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Re: Searching for Queens New York death certificate
#general
A. E. Jordan
Rose Miriam Raymen wrote:
her grandmother Florence Elizabeth KILGOUR's death certificate. Florence was born in England in 1908 and died in Briarwood, Queens, New York on 11 September 1972 ... if someone living in New York could check the Queens New York death index for this individual as the New York City Archives are unable to locate her death certificate New York City has closed down our access to the death index. The Health Department went to the NY Public Library and demanded the return of their files. So we have no access and the information is only available to direct family members. If you tried the death and got a not found letter it is possible that the Health Department missed the certificate possibly because of a spelling difference or other differences versus what you said on the request or a simple oversight. Or it is very possible she died outside the confines of New York City. Since Queens is so close to Nassau County it is very possible that the ambulance crossed the line and took her to a Nassau hospital. It might be worth a try or else widen the parameters nd re try the Health Department. Allan Jordan
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Re: Searching for Queens New York death certificate
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Ira Leviton
Dear Cousins,
On behalf of a friend, Rose Raymen is looking for a death certificate for somebody who died in Queens, one of the boroughs of New York City. She said that the New York City Archives were unable to locate her death certificate. I answer - a death certificate >from 1972 isn't old enough to be at New York City's Municipal Archives - death certificates >from 1949 and afterward are at the N.Y.C. Department of Health. However, about two months ago, the Department of Health required that the New York Public Library, which had publicly available indices for deaths and births including the year that Rose needs, remove their books and microfilms >from the shelves over privacy concerns, so there's no way to easily get the death certificate number or make sure there were no spelling mistakes in recording the name. The only way to get the record is >from the Department of Health. It can be done on line at http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/death-certificates.page, but they have a number of restrictions. Follow the instructions carefully - a granddaughter should be able to get the certificate. Ira Leviton New York, N.Y.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Searching for Queens New York death certificate
#general
A. E. Jordan
Rose Miriam Raymen wrote:
her grandmother Florence Elizabeth KILGOUR's death certificate. Florence was born in England in 1908 and died in Briarwood, Queens, New York on 11 September 1972 ... if someone living in New York could check the Queens New York death index for this individual as the New York City Archives are unable to locate her death certificate New York City has closed down our access to the death index. The Health Department went to the NY Public Library and demanded the return of their files. So we have no access and the information is only available to direct family members. If you tried the death and got a not found letter it is possible that the Health Department missed the certificate possibly because of a spelling difference or other differences versus what you said on the request or a simple oversight. Or it is very possible she died outside the confines of New York City. Since Queens is so close to Nassau County it is very possible that the ambulance crossed the line and took her to a Nassau hospital. It might be worth a try or else widen the parameters nd re try the Health Department. Allan Jordan
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Searching for Queens New York death certificate
#general
Ira Leviton
Dear Cousins,
On behalf of a friend, Rose Raymen is looking for a death certificate for somebody who died in Queens, one of the boroughs of New York City. She said that the New York City Archives were unable to locate her death certificate. I answer - a death certificate >from 1972 isn't old enough to be at New York City's Municipal Archives - death certificates >from 1949 and afterward are at the N.Y.C. Department of Health. However, about two months ago, the Department of Health required that the New York Public Library, which had publicly available indices for deaths and births including the year that Rose needs, remove their books and microfilms >from the shelves over privacy concerns, so there's no way to easily get the death certificate number or make sure there were no spelling mistakes in recording the name. The only way to get the record is >from the Department of Health. It can be done on line at http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/death-certificates.page, but they have a number of restrictions. Follow the instructions carefully - a granddaughter should be able to get the certificate. Ira Leviton New York, N.Y.
