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Translation, Russian (ERDSNEKER, ZALCMAN, PRUZNIAK) Opole Lubelskie
#poland
Genealogy BLW
I have posted 3 records to ViewMate for translation >from Russian to
English. These records are all for the ERDSZNEK / ERDSZNEKE / ERDSZNEKER branch of my family. There are questions associated with each record. In general, I appreciate as much information as possible including names and titles of witnesses. http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67128 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67129 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67130 Please use the reply form in the ViewMate application as it archives responses for future reference and for use by other people. Thank you! Barbara Weintraub Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Primarily researching in congress Poland: KATZ/KAC, SZNAJDER, WAKSMAN, FINKIELSZTAJN, MELNIK, and spouses >from towns near Ostrowiec and Opole Lubelskie And, in Galicia: WEINTRAUB, BRODE, HAMMER/KAMER, SPINDEL, BLEIBERG
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JRI Poland #Poland Translation, Russian (ERDSNEKER, ZALCMAN, PRUZNIAK) Opole Lubelskie
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Genealogy BLW
I have posted 3 records to ViewMate for translation >from Russian to
English. These records are all for the ERDSZNEK / ERDSZNEKE / ERDSZNEKER branch of my family. There are questions associated with each record. In general, I appreciate as much information as possible including names and titles of witnesses. http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67128 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67129 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67130 Please use the reply form in the ViewMate application as it archives responses for future reference and for use by other people. Thank you! Barbara Weintraub Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Primarily researching in congress Poland: KATZ/KAC, SZNAJDER, WAKSMAN, FINKIELSZTAJN, MELNIK, and spouses >from towns near Ostrowiec and Opole Lubelskie And, in Galicia: WEINTRAUB, BRODE, HAMMER/KAMER, SPINDEL, BLEIBERG
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Viewmate translations from Polish
#poland
Philip Roth <PhilipRoth98@...>
I've posted some vital records in Polish for which I need translations.
Family names are Roth and Zelkowitz. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses:- http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67148 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67149 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67150 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67151 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67152 For nos. 67148 and 67149, please could I have as full a translation as possible. For the other three, partial translations, particularly any details of fam=ily names, addresses, dates etc. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Philip ROTH Elstree, Herts, UK Researching: ROTH (Kalisz, Poland & London, UK), SHEER (Kalisz, Poland & London, UK), ROSEN(KRANZ) (Kutno, Poland & London, UK), MAYNARD/MAIDART and KLEINOT/KLEINART (Zychlin, Poland & London, UK), DAVIS/RUTTISH/RATUSCH/ARATUZ (Zhitomir, Ukraine & London, UK / Buenos Aires, Argentina) LANGERMAN (Kolomyja) DONOVITCH (Volodimyr Volynski)
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JRI Poland #Poland Viewmate translations from Polish
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Philip Roth <PhilipRoth98@...>
I've posted some vital records in Polish for which I need translations.
Family names are Roth and Zelkowitz. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses:- http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67148 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67149 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67150 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67151 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67152 For nos. 67148 and 67149, please could I have as full a translation as possible. For the other three, partial translations, particularly any details of fam=ily names, addresses, dates etc. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Philip ROTH Elstree, Herts, UK Researching: ROTH (Kalisz, Poland & London, UK), SHEER (Kalisz, Poland & London, UK), ROSEN(KRANZ) (Kutno, Poland & London, UK), MAYNARD/MAIDART and KLEINOT/KLEINART (Zychlin, Poland & London, UK), DAVIS/RUTTISH/RATUSCH/ARATUZ (Zhitomir, Ukraine & London, UK / Buenos Aires, Argentina) LANGERMAN (Kolomyja) DONOVITCH (Volodimyr Volynski)
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Ukraine Research Inquiry
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Camille M. Wainer <camilleart1@...>
To Whom It May Concern;
This message is in regards to research concerning an individual (Max Wainer) who immigrated to the United States (circa 1895) >from the the town of Zhytomyr in the Ukraine. Please provide me with further details on how to submit inquiries for research through your website. Regards, Camille Wainer MODERATOR'S NOTE: Ukraine SIG does no original research. Most surviving records for Zhytomyr >from that era are in the Ukraine State Archives in Zhitomyr. Some have been digitized but are not yet online. To access most Zhitomyr records, you would need to hire a local researcher. JewishGen has an infofile on its home page on finding a genealogist with a list of researchers and their references. See https://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Researchers.htm. See the Zhitomyr Town Page on the Ukraine SIG website for a list of records that have been acquired and are currently being prepared for submission to the JewishGen Ukraine database. Other records may be available online >from other sources.
