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Facebook groups
#general
David Schreiber
Hi,
I joined a Facebook group called Jews >from Warsaw. I also would like to set up groups for some of my other shtetls, but could not figure out how. It seems that you can't start a group with only one member. Does anyone know how to start a new group if you would presently be the only member? Alternatively, if you must have more than one member to start a group, would any JewishGen member who has an interest in Buki, Ukraine and a Facebook account be interested in joining with me in starting a Jews >from Buki group? Thanks. Please reply privately. David Schreiber Melbourne, FL
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Facebook groups
#general
David Schreiber
Hi,
I joined a Facebook group called Jews >from Warsaw. I also would like to set up groups for some of my other shtetls, but could not figure out how. It seems that you can't start a group with only one member. Does anyone know how to start a new group if you would presently be the only member? Alternatively, if you must have more than one member to start a group, would any JewishGen member who has an interest in Buki, Ukraine and a Facebook account be interested in joining with me in starting a Jews >from Buki group? Thanks. Please reply privately. David Schreiber Melbourne, FL
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Getting The Most Out of Ancestry.com with Crista Cowan-Program- December 2 JGS Conejo Valley and Ventura County
#general
Jan Meisels Allen
The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County
(JGSCV) will hold a general meeting, co-sponsored with and located at Temple Adat Elohim, on Sunday, December 2, 2012 1:30-3:30p.m.at Temple Adat Elohim 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA The Program: Getting The Most Out of Ancestry.com Do you have an Ancestry.com subscription (or are thinking about getting one) but suspect that you are only using a fraction of what can be done with the powerful tools and resources available on this website? Spend an afternoon with Crista Cowan, The Barefoot Genealogist, as she shares what's new on Ancestry.com. She'll show you how to access key record collections to assist with your Jewish and other European family history research. She'll also share some of her favorite search tips and site tricks. Join us to learn more about unleashing the full potential of Ancestry.com on your family history. Even if you've been using Ancestry.com for years you are sure to learn something new! Speaker: Crista Cowan, Community Alliance Manager Ancestry.com. "The Barefoot Genealogist" has been employed at Ancestry.com since 2004. Crista has been involved with family history research for over 20 years and is the owner of Legacy Family History Services, specializing in descendancy research, Jewish immigration, and sharing family history with the genealogically challenged. Our schmoozing corner starts 20 minutes before the program (1:10 p.m.) facilitated by Hal Bookbinder, founding JGSCV member. We will have Categories A & D of our traveling library available beginning at 1:00 PM to shortly after the meeting. The list of books which are in the JGSCV library is located on our website www.jgscv.org under library-traveling There is no charge to attend the meeting and all are welcome to attend. Our 2013 membership dues campaign has started-any one joining or renewing at our December 2nd meeting and is in attendance at our December 2nd meeting is eligible to have their name drawn for great genealogical gifts! Membership forms are available at the meeting, on the jgscv.org website and in our newsletter, Venturing Into Our Past. Annual dues are $25 for an individual and $30 for a family. Dues paid are good through December 2013. Light refreshments will be served celebrating Chanukah and our membership drive. The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County is dedicated to sharing genealogical information, techniques and research tools with anyone interested in Jewish genealogy and family history. For more information, including directions to the meeting, please see the JGSCV website: www.jgscv.org Jan Meisels Allen President, JGSCV
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Getting The Most Out of Ancestry.com with Crista Cowan-Program- December 2 JGS Conejo Valley and Ventura County
#general
Jan Meisels Allen
The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County
(JGSCV) will hold a general meeting, co-sponsored with and located at Temple Adat Elohim, on Sunday, December 2, 2012 1:30-3:30p.m.at Temple Adat Elohim 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA The Program: Getting The Most Out of Ancestry.com Do you have an Ancestry.com subscription (or are thinking about getting one) but suspect that you are only using a fraction of what can be done with the powerful tools and resources available on this website? Spend an afternoon with Crista Cowan, The Barefoot Genealogist, as she shares what's new on Ancestry.com. She'll show you how to access key record collections to assist with your Jewish and other European family history research. She'll also share some of her favorite search tips and site tricks. Join us to learn more about unleashing the full potential of Ancestry.com on your family history. Even if you've been using Ancestry.com for years you are sure to learn something new! Speaker: Crista Cowan, Community Alliance Manager Ancestry.com. "The Barefoot Genealogist" has been employed at Ancestry.com since 2004. Crista has been involved with family history research for over 20 years and is the owner of Legacy Family History Services, specializing in descendancy research, Jewish immigration, and sharing family history with the genealogically challenged. Our schmoozing corner starts 20 minutes before the program (1:10 p.m.) facilitated by Hal Bookbinder, founding JGSCV member. We will have Categories A & D of our traveling library available beginning at 1:00 PM to shortly after the meeting. The list of books which are in the JGSCV library is located on our website www.jgscv.org under library-traveling There is no charge to attend the meeting and all are welcome to attend. Our 2013 membership dues campaign has started-any one joining or renewing at our December 2nd meeting and is in attendance at our December 2nd meeting is eligible to have their name drawn for great genealogical gifts! Membership forms are available at the meeting, on the jgscv.org website and in our newsletter, Venturing Into Our Past. Annual dues are $25 for an individual and $30 for a family. Dues paid are good through December 2013. Light refreshments will be served celebrating Chanukah and our membership drive. The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County is dedicated to sharing genealogical information, techniques and research tools with anyone interested in Jewish genealogy and family history. For more information, including directions to the meeting, please see the JGSCV website: www.jgscv.org Jan Meisels Allen President, JGSCV
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ViewMate Translation -Polish
#poland
Elaine Farran
Hi
A cousin researching our family has posted a vital record in Polish for which she would like a translation noting names and communities mentioned, and any additional information you find noteworthy. The record can be found on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM25004 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Elaine Farran (and Sandra Sand Nutig)
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JRI Poland #Poland ViewMate Translation -Polish
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Elaine Farran
Hi
A cousin researching our family has posted a vital record in Polish for which she would like a translation noting names and communities mentioned, and any additional information you find noteworthy. The record can be found on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM25004 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Elaine Farran (and Sandra Sand Nutig)
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ViewMate Translation request - Polish
#poland
Elaine Farran
Hi
I've posted four vital records in Polish for which I would appreciate translations. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM25003 Marriage record for Abram Lajzer MUSZKATBLAT, Warsaw, Poland http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM25002 Birth record of Szmul Majer ZAMLER, Bobrowniki Poland http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM25001 This image was supposed to be of AKT 18, the marriage record of Lewek or Lejbus SZAMPANIER, of Konskie, Poland. I did recognize an ancestral name - ROZENSZWEIG - in the lower document that appears to be AKT 19 so I would appreciate a translation of both records on the page, if possible http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM25000 This document relates to Mosiek MIODOWICZ, Konskie Poland. All information would be appreciated. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Elaine Farran Long Beach, NY, USA
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JRI Poland #Poland ViewMate Translation request - Polish
#poland
Elaine Farran
Hi
I've posted four vital records in Polish for which I would appreciate translations. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM25003 Marriage record for Abram Lajzer MUSZKATBLAT, Warsaw, Poland http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM25002 Birth record of Szmul Majer ZAMLER, Bobrowniki Poland http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM25001 This image was supposed to be of AKT 18, the marriage record of Lewek or Lejbus SZAMPANIER, of Konskie, Poland. I did recognize an ancestral name - ROZENSZWEIG - in the lower document that appears to be AKT 19 so I would appreciate a translation of both records on the page, if possible http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM25000 This document relates to Mosiek MIODOWICZ, Konskie Poland. All information would be appreciated. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Elaine Farran Long Beach, NY, USA
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Swiss portrait painter
#germany
Eva Lawrence
Does anyone know anything about the Swiss portrait painter Hans Joachim
BRUNSCHWEILER (1770-1853)? So far I've gleaned the information that he worked in the town of Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland in 1830. Was he Jewish? The reason I ask is that I possess a small oval portrait of a lady I believe to be my ggggrandmother, Esther (Ernestine) HONIG (1813-1843) >from Furth (Fuerth) which bears the inscription Frauenfeld 1830. She married my ggggrandfather Anselm UNGER in Bonn in 1832, but I've no further information about her movements. So at the moment, I can't find any connection between her and the artist or the town. The art museum in Frauenfeld couldn't help, though they did write that the portrait looked like a typical example of Swiss and German portraiture of that date, and the attribution was 'not unlikely'. Eva Lawrence, St Albans, UK eva.lawrence@idnet.com
