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Re: Marriage Explanation sought
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Simon Zelman
Hi Peter,
Is it possible that Pauline and Feigelche are the same person? Feigelche, or Feige, is a purely Yiddish name while Pauline is not. Pauline could have been the Germanized version of Feige, in the same way as many Jews in Russia and the USSR had both a Yiddish name and a Russian name that they used in official documents (i.e. Yefim/Khaim, Yosif/Yosel, Yakov/Yankel, Raisa/Reize, etc.) Unless you have concrete documents proving that both were individual people (i.e. birth records for both Pauline and Feige, a revision list with both women listed together in the same document), I would not assume that these are necessarily different people. Best, Simon Zelman San Francisco, CA Researching: DUBROVNA, KANTOR, HOLZMAN, OKUN, BIALOBROTKO, LEVIN, SLEVICH, AKHIMOV, GOLT, FLEISHER, REIZHEVICH, SHKLIAROVSKY, MIROTSNIK, ZELMAN, GRUVER, GERSHTEYN, GITELMAN, ALPERIN, GILBERMAN, ABRAMS --- From: Peter Wollinski <peter.wollinski@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:53:54 +1000 Dear Sir / Madam It will be appreciated if an explanation can be provided for the following family situation, as I have been unable to find documents in the archives to explain it. My great grandfather Wolff Wolinski married Feigelche Elias in 1879 in Wronki Poland - per their civil marriage record. However Vital records reveal that between 1880 and 1888, Wolff had fathered 4 children. The same documents show that Pauline Elias was the mother of all these children and not Feigelche. All the children were born in Lekno which is a small village within Wagrowiec county and close to Poznan Poland. Other documents reveal that Pauline (born 1848) was the younger sister of Feigelche (Born 1847). Pauline died in Berlin in 1941 and is buried in Weissensee. One possible explanation may be that the younger sister (Pauline) had taken the place of her older sister (Feigelche) as the latter had passed away soon after the marriage. However, the archives in Pila have advised that they have not been able to find documents which show the death of Feigelche or the marriage of Wollf to Pauline. Does any one have another possible explanation, or was this a custom at the time?
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Re: Marriage Explanation sought
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Odeda Zlotnick
Given the basic similarity between the names " Pauline" and "Feigelche"
on the one hand, and the fact that the latter is a) Yiddish and b) a diminutive of "Feige", I would read the birth records/registrations very carefully. Theoretically, (I have no idea how the documents look) it could be possible that in 1848 the birth of the daughter of the Elias family was reported to some authorities, and her name was registered as Pauline. However, this very same daughter of the Elias family may have be born in 1847, and when her birth was reported - possibly to another authority? - her name was reported as Feigelchen. You write " Other documents reveal that Pauline (born 1848) was the younger sister of Feigelche (Born 1847)" Do you mean you have documents that have both daughters registered, with different dates? If you do, then my "possible" explanation is wrong. If you do not, you may simply be looking at different types of documents, with 1848 being an attempt to register a Feigelchen under a more German name. Odeda Zlotnick
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Marriage Explanation sought
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Simon Zelman
Hi Peter,
Is it possible that Pauline and Feigelche are the same person? Feigelche, or Feige, is a purely Yiddish name while Pauline is not. Pauline could have been the Germanized version of Feige, in the same way as many Jews in Russia and the USSR had both a Yiddish name and a Russian name that they used in official documents (i.e. Yefim/Khaim, Yosif/Yosel, Yakov/Yankel, Raisa/Reize, etc.) Unless you have concrete documents proving that both were individual people (i.e. birth records for both Pauline and Feige, a revision list with both women listed together in the same document), I would not assume that these are necessarily different people. Best, Simon Zelman San Francisco, CA Researching: DUBROVNA, KANTOR, HOLZMAN, OKUN, BIALOBROTKO, LEVIN, SLEVICH, AKHIMOV, GOLT, FLEISHER, REIZHEVICH, SHKLIAROVSKY, MIROTSNIK, ZELMAN, GRUVER, GERSHTEYN, GITELMAN, ALPERIN, GILBERMAN, ABRAMS --- From: Peter Wollinski <peter.wollinski@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:53:54 +1000 Dear Sir / Madam It will be appreciated if an explanation can be provided for the following family situation, as I have been unable to find documents in the archives to explain it. My great grandfather Wolff Wolinski married Feigelche Elias in 1879 in Wronki Poland - per their civil marriage record. However Vital records reveal that between 1880 and 1888, Wolff had fathered 4 children. The same documents show that Pauline Elias was the mother of all these children and not Feigelche. All the children were born in Lekno which is a small village within Wagrowiec county and close to Poznan Poland. Other documents reveal that Pauline (born 1848) was the younger sister of Feigelche (Born 1847). Pauline died in Berlin in 1941 and is buried in Weissensee. One possible explanation may be that the younger sister (Pauline) had taken the place of her older sister (Feigelche) as the latter had passed away soon after the marriage. However, the archives in Pila have advised that they have not been able to find documents which show the death of Feigelche or the marriage of Wollf to Pauline. Does any one have another possible explanation, or was this a custom at the time?
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen RE: Marriage Explanation sought
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Odeda Zlotnick
Given the basic similarity between the names " Pauline" and "Feigelche"
on the one hand, and the fact that the latter is a) Yiddish and b) a diminutive of "Feige", I would read the birth records/registrations very carefully. Theoretically, (I have no idea how the documents look) it could be possible that in 1848 the birth of the daughter of the Elias family was reported to some authorities, and her name was registered as Pauline. However, this very same daughter of the Elias family may have be born in 1847, and when her birth was reported - possibly to another authority? - her name was reported as Feigelchen. You write " Other documents reveal that Pauline (born 1848) was the younger sister of Feigelche (Born 1847)" Do you mean you have documents that have both daughters registered, with different dates? If you do, then my "possible" explanation is wrong. If you do not, you may simply be looking at different types of documents, with 1848 being an attempt to register a Feigelchen under a more German name. Odeda Zlotnick
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JDC Archives Enters Partnership with ITS
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Jan Meisels Allen
The JDC Archives (American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee)has entered
into a partnership with the International Tracing Service (ITS). The agreement enables the JDC Archives to complement in a digital environment wartime records which will assist in search efforts for missing relatives. The first group of digital files are the 30,000 Emigration Service Cards from the Paris Office of the JDC. The information will be indexed and addedto the JDCs Names Index, which currently has over 100,000 cards >from other JDC offices. To read more about this and see an example of how records >from the ITS and JDC complement and help fulfill information see: https://archives.jdc.org/jdc-archives-enters-new-partnership-with-international-tracing-service/ [or https://tinyurl.com/y39bnr9v --Mod.] The Names Index can be searched at: http://names.jdc.org/ and currently has over 500,000 >from their historic documents and client lists. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen JDC Archives Enters Partnership with ITS
#general
Jan Meisels Allen
The JDC Archives (American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee)has entered
into a partnership with the International Tracing Service (ITS). The agreement enables the JDC Archives to complement in a digital environment wartime records which will assist in search efforts for missing relatives. The first group of digital files are the 30,000 Emigration Service Cards from the Paris Office of the JDC. The information will be indexed and addedto the JDCs Names Index, which currently has over 100,000 cards >from other JDC offices. To read more about this and see an example of how records >from the ITS and JDC complement and help fulfill information see: https://archives.jdc.org/jdc-archives-enters-new-partnership-with-international-tracing-service/ [or https://tinyurl.com/y39bnr9v --Mod.] The Names Index can be searched at: http://names.jdc.org/ and currently has over 500,000 >from their historic documents and client lists. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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Download the JewishGen Passover Companion 2019
#belarus
Avraham Groll
Dear JewishGen Community.
We are pleased to present the JewishGen Passover Companion 2019, which contains inspirational vignettes about how Passover was observed in various communities, along with first-hand accounts about the great effort and personal risk (Mesirat Nefesh) Jews took to observe Passover during the Holocaust. As you gather around the Seder table, and tell the story of the Exodus, we hope that this companion will have helped inspire you to connect with previous generations, while considering your role in preserving the history and legacy of not just your family, but the entirety of the Jewish people. To read it online, please click here: http://bit.ly/JewishGen2019FS To download the file to your computer (and for printing), please click here: http://bit.ly/JewishGenPassoverDL Wishing you a Happy Passover and Chag Kosher V'Sameach! Avraham Groll Director JewishGen.org
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Download the JewishGen Passover Companion 2019
#belarus
Avraham Groll
Dear JewishGen Community.