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Re: Naturalization verification notations on passenger manifests
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bette_sscf <bette_sscf@...>
Russ Maurer wrote: < In the JewishGen infofile on passenger manifest
markings in the occupation column (http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Manifests/occ/), it is stated that the naturalization verification markings start with the district number (one or two digits) followed by the application number (most commonly six digits). I am finding that this longer number is usually, or maybe always, the certificate of arrival number, not the application number. > ----- Application for Certificate of Arrival and Preliminary Form for a Declaration of Intention (sample) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikacevich/nowicki/documents/applicationforcertificateofarrival.html (MODERATOR: http://tinyurl.com/zyyacho ) This form is usually not included with Declaration of Intention, Petition for Naturalization and Certificate of Naturalization documents in INS/USCIS files and may be the application number referred to in manifest markings. Bette Stoop Mas USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Naturalization verification notations on passenger manifests
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bette_sscf <bette_sscf@...>
Russ Maurer wrote: < In the JewishGen infofile on passenger manifest
markings in the occupation column (http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Manifests/occ/), it is stated that the naturalization verification markings start with the district number (one or two digits) followed by the application number (most commonly six digits). I am finding that this longer number is usually, or maybe always, the certificate of arrival number, not the application number. > ----- Application for Certificate of Arrival and Preliminary Form for a Declaration of Intention (sample) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikacevich/nowicki/documents/applicationforcertificateofarrival.html (MODERATOR: http://tinyurl.com/zyyacho ) This form is usually not included with Declaration of Intention, Petition for Naturalization and Certificate of Naturalization documents in INS/USCIS files and may be the application number referred to in manifest markings. Bette Stoop Mas USA
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Translations Requested - Notations of Backs of 4 Photos
#general
Wendy Newman
Dear Genners,
I've posted short notattions on the backs of 4 photos for which I would love to have a translation-in hopes of id-ing family members, places, dates. The following links will show you the notations on the photos. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you in advance, SO MUCH. Wendy Newman researching Nudelman & Edelstein in Pulawy & Warsaw Poland http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49174 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49175 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49176 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49322
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Israel Consul General to attend film screening at IAJGS conference
#general
Janette Silverman <cochairs@...>
There are so many exciting things happening at this summer's conference.
We are thrilled to announce that Israel's consul general Ravit Baer will present the August 11 screening of the acclaimed Israeli movie "The Dove Flyer." Ms. Baer, a career diplomat in the Israeli foreign service, served in Europe and Africa before becoming Israel's Consul General to the Pacific Northwest. "The Dove Flyer" will be shown as part of a Jewish film festival that has been curated for the conference by leading Jewish film scholar and teacher of cinema Dr. Eric Goldman. The film is based on Eli Amir's blockbuster novel of the same name, brings to life the fragile, doomed world of the Baghdad Jewish community in 1950. It is one of many films in the festival of 33 motion pictures that celebrate Sephardic Jewry, a major track of this summer's conference. Other highlights of the Seattle conference include the opening night keynote address by Dr. Devin Naar and the banquet address by Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer. In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations will be made available through LIVE! a real-time video streaming service after up to 90 days after the conference. It's not too late to register for the conference or to purchase LIVE! Visit the conference website, www.iajgs2016.org , for more information about all aspects of the conference. We're looking forward to seeing so many of you in Seattle August 7-12. Janette Silverman, Chuck Weinstein, Phyllis Grossman Conference Co-Chairs
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Translations Requested - Notations of Backs of 4 Photos
#general
Wendy Newman
Dear Genners,
I've posted short notattions on the backs of 4 photos for which I would love to have a translation-in hopes of id-ing family members, places, dates. The following links will show you the notations on the photos. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you in advance, SO MUCH. Wendy Newman researching Nudelman & Edelstein in Pulawy & Warsaw Poland http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49174 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49175 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49176 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49322
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Israel Consul General to attend film screening at IAJGS conference
#general
Janette Silverman <cochairs@...>
There are so many exciting things happening at this summer's conference.
We are thrilled to announce that Israel's consul general Ravit Baer will present the August 11 screening of the acclaimed Israeli movie "The Dove Flyer." Ms. Baer, a career diplomat in the Israeli foreign service, served in Europe and Africa before becoming Israel's Consul General to the Pacific Northwest. "The Dove Flyer" will be shown as part of a Jewish film festival that has been curated for the conference by leading Jewish film scholar and teacher of cinema Dr. Eric Goldman. The film is based on Eli Amir's blockbuster novel of the same name, brings to life the fragile, doomed world of the Baghdad Jewish community in 1950. It is one of many films in the festival of 33 motion pictures that celebrate Sephardic Jewry, a major track of this summer's conference. Other highlights of the Seattle conference include the opening night keynote address by Dr. Devin Naar and the banquet address by Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer. In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations will be made available through LIVE! a real-time video streaming service after up to 90 days after the conference. It's not too late to register for the conference or to purchase LIVE! Visit the conference website, www.iajgs2016.org , for more information about all aspects of the conference. We're looking forward to seeing so many of you in Seattle August 7-12. Janette Silverman, Chuck Weinstein, Phyllis Grossman Conference Co-Chairs
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Re: Dating New York City directories
#general
Steve Stein
David,
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Directory publishing, especially back in the day, worked on an annual cycle. In a large phone company such as New York Telephone, each directory had a different publication date, in order to load-balance the clerical and typographical work over the year (esp. before computers). >from the publication date, back up several weeks to the "directory close" date, when the set of directory listings to be published was frozen (i.e. after which new and changed customers were not added and disconnecting customers were not deleted). After the close, with rare exceptions for business listings, only proofreading editing was generally done. The physically binding of the directory generally had printed on it a month in which the directory was actually published. So if the Manhattan directory says "July 1949," figure it closed about April or May. And remember that each borough had its own directory - there was no "New York City phone directory". Steve Stein Highland Park, NJ (who for many years worked in White Pages publishing)
David Laskin wrote:
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen RE: Dating New York City directories
#general
Steve Stein
David,
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Directory publishing, especially back in the day, worked on an annual cycle. In a large phone company such as New York Telephone, each directory had a different publication date, in order to load-balance the clerical and typographical work over the year (esp. before computers). >from the publication date, back up several weeks to the "directory close" date, when the set of directory listings to be published was frozen (i.e. after which new and changed customers were not added and disconnecting customers were not deleted). After the close, with rare exceptions for business listings, only proofreading editing was generally done. The physically binding of the directory generally had printed on it a month in which the directory was actually published. So if the Manhattan directory says "July 1949," figure it closed about April or May. And remember that each borough had its own directory - there was no "New York City phone directory". Steve Stein Highland Park, NJ (who for many years worked in White Pages publishing)
David Laskin wrote:
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New Records on the All Galicia Database
#general
Editor, The Galitzianer <editor@...>
Gesher Galicia is pleased to announce the indexing and uploading onto the All
Galicia Database of several records pertaining to the Josephine and Franciscan Surveys Project. The All Galicia Database is free and available to all. See: http://search.geshergalicia.org To learn more about the Josephine and Franciscan Surveys Project, please click on the link: http://www.geshergalicia.org/projects/josephine-and-franciscan-surveys-project/ a) Delatyn (Delyatyn) i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 19/6/66 (500 records). ii. The Franciscan cadastral survey 1820: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 20/6/125 (282 records). b) Kolomyja (Kolomyya) i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 19/6/260 (1003 records). ii. The Franciscan cadastral survey 1821: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 20/11/33 (394 records). c) Kuty i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 19/6/221 (580 records). d) Nadworna (Nadvirna) i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants(Kameral Herrschaft Nadworna; Schdigkeit Inventarium die Stadt Nadworna). Lviv National Vasyl Stefanyk Scientific Library of Ukraine (LNSL), Fond 141/1/326 (478 records). e) Stanislawow (Ivano-Frankivsk) i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants.Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 19/6/1 (1659 records). ii. The Franciscan cadastral survey 1822: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 20/6/184 (922 records). f) Tlumacz (Tlumach) i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 19/6/187 (249 records). g) Zablotow (Zabolotiv) i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 19/10/25 (229 records). Additional uploads will be posted in the fourth quarter of 2016. For full listing of towns in scope for 2016, please click on the link: http://www.geshergalicia.org/projects/josephine-and-franciscan-surveys-project/ For any questions on these files, please contact info@geshergalicia.org Andrew Zalewski Gesher Galicia, J&F Surveys Project Coordinator editor@geshergalicia.org http://www.geshergalicia.org
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen New Records on the All Galicia Database
#general
Editor, The Galitzianer <editor@...>
Gesher Galicia is pleased to announce the indexing and uploading onto the All
Galicia Database of several records pertaining to the Josephine and Franciscan Surveys Project. The All Galicia Database is free and available to all. See: http://search.geshergalicia.org To learn more about the Josephine and Franciscan Surveys Project, please click on the link: http://www.geshergalicia.org/projects/josephine-and-franciscan-surveys-project/ a) Delatyn (Delyatyn) i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 19/6/66 (500 records). ii. The Franciscan cadastral survey 1820: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 20/6/125 (282 records). b) Kolomyja (Kolomyya) i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 19/6/260 (1003 records). ii. The Franciscan cadastral survey 1821: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 20/11/33 (394 records). c) Kuty i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 19/6/221 (580 records). d) Nadworna (Nadvirna) i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants(Kameral Herrschaft Nadworna; Schdigkeit Inventarium die Stadt Nadworna). Lviv National Vasyl Stefanyk Scientific Library of Ukraine (LNSL), Fond 141/1/326 (478 records). e) Stanislawow (Ivano-Frankivsk) i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants.Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 19/6/1 (1659 records). ii. The Franciscan cadastral survey 1822: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 20/6/184 (922 records). f) Tlumacz (Tlumach) i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 19/6/187 (249 records). g) Zablotow (Zabolotiv) i. The Josephine cadastral survey 1787: the list of inhabitants. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 19/10/25 (229 records). Additional uploads will be posted in the fourth quarter of 2016. For full listing of towns in scope for 2016, please click on the link: http://www.geshergalicia.org/projects/josephine-and-franciscan-surveys-project/ For any questions on these files, please contact info@geshergalicia.org Andrew Zalewski Gesher Galicia, J&F Surveys Project Coordinator editor@geshergalicia.org http://www.geshergalicia.org
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Viewmate posting in Hebrew/Russian
#general
Charles WALOWITZ
I've posted a vital record in Hebrew for which I need a translation. It
is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49309 I have larger and clearer versions that I can send them by email. I also have the Russian version. Please reply to ruthw95@yahoo.com Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much!! Sylvia Walowitz, Waibsnaider (Yampol Ukraine, Lukov/Chelm/Lock Poland), Perman (Novopoltavka), Elimelech (Yekaterinoslav), Schurkhin(Yekaterinoslav), Kozodoy (Pokatilovo, Ukraine)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Viewmate posting in Hebrew/Russian
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Charles WALOWITZ
I've posted a vital record in Hebrew for which I need a translation. It
is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM49309 I have larger and clearer versions that I can send them by email. I also have the Russian version. Please reply to ruthw95@yahoo.com Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much!! Sylvia Walowitz, Waibsnaider (Yampol Ukraine, Lukov/Chelm/Lock Poland), Perman (Novopoltavka), Elimelech (Yekaterinoslav), Schurkhin(Yekaterinoslav), Kozodoy (Pokatilovo, Ukraine)
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Searching for Descendants of R' Raphael of Bershad
#rabbinic
I am participating in a genetic genealogy study which aims to identify