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German SIG #Germany Swiss portrait painter
#germany
Eva Lawrence
Does anyone know anything about the Swiss portrait painter Hans Joachim
BRUNSCHWEILER (1770-1853)? So far I've gleaned the information that he worked in the town of Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland in 1830. Was he Jewish? The reason I ask is that I possess a small oval portrait of a lady I believe to be my ggggrandmother, Esther (Ernestine) HONIG (1813-1843) >from Furth (Fuerth) which bears the inscription Frauenfeld 1830. She married my ggggrandfather Anselm UNGER in Bonn in 1832, but I've no further information about her movements. So at the moment, I can't find any connection between her and the artist or the town. The art museum in Frauenfeld couldn't help, though they did write that the portrait looked like a typical example of Swiss and German portraiture of that date, and the attribution was 'not unlikely'. Eva Lawrence, St Albans, UK eva.lawrence@idnet.com
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Frankfurt project on Geni
#germany
Following similar projects on the Jews of Vienna, Prague and krakow, I
have just started a project on Geni to identify the 625 Jewish families from Frankfurt in Alexander Dietz's 1907 book Stammbuch der frankfurterJuden. http://www.geni.com/projects/Jewish-Families-of-Frankfurt-Germany/13208 As with everything on Geni, it is a work in progress and collaborators are welcome to join. Another new project is the Jewish Genealogy Portal: A Guide to Jewish Projects and Resources on Geni at http://www.geni.com/projects/Jewish-Genealogy-Portal-A-Guide-to-Jewish-Pro jects-and-Resources-on-Geni/13121 Randy Schoenberg, Los Angeles, CA randols@bslaw.net
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German SIG #Germany Frankfurt project on Geni
#germany
Following similar projects on the Jews of Vienna, Prague and krakow, I
have just started a project on Geni to identify the 625 Jewish families from Frankfurt in Alexander Dietz's 1907 book Stammbuch der frankfurterJuden. http://www.geni.com/projects/Jewish-Families-of-Frankfurt-Germany/13208 As with everything on Geni, it is a work in progress and collaborators are welcome to join. Another new project is the Jewish Genealogy Portal: A Guide to Jewish Projects and Resources on Geni at http://www.geni.com/projects/Jewish-Genealogy-Portal-A-Guide-to-Jewish-Pro jects-and-Resources-on-Geni/13121 Randy Schoenberg, Los Angeles, CA randols@bslaw.net
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1918-21: Pogroms--Belarus, Ukraine
#general
Marilyn Robinson
The essay/articles are written in Russian and are based on papers &
documents for the Jewish Public Affairs Committee. ( ZS Ostrovsky:ASC Publisher, "School and the Book", Moscow, 1926). The literature covers the pogroms in Ukraine and massacres in Belarus, including individual pogrom locations. Also included are a few eyewitness accounts and a photo gallery. The site is "Old Newspapers", http://www.oldgazette.ru/lib/pogrom/index.html http://tinyurl.com/czsyocu Marilyn Robinson Florida
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen 1918-21: Pogroms--Belarus, Ukraine
#general
Marilyn Robinson
The essay/articles are written in Russian and are based on papers &
documents for the Jewish Public Affairs Committee. ( ZS Ostrovsky:ASC Publisher, "School and the Book", Moscow, 1926). The literature covers the pogroms in Ukraine and massacres in Belarus, including individual pogrom locations. Also included are a few eyewitness accounts and a photo gallery. The site is "Old Newspapers", http://www.oldgazette.ru/lib/pogrom/index.html http://tinyurl.com/czsyocu Marilyn Robinson Florida
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Access to Dade Co., Florida Records
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s_wiener@...
Hello, fellow-Genners,
While searching at A**.com, I unexpectedly came across a particular listing >from the Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001 for a family member and her first husband [both deceased now for more than 30 years.] The individuals involved had not-too-common names so I am sure that, while they lived in the Bronx, this record pertains to them. The particular index is >from 1949. Local Case Number for Dade County: 1949 xxx xxxx. When I look at the Miami-Dade County Clerk's searchable web-site: http://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/public-records/Search.aspx no such record is listed although there are other events listed prior to 1949. I tried using just the surname with a broad range of years - 1941-1950 - no luck. Would anyone have an explanation? I am interested in obtaining any documentation related to the dissolution of this marriage - there were 2 children at the time so it wasn't a simple dissolution [if that even existed at the time.] If you think that your response would benefit other readers, please post to to group - otherwise a private response would be most welcome. Thanks in advance, Shellie Wiener San Francisco, CA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Access to Dade Co., Florida Records
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s_wiener@...
