orphan's court appointed Israel GOODSTEIN as her guardian. Israel GOODSTIEN signed a Consent to marriage and he is residing at Wyke Ave. and lists Sarah as residing in her home. On her death certificate in 1957 it lists her place of birth as Poland. I haven't been successful in finding her entry into the U.S. I have found something that is of interest. A ship manifest on the S.S. Barcelona >from Hamburg to Philadelphia on April 23, 1912 contains on line 3 a Taube STEPANSKIA. She is listed as 20 years old >from Pultusk, Russia. It lists her mother back home as Rochel STEPANSKIA in Pultusk, Russia (certainly not Katherine!). Whatâ??s interesting is her destination of Pittsburgh, PA. Her destination is to her cousin Harry NASCHALL? According to the 1920 Census, it shows Sarah GINSBURG as being 28 years old (yob 1892). Year of arrival is 1911. This info makes the ship manifest a bit promising. Also the fact that her father was certainly deceased by the 1915 marriage, listing only her mother left in Pultusk (as opposed to her father) is another interesting fact. Here are my questions: 1. It is hard for me to decipher the name of the destination on the ship manifest. Could a kind genner perhaps send me a copy with a high resolution? 2. Any opinions as to what the Last name of this cousin might be? 3. Does anyone have any advice how to proceed with my search? Unfortunately, there is no known family that I can connect to my great grandmother to further my search or leads. Thanks, Malkiel GLASSER Jerusalem, ISRAEL Researching: GLASSER, GLEZER, GLESER: Lygumai, Lithuania --> N.Y., U.S.A. YALON, JALUN RUBIN, RYBIN, PIONTNICA: Goworow, Ostrow Maz. Brok, Poland -> U.S.A. PARNAFES (STEIN), PARNESS, ZIPA: Darabani, Romania-->Pittsburgh, U.S.A. and Israel GREENBERG, JAUKEL, GORDON, KAISERMAN: Kiyev, Ukraine --> Pittsburgh, U.S.A. LAZEBNIK (GINSBURG): Cherkassy, Smile, Ukraine --> Pittsburgh, U.S.A. STABINSKY, PAPIR, PAPIER: Russian Empire (Poland?) --> Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
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Thank you - translations
#general
Debby Gincig Painter
I'd like to thank those who helped or offered their help to translate
my documents. Living in the middle of nowhere with no access outside the internet, this group of genners is of amazing help to me on my journey to find where I come from.... Debby Painter Michigan, USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Thank you - translations
#general
Debby Gincig Painter
I'd like to thank those who helped or offered their help to translate
my documents. Living in the middle of nowhere with no access outside the internet, this group of genners is of amazing help to me on my journey to find where I come from.... Debby Painter Michigan, USA
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