the Y-DNA genetic signature of my ancestor, Rebbe Raphael of Bershad (~1751-1827), a spiritual leader in the early days of Chassidism and a disciple of Rebbe Pinchas of Koretz. The leaders of the study are two experts in the field, Dr. Jeffrey Mark Paull and Dr. Jeffrey Briskman, who have published many pioneering Y-DNA studies of rabbinical lineages. We are trying to identify male patrilineal descendants of R' Raphael for Y-DNA testing. We have enrolled several participants in the study and are seeking others to join our project. Some surnames that may be associated with R' Raphael's descendants are: BODNAR, CARMELI, FRIDGANT, FRIEDAND, FRIEDHAND, FRIGAND, GOODMAN, LERMAN, MARCHOSKY, MARCHOVSKY, and MONDRIK, but other surnames and variants are possible. The family originated in Bershad, Ukraine. If you, or a male relative, have any knowledge of descent >from R' Raphael and would be willing to take a Y-DNA test, or make previous test results available to our project, please contact me at ssteeble@gmail.com. FamilyTreeDNA offers our project a substantial discount on Y-DNA test kits. If you wish to participate in our study, I would be happy to provide details. Let me just add that our project team is not employed by FamilyTreeDNA, and that we all work strictly on a volunteer basis. Our goal is to provide a benefit to the Jewish community, and the scientific community in general, by determining the genetic profile of my ancestor, and by identifying previously unknown descendants from different branches of the family. Susan Steeble Baltimore, MD
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Searching for Descendants of R' Raphael of Bershad
#rabbinic
I am participating in a genetic genealogy study which aims to identify
the Y-DNA genetic signature of my ancestor, Rebbe Raphael of Bershad (~1751-1827), a spiritual leader in the early days of Chassidism and a disciple of Rebbe Pinchas of Koretz. The leaders of the study are two experts in the field, Dr. Jeffrey Mark Paull and Dr. Jeffrey Briskman, who have published many pioneering Y-DNA studies of rabbinical lineages. We are trying to identify male patrilineal descendants of R' Raphael for Y-DNA testing. We have enrolled several participants in the study and are seeking others to join our project. Some surnames that may be associated with R' Raphael's descendants are: BODNAR, CARMELI, FRIDGANT, FRIEDAND, FRIEDHAND, FRIGAND, GOODMAN, LERMAN, MARCHOSKY, MARCHOVSKY, and MONDRIK, but other surnames and variants are possible. The family originated in Bershad, Ukraine. If you, or a male relative, have any knowledge of descent >from R' Raphael and would be willing to take a Y-DNA test, or make previous test results available to our project, please contact me at ssteeble@gmail.com. FamilyTreeDNA offers our project a substantial discount on Y-DNA test kits. If you wish to participate in our study, I would be happy to provide details. Let me just add that our project team is not employed by FamilyTreeDNA, and that we all work strictly on a volunteer basis. Our goal is to provide a benefit to the Jewish community, and the scientific community in general, by determining the genetic profile of my ancestor, and by identifying previously unknown descendants from different branches of the family. Susan Steeble Baltimore, MD
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Budapest Holocaust Survivor Story
#hungary
jtemplermn@...
I'm a journalist who's written a story about my search for a man who
saved my parents' lives in Budapest 70 years ago, when they were hiding in the cellar of a house in Buda German troops had made their headquarters. The Atlantic published it today. I thought people in this group might find it interesting. It came >from my work researching my family's past. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/07/champagne-in-the-cellar/490376/ -- John Temple Managing Editor, Investigative Reporting Program, University of California, Berkeley Associate Adjunct Professor of Investigative Reporting, Graduate School of Journalism Call or text me @ 202-440-2663 (cell) Skype me @ jtemplermn Follow me on twitter @jtemplejrnalist PGP: http://bit.ly/29aWe4z
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Israel Consul General to attend film screening at IAJGS conference
#hungary
bounce-3177138-772961@...
There are so many exciting things happening at this summer's conference.
We are thrilled to announce that Israel's consul general Ravit Baer will present the August 11 screening of the acclaimed Israeli movie "The Dove Flyer." Ms. Baer, a career diplomat in the Israeli foreign service, served in Europe and Africa before becoming Israel's Consul General to the Pacific Northwest. "The Dove Flyer" will be shown as part of a Jewish film festival that has been curated for the conference by leading Jewish film scholar and teacher of cinema Dr. Eric Goldman. The film is based on Eli Amir's blockbuster novel of the same name, brings to life the fragile, doomed world of the Baghdad Jewish community in 1950. It is one of many films in the festival of 33 motion pictures that celebrate Sephardic Jewry, a major track of this summer's conference. Other highlights of the Seattle conference include the opening night keynote address by Dr. Devin Naar and the banquet address by Judy Russell, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer. In addition, as at previous conferences, key lectures and presentations will be made available through LIVE! a real-time video streaming service after up to 90 days after the conference. It's not too late to register for the conference or to purchase LIVE! Visit the conference website, www.iajgs2016.org , for more information about all aspects of the conference. We're looking forward to seeing so many of you in Seattle August 7-12. Janette Silverman, Chuck Weinstein, Phyllis Grossman Conference Co-Chairs
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