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JewishGen course: Complex Jewish Genealogy in the United States
#hungary
Phyllis Kramer
Times change and family genealogists are becoming more genealogically
experienced, more sophisticated at researching major web sites; yet organization and good research habits are necessary. Your best value may be one of our personally mentored, one-on-one, JewishGen courses. April brings our Intermediate Course, Complex Genealogical Research in the United States.If, despite basic online research (census, vital records), you have not yet found the Hebrew names, approximate birth year and/or former European town(s) for your U.S. immigrant ancestors, consider this course as it covers more complex U.S. topics such as naturalization, manifests, death records, military and governmental records (passports, visas, bankruptcy), and local archival research (course begins April 3). This 4 week genealogy course features our personal mentoring program and our online FORUM. Students are encouraged to post an ancestral branch, set goals for their research, and work one on one with the instructor. We are proud of our unique, individualized format and downloadable lessons. Students should have 8-10 hours per week to read the lessons, search online and interact with the instructor. Courses are open 24/7 to meet the needs of international students. *Please* read the course descriptions, instructor's credentials and requirements on www.jewishgen.org/education. Course Registration is opens, tuition is $150. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org. Thank you Phyllis Kramer, VP Education New York & Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
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mapping cemeteries
#hungary
g_hirsch@...
Hi,
there is an interesting artikel in the periodical Librarius=2E "Felterkepe= ztek Bekes megye, Bacs-Kiskun megye es Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen megye zsido tem= etoit=2E elsokent Cserepfalut dolgoztak fel=2E They mapped the Jewish cemet= eries in 3 counties, Bekes, Bacs-Kiskun and Abauj-Zemplen=2E They started w= ith Cserepfalu, some 32 names are listed, there are no information when wil= l they finish with the listing and under which condition are the list avail= able= All the best Gabor Hirsch Switzerland
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Hungary SIG #Hungary JewishGen course: Complex Jewish Genealogy in the United States
#hungary
Phyllis Kramer
Times change and family genealogists are becoming more genealogically
experienced, more sophisticated at researching major web sites; yet organization and good research habits are necessary. Your best value may be one of our personally mentored, one-on-one, JewishGen courses. April brings our Intermediate Course, Complex Genealogical Research in the United States.If, despite basic online research (census, vital records), you have not yet found the Hebrew names, approximate birth year and/or former European town(s) for your U.S. immigrant ancestors, consider this course as it covers more complex U.S. topics such as naturalization, manifests, death records, military and governmental records (passports, visas, bankruptcy), and local archival research (course begins April 3). This 4 week genealogy course features our personal mentoring program and our online FORUM. Students are encouraged to post an ancestral branch, set goals for their research, and work one on one with the instructor. We are proud of our unique, individualized format and downloadable lessons. Students should have 8-10 hours per week to read the lessons, search online and interact with the instructor. Courses are open 24/7 to meet the needs of international students. *Please* read the course descriptions, instructor's credentials and requirements on www.jewishgen.org/education. Course Registration is opens, tuition is $150. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org. Thank you Phyllis Kramer, VP Education New York & Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
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Hungary SIG #Hungary mapping cemeteries
#hungary
g_hirsch@...
Hi,
there is an interesting artikel in the periodical Librarius=2E "Felterkepe= ztek Bekes megye, Bacs-Kiskun megye es Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen megye zsido tem= etoit=2E elsokent Cserepfalut dolgoztak fel=2E They mapped the Jewish cemet= eries in 3 counties, Bekes, Bacs-Kiskun and Abauj-Zemplen=2E They started w= ith Cserepfalu, some 32 names are listed, there are no information when wil= l they finish with the listing and under which condition are the list avail= able= All the best Gabor Hirsch Switzerland
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Hungarian Jewish Gravestone Inscription Practice
#hungary
Ross, Phil
In researching family history, I have run across multiple gravestones in Hu=
ngary and also Israel (>from Hungarian emigres), which in addition to includ= ing information about the deceased, also contain an inscribed remembrance t= o others >from the same family who were Holocaust victims. Those remembranc= e inscriptions are found not only on post-War gravestones, but were also la= ter inscribed on pre-War (e.g., 1930s) gravestones. This touching remembra= nce practice is not one that I am commonly familiar with >from U.S. Jewish b= urials. I was wondering if anyone >from this group could kindly provide me = with additional background information regarding this Hungarian (and maybe = it is not limited to Hungary) gravestone practice of including inscriptions= to other family members who died as Holocaust kedoshim. Thank you in advance for any responses. Philip Ross Researching: ROSENBLUTH: Satoraljaujhely, Budapest
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Hungarian Jewish Gravestone Inscription Practice
#hungary
Ross, Phil
In researching family history, I have run across multiple gravestones in Hu=
ngary and also Israel (>from Hungarian emigres), which in addition to includ= ing information about the deceased, also contain an inscribed remembrance t= o others >from the same family who were Holocaust victims. Those remembranc= e inscriptions are found not only on post-War gravestones, but were also la= ter inscribed on pre-War (e.g., 1930s) gravestones. This touching remembra= nce practice is not one that I am commonly familiar with >from U.S. Jewish b= urials. I was wondering if anyone >from this group could kindly provide me = with additional background information regarding this Hungarian (and maybe = it is not limited to Hungary) gravestone practice of including inscriptions= to other family members who died as Holocaust kedoshim. Thank you in advance for any responses. Philip Ross Researching: ROSENBLUTH: Satoraljaujhely, Budapest
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Samuel Fried/Freed Tolcsva or Erdohorvati Cemetery
#hungary
dwiener1940@...
Response to Larry Briggs email
My great-grandfather, Samuel Fried, lists his birthplace as Tolcsva on ship manifest (1888) and also on Budapest birth record (1889) of my grandfather, Rudolf. Can you direct me to any site/data base where I may find any information of Samuel's siblings or other family members in Tolcsva? Samuel emigrated with a Max Bettor, who may be a cousin. I have found several Fried families in 1859 and 1869 Tolscva Census, and one that lists Jakob and Amalia Rosenberg Fried with a son Samuel (born in 1862). Jakob (b.1819) and Amalia Rosenberg Fried (b.1820) Etel, b.1851, m.Jacob Klein 1870 Kati, b.1855, m.Albert Grinfeld 1833 Sali, b.1857 Hani, b. 1858, m.Josef Ganzfried 1850 Ignacz, b. 1860, m.Sali Blumenfeld 1884 Samuel, b. 1862 m.Fani Brueder 1885 Abraham, b.1864, d.1880 I would be interested in researching the cemetery in Erdohorvati or Tolcsva, if it is found. Please send link to data base. If anyone can connect to my family, please email at dwiener1940@gmail.com Thank you. Moderator: Please respond off-list unless information is of general interest.
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Re: Oroklet.hu Burial Records
#hungary
HungarianRoots
Dear all,
It is important to know that oroklet.hu is NOT a list of burial records for ALL the cemeteries listed there. It has the burial lists for the two cemeteries in Budapest, the one in Salgotarjani utca and the other one in Kozma utca. But for all the other cemeteries the lists are only transcriptions of death records >from the respective communities. Which do not fully overlap with the people buried in the respective cemeteries. This is very important to know. So If you don't find someone on the list it does not mean the person was not buried there or if someone is on the list, he or she may have been buried in another town! Regards, Karesz Vandor genealogist/Historian/Private tour guide Hungarian Roots web: www.hungarianroots.com e-mail: info@hungarianroots.com cell: +36-30-546-6950
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Samuel Fried/Freed Tolcsva or Erdohorvati Cemetery
#hungary
dwiener1940@...
Response to Larry Briggs email
My great-grandfather, Samuel Fried, lists his birthplace as Tolcsva on ship manifest (1888) and also on Budapest birth record (1889) of my grandfather, Rudolf. Can you direct me to any site/data base where I may find any information of Samuel's siblings or other family members in Tolcsva? Samuel emigrated with a Max Bettor, who may be a cousin. I have found several Fried families in 1859 and 1869 Tolscva Census, and one that lists Jakob and Amalia Rosenberg Fried with a son Samuel (born in 1862). Jakob (b.1819) and Amalia Rosenberg Fried (b.1820) Etel, b.1851, m.Jacob Klein 1870 Kati, b.1855, m.Albert Grinfeld 1833 Sali, b.1857 Hani, b. 1858, m.Josef Ganzfried 1850 Ignacz, b. 1860, m.Sali Blumenfeld 1884 Samuel, b. 1862 m.Fani Brueder 1885 Abraham, b.1864, d.1880 I would be interested in researching the cemetery in Erdohorvati or Tolcsva, if it is found. Please send link to data base. If anyone can connect to my family, please email at dwiener1940@gmail.com Thank you. Moderator: Please respond off-list unless information is of general interest.