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Ukraine Research Inquiry
#ukraine
Camille M. Wainer <camilleart1@...>
To Whom It May Concern;
This message is in regards to research concerning an individual (Max Wainer) who immigrated to the United States (circa 1895) >from the the town of Zhytomyr in the Ukraine. Please provide me with further details on how to submit inquiries for research through your website. Regards, Camille Wainer MODERATOR'S NOTE: Ukraine SIG does no original research. Most surviving records for Zhytomyr >from that era are in the Ukraine State Archives in Zhitomyr. Some have been digitized but are not yet online. To access most Zhitomyr records, you would need to hire a local researcher. JewishGen has an infofile on its home page on finding a genealogist with a list of researchers and their references. See https://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Researchers.htm. See the Zhitomyr Town Page on the Ukraine SIG website for a list of records that have been acquired and are currently being prepared for submission to the JewishGen Ukraine database. Other records may be available online >from other sources.
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If not married in NYC, where?
#general
Steve Stein
William a.k.a. Nochem Wolf and Steerel LUBINSKY were married in Lithuania in
the late 1800s and came to New York in 1904 with their five young daughters. Steerel died in 1910, William in 1922. Until recently, I had assumed that the "married" status on William's death certificate was a mistake, and stupidly never bothered to find the 1920 census record (Ancestry had mis-transcribed "Lubinsky"). However, when I recently found his probate record, it indicated that he had six heirs, not five - his five daughters and his wife Gussie, the latter whom nobody ever heard of. Then I located the 1920 census, and according to the census, William and Gussie were already married in 1920 and living in Brooklyn. I cannot find a record of any marriage on italiangen.org that even resembles them between 1910 and 1920. So I have come to a few possibilities: ---- They were married outside New York City ---- They were married in New York City but the record is so mangled that I can't find it on italiangen ---- They were not legally married I might have considered the third possibility more strongly had I not seen the probate record. I would imagine that the daughters, all adults by then and four of five married, would have excluded her >from the estate were William and Gussie not legally married. There was $1500 worth of possessions at the time of his death. The widow and the wealthy son-in-law were the petitioners. William died in Brooklyn. I also cannot find a death certificate for Gussie Lubinsky that could possibly be William's widow. She is not buried with him (neither is his first wife, BTW). I am entertaining *reasonable* theories as to their marriage status, date, and place and avenues for further research. No beginner tutorials please. Steve Stein Highland Park, New Jersey
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen If not married in NYC, where?
#general
Steve Stein
William a.k.a. Nochem Wolf and Steerel LUBINSKY were married in Lithuania in
the late 1800s and came to New York in 1904 with their five young daughters. Steerel died in 1910, William in 1922. Until recently, I had assumed that the "married" status on William's death certificate was a mistake, and stupidly never bothered to find the 1920 census record (Ancestry had mis-transcribed "Lubinsky"). However, when I recently found his probate record, it indicated that he had six heirs, not five - his five daughters and his wife Gussie, the latter whom nobody ever heard of. Then I located the 1920 census, and according to the census, William and Gussie were already married in 1920 and living in Brooklyn. I cannot find a record of any marriage on italiangen.org that even resembles them between 1910 and 1920. So I have come to a few possibilities: ---- They were married outside New York City ---- They were married in New York City but the record is so mangled that I can't find it on italiangen ---- They were not legally married I might have considered the third possibility more strongly had I not seen the probate record. I would imagine that the daughters, all adults by then and four of five married, would have excluded her >from the estate were William and Gussie not legally married. There was $1500 worth of possessions at the time of his death. The widow and the wealthy son-in-law were the petitioners. William died in Brooklyn. I also cannot find a death certificate for Gussie Lubinsky that could possibly be William's widow. She is not buried with him (neither is his first wife, BTW). I am entertaining *reasonable* theories as to their marriage status, date, and place and avenues for further research. No beginner tutorials please. Steve Stein Highland Park, New Jersey
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SHAPIROs from Rashi
#general
David Goldman
Hello, Jewishgenners. Does anyone know of a reference list or chart of the
respective lines of descent of SHAPIROs >from Rashi through the various countries? I was just looking at one Hebrew reference stating that the Baal Shem Tov was descended through the brother of Rabbi Moshe Isserles of Cracow and Lurias >from Rabbi Shmuel Shapiro of Speyer whose wife was descended via Troyes >from the Rivan (Rabbi Yehuda ben Natan), the son-in-law of Rashi. Thanks, David Goldman NYC
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen SHAPIROs from Rashi
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David Goldman
Hello, Jewishgenners. Does anyone know of a reference list or chart of the
respective lines of descent of SHAPIROs >from Rashi through the various countries? I was just looking at one Hebrew reference stating that the Baal Shem Tov was descended through the brother of Rabbi Moshe Isserles of Cracow and Lurias >from Rabbi Shmuel Shapiro of Speyer whose wife was descended via Troyes >from the Rivan (Rabbi Yehuda ben Natan), the son-in-law of Rashi. Thanks, David Goldman NYC
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BURKES Family Reunion
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Jack Oliver <jako@...>
I am trying to contact Rose and her twin sister BURKES or their
off springs, for a family reunion. They would be about 86 years old. Their Parents were Goldie and Harry Burkes. Rose may have married a Lieberman while Joan's married name may be Ginsberg. The reunion will be on June 24th. Jack Oliver Las Vegas, NV MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen BURKES Family Reunion
#general
Jack Oliver <jako@...>
I am trying to contact Rose and her twin sister BURKES or their
off springs, for a family reunion. They would be about 86 years old. Their Parents were Goldie and Harry Burkes. Rose may have married a Lieberman while Joan's married name may be Ginsberg. The reunion will be on June 24th. Jack Oliver Las Vegas, NV MODERATOR NOTE: Please send contact information privately.