We are pleased to present the JewishGen Passover Companion 2019, which contains inspirational vignettes about how Passover was observed in various communities, along with first-hand accounts about the great effort and personal risk (Mesirat Nefesh) Jews took to observe Passover during the Holocaust. As you gather around the Seder table, and tell the story of the Exodus, we hope that this companion will have helped inspire you to connect with previous generations, while considering your role in preserving the history and legacy of not just your family, but the entirety of the Jewish people. To read it online, please click here: http://bit.ly/JewishGen2019FS To download the file to your computer (and for printing), please click here: http://bit.ly/JewishGenPassoverDL Wishing you a Happy Passover and Chag Kosher V'Sameach! Avraham Groll Director JewishGen.org
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Susana Leistner Bloch
We are pleased to welcome the following webpages to
JewishGen KehilaLinks We thank the owners and webmasters of these webpages for creating fitting memorials to these Kehilot (Jewish Communities) and for providing a valuable resource for future generations of their descendants: Dubrowna (Dubrovno, Dubrovka), Belarus Created by Judy Petersen Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Richard L. Baum https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Dubrowna/ ~~~ Riebini (Ribinishok), Latvia Created by Marion Werle Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Sam Glaser https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/riebini/riebini.html ~~~ Petach Tikva , Israel Created by Leah Haber Gedalia Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Richard L. Baum https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/petach_tikva/ ~~~ Safed (Tzfat), Israel Created by Leah Haber Gedalia Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Richard L. Baum https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/safed/index.asp KEHILALINKS WEBPAGES RECENTLY UPDATED: Barysaw (Borisov), Belarus https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Borisov/index.html ~~~ Byerazino (Berezino, Berezin) (including Pahost), Belarus https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Byerazino/ ~~~ Dubiecko (Dubetsk) (G ), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/krosno/krosnodubiecko.htm ~~~ Dukla (G ), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Zmigrod/zmigroddukla.htm ~~~ Farming Communities of New Jersey, USA https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/NJ_Farms/ ~~~ Frysztak (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Frysztak/frysztak.htm ~~~ Harbin (Manchuria), China https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/harbin/index.htm ~~~ Jaslo (Yaslo) (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/krosno/krosnojaslo.htm ~~~ Kesmarok (Kesmark), Slovakia https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kezmarok/ ~~~ Kosice (Kassau, Kashoi), Slovakia https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kosice/ ~~~ Krasilov (Krasyliv), Ukraine https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krasilov/ ~~~ Krosno (G) , Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krosno/krosno.htm ~~~ Nyasvizh (Neshviz, Nesvizh), Belarus https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/nesvizh/nesvizh_home.html ~~~ Nowy Targ (Neumarkt) (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/nowy_targ/ ~~~ Pochep, Russia https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/pochep/kehilalinksPochepPage1.html ~~~ Rogatin (Rohatyn) (G)' Ukraine https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/rohatyn/rohatyn.htm ~~~ Rymanow (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krosno/KROSNORym.htm ~~~ Tolcsva, Hungary https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/tolcsva/ ~~~ Verbovets (Verbovitz) , Ukraine https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/verbovets/ ~~~ Zmigrod Nowy (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Zmigrod/zmigrod.htm ~~~ Some of our Kehila webpages were created by people who are no longer able to maintain them. We thank them for their past efforts and wish them luck on their future endeavors. Or by people who are no longer living. May their Memory be for a Blessing. The following webpages are "orphaned" and are available for adoption. Brockton, Massachusetts, USA Created by Steven Weiss z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Brockton/Brockton.htm ~~~ Gura Humorului (Gura Humora) (Bk), Romania Created by Jerome. Silverbush z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/guraho/gurahumo.htm ~~~ Kopatkevichi (Kopatkevich), Belarus http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kopatkevichi/ ~~~ Ostroleka (Ostrolenka), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Ostro/ostro.html Created by David Silverman z"l ~~~ Rozhnyatov (Rozniat ) (G), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rozhnyatov/Rozhome.html ~~~ Tetiev, Ukraine Created by Irwin B. Margiloff z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/tetiev/tetiev.htm ~~~ GOOD NEWS! The following webpages were adopted: Rozdol) (G), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rozdol/Rozdol.htm Adopted by Harry Michelson ~~~ NEED TECHNICAL HELP CREATING A WEBPAGE?: We have a team of dedicated volunteer webpage designers who will help you create a webpage. ~~~ Wishing you a Sweet and Joyous Pessach, Susana Leistner Bloch, VP, KehilaLinks, JewishGen, Inc. Barbara Ellman, KehilaLinks Technical Coordinator
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Avraham Groll
Dear JewishGen Community.
We are pleased to present the JewishGen Passover Companion 2019, which contains inspirational vignettes about how Passover was observed in various communities, along with first-hand accounts about the great effort and personal risk (Mesirat Nefesh) Jews took to observe Passover during the Holocaust. As you gather around the Seder table, and tell the story of the Exodus, we hope that this companion will have helped inspire you to connect with previous generations, while considering your role in preserving the history and legacy of not just your family, but the entirety of the Jewish people. To read it online, please click here: http://bit.ly/JewishGen2019FS To download the file to your computer (and for printing), please click here: http://bit.ly/JewishGenPassoverDL Wishing you a Happy Passover and Chag Kosher V'Sameach! Avraham Groll Director JewishGen.org
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Susana Leistner Bloch
We are pleased to welcome the following webpages to
JewishGen KehilaLinks We thank the owners and webmasters of these webpages for creating fitting memorials to these Kehilot (Jewish Communities) and for providing a valuable resource for future generations of their descendants: Dubrowna (Dubrovno, Dubrovka), Belarus Created by Judy Petersen Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Richard L. Baum https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Dubrowna/ ~~~ Riebini (Ribinishok), Latvia Created by Marion Werle Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Sam Glaser https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/riebini/riebini.html ~~~ Petach Tikva , Israel Created by Leah Haber Gedalia Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Richard L. Baum https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/petach_tikva/ ~~~ Safed (Tzfat), Israel Created by Leah Haber Gedalia Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Richard L. Baum https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/safed/index.asp KEHILALINKS WEBPAGES RECENTLY UPDATED: Barysaw (Borisov), Belarus https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Borisov/index.html ~~~ Byerazino (Berezino, Berezin) (including Pahost), Belarus https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Byerazino/ ~~~ Dubiecko (Dubetsk) (G ), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/krosno/krosnodubiecko.htm ~~~ Dukla (G ), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Zmigrod/zmigroddukla.htm ~~~ Farming Communities of New Jersey, USA https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/NJ_Farms/ ~~~ Frysztak (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Frysztak/frysztak.htm ~~~ Harbin (Manchuria), China https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/harbin/index.htm ~~~ Jaslo (Yaslo) (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/krosno/krosnojaslo.htm ~~~ Kesmarok (Kesmark), Slovakia https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kezmarok/ ~~~ Kosice (Kassau, Kashoi), Slovakia https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kosice/ ~~~ Krasilov (Krasyliv), Ukraine https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krasilov/ ~~~ Krosno (G) , Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krosno/krosno.htm ~~~ Nyasvizh (Neshviz, Nesvizh), Belarus https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/nesvizh/nesvizh_home.html ~~~ Nowy Targ (Neumarkt) (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/nowy_targ/ ~~~ Pochep, Russia https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/pochep/kehilalinksPochepPage1.html ~~~ Rogatin (Rohatyn) (G)' Ukraine https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/rohatyn/rohatyn.htm ~~~ Rymanow (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krosno/KROSNORym.htm ~~~ Tolcsva, Hungary https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/tolcsva/ ~~~ Verbovets (Verbovitz) , Ukraine https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/verbovets/ ~~~ Zmigrod Nowy (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Zmigrod/zmigrod.htm ~~~ Some of our Kehila webpages were created by people who are no longer able to maintain them. We thank them for their past efforts and wish them luck on their future endeavors. Or by people who are no longer living. May their Memory be for a Blessing. The following webpages are "orphaned" and are available for adoption. Brockton, Massachusetts, USA Created by Steven Weiss z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Brockton/Brockton.htm ~~~ Gura Humorului (Gura Humora) (Bk), Romania Created by Jerome. Silverbush z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/guraho/gurahumo.htm ~~~ Kopatkevichi (Kopatkevich), Belarus http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kopatkevichi/ ~~~ Ostroleka (Ostrolenka), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Ostro/ostro.html Created by David Silverman z"l ~~~ Rozhnyatov (Rozniat ) (G), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rozhnyatov/Rozhome.html ~~~ Tetiev, Ukraine Created by Irwin B. Margiloff z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/tetiev/tetiev.htm ~~~ GOOD NEWS! The following webpages were adopted: Rozdol) (G), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rozdol/Rozdol.htm Adopted by Harry Michelson ~~~ NEED TECHNICAL HELP CREATING A WEBPAGE?: We have a team of dedicated volunteer webpage designers who will help you create a webpage. ~~~ Wishing you a Sweet and Joyous Pessach, Susana Leistner Bloch, VP, KehilaLinks, JewishGen, Inc. Barbara Ellman, KehilaLinks Technical Coordinator
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Avraham Groll
Dear JewishGen Community.