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Re: Oroklet.hu Burial Records
#hungary
HungarianRoots
Dear all,
It is important to know that oroklet.hu is NOT a list of burial records for ALL the cemeteries listed there. It has the burial lists for the two cemeteries in Budapest, the one in Salgotarjani utca and the other one in Kozma utca. But for all the other cemeteries the lists are only transcriptions of death records >from the respective communities. Which do not fully overlap with the people buried in the respective cemeteries. This is very important to know. So If you don't find someone on the list it does not mean the person was not buried there or if someone is on the list, he or she may have been buried in another town! Regards, Karesz Vandor genealogist/Historian/Private tour guide Hungarian Roots web: www.hungarianroots.com e-mail: info@hungarianroots.com cell: +36-30-546-6950
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Cousin in Australia
#general
Renate Krakauer
I'm trying to find a cousin who emigrated >from Stanislawow, Poland to
Australia after the war or may have passed as Gentiles and were able to escape before the war ended. Her father, Benedikt Treibitsch, was married to my mother's sister, Mania (Amalia) Mandel, who was murdered in the Holocaust. Their daughter's name was Charlotte. I don't know if she married and if she did, what her married name would be. If anyone knows anything about this family, please contact me at rkrakauer@rogers.com Renate KRAKAUER
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JewishGen course: Complex Jewish Genealogy in the United States
#yiddish
bounce-3286529-772983@...
Times change and family genealogists are becoming more genealogically
experienced, more sophisticated at researching major web sites; yet organization and good research habits are necessary. Your best value may be one of our personally mentored, one-on-one, JewishGen courses. April brings our Intermediate Course, Complex Genealogical Research in the United States.If, despite basic online research (census, vital records), you have not yet found the Hebrew names, approximate birth year and/or former European town(s) for your U.S. immigrant ancestors, consider this course as it covers more complex U.S. topics such as naturalization, manifests, death records, military and governmental records (passports, visas, bankruptcy), and local archival research (course begins April 3). This 4 week genealogy course features our personal mentoring program and our online FORUM. Students are encouraged to post an ancestral branch, set goals for their research, and work one on one with the instructor. We are proud of our unique, individualized format and downloadable lessons. Students should have 8-10 hours per week to read the lessons, search online and interact with the instructor. Courses are open 24/7 to meet the needs of international students. *Please* read the course descriptions, instructor's credentials and requirements on www.jewishgen.org/education. Course Registration is opens, tuition is $150. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org. Thank you Phyllis Kramer, VP Education New York & Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Cousin in Australia
#general
Renate Krakauer
I'm trying to find a cousin who emigrated >from Stanislawow, Poland to
Australia after the war or may have passed as Gentiles and were able to escape before the war ended. Her father, Benedikt Treibitsch, was married to my mother's sister, Mania (Amalia) Mandel, who was murdered in the Holocaust. Their daughter's name was Charlotte. I don't know if she married and if she did, what her married name would be. If anyone knows anything about this family, please contact me at rkrakauer@rogers.com Renate KRAKAUER
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Yiddish Theatre and Vadeville #YiddishTheatre JewishGen course: Complex Jewish Genealogy in the United States
#yiddish
bounce-3286529-772983@...
Times change and family genealogists are becoming more genealogically
experienced, more sophisticated at researching major web sites; yet organization and good research habits are necessary. Your best value may be one of our personally mentored, one-on-one, JewishGen courses. April brings our Intermediate Course, Complex Genealogical Research in the United States.If, despite basic online research (census, vital records), you have not yet found the Hebrew names, approximate birth year and/or former European town(s) for your U.S. immigrant ancestors, consider this course as it covers more complex U.S. topics such as naturalization, manifests, death records, military and governmental records (passports, visas, bankruptcy), and local archival research (course begins April 3). This 4 week genealogy course features our personal mentoring program and our online FORUM. Students are encouraged to post an ancestral branch, set goals for their research, and work one on one with the instructor. We are proud of our unique, individualized format and downloadable lessons. Students should have 8-10 hours per week to read the lessons, search online and interact with the instructor. Courses are open 24/7 to meet the needs of international students. *Please* read the course descriptions, instructor's credentials and requirements on www.jewishgen.org/education. Course Registration is opens, tuition is $150. If, after reviewing the education page, you have some questions, please email JewishGen-Education@lyris.JewishGen.org. Thank you Phyllis Kramer, VP Education New York & Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
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Re: New York City research questions 1912-1925
#general
Phyllis Kramer
Jeff Miller posted requesting information about "fraternal lodges of