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Do you know the name of this school in New York
#general
Carol Rombro Rider
I have a picture of the class of T.H.H. school dated February 1919.
I am assuming this school was in New York City, but certainly if not in Manhattan then somewhere nearby. Does anyone know what the T.H.H. stands for? Thank you in advance, Carol Rombro Rider Baltimore, Maryland USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Do you know the name of this school in New York
#general
Carol Rombro Rider
I have a picture of the class of T.H.H. school dated February 1919.
I am assuming this school was in New York City, but certainly if not in Manhattan then somewhere nearby. Does anyone know what the T.H.H. stands for? Thank you in advance, Carol Rombro Rider Baltimore, Maryland USA
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Information about poet Shaul Tchernichovsky (1875 - 1943) family tree
#general
Amoz Chernoff
Is any one aware of information about poet Shaul Tchernichovsky's
parents and grandparents? I would appreciate any leads as to who may have such information. Thank you Amoz Chernoff Silver Spring, MD
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Information about poet Shaul Tchernichovsky (1875 - 1943) family tree
#general
Amoz Chernoff
Is any one aware of information about poet Shaul Tchernichovsky's
parents and grandparents? I would appreciate any leads as to who may have such information. Thank you Amoz Chernoff Silver Spring, MD
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GRABER or GRAEBER family of Sanok, Galicia
#general
Joseph Walder <jswalder@...>
Through JRI-Poland, I learned the names of the siblings of my paternal
grandmother, Feige GRABER (later Fanny WALDER), who did not leave Poland: Pesla (b. 1882), Chaim Mojzesz (b. 1890), Abraham (b. 1895), and Perla (b. 1897). Subsequently through the Jewishgen Family Finder, I contacted in Israel the spouse of a descendant of Pesla. Some of Pesla's children had survived! This unexpected success gives me hope that there might be living descendants of Chaim Mojzesz, Abraham, and Perla. Should anyone reading this be such a descendant or have information about such descendants, I would be grateful to know. Joseph WALDER Portland, Oregon, USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen GRABER or GRAEBER family of Sanok, Galicia
#general
Joseph Walder <jswalder@...>
Through JRI-Poland, I learned the names of the siblings of my paternal
grandmother, Feige GRABER (later Fanny WALDER), who did not leave Poland: Pesla (b. 1882), Chaim Mojzesz (b. 1890), Abraham (b. 1895), and Perla (b. 1897). Subsequently through the Jewishgen Family Finder, I contacted in Israel the spouse of a descendant of Pesla. Some of Pesla's children had survived! This unexpected success gives me hope that there might be living descendants of Chaim Mojzesz, Abraham, and Perla. Should anyone reading this be such a descendant or have information about such descendants, I would be grateful to know. Joseph WALDER Portland, Oregon, USA
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ViewMate Translation of French Death Record
#general
Robert Mandelbaum
I have posted to ViewMate a death record, in French, for which I would
very much appreciate a translation. The file can be found at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67112 Please respond using the form provided in the ViewMate application or to me directly at rmandelbau@.... Thank you very much, Robert Mandelbaum New York, New York rmandelbau@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate Translation of French Death Record
#general
Robert Mandelbaum
I have posted to ViewMate a death record, in French, for which I would
very much appreciate a translation. The file can be found at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM67112 Please respond using the form provided in the ViewMate application or to me directly at rmandelbau@.... Thank you very much, Robert Mandelbaum New York, New York rmandelbau@...
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