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Vilnius / Wilno vital records - 1928-1930
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Peggy Freedman <peggyf@...>
The Vilnius District Research Group has translated more vital records
for the period of time that Vilnius / Wilno was part of Poland! We now have the records >from 1928 to 1930 for marriages (482 records) and for deaths (2284 records).The translations of these records are available to qualified contributors on our Shutterfly site. The most common surnames in the marriage records and the number of times that they appear are LEWIN (18), GORDON (14), GURWICZ (12), KAC (11), SZAPIRO (10), ABRAMOWICZ (8), KAGAN (6), RABINOWICZ (6), BERMAN (5), JOFFE (5) and SZUSTER (5). The most common surnames in the death records are similar: LEWIN (51), KAC (28), GORDON (26), SZAPIRO (22), GURWICZ (20), ARONOWICZ (16), EPSZTEJN (16), RABINOWICZ (16), ABRAMOWICZ (15), KAPLAN (12), SEGAL (12), SZNEJDER (11). You can download a complete list of all the surnames in the City of Vilnius records at: https://vilnius.shutterfly.com/ Translations of these records will eventually become publicly searchable in the LitvakSIG All Lithuania Database, but are available immediately if you donate US$100 to the Vilnius District Research Group of LitvakSIG at https://www.litvaksig.org/join-and-contribute/ Please let me know if you have questions about the Vilnius records or how the District Research Group works. Peggy Mosinger Freedman Coordinator, Vilnius District Research Group of LitvakSIG
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Vilnius / Wilno vital records - 1928-1930
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Peggy Freedman <peggyf@...>
The Vilnius District Research Group has translated more vital records
for the period of time that Vilnius / Wilno was part of Poland! We now have the records >from 1928 to 1930 for marriages (482 records) and for deaths (2284 records).The translations of these records are available to qualified contributors on our Shutterfly site. The most common surnames in the marriage records and the number of times that they appear are LEWIN (18), GORDON (14), GURWICZ (12), KAC (11), SZAPIRO (10), ABRAMOWICZ (8), KAGAN (6), RABINOWICZ (6), BERMAN (5), JOFFE (5) and SZUSTER (5). The most common surnames in the death records are similar: LEWIN (51), KAC (28), GORDON (26), SZAPIRO (22), GURWICZ (20), ARONOWICZ (16), EPSZTEJN (16), RABINOWICZ (16), ABRAMOWICZ (15), KAPLAN (12), SEGAL (12), SZNEJDER (11). You can download a complete list of all the surnames in the City of Vilnius records at: https://vilnius.shutterfly.com/ Translations of these records will eventually become publicly searchable in the LitvakSIG All Lithuania Database, but are available immediately if you donate US$100 to the Vilnius District Research Group of LitvakSIG at https://www.litvaksig.org/join-and-contribute/ Please let me know if you have questions about the Vilnius records or how the District Research Group works. Peggy Mosinger Freedman Coordinator, Vilnius District Research Group of LitvakSIG
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Josef SILBERBERG - Froendenberg and Washington
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Mike Redel <redel.mike@...>
Dear Gersigs
I am searching for Josef SILBERBERG. He was born 14.02.1844 in Froendenberg (Germany) and died 28.08.1935 in Washington. 1865 he emigrated to the USA. in the years 1875, 1912, 1914 he visited Germany. I know also that he was a printer. I found out that he was single in 1900 (Census). 1912 and 1914 he was married (passanger list). When did he married and whom? I know the date when he died from his tomb. I never found an official papier, because I hope to find something about his wife or parents. Thank you, Regards, Mike Redel - Unna Germany
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New Class November 1 2015 - Basic 2: Search Strategies
#usa
Nancy Holden
JewishGen Education offers Value-Added 2 week workbook class
Free to contributors to General Fund in past 12 months (more info at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/ValueAdded.asp) November 1 2015 - Basic 2: Search Strategies - Using Google for Genealogy Open for registration now. To check it out: www.jewishgen.org/education Nancy Holden, Instruction Manager, nholden@interserv.com
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Early American SIG #USA Josef SILBERBERG - Froendenberg and Washington
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Mike Redel <redel.mike@...>
Dear Gersigs
I am searching for Josef SILBERBERG. He was born 14.02.1844 in Froendenberg (Germany) and died 28.08.1935 in Washington. 1865 he emigrated to the USA. in the years 1875, 1912, 1914 he visited Germany. I know also that he was a printer. I found out that he was single in 1900 (Census). 1912 and 1914 he was married (passanger list). When did he married and whom? I know the date when he died from his tomb. I never found an official papier, because I hope to find something about his wife or parents. Thank you, Regards, Mike Redel - Unna Germany
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Early American SIG #USA New Class November 1 2015 - Basic 2: Search Strategies
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Nancy Holden
JewishGen Education offers Value-Added 2 week workbook class
Free to contributors to General Fund in past 12 months (more info at http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/ValueAdded.asp) November 1 2015 - Basic 2: Search Strategies - Using Google for Genealogy Open for registration now. To check it out: www.jewishgen.org/education Nancy Holden, Instruction Manager, nholden@interserv.com
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ViewMate translation - handwritten German
#germany
yael polat
Hello friendly Genners!