mutual aid, benevolent, sick-and-benefit, burial and free loan societies formed by the immigrants themselves. .... In 1900 there were over 1,000 societies in New York... Any idea how to identify institutions that may have records related to a particular family or community," Jeff, i wouldbegin with the Jewish Communal Register of 1918. This was a survey of communal organizations in New York City and it has been digitized on Google Books. For landsmanshaftenand other societies it contains lists of officers, names and addresses. find it at The Jewish Communal Register of New York City, 1917-1918... https://books.google.com/books?id=islKAQAAMAAJ For the orphanages...first try the census as the inmates at the Jewish Orphanages were included. Note that many inmates were there temporarily when their parents could not care for them. Second option is the query at the Center for Jewish History which has listings from some of the major orphanages...at http://genealogy.cjh.org/familycollections.php Last option is the HOH Jewish Orphanage Site that is no longer online...but do try the the wayback machine which archived many of the orphanage pages; you'll find the archive at https://archive.org/ Or, you could consider our New York Genealogy Class in August (www.jewishgen.org/education) happy hunting Phyllis Kramer, New York City, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla V.P.Education, JewishGen Inc: www.JewishGen.org/education Researching (all Galicia) ...KRAMER, BEIM >from Jasienica Rosielna ...SCHEINER, KANDEL >from Strzyzow & Dubiecko ...LINDNER, EICHEL from Rohatyn, Burstyn ...STECHER, TRACHMAN >from Nowy Zmigrod, Dukla family web site: KehilaLinks.JewishGen.org/Krosno/Kramer.htm
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen re: New York City research questions 1912-1925
#general
Phyllis Kramer
Jeff Miller posted requesting information about "fraternal lodges of
mutual aid, benevolent, sick-and-benefit, burial and free loan societies formed by the immigrants themselves. .... In 1900 there were over 1,000 societies in New York... Any idea how to identify institutions that may have records related to a particular family or community," Jeff, i wouldbegin with the Jewish Communal Register of 1918. This was a survey of communal organizations in New York City and it has been digitized on Google Books. For landsmanshaftenand other societies it contains lists of officers, names and addresses. find it at The Jewish Communal Register of New York City, 1917-1918... https://books.google.com/books?id=islKAQAAMAAJ For the orphanages...first try the census as the inmates at the Jewish Orphanages were included. Note that many inmates were there temporarily when their parents could not care for them. Second option is the query at the Center for Jewish History which has listings from some of the major orphanages...at http://genealogy.cjh.org/familycollections.php Last option is the HOH Jewish Orphanage Site that is no longer online...but do try the the wayback machine which archived many of the orphanage pages; you'll find the archive at https://archive.org/ Or, you could consider our New York Genealogy Class in August (www.jewishgen.org/education) happy hunting Phyllis Kramer, New York City, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla V.P.Education, JewishGen Inc: www.JewishGen.org/education Researching (all Galicia) ...KRAMER, BEIM >from Jasienica Rosielna ...SCHEINER, KANDEL >from Strzyzow & Dubiecko ...LINDNER, EICHEL from Rohatyn, Burstyn ...STECHER, TRACHMAN >from Nowy Zmigrod, Dukla family web site: KehilaLinks.JewishGen.org/Krosno/Kramer.htm
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death of Denise Nina Sarah GROSS?
#general
Richard Gross
Dear fellow genners,
I'm trying to find a date and place of death for Denise Nina Sarah Gross who was born on 30 December 1907 in Hampstead, London. Her parents were Dr Solomon (aka Sidney) Gross and Rosetta (aka Rose) Maud Gross nee Salaman. Denise was an artist and was unmarried. She appears on several UK censuses and I have a record of her birth but her demise eludes me. Can anyone help please? Best regards Beulah Gross in Australia
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen death of Denise Nina Sarah GROSS?
#general
Richard Gross
Dear fellow genners,
I'm trying to find a date and place of death for Denise Nina Sarah Gross who was born on 30 December 1907 in Hampstead, London. Her parents were Dr Solomon (aka Sidney) Gross and Rosetta (aka Rose) Maud Gross nee Salaman. Denise was an artist and was unmarried. She appears on several UK censuses and I have a record of her birth but her demise eludes me. Can anyone help please? Best regards Beulah Gross in Australia
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Celia Male
#austria-czech
Randy,
"I am very sad to inform you that Celia Male, who contributed to much to the Austria-Czech SIG over many years has passed away peacefully in the early morning of March 7th 2017. She had been suffering for 2 years with cancer, but was never in pain, and died in her sleep. Her funeral will be private for immediate family only." Many thanks, Simon www.linkedin.com/in/simonmale Simon Male <simon_male@yahoo.com>
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Austria-Czech SIG #Austria-Czech Celia Male
#austria-czech
Randy,
"I am very sad to inform you that Celia Male, who contributed to much to the Austria-Czech SIG over many years has passed away peacefully in the early morning of March 7th 2017. She had been suffering for 2 years with cancer, but was never in pain, and died in her sleep. Her funeral will be private for immediate family only." Many thanks, Simon www.linkedin.com/in/simonmale Simon Male <simon_male@yahoo.com>
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