We are pleased to present the JewishGen Passover Companion 2019, which contains inspirational vignettes about how Passover was observed in various communities, along with first-hand accounts about the great effort and personal risk (Mesirat Nefesh) Jews took to observe Passover during the Holocaust. As you gather around the Seder table, and tell the story of the Exodus, we hope that this companion will have helped inspire you to connect with previous generations, while considering your role in preserving the history and legacy of not just your family, but the entirety of the Jewish people. To read it online, please click here: http://bit.ly/JewishGen2019FS To download the file to your computer (and for printing), please click here: http://bit.ly/JewishGenPassoverDL Wishing you a Happy Passover and Chag Kosher V'Sameach! Avraham Groll Director JewishGen.org
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One-Day DNA Conference hosted by JGS of Illinois--June 2, 2019
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events@...
"DNA: Tests, Tools and Tales" is the theme of the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Illinois's one-day conference on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Ill. This special event will offer two tracks -- one for beginners and one for more experienced users of genealogical genetic testing. The conference will feature talks by Lara Diamond and Gil Bardige, two experts in using and understanding DNA analyses for family history purposes. Lara, president of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland, blogs about DNA and her Eastern European research at larasgenealogy.blogspot.com . Gil, a member of the Columbus Jewish Historical Society in Ohio, is a firm believer that DNA results can be a valuable tool in genealogical research as it generates clues to help people confirm relationships. Conference attendees will have chances to win door prizes >from FamilyTreeDNA and MyHeritage. Sign-in, networking, and the JGSI genealogy help desk and research library will be available >from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Presentations will be given >from 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., with lunch available >from noon to 1:15 p.m. Before May 20, early registration fees are $45 for JGSI members, $50 for non-members and $25 for students. After May 20, the fees are $10 higher. Members of any IAJGS-affiliated society may attend the conference at the JGSI member rate. For more information and to register, go to https://www.jgsi.org/event-3360053 Submitted by: Martin Fischer Vice President-Publicity Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen One-Day DNA Conference hosted by JGS of Illinois--June 2, 2019
#general
events@...