I've posted 5 vital records in handwritten German for which I need a transliteration. I would like to get it into printed German, and then I can manage alone (with Google Translate...) It is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42847 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42848 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42849 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42850 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42851 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Yael Polat Israel <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Please thank those who help you and support ViewMate, JewishGen and GerSIG http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Honors/ http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/honors.asp
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German SIG #Germany ViewMate translation - handwritten German
#germany
yael polat
Hello friendly Genners!
I've posted 5 vital records in handwritten German for which I need a transliteration. I would like to get it into printed German, and then I can manage alone (with Google Translate...) It is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42847 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42848 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42849 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42850 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42851 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Yael Polat Israel <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Please thank those who help you and support ViewMate, JewishGen and GerSIG http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Honors/ http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/honors.asp
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Understanding a Nazi era German document - no translation needed ViewMate
#germany
Tamar Amit <ta.genealogy@...>
Dear siggers,
A few months ago I saw some documents that start out with this page. I assume it was connected in some way to the Nazis wanting to have a "profile" of the Jewish population in Germany. I have uploaded one such "opening page" to ViewMate and would be happy to hear >from any of you who have encountered them or know what they were, would they exist for any Jewish-German citizen, and so on. The image for BECKER Itzig (born in Tuchel and living at the time in Berlin) is at: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42825 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application or privately to me. Many thanks, Tamar Amit in Israel Researching: ABT/APT, BALLIN, GOTTLIEB, all in Hesse; BECKER, LEVY in Tuchel (Tuchola) & Danzig (Gdansk). <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Please thank those who help you and support ViewMate, JewishGen and GerSIG http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Honors/ http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/honors.asp
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German SIG #Germany Understanding a Nazi era German document - no translation needed ViewMate
#germany
Tamar Amit <ta.genealogy@...>
Dear siggers,
A few months ago I saw some documents that start out with this page. I assume it was connected in some way to the Nazis wanting to have a "profile" of the Jewish population in Germany. I have uploaded one such "opening page" to ViewMate and would be happy to hear >from any of you who have encountered them or know what they were, would they exist for any Jewish-German citizen, and so on. The image for BECKER Itzig (born in Tuchel and living at the time in Berlin) is at: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42825 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application or privately to me. Many thanks, Tamar Amit in Israel Researching: ABT/APT, BALLIN, GOTTLIEB, all in Hesse; BECKER, LEVY in Tuchel (Tuchola) & Danzig (Gdansk). <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Please thank those who help you and support ViewMate, JewishGen and GerSIG http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Honors/ http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/honors.asp
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Re: Tracking immigration to Israel
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Israel P
The Mandatory Citizenship file is twenty-eight pages and you can download it.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
http://www.archives.gov.il/ArchiveGov/archiveSearch.htm Talk to me on Skype and I'll walk you through it, if you don't read Hebrew. Israel Pickholtz Jerusalem.
On 26 Oct 2015 at 0:04, Pauline Rosenberg wrote:
My father had a cousin in the Kielce area of Poland who left for
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Tracking immigration to Israel
#general
Israel P
The Mandatory Citizenship file is twenty-eight pages and you can download it.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
http://www.archives.gov.il/ArchiveGov/archiveSearch.htm Talk to me on Skype and I'll walk you through it, if you don't read Hebrew. Israel Pickholtz Jerusalem.
On 26 Oct 2015 at 0:04, Pauline Rosenberg wrote:
My father had a cousin in the Kielce area of Poland who left for
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ViewMate translation - handwritten German
#general
yael polat
Hello friendly Genners!
I've posted 5 vital records in handwritten German for which I need a transliteration. I would like to get it into printed German, and then I can manage alone (with Google Translate...) It is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42847 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42848 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42849 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42850 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42851 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Yael Polat Israel
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate translation - handwritten German
#general
yael polat
Hello friendly Genners!