Hello, fellow-Genners,
While searching at A**.com, I unexpectedly came across a particular listing >from the Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001 for a family member and her first husband [both deceased now for more than 30 years.] The individuals involved had not-too-common names so I am sure that, while they lived in the Bronx, this record pertains to them. The particular index is >from 1949. Local Case Number for Dade County: 1949 xxx xxxx. When I look at the Miami-Dade County Clerk's searchable web-site: http://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/public-records/Search.aspx no such record is listed although there are other events listed prior to 1949. I tried using just the surname with a broad range of years - 1941-1950 - no luck. Would anyone have an explanation? I am interested in obtaining any documentation related to the dissolution of this marriage - there were 2 children at the time so it wasn't a simple dissolution [if that even existed at the time.] If you think that your response would benefit other readers, please post to to group - otherwise a private response would be most welcome. Thanks in advance, Shellie Wiener San Francisco, CA
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FRANKEL from Lodz
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news@...
Hello, all,
My grandfather, Benjamin FRANKEL, born in Lodz or Colno, Poland, in about 1893, was the son of Nachman FRANKEL and Mindel DINNENSOHN. Nachman and family immigrated to New York around 1901. Nachman's parents were Meyer/Meir FRANKEL and Golde BLUMENTHAL. I only know their names. I am looking for any information on these people. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. Rondi Frankel
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Yiddish translationn request for Boruch Kielman
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madyland@...
Hello Genners,
I've posted a request on Viewmate for a word for word Yiddish translation of a salutation on the back of a photo I found in my grandmother's album. The photo was taken in a studio in Munich, Germany. I believe it's >from Boruch KELMAN, but not sure if it's signed as "your brother" or "son of your brother"-- obviously a critical difference for genealogical follow-up! Also, was a second given name inscribed? I have found on a Dachau survivor list a Boruch KELMAN born in 1908, from Neustadt. Since my grandmother was born in the town of Nowe Miasto nad Pilica (listed as Neustadt on her ship manifest to New York), I'm hoping that it's the same town (there are several in Poland and in Germany) and therefore her relative. I haven't yet found records >from after 1901 for Nowe Miasto or for Kelman, so any details would be helpful. The item posted on Viewmate at: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24995 Thank you in advance for your help. Mady Land New York, NY Madyland04@yahoo.com Researching: KELMAN/KIELMAN/Nowe Miasto nad Pilica, New York; LANDSZNEJDER/LANDSCHNEIDER/ KLAMRA/ZAROSLA/Plock, Bodzanow, Gabin, Zychlin,New York; ZYLBER/KARAS/DOBRZYNSKA/ Dobrzyn nad Wisla; GEDEGER/EIIDEGER/Nowe Miasto nad Pilica, Lodz, Aleksandrow Lodski, New York, Winnipeg, Calgary; BOROWSKI/KIELER/Aleksandrow Lodzki FOGEL/FOGIEL/FOJGEL/HERYING/Hrubieszow, Ratno, Lublin, Poland; New York; LADZINSKI/LADYSINSKA/LADIZINSKY/Myastowka/Gorodkivka Ukraine, New York MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.
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1860-2002:Executives of Banks (Russia/USSR)
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Marilyn Robinson
The information is on the Russian language site at:
http://www.vep.ru/bbl/history/cbr24.html#15. http://tinyurl.com/c4gyvl8. Information is based on Bank of Russia Bulletin 32 (684) on 11/06/03. Short biographies are included.There are several Jewish names. Marilyn Robinson Florida
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen FRANKEL from Lodz
#general
news@...
Hello, all,
My grandfather, Benjamin FRANKEL, born in Lodz or Colno, Poland, in about 1893, was the son of Nachman FRANKEL and Mindel DINNENSOHN. Nachman and family immigrated to New York around 1901. Nachman's parents were Meyer/Meir FRANKEL and Golde BLUMENTHAL. I only know their names. I am looking for any information on these people. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. Rondi Frankel
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