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I like how the current lists work. Will I still be able to send/receive emails of posts (and/or digests)?
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Can I categorize a message? For example, if my message is related to Polish, or Ukraine research, can I indicate as such?
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What are the new guidelines?
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The JewishGen.org Team
IAJGS Paris 2012 - Newsletter #15
#romania
bounce-2456761-772976@...
JULY 15-18 2012
32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY hosted by The French Cercle de Genealogie Juive (www.paris2012.eu – contact@... ) Newsletter # 15 – July 19, 2012 Hello, The team of the Conference thanks all those who came to Paris: without all of you the conference would have been different! *** If you could not attend or want to hear it again, you can >from now on buy the RECORDINGS OF LECTURES (either one by one, or all conferences in the same language) to Conference Resource: http://www.myconferenceresource.com/products/32-iajgs-international-conference-on-jewish-genealogy-2012.aspx *** Within some weeks you will find on Akadem (http://www.akadem.org/) A CHOICE OF VIDEOS of some of your preferred lectures. *** In September you will receive a new edition of the FAMILY FINDER and the completed list of participants *** As soon as they will be ready, you will have the opportunity to purchase the PROCEEDINGS of the Conference. *** See you soon and rendezvous NEXT YEAR IN BOSTON ! The Conference Team.
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Romania SIG #Romania IAJGS Paris 2012 - Newsletter #15
#romania
bounce-2456761-772976@...
JULY 15-18 2012
32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY hosted by The French Cercle de Genealogie Juive (www.paris2012.eu – contact@... ) Newsletter # 15 – July 19, 2012 Hello, The team of the Conference thanks all those who came to Paris: without all of you the conference would have been different! *** If you could not attend or want to hear it again, you can >from now on buy the RECORDINGS OF LECTURES (either one by one, or all conferences in the same language) to Conference Resource: http://www.myconferenceresource.com/products/32-iajgs-international-conference-on-jewish-genealogy-2012.aspx *** Within some weeks you will find on Akadem (http://www.akadem.org/) A CHOICE OF VIDEOS of some of your preferred lectures. *** In September you will receive a new edition of the FAMILY FINDER and the completed list of participants *** As soon as they will be ready, you will have the opportunity to purchase the PROCEEDINGS of the Conference. *** See you soon and rendezvous NEXT YEAR IN BOSTON ! The Conference Team.
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Re: Book on Stettin Jewish community - There is a second edition
#germany
Heinz Radde <radde@...>
Judith Elam wrote:Bildbeilagen und einer Skizze im Text", written in 1935, is available online at the digital library of Szczecin, called ZBC Pomerania: http://zbc.ksiaznica.szczecin.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=264&from=&dirids=1&ve r_id=268&lp=1&QI= May I note, that a printed second edition, adding the years up to the catastrophic end of the community, is available: Jacob Peiser: "Die Geschichte der Synagogen-Gemeinde zu Stettin", 2.Auflage. Ostdeutsche Beitraege aus dem Goettinger Arbeitskreis. Band 37. Holzner Verlag, Wuerzburg 1965 Heinz Radde, Switzerland, radde@...
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IAJGS Paris 2012 - Newsletter #15 [Afterthoughts]
#germany
Congrès Paris 2012 Généaloj
JULY 15-18 2012
32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY hosted by The French Cercle de Genealogie Juive (www.paris2012.eu – contact@... ) Newsletter # 15 – July 19, 2012 Hello, The team of the Conference thanks all those who came to Paris: without all of you the conference would have been different! If you could not attend or want to hear it again, you can >from now on buy the RECORDINGS OF LECTURES (either one by one, or all conferences in the same language) to Conference Resource: http://www.myconferenceresource.com/products/32-iajgs-international-conference-on-jewish-genealogy-2012.aspx Within some weeks you will find on Akadem (http://www.akadem.org/) A CHOICE OF VIDEOS of some of your preferred lectures. In September you will receive a new edition of the FAMILY FINDER and the completed list of participants As soon as they will be ready, you will have the opportunity to purchase the PROCEEDINGS of the Conference. See you soon and rendezvous NEXT YEAR IN BOSTON ! The Conference Team.
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German SIG #Germany Re: Book on Stettin Jewish community - There is a second edition
#germany
Heinz Radde <radde@...>
Judith Elam wrote:Bildbeilagen und einer Skizze im Text", written in 1935, is available online at the digital library of Szczecin, called ZBC Pomerania: http://zbc.ksiaznica.szczecin.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=264&from=&dirids=1&ve r_id=268&lp=1&QI= May I note, that a printed second edition, adding the years up to the catastrophic end of the community, is available: Jacob Peiser: "Die Geschichte der Synagogen-Gemeinde zu Stettin", 2.Auflage. Ostdeutsche Beitraege aus dem Goettinger Arbeitskreis. Band 37. Holzner Verlag, Wuerzburg 1965 Heinz Radde, Switzerland, radde@...
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German SIG #Germany IAJGS Paris 2012 - Newsletter #15 [Afterthoughts]
#germany
Congrès Paris 2012 Généaloj
JULY 15-18 2012
32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY hosted by The French Cercle de Genealogie Juive (www.paris2012.eu – contact@... ) Newsletter # 15 – July 19, 2012 Hello, The team of the Conference thanks all those who came to Paris: without all of you the conference would have been different! If you could not attend or want to hear it again, you can >from now on buy the RECORDINGS OF LECTURES (either one by one, or all conferences in the same language) to Conference Resource: http://www.myconferenceresource.com/products/32-iajgs-international-conference-on-jewish-genealogy-2012.aspx Within some weeks you will find on Akadem (http://www.akadem.org/) A CHOICE OF VIDEOS of some of your preferred lectures. In September you will receive a new edition of the FAMILY FINDER and the completed list of participants As soon as they will be ready, you will have the opportunity to purchase the PROCEEDINGS of the Conference. See you soon and rendezvous NEXT YEAR IN BOSTON ! The Conference Team.
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Re: Sefardic Egyptian community in Canada
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tom
I don't know of any specifically Egyptian Sefardic community as such,
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but the largest Sefardic synagogue, that I know of, in Ioronto is: Sephardic Kehila Centre 7026 Bathurst St. Thornhill, Ontario L4J 8K3 phone: (905) 669-7654 fax: (905) 669-5138 web: <http://www.kehilacentre.com/> Maybe they can refer you to the appropriate contacts. ....... tom klein, toronto
"Tamar Gold" <trgold@...> wrote:
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Sefardic Egyptian community in Canada
#general
tom
I don't know of any specifically Egyptian Sefardic community as such,
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
but the largest Sefardic synagogue, that I know of, in Ioronto is: Sephardic Kehila Centre 7026 Bathurst St. Thornhill, Ontario L4J 8K3 phone: (905) 669-7654 fax: (905) 669-5138 web: <http://www.kehilacentre.com/> Maybe they can refer you to the appropriate contacts. ....... tom klein, toronto
"Tamar Gold" <trgold@...> wrote:
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Israel Death Records
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Julia Lombardo <julialombardo@...>
Hello everyone,
I was wondering if anyone has access to Israel death records. I am looking for a recent death, sometime after 1980's. Thank you! Julia Lombardo
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IAJGS Paris 2012 - Newsletter #15
#ukraine
Congrès Paris 2012 Généaloj
JULY 15-18 2012
32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY hosted by The French Cercle de Genealogie Juive (www.paris2012.eu – contact@... ) Newsletter # 15 – July 19, 2012 Hello, The team of the Conference thanks all those who came to Paris: without all of you the conference would have been different! *** If you could not attend or want to hear it again, you can >from now on buy the RECORDINGS OF LECTURES (either one by one, or all conferences in the same language) to Conference Resource: http://www.myconferenceresource.com/products/32-iajgs-international-conference-on-jewish-genealogy-2012.aspx *** Within some weeks you will find on Akadem (http://www.akadem.org/) A CHOICE OF VIDEOS of some of your preferred lectures. *** In September you will receive a new edition of the FAMILY FINDER and the completed list of participants *** As soon as they will be ready, you will have the opportunity to purchase the PROCEEDINGS of the Conference. *** See you soon and rendezvous NEXT YEAR IN BOSTON ! The Conference Team.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Israel Death Records
#general
Julia Lombardo <julialombardo@...>
Hello everyone,
I was wondering if anyone has access to Israel death records. I am looking for a recent death, sometime after 1980's. Thank you! Julia Lombardo
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine IAJGS Paris 2012 - Newsletter #15
#ukraine
Congrès Paris 2012 Généaloj
JULY 15-18 2012
32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY hosted by The French Cercle de Genealogie Juive (www.paris2012.eu – contact@... ) Newsletter # 15 – July 19, 2012 Hello, The team of the Conference thanks all those who came to Paris: without all of you the conference would have been different! *** If you could not attend or want to hear it again, you can >from now on buy the RECORDINGS OF LECTURES (either one by one, or all conferences in the same language) to Conference Resource: http://www.myconferenceresource.com/products/32-iajgs-international-conference-on-jewish-genealogy-2012.aspx *** Within some weeks you will find on Akadem (http://www.akadem.org/) A CHOICE OF VIDEOS of some of your preferred lectures. *** In September you will receive a new edition of the FAMILY FINDER and the completed list of participants *** As soon as they will be ready, you will have the opportunity to purchase the PROCEEDINGS of the Conference. *** See you soon and rendezvous NEXT YEAR IN BOSTON ! The Conference Team.
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ViewMate translation request - Polish
#general
Howard Coupland <how.jacque@...>
Hi
I've posted 3 records in Polish for which I need loose translations. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM23705 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM23674 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM23675 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Many thanks and appreciation, Howard Coupland Leeds,England
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate translation request - Polish
#general
Howard Coupland <how.jacque@...>
Hi
I've posted 3 records in Polish for which I need loose translations. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM23705 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM23674 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM23675 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Many thanks and appreciation, Howard Coupland Leeds,England
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Looking for Yuri PAGLIN of Astrakhan, Russia (1991)
#general
David Curwin <tobyndave@...>
For the past several years, I have been researching my original family
surname - PAGLIN. I have found relatives all over the world, and discovered many interesting individuals and stories. At one point, someone mentioned that my grandfather had a cousin who served in a high rank in the Red Army, but was killed in Stalin's purges. At the time I couldn't find any confirmation of this, but recently I found this site http://www.vse-adresa.org/book-of-memory/bukva-15/name-2/surname-30/repressi on-0&usg=ALkJrhhQKV501qN6u_CDuIHXFc1KBJIiNw [Moderator note: shortened URL - http://goo.gl/RsjNr ] which confirms the story. His name was Nathan Paglin, and was killed in 1937. After further searching, I found this site: http://stolok.info/org/a/236.php which mentions a Yuri Paglin, son of Nathan, living in Astrakhan in the early 1990s. He founded the Astrakhan branch of the Moscow Agricultural Company. I'm trying to see if he's still there - and if I could contact him or someone >from his family. It would be very significant to me to reconnect any members of this family with the rest of the Paglin family. I assume they knew nothing of what happened to the rest of the family after Nathan joined the army. Do you know anyone I could contact there who might be able to help me? Any other ideas on how I could continue this search? Thanks, David Curwin Efrat, Israel tobyndave@... MODERATOR NOTE: Please contact David directly with contact information.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Looking for Yuri PAGLIN of Astrakhan, Russia (1991)
#general
David Curwin <tobyndave@...>
For the past several years, I have been researching my original family
surname - PAGLIN. I have found relatives all over the world, and discovered many interesting individuals and stories. At one point, someone mentioned that my grandfather had a cousin who served in a high rank in the Red Army, but was killed in Stalin's purges. At the time I couldn't find any confirmation of this, but recently I found this site http://www.vse-adresa.org/book-of-memory/bukva-15/name-2/surname-30/repressi on-0&usg=ALkJrhhQKV501qN6u_CDuIHXFc1KBJIiNw [Moderator note: shortened URL - http://goo.gl/RsjNr ] which confirms the story. His name was Nathan Paglin, and was killed in 1937. After further searching, I found this site: http://stolok.info/org/a/236.php which mentions a Yuri Paglin, son of Nathan, living in Astrakhan in the early 1990s. He founded the Astrakhan branch of the Moscow Agricultural Company. I'm trying to see if he's still there - and if I could contact him or someone >from his family. It would be very significant to me to reconnect any members of this family with the rest of the Paglin family. I assume they knew nothing of what happened to the rest of the family after Nathan joined the army. Do you know anyone I could contact there who might be able to help me? Any other ideas on how I could continue this search? Thanks, David Curwin Efrat, Israel tobyndave@... MODERATOR NOTE: Please contact David directly with contact information.
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New York State Censuses in Steve Morse's One-Step website
#general
Dick Plotz <Dick@...>
Steve Morse has updated his One-Step website with new tools for the
New York censuses of 1915 and 1925. The Name Search tool and the Viewer for the 1905 Census now search the 1915 and 1925 censuses as well. You can select year, county, AD, and ED and get results for all three years. The Name Search tool and the Viewer are now linked so it's easy to go >from a search to the images. This is an improvement over the interfaces provided by both familysearch.org, which has the images for 1905, and ancestry.com, which has the images for 1915 and 1925. The Name Search tool for 1905 can be accessed at http://www.stevemorse.org/nyc/1905search.html with a drop-down list that allows 1915 or 1925 to be selected. An Ancestry subscription is required to view the 1915 and 1925 images. Dick Plotz, Providence RI USA Manager of Mailing Lists JewishGen, Inc.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen New York State Censuses in Steve Morse's One-Step website
#general
Dick Plotz <Dick@...>
Steve Morse has updated his One-Step website with new tools for the
New York censuses of 1915 and 1925. The Name Search tool and the Viewer for the 1905 Census now search the 1915 and 1925 censuses as well. You can select year, county, AD, and ED and get results for all three years. The Name Search tool and the Viewer are now linked so it's easy to go >from a search to the images. This is an improvement over the interfaces provided by both familysearch.org, which has the images for 1905, and ancestry.com, which has the images for 1915 and 1925. The Name Search tool for 1905 can be accessed at http://www.stevemorse.org/nyc/1905search.html with a drop-down list that allows 1915 or 1925 to be selected. An Ancestry subscription is required to view the 1915 and 1925 images. Dick Plotz, Providence RI USA Manager of Mailing Lists JewishGen, Inc.
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IAJGS Paris 2012 - Newsletter #15
#yiddish
bounce-2456761-772983@...
JULY 15-18 2012
32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY hosted by The French Cercle de Genealogie Juive (www.paris2012.eu – contact@... ) Newsletter # 15 – July 19, 2012 Hello, The team of the Conference thanks all those who came to Paris: without all of you the conference would have been different! *** If you could not attend or want to hear it again, you can >from now on buy the RECORDINGS OF LECTURES (either one by one, or all conferences in the same language) to Conference Resource: http://www.myconferenceresource.com/products/32-iajgs-international-conference-on-jewish-genealogy-2012.aspx *** Within some weeks you will find on Akadem (http://www.akadem.org/) A CHOICE OF VIDEOS of some of your preferred lectures. *** In September you will receive a new edition of the FAMILY FINDER and the completed list of participants *** As soon as they will be ready, you will have the opportunity to purchase the PROCEEDINGS of the Conference. *** See you soon and rendezvous NEXT YEAR IN BOSTON ! The Conference Team.
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Yiddish Theatre and Vadeville #YiddishTheatre IAJGS Paris 2012 - Newsletter #15
#yiddish
bounce-2456761-772983@...
JULY 15-18 2012
32nd IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on JEWISH GENEALOGY hosted by The French Cercle de Genealogie Juive (www.paris2012.eu – contact@... ) Newsletter # 15 – July 19, 2012 Hello, The team of the Conference thanks all those who came to Paris: without all of you the conference would have been different! *** If you could not attend or want to hear it again, you can >from now on buy the RECORDINGS OF LECTURES (either one by one, or all conferences in the same language) to Conference Resource: http://www.myconferenceresource.com/products/32-iajgs-international-conference-on-jewish-genealogy-2012.aspx *** Within some weeks you will find on Akadem (http://www.akadem.org/) A CHOICE OF VIDEOS of some of your preferred lectures. *** In September you will receive a new edition of the FAMILY FINDER and the completed list of participants *** As soon as they will be ready, you will have the opportunity to purchase the PROCEEDINGS of the Conference. *** See you soon and rendezvous NEXT YEAR IN BOSTON ! The Conference Team.
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