I've posted 5 vital records in handwritten German for which I need a transliteration. I would like to get it into printed German, and then I can manage alone (with Google Translate...) It is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42847 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42848 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42849 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42850 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42851 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Yael Polat Israel
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Family JOSEPH (Kirn, Ger > Cali, Colombia)
#germany
Barbara Mannlein <bsmannlein@...>
My husband's grandmother was Auguste DORNHARD, b. 1877 in
Hennweiler, d. 1944, NYS. She immigrated to the US in 1898. We know almost nothing of her antecedents. Her mother may have been a Johanna or Jeanette. Have no idea of her father's name. Per immigration records she was visited several times by a "nephew" Alexander JOSEPH (b.1899-1941 NY). Alexander's line below: 1. Gustav JOSEPH (b.1866) oo Rosina SCHOLEM. Both murdered in SHOAH. Their 3 children were: 2. Sally JOSEPH (1896-1961) oo Melitta STERN JOSEPH (1898 -1950) 3. Erich JOSEPH (1925- 1973) 3. Rolf JOSEPH (1926 - ? Erich and parents are buried in the Jewish cemetery there. 2. Alexander JOSEPH (1899-1941NYC) 3. Felix JOSEPH oo Lotte SUMMER (1905-SHOAH) (1906-1995,NY) I'd like to learn how the JOSEPHs are related to Auguste, if there are any descendants, and what happened to Rolf JOSEPH. Any ideas on how to contact the Jewish Community of Cali? Any records of genealogical interest? Barbara Stern Mannlein, Tucson, Arizona bsmannlein@comcast.net
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German SIG #Germany Family JOSEPH (Kirn, Ger > Cali, Colombia)
#germany
Barbara Mannlein <bsmannlein@...>
My husband's grandmother was Auguste DORNHARD, b. 1877 in
Hennweiler, d. 1944, NYS. She immigrated to the US in 1898. We know almost nothing of her antecedents. Her mother may have been a Johanna or Jeanette. Have no idea of her father's name. Per immigration records she was visited several times by a "nephew" Alexander JOSEPH (b.1899-1941 NY). Alexander's line below: 1. Gustav JOSEPH (b.1866) oo Rosina SCHOLEM. Both murdered in SHOAH. Their 3 children were: 2. Sally JOSEPH (1896-1961) oo Melitta STERN JOSEPH (1898 -1950) 3. Erich JOSEPH (1925- 1973) 3. Rolf JOSEPH (1926 - ? Erich and parents are buried in the Jewish cemetery there. 2. Alexander JOSEPH (1899-1941NYC) 3. Felix JOSEPH oo Lotte SUMMER (1905-SHOAH) (1906-1995,NY) I'd like to learn how the JOSEPHs are related to Auguste, if there are any descendants, and what happened to Rolf JOSEPH. Any ideas on how to contact the Jewish Community of Cali? Any records of genealogical interest? Barbara Stern Mannlein, Tucson, Arizona bsmannlein@comcast.net
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Family WOLFF of Gollin, Germany
#germany
Barbara Mannlein <bsmannlein@...>
I am seeking information on a Leo WOLFF (b. 1918) of Gollin, Germany.
His daughter told me that he never spoke of his life in Germany. All her mother knew was 1. his family was the only Jewish family in the area. 2. they were farmers. 3. his family (parents' names not known) were murdered in the SHOAH 4. he had a sister named Ilse, who she thinks was married. 5. when the Nazis ordered that the Jews report at a specific time and date he showed up and spent some time in Sachsenhausen. 6. Somehow, on release, he made it to Great Britain where he died in 2003. Are there any records >from Gollin? How may they be accessed? Thanks, Barbara Stern Mannlein Tucson, Arizona bsmannlein@comcast.net
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German SIG #Germany Family WOLFF of Gollin, Germany
#germany
Barbara Mannlein <bsmannlein@...>
I am seeking information on a Leo WOLFF (b. 1918) of Gollin, Germany.
His daughter told me that he never spoke of his life in Germany. All her mother knew was 1. his family was the only Jewish family in the area. 2. they were farmers. 3. his family (parents' names not known) were murdered in the SHOAH 4. he had a sister named Ilse, who she thinks was married. 5. when the Nazis ordered that the Jews report at a specific time and date he showed up and spent some time in Sachsenhausen. 6. Somehow, on release, he made it to Great Britain where he died in 2003. Are there any records >from Gollin? How may they be accessed? Thanks, Barbara Stern Mannlein Tucson, Arizona bsmannlein@comcast.net
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ViewMate tombstone translation request - Hebrew translation requested
#general
Deborah Barr
Dear translators:
I've posted a tombstone for which I need a translation of the Hebrew. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42829 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. I am looking primarily for any names it contains. Thank you very much. Deborah Barr
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate tombstone translation request - Hebrew translation requested
#general
Deborah Barr
Dear translators:
I've posted a tombstone for which I need a translation of the Hebrew. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM42829 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. I am looking primarily for any names it contains. Thank you very much. Deborah Barr
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