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Re: KGB investigation Files
#general
Nardo Bonomi
Dear Roman,
You wrote: To bring up the investigation, you have to locate the particular archive, where itPlease share with the list those online databases and name lists. Many of us have members of the family who were under investigation during the Communism. I have two relatives under investigation, one of which was deported. Thank you Nardo Bonomi Braverman Firenze - Italy Researching on: BRAVERMAN >from Podolya GROBMAN Ukraine LUFT and GRUENBLATT Ukraine OCCHIPINTI and AZULAY anywhere
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: KGB investigation Files
#general
Nardo Bonomi
Dear Roman,
You wrote: To bring up the investigation, you have to locate the particular archive, where itPlease share with the list those online databases and name lists. Many of us have members of the family who were under investigation during the Communism. I have two relatives under investigation, one of which was deported. Thank you Nardo Bonomi Braverman Firenze - Italy Researching on: BRAVERMAN >from Podolya GROBMAN Ukraine LUFT and GRUENBLATT Ukraine OCCHIPINTI and AZULAY anywhere
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Re: Is 'Wesse' the town of Jejse (Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi) in Vilna, Belarus?
#general
Alexander Sharon
Jeanette Anderson wrote:
I am attempting to trace the place of birth of my great grandfather Alfred Lewis. Alfred Lewis Born 1855 Place of Birth: Wesse, Poland (Russia) Alfred Lewis migrated to Australia (via Manchester, England) in 1888. His profession was master tailor. I cannot find any references to Wesse, which I believe has been anglicized. Google searches seemed to indicate Wesse may also be pronounced Jesse? Using JewishGen, I have come up with Jejse [Polish], Belarus (also known as Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi). --- Jeanette, Place you are searching for is most probably modern Vidzy in Belarus at 5524 2638. Best, Alexander Sharon JGFF editor
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen RE: Is 'Wesse' the town of Jejse (Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi) in Vilna, Belarus?
#general
Alexander Sharon
Jeanette Anderson wrote:
I am attempting to trace the place of birth of my great grandfather Alfred Lewis. Alfred Lewis Born 1855 Place of Birth: Wesse, Poland (Russia) Alfred Lewis migrated to Australia (via Manchester, England) in 1888. His profession was master tailor. I cannot find any references to Wesse, which I believe has been anglicized. Google searches seemed to indicate Wesse may also be pronounced Jesse? Using JewishGen, I have come up with Jejse [Polish], Belarus (also known as Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi). --- Jeanette, Place you are searching for is most probably modern Vidzy in Belarus at 5524 2638. Best, Alexander Sharon JGFF editor
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Seeking Kenin in Israel
#general
M. Ronn
Hello JewishGeners,
I was hoping if someone could tell me if the children of my relatives Mikhail (son of Vladimir/Zev) Kenin and his wife Sofia of the Ukraine, who were both born in the early 1920s in Nezhin, Ukraine, have settled in Israel. I am looking for current addresses and phone number. Please email me privately. Thank you, Michoel Ronn New York netronn@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Seeking Kenin in Israel
#general
M. Ronn
Hello JewishGeners,
I was hoping if someone could tell me if the children of my relatives Mikhail (son of Vladimir/Zev) Kenin and his wife Sofia of the Ukraine, who were both born in the early 1920s in Nezhin, Ukraine, have settled in Israel. I am looking for current addresses and phone number. Please email me privately. Thank you, Michoel Ronn New York netronn@...
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Polish translation with interpretation: Lodz ghetto record
#poland
Karen Amato
I've reposted a record in Polish (now translated) >from the Lodz Ghetto,
with two questions. Perhaps someone with knowledge about Lodz Ghetto could help answer them. It is on ViewMate at the following address http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM60335 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Karen Amato (MILSZTAJN, ELBAUM, ZALCBERG, Lodz, Konskie)
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JRI Poland #Poland Polish translation with interpretation: Lodz ghetto record
#poland
Karen Amato
I've reposted a record in Polish (now translated) >from the Lodz Ghetto,
with two questions. Perhaps someone with knowledge about Lodz Ghetto could help answer them. It is on ViewMate at the following address http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM60335 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Karen Amato (MILSZTAJN, ELBAUM, ZALCBERG, Lodz, Konskie)
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KGB investigation Files
#general
Roman Ravve
Working with the archival-investigation Files >from 1930-1940s, I am
always fascinated how many biographical and genealogic information it contains. People had been going through the serious of interviews, giving the information about their relatives at home and all around the globe. It lasted for half a year or more, when the arrested has been waiting >from one interrogation to another, sitting in a cell. They have been asked about their education, employment, political involvement, the distant family far away. To bring up the investigation, you have to locate the particular archive, where it stored at the moment. Then you have to contact them, explain how you connected to the person and ask for copies. There can be photos, copies of the personal documents, sometimes even the personal correspondence, which has been withdrawn during the arrest. There are several online databases and name lists, covering the political convicts in USSR - which investigation Files stored in the archives of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other exUSSR territories. As well as the unpublished name lists of the Russians arrested abroad. Roman Ravve Kiev, Ukraine roman.ravve@... POZNANSKY (Kamenetz-Podolsky, Kiev) TREBUKOV (Gomel, Kharkov, Leningrad) GUTMAN (Mozyr, Skrygalovka, Kiev) RAVVE (Ananiev, Hashevate) NERUBAY (Fastov, Andrushevka)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen KGB investigation Files
#general
Roman Ravve
Working with the archival-investigation Files >from 1930-1940s, I am
always fascinated how many biographical and genealogic information it contains. People had been going through the serious of interviews, giving the information about their relatives at home and all around the globe. It lasted for half a year or more, when the arrested has been waiting >from one interrogation to another, sitting in a cell. They have been asked about their education, employment, political involvement, the distant family far away. To bring up the investigation, you have to locate the particular archive, where it stored at the moment. Then you have to contact them, explain how you connected to the person and ask for copies. There can be photos, copies of the personal documents, sometimes even the personal correspondence, which has been withdrawn during the arrest. There are several online databases and name lists, covering the political convicts in USSR - which investigation Files stored in the archives of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other exUSSR territories. As well as the unpublished name lists of the Russians arrested abroad. Roman Ravve Kiev, Ukraine roman.ravve@... POZNANSKY (Kamenetz-Podolsky, Kiev) TREBUKOV (Gomel, Kharkov, Leningrad) GUTMAN (Mozyr, Skrygalovka, Kiev) RAVVE (Ananiev, Hashevate) NERUBAY (Fastov, Andrushevka)
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Alliance Colony documentation
#general
Herbert Lazerow
Toby Gass wrote: <Does anyone know of lists of people who came to
the Alliance Colonies that would have their names <before> they were Americanized?> In 1932, a book was published entitled Yoval: A Symposium upon the First Fifty Years of the Jewish Farming Colonies of Alliance, Norma and Brotmanville, New Jersey". Page 10 contains a list titled "The First Settlers of Alliance Who Arrived in 1882", which sets forth the names of almost 50 couples. Some appear to be the names they carried in Russia; most are Americanized names. Other names are scattered throughout the book, but there is no comprehensive list of residents. Bert -- Herbert Lazerow
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Alliance Colony documentation
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Herbert Lazerow
Toby Gass wrote: <Does anyone know of lists of people who came to
the Alliance Colonies that would have their names <before> they were Americanized?> In 1932, a book was published entitled Yoval: A Symposium upon the First Fifty Years of the Jewish Farming Colonies of Alliance, Norma and Brotmanville, New Jersey". Page 10 contains a list titled "The First Settlers of Alliance Who Arrived in 1882", which sets forth the names of almost 50 couples. Some appear to be the names they carried in Russia; most are Americanized names. Other names are scattered throughout the book, but there is no comprehensive list of residents. Bert -- Herbert Lazerow
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Re: Seeking George Donath in London
#general
Michael Gordy
I found him! Thanks to those who assisted.
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Michael Gordy <michael.gordy@...>
I am hoping to contact Mr George Donath of Eaton Mews South, London.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Seeking George Donath in London
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Michael Gordy
I found him! Thanks to those who assisted.
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Michael Gordy <michael.gordy@...>
I am hoping to contact Mr George Donath of Eaton Mews South, London.
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Re: Is 'Wesse' the town of Jejse (Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi) in Vilna, Belarus?
#general
bette_sscf <bette_sscf@...>
Jeanette Anderson is attempting to trace the town of birth, recorded as
Wesse, Poland (Russia) in her mother's family tree album, of her great grandfather Alfred Lewis, born 1855 and immigrated to Australia via Manchester England in 1888. She wrote: "Google searches seemed to indicate Wesse may also be pronounced Jesse? Using JewishGen, I have come up with Jejse [Polish], Belarus (also known as Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi)." ----- I believe you are on the wrong track identifying the town of Wesse, Poland (Russia). By the way, Vilna, Russia is now Vilnius, Lithuania, not Belarus. The key is accurate pronunciation of foreign alphabets. Generally, the letter /W/ was pronounced /V/ whereas the letter /J/ was pronounced /Y/. For Polish and Russian alphabet pronunciation, see Routes to Roots Foundation - Archive Database -Foreign Alphabets < http://www.rtrfoundation.org/webart/ForeignAlphabets--Polish.pdf > and < http://www.rtrfoundation.org/webart/ForeignAlphabets--Russian.pdf >. Obtain all possible family documents in Australia and England, including ship manifests and naturalizations (if available), that may name your GGF's and other family members' town of birth. Keep in mind that, presumably, your great grandfather's original surname in Russia was not LEWIS and his original given name was not Alfred. Results of (phonetically like) and (sounds like) searches in JewishGen Gazetteer for Wesse do not include an obvious match except for one possibility, Laczno, Laka, Wiese in Poland, located 126.7 miles NNW of Warszawa, not a significant Jewish community. Polish letter /L with stroke/ is pronounced /W/ and Polish letter /a with ogonek/ is pronounced /an/ or /am/ but the town was also called Wiese. < https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp > Do you know or have you contacted Hec Alcock in Victoria, Australia who posted a similar inquiry to RootsWeb in August 2014 about his GGF Alfred LEWIS >from Wesse Poland Russia and Manchester, England? http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/POLAND-ROOTS/2014-08/1406913107 Good luck! Bette Stoop Mas USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen RE: Is 'Wesse' the town of Jejse (Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi) in Vilna, Belarus?
#general
bette_sscf <bette_sscf@...>
Jeanette Anderson is attempting to trace the town of birth, recorded as
Wesse, Poland (Russia) in her mother's family tree album, of her great grandfather Alfred Lewis, born 1855 and immigrated to Australia via Manchester England in 1888. She wrote: "Google searches seemed to indicate Wesse may also be pronounced Jesse? Using JewishGen, I have come up with Jejse [Polish], Belarus (also known as Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi)." ----- I believe you are on the wrong track identifying the town of Wesse, Poland (Russia). By the way, Vilna, Russia is now Vilnius, Lithuania, not Belarus. The key is accurate pronunciation of foreign alphabets. Generally, the letter /W/ was pronounced /V/ whereas the letter /J/ was pronounced /Y/. For Polish and Russian alphabet pronunciation, see Routes to Roots Foundation - Archive Database -Foreign Alphabets < http://www.rtrfoundation.org/webart/ForeignAlphabets--Polish.pdf > and < http://www.rtrfoundation.org/webart/ForeignAlphabets--Russian.pdf >. Obtain all possible family documents in Australia and England, including ship manifests and naturalizations (if available), that may name your GGF's and other family members' town of birth. Keep in mind that, presumably, your great grandfather's original surname in Russia was not LEWIS and his original given name was not Alfred. Results of (phonetically like) and (sounds like) searches in JewishGen Gazetteer for Wesse do not include an obvious match except for one possibility, Laczno, Laka, Wiese in Poland, located 126.7 miles NNW of Warszawa, not a significant Jewish community. Polish letter /L with stroke/ is pronounced /W/ and Polish letter /a with ogonek/ is pronounced /an/ or /am/ but the town was also called Wiese. < https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp > Do you know or have you contacted Hec Alcock in Victoria, Australia who posted a similar inquiry to RootsWeb in August 2014 about his GGF Alfred LEWIS >from Wesse Poland Russia and Manchester, England? http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/POLAND-ROOTS/2014-08/1406913107 Good luck! Bette Stoop Mas USA
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Jewish Gen Education offers Brick Walls Class October 6
#belarus
Nancy Holden
For researchers who are at a standstill in their research and need new
ideas, JewishGen Education offers the popular class, Brick Wall or Dead End, starting October 6 - October 27 2017. Tuition $150 for three weeks. Frustrated and at a Loss ? Are you at a Dead End or just experiencing a Brick Wall? Are you stumped by a small detail or is there a major avenue you can't get passed? Take a class to help review and analyze your data with an personal instructor. If you feel you have you exhausted all approaches and want new solutions, this class offers one-on-one mentoring in a private educational Forum open 24/7. Requirements: Students must have done enough research to have reached a point where help is needed. Students should feel comfortable with computers and Internet searches. Details on the Education Page: check Requirements & Course Details www.JewishGen.org/education If you have further questions, please email Nancy Holden JewishGen-Education@... Nancy Holden, Instruction Manager
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Jewish Gen Education offers Brick Walls Class October 6
#belarus
Nancy Holden
For researchers who are at a standstill in their research and need new
ideas, JewishGen Education offers the popular class, Brick Wall or Dead End, starting October 6 - October 27 2017. Tuition $150 for three weeks. Frustrated and at a Loss ? Are you at a Dead End or just experiencing a Brick Wall? Are you stumped by a small detail or is there a major avenue you can't get passed? Take a class to help review and analyze your data with an personal instructor. If you feel you have you exhausted all approaches and want new solutions, this class offers one-on-one mentoring in a private educational Forum open 24/7. Requirements: Students must have done enough research to have reached a point where help is needed. Students should feel comfortable with computers and Internet searches. Details on the Education Page: check Requirements & Course Details www.JewishGen.org/education If you have further questions, please email Nancy Holden JewishGen-Education@... Nancy Holden, Instruction Manager
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Nancy Holden
#belarus
David Feldman <david.feldman@...>
The driving force behind last year's redesign of our website was Nancy
Holden and our webmaster Alan Raskin. Nancy was a volunteer >from the early days of the SIG and has made many contributions to the SIG, the latest being the website update and managing the help desk. This past week she indicated that she wants to scale back and stop managing the help desk but will continue to teach two JewishGen education classes for Belarus SIG; one is an Introduction to the Belarus SIG website the other is Search for your ancestors in Belarus. If anyone is interested in running the help desk please contact Sharon Fingold, sfingold@.... Through her and Alan's work we have a much more user-friendly website that integrates all the old information and provides a lot of needed new content in a much more interactive and easy to use site. Thanks to Nancy and Alan, we can be proud of our website. We want to personally thank Nancy for all the work she has done in designing, implementing and maintaining our website as well as all the work she has done in the past. In addition, the whole Belarus SIG owes her a debt of gratitude for all the work she has done and continues to do for the SIG. Nancy, thank you very much. Dave Feldman Sharon Fingold Ruth Silver Paul Zoglin
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Nancy Holden
#belarus
David Feldman <david.feldman@...>
The driving force behind last year's redesign of our website was Nancy
Holden and our webmaster Alan Raskin. Nancy was a volunteer >from the early days of the SIG and has made many contributions to the SIG, the latest being the website update and managing the help desk. This past week she indicated that she wants to scale back and stop managing the help desk but will continue to teach two JewishGen education classes for Belarus SIG; one is an Introduction to the Belarus SIG website the other is Search for your ancestors in Belarus. If anyone is interested in running the help desk please contact Sharon Fingold, sfingold@.... Through her and Alan's work we have a much more user-friendly website that integrates all the old information and provides a lot of needed new content in a much more interactive and easy to use site. Thanks to Nancy and Alan, we can be proud of our website. We want to personally thank Nancy for all the work she has done in designing, implementing and maintaining our website as well as all the work she has done in the past. In addition, the whole Belarus SIG owes her a debt of gratitude for all the work she has done and continues to do for the SIG. Nancy, thank you very much. Dave Feldman Sharon Fingold Ruth Silver Paul Zoglin
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