"DNA: Tests, Tools and Tales" is the theme of the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Illinois's one-day conference on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Ill. This special event will offer two tracks -- one for beginners and one for more experienced users of genealogical genetic testing. The conference will feature talks by Lara Diamond and Gil Bardige, two experts in using and understanding DNA analyses for family history purposes. Lara, president of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland, blogs about DNA and her Eastern European research at larasgenealogy.blogspot.com . Gil, a member of the Columbus Jewish Historical Society in Ohio, is a firm believer that DNA results can be a valuable tool in genealogical research as it generates clues to help people confirm relationships. Conference attendees will have chances to win door prizes >from FamilyTreeDNA and MyHeritage. Sign-in, networking, and the JGSI genealogy help desk and research library will be available >from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Presentations will be given >from 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., with lunch available >from noon to 1:15 p.m. Before May 20, early registration fees are $45 for JGSI members, $50 for non-members and $25 for students. After May 20, the fees are $10 higher. Members of any IAJGS-affiliated society may attend the conference at the JGSI member rate. For more information and to register, go to https://www.jgsi.org/event-3360053 Submitted by: Martin Fischer Vice President-Publicity Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois
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The Galitzianer: Call for Papers
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Gesher Galicia SIG
Gesher Galicia's journal, the "Galitzianer," invites members and
non-members of Gesher Galicia to submit articles with a clear connection to Austrian Galicia (1772-1918) or to the interwar period and the Holocaust in the territory of former Galicia. In addition to articles on this general topic, the journal is seeking submissions in the following specific categories: ** Secrets Beyond the Records: Examples include unusual archival records >from Galicia, surprising details about your family found in various records, and sources that have reshaped your understanding of your own family history. ** Education: Examples include the impact of education on changing the path of your own family in Galicia, the intergenerational tensions over education for women, and stories about Galician public schools or the schools established by Jewish philanthropist Baron de Hirsch. ** Galician Profiles: Articles in this category could include biographical profiles of Jewish writers, musicians, artists, mathematicians, and political figures who were active in Galicia. ** Other Topics: The Jewish press in Galicia (the language and target audience), literature published in Galicia in Yiddish or Hebrew, Galician food. Prior to submitting an article, please contact me at submissions@geshergalicia.org with a brief description of your proposal. Please note that all accepted articles undergo editorial review and revisions to make sure they conform to the style and standards of the journal. For other information about the "Galitzianer," including general instructions for authors, please consult our website at https://www.geshergalicia.org/the-galitzianer/. Thank you, Jodi G. Benjamin Editor, The Galitzianer Gesher Galicia --- PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS. Send all inquiries to submissions@geshergalicia.org ---
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KehilaLinks Project Report - April 2019
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Susana Leistner Bloch
We are pleased to welcome the following webpages to
JewishGen KehilaLinks We thank the owners and webmasters of these webpages for creating fitting memorials to these Kehilot (Jewish Communities) and for providing a valuable resource for future generations of their descendants: Dubrowna (Dubrovno, Dubrovka), Belarus Created by Judy Petersen Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Richard L. Baum https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Dubrowna/ ~~~ Riebini (Ribinishok), Latvia Created by Marion Werle Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Sam Glaser https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/riebini/riebini.html ~~~ Petach Tikva , Israel Created by Leah Haber Gedalia Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Richard L. Baum https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/petach_tikva/ ~~~ Safed (Tzfat), Israel Created by Leah Haber Gedalia Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Richard L. Baum https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/safed/index.asp KEHILALINKS WEBPAGES RECENTLY UPDATED: Barysaw (Borisov), Belarus https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Borisov/index.html ~~~ Byerazino (Berezino, Berezin) (including Pahost), Belarus https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Byerazino/ ~~~ Dubiecko (Dubetsk) (G ), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/krosno/krosnodubiecko.htm ~~~ Dukla (G ), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Zmigrod/zmigroddukla.htm ~~~ Farming Communities of New Jersey, USA https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/NJ_Farms/ ~~~ Frysztak (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Frysztak/frysztak.htm ~~~ Harbin (Manchuria), China https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/harbin/index.htm ~~~ Jaslo (Yaslo) (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/krosno/krosnojaslo.htm ~~~ Kesmarok (Kesmark), Slovakia https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kezmarok/ ~~~ Kosice (Kassau, Kashoi), Slovakia https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kosice/ ~~~ Krasilov (Krasyliv), Ukraine https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krasilov/ ~~~ Krosno (G) , Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krosno/krosno.htm ~~~ Nyasvizh (Neshviz, Nesvizh), Belarus https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/nesvizh/nesvizh_home.html ~~~ Nowy Targ (Neumarkt) (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/nowy_targ/ ~~~ Pochep, Russia https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/pochep/kehilalinksPochepPage1.html ~~~ Rogatin (Rohatyn) (G)' Ukraine https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/rohatyn/rohatyn.htm ~~~ Rymanow (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krosno/KROSNORym.htm ~~~ Tolcsva, Hungary https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/tolcsva/ ~~~ Verbovets (Verbovitz) , Ukraine https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/verbovets/ ~~~ Zmigrod Nowy (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Zmigrod/zmigrod.htm ~~~ Some of our Kehila webpages were created by people who are no longer able to maintain them. We thank them for their past efforts and wish them luck on their future endeavors. Or by people who are no longer living. May their Memory be for a Blessing. The following webpages are "orphaned" and are available for adoption. Brockton, Massachusetts, USA Created by Steven Weiss z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Brockton/Brockton.htm ~~~ Gura Humorului (Gura Humora) (Bk), Romania Created by Jerome. Silverbush z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/guraho/gurahumo.htm ~~~ Kopatkevichi (Kopatkevich), Belarus http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kopatkevichi/ ~~~ Ostroleka (Ostrolenka), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Ostro/ostro.html Created by David Silverman z"l ~~~ Rozhnyatov (Rozniat ) (G), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rozhnyatov/Rozhome.html ~~~ Tetiev, Ukraine Created by Irwin B. Margiloff z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/tetiev/tetiev.htm ~~~ GOOD NEWS! The following webpages were adopted: Rozdol) (G), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rozdol/Rozdol.htm Adopted by Harry Michelson ~~~ NEED TECHNICAL HELP CREATING A WEBPAGE?: We have a team of dedicated volunteer webpage designers who will help you create a webpage. ~~~ Wishing you a Sweet and Joyous Pessach, Susana Leistner Bloch, VP, KehilaLinks, JewishGen, Inc. Barbara Ellman, KehilaLinks Technical Coordinator
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Download the JewishGen Passover Companion 2019
#austria-czech
Avraham Groll
Dear JewishGen Community.
We are pleased to present the JewishGen Passover Companion 2019, which contains inspirational vignettes about how Passover was observed in various communities, along with first-hand accounts about the great effort and personal risk (Mesirat Nefesh) Jews took to observe Passover during the Holocaust. As you gather around the Seder table, and tell the story of the Exodus, we hope that this companion will have helped inspire you to connect with previous generations, while considering your role in preserving the history and legacy of not just your family, but the entirety of the Jewish people. To read it online, please click here: http://bit.ly/JewishGen2019FS To download the file to your computer (and for printing), please click here: http://bit.ly/JewishGenPassoverDL Wishing you a Happy Passover and Chag Kosher V'Sameach! Avraham Groll Director JewishGen.org
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech The Galitzianer: Call for Papers
#austria-czech
Gesher Galicia SIG
Gesher Galicia's journal, the "Galitzianer," invites members and
non-members of Gesher Galicia to submit articles with a clear connection to Austrian Galicia (1772-1918) or to the interwar period and the Holocaust in the territory of former Galicia. In addition to articles on this general topic, the journal is seeking submissions in the following specific categories: ** Secrets Beyond the Records: Examples include unusual archival records >from Galicia, surprising details about your family found in various records, and sources that have reshaped your understanding of your own family history. ** Education: Examples include the impact of education on changing the path of your own family in Galicia, the intergenerational tensions over education for women, and stories about Galician public schools or the schools established by Jewish philanthropist Baron de Hirsch. ** Galician Profiles: Articles in this category could include biographical profiles of Jewish writers, musicians, artists, mathematicians, and political figures who were active in Galicia. ** Other Topics: The Jewish press in Galicia (the language and target audience), literature published in Galicia in Yiddish or Hebrew, Galician food. Prior to submitting an article, please contact me at submissions@geshergalicia.org with a brief description of your proposal. Please note that all accepted articles undergo editorial review and revisions to make sure they conform to the style and standards of the journal. For other information about the "Galitzianer," including general instructions for authors, please consult our website at https://www.geshergalicia.org/the-galitzianer/. Thank you, Jodi G. Benjamin Editor, The Galitzianer Gesher Galicia --- PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS. Send all inquiries to submissions@geshergalicia.org ---
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech KehilaLinks Project Report - April 2019
#austria-czech
Susana Leistner Bloch
We are pleased to welcome the following webpages to
JewishGen KehilaLinks We thank the owners and webmasters of these webpages for creating fitting memorials to these Kehilot (Jewish Communities) and for providing a valuable resource for future generations of their descendants: Dubrowna (Dubrovno, Dubrovka), Belarus Created by Judy Petersen Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Richard L. Baum https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Dubrowna/ ~~~ Riebini (Ribinishok), Latvia Created by Marion Werle Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Sam Glaser https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/riebini/riebini.html ~~~ Petach Tikva , Israel Created by Leah Haber Gedalia Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Richard L. Baum https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/petach_tikva/ ~~~ Safed (Tzfat), Israel Created by Leah Haber Gedalia Webpage Design by KehilaLinks volunteer Richard L. Baum https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/safed/index.asp KEHILALINKS WEBPAGES RECENTLY UPDATED: Barysaw (Borisov), Belarus https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Borisov/index.html ~~~ Byerazino (Berezino, Berezin) (including Pahost), Belarus https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Byerazino/ ~~~ Dubiecko (Dubetsk) (G ), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/krosno/krosnodubiecko.htm ~~~ Dukla (G ), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Zmigrod/zmigroddukla.htm ~~~ Farming Communities of New Jersey, USA https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/NJ_Farms/ ~~~ Frysztak (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Frysztak/frysztak.htm ~~~ Harbin (Manchuria), China https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/harbin/index.htm ~~~ Jaslo (Yaslo) (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/krosno/krosnojaslo.htm ~~~ Kesmarok (Kesmark), Slovakia https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kezmarok/ ~~~ Kosice (Kassau, Kashoi), Slovakia https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kosice/ ~~~ Krasilov (Krasyliv), Ukraine https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krasilov/ ~~~ Krosno (G) , Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krosno/krosno.htm ~~~ Nyasvizh (Neshviz, Nesvizh), Belarus https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/nesvizh/nesvizh_home.html ~~~ Nowy Targ (Neumarkt) (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/nowy_targ/ ~~~ Pochep, Russia https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/pochep/kehilalinksPochepPage1.html ~~~ Rogatin (Rohatyn) (G)' Ukraine https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/rohatyn/rohatyn.htm ~~~ Rymanow (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Krosno/KROSNORym.htm ~~~ Tolcsva, Hungary https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/tolcsva/ ~~~ Verbovets (Verbovitz) , Ukraine https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/verbovets/ ~~~ Zmigrod Nowy (G), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Zmigrod/zmigrod.htm ~~~ Some of our Kehila webpages were created by people who are no longer able to maintain them. We thank them for their past efforts and wish them luck on their future endeavors. Or by people who are no longer living. May their Memory be for a Blessing. The following webpages are "orphaned" and are available for adoption. Brockton, Massachusetts, USA Created by Steven Weiss z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Brockton/Brockton.htm ~~~ Gura Humorului (Gura Humora) (Bk), Romania Created by Jerome. Silverbush z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/guraho/gurahumo.htm ~~~ Kopatkevichi (Kopatkevich), Belarus http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/kopatkevichi/ ~~~ Ostroleka (Ostrolenka), Poland https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Ostro/ostro.html Created by David Silverman z"l ~~~ Rozhnyatov (Rozniat ) (G), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rozhnyatov/Rozhome.html ~~~ Tetiev, Ukraine Created by Irwin B. Margiloff z"l http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/tetiev/tetiev.htm ~~~ GOOD NEWS! The following webpages were adopted: Rozdol) (G), Ukraine http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Rozdol/Rozdol.htm Adopted by Harry Michelson ~~~ NEED TECHNICAL HELP CREATING A WEBPAGE?: We have a team of dedicated volunteer webpage designers who will help you create a webpage. ~~~ Wishing you a Sweet and Joyous Pessach, Susana Leistner Bloch, VP, KehilaLinks, JewishGen, Inc. Barbara Ellman, KehilaLinks Technical Coordinator
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Download the JewishGen Passover Companion 2019
#austria-czech
Avraham Groll
Dear JewishGen Community.
We are pleased to present the JewishGen Passover Companion 2019, which contains inspirational vignettes about how Passover was observed in various communities, along with first-hand accounts about the great effort and personal risk (Mesirat Nefesh) Jews took to observe Passover during the Holocaust. As you gather around the Seder table, and tell the story of the Exodus, we hope that this companion will have helped inspire you to connect with previous generations, while considering your role in preserving the history and legacy of not just your family, but the entirety of the Jewish people. To read it online, please click here: http://bit.ly/JewishGen2019FS To download the file to your computer (and for printing), please click here: http://bit.ly/JewishGenPassoverDL Wishing you a Happy Passover and Chag Kosher V'Sameach! Avraham Groll Director JewishGen.org
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