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The March 2019 Issue of the "Galitzianer"
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Gesher Galicia SIG
As the new editor of Gesher Galicia's quarterly research journal, the
"Galitzianer," I am delighted to announce the release of the March 2019 issue of the journal. This issue covers a wide range of towns, topics and time periods--as well as answers to some interesting questions, like why did the funeral procession for a renowned physician and academic include many of Krakow's "ladies of the night"? Why was a surgeon who served honorably for decades in the Austro-Hungarian army denied the bulk of his pension? How did the development of the railway system make it possible for Galician Jews to emigrate--and also difficult for them not to? In addition to answering these and other questions, this issue also contains important information for research on eastern Galician records >from the Ukrainian archives, a discussion of tombstone inscriptions >from the Jewish cemetery in Kalush, a family history of a distinguished line of academics and physicians, two different perspectives on Galician emigration, and a synopsis of detailed diary entries >from behind the front lines during World War I. The articles comprising the March issue are: - "Research Corner: Vital Records of Eastern Galicia" by Tony Kahane - "A Journey through Generations: The Rosner Family Story" by Anna M. Rosner, PhD - ">from Krakow to Manchester: Jewish Migration in the Mid-Nineteenth Century" by Geoffrey M. Weisgard - "An Immigration Chain: >from Rohatyn to the US" by Alexander Feller - "House of Eternity: The Jewish Cemetery in Kalush" by Deborah Schultz - "Map Corner: Discovering Old Jewish Cemeteries in Galicia" by Jay Osborn - "The War and Beyond: Bernhard Bardach's Diaries" by Peter C. Appelbaum and Helmut Konrad The "Galitzianer" is a membership benefit of Gesher Galicia, though anyone is invited to submit articles on Galicia-related themes. For more details on our submissions policy, please visit www.geshergalicia.org/the-galitzianer/#submissions. For membership information, see www.geshergalicia.org/membership. Jodi G. Benjamin Editor, The Galitzianer Gesher Galicia Please do not reply to this emai address. Send all inquiries to info@geshergalicia.org
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen The March 2019 Issue of the "Galitzianer"
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Gesher Galicia SIG
As the new editor of Gesher Galicia's quarterly research journal, the
"Galitzianer," I am delighted to announce the release of the March 2019 issue of the journal. This issue covers a wide range of towns, topics and time periods--as well as answers to some interesting questions, like why did the funeral procession for a renowned physician and academic include many of Krakow's "ladies of the night"? Why was a surgeon who served honorably for decades in the Austro-Hungarian army denied the bulk of his pension? How did the development of the railway system make it possible for Galician Jews to emigrate--and also difficult for them not to? In addition to answering these and other questions, this issue also contains important information for research on eastern Galician records >from the Ukrainian archives, a discussion of tombstone inscriptions >from the Jewish cemetery in Kalush, a family history of a distinguished line of academics and physicians, two different perspectives on Galician emigration, and a synopsis of detailed diary entries >from behind the front lines during World War I. The articles comprising the March issue are: - "Research Corner: Vital Records of Eastern Galicia" by Tony Kahane - "A Journey through Generations: The Rosner Family Story" by Anna M. Rosner, PhD - ">from Krakow to Manchester: Jewish Migration in the Mid-Nineteenth Century" by Geoffrey M. Weisgard - "An Immigration Chain: >from Rohatyn to the US" by Alexander Feller - "House of Eternity: The Jewish Cemetery in Kalush" by Deborah Schultz - "Map Corner: Discovering Old Jewish Cemeteries in Galicia" by Jay Osborn - "The War and Beyond: Bernhard Bardach's Diaries" by Peter C. Appelbaum and Helmut Konrad The "Galitzianer" is a membership benefit of Gesher Galicia, though anyone is invited to submit articles on Galicia-related themes. For more details on our submissions policy, please visit www.geshergalicia.org/the-galitzianer/#submissions. For membership information, see www.geshergalicia.org/membership. Jodi G. Benjamin Editor, The Galitzianer Gesher Galicia Please do not reply to this emai address. Send all inquiries to info@geshergalicia.org
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New online 1930s population records for Rzeszow, Poland.
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Viv Bayer
For anyone researching family in Rzeszow in the late 1930s, new records are
available in the online Polish archives. The translation for these record sets is 'People movement control files'. They contain information such as name, date & place of birth, parents, spouse (also dob, place & parents) & children (if living at home), occupation & religion. On the second page of each record is their Rzeszow address plus addresses & dates for when they arrived in Rzeszow or were living in other towns. The records seem to cover from the mid 1930s until at least 1940. If someone has died or moved away duringthe period, it is marked in red. The records are sorted alphabetically by surname. Please note, each record is 2 pages. They can be found here starting on tab 258. https://szukajwarchiwach.pl/59/1/0/str/258/15?ps3DTrue#tabJednostki I only know some basic words in Polish so if there are any Polish speakers who are able to translate the various section headings, that would be appreciated. regards, Viv Bayer Melbourne
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen New online 1930s population records for Rzeszow, Poland.
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Viv Bayer
For anyone researching family in Rzeszow in the late 1930s, new records are
available in the online Polish archives. The translation for these record sets is 'People movement control files'. They contain information such as name, date & place of birth, parents, spouse (also dob, place & parents) & children (if living at home), occupation & religion. On the second page of each record is their Rzeszow address plus addresses & dates for when they arrived in Rzeszow or were living in other towns. The records seem to cover from the mid 1930s until at least 1940. If someone has died or moved away duringthe period, it is marked in red. The records are sorted alphabetically by surname. Please note, each record is 2 pages. They can be found here starting on tab 258. https://szukajwarchiwach.pl/59/1/0/str/258/15?ps3DTrue#tabJednostki I only know some basic words in Polish so if there are any Polish speakers who are able to translate the various section headings, that would be appreciated. regards, Viv Bayer Melbourne
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Regina RENAUD (nee STERN)- UK, Canada
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Rony Golan
I am seeking your help in trying to establish the whereabouts of Regina RENAULD
(nee STERN). Regina STERN (b. circa. 1914-1918) married in 1940 in the UK (Dr.) Reginals RENAUD. We know they moved to Canada and lived in Toronto. We traced them in several lists until about 2006. I assume Regina may have died at that year. However, I am unable to trace their death records nor graves in any database or cemetery. I will be happy with any help you may offer. Please reply privately, unless the reply is of interest to the entire group. Thank you, Rony Golan Israel
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Regina RENAUD (nee STERN)- UK, Canada
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Rony Golan
I am seeking your help in trying to establish the whereabouts of Regina RENAULD
(nee STERN). Regina STERN (b. circa. 1914-1918) married in 1940 in the UK (Dr.) Reginals RENAUD. We know they moved to Canada and lived in Toronto. We traced them in several lists until about 2006. I assume Regina may have died at that year. However, I am unable to trace their death records nor graves in any database or cemetery. I will be happy with any help you may offer. Please reply privately, unless the reply is of interest to the entire group. Thank you, Rony Golan Israel
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Seeking descendants of Anna/Annie KORN
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Sharon Korn <s.r.korn@...>
I am seeking information about and descendants of Anna or Annie KORN. Her parents
were Louis and Hannah. She was born in or near Pilzno, Austria, now Poland, in about 1870 and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents and siblings in about 1875. So far as is known , she always claimed to have been born in New York. Siblings were Elizabeth/Lizzie, Peter, Ida, Rose, Pauline, and Mildred. Annie was probably married young, possibly to a man with the surname REILLY. She was either widowed or divorced. The family believes she probably had no children, but we don't know for a fact. She loved to travel and could have died in Latin America. I would appreciate any information. Please answer privately. Sharon Korn San Diego, CA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Seeking descendants of Anna/Annie KORN
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Sharon Korn <s.r.korn@...>
I am seeking information about and descendants of Anna or Annie KORN. Her parents
were Louis and Hannah. She was born in or near Pilzno, Austria, now Poland, in about 1870 and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents and siblings in about 1875. So far as is known , she always claimed to have been born in New York. Siblings were Elizabeth/Lizzie, Peter, Ida, Rose, Pauline, and Mildred. Annie was probably married young, possibly to a man with the surname REILLY. She was either widowed or divorced. The family believes she probably had no children, but we don't know for a fact. She loved to travel and could have died in Latin America. I would appreciate any information. Please answer privately. Sharon Korn San Diego, CA
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Paler and Spitz familes
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Neil@...
Trying to make contact with the family of Rabbi Yissachar Bunim Paler
Rosh Yeshivat Mekor Chayim who married Zipora daughter of Chaim Aryey Spitz and his wife, Esther, daughter of Minke, born in Hungary on May 28, 1889 and died in Bnei Brak on February 1, 1984, married R. Joseph Aryey Feldman Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Private responses only please.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Paler and Spitz familes
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Neil@...
Trying to make contact with the family of Rabbi Yissachar Bunim Paler
Rosh Yeshivat Mekor Chayim who married Zipora daughter of Chaim Aryey Spitz and his wife, Esther, daughter of Minke, born in Hungary on May 28, 1889 and died in Bnei Brak on February 1, 1984, married R. Joseph Aryey Feldman Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Private responses only please.
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ViewMate Translation Request: Hebrew
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Martin Davis (com)
I've posted a Polish vital record in Polish with Hebrew script signatures. To my
poor level of understanding of Hebrew script, the signatures in Hebrew of Moshe SKORUPA and Abram RING appear to be different >from their Latin written names. I would appreciate any observations as to their actual Hebrew names. The record is on ViewMate at at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=72342 Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thanks in advance Martin Davis London (UK)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate Translation Request: Hebrew
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Martin Davis (com)
I've posted a Polish vital record in Polish with Hebrew script signatures. To my
poor level of understanding of Hebrew script, the signatures in Hebrew of Moshe SKORUPA and Abram RING appear to be different >from their Latin written names. I would appreciate any observations as to their actual Hebrew names. The record is on ViewMate at at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/responselist.asp?key=72342 Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thanks in advance Martin Davis London (UK)
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help interpreting border crossing record with immigration information
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Karen Amato
I've posted a U.S. border crossing document (in English) that contains earlier
immigration information >from Russia, which I need help interpreting. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM72357 Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thank you very much, Karen Milstone Amato ISAACSON/IZAKSON, PONARSKY, KEYFETZ (Mogilev, Medyn, Mstislaw)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen help interpreting border crossing record with immigration information
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Karen Amato
I've posted a U.S. border crossing document (in English) that contains earlier
immigration information >from Russia, which I need help interpreting. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM72357 Please respond via the form provided on the ViewMate image page. Thank you very much, Karen Milstone Amato ISAACSON/IZAKSON, PONARSKY, KEYFETZ (Mogilev, Medyn, Mstislaw)
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ViewMate translation request from Russian
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Sonny Putter <sonny_putter@...>
I would appreciate an English translation of the Russian text of the 1909
Lublin, Poland birth record of Mojzesz Hersz DRESZER, Akta 597. I would like a translation of all the genealogically significant information, especially the actual date and location of the birth. It is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM72312. Please respond using the online ViewMate form. Thank you very much. Sinai (Sonny) PUTTER Bellevue, Washington U.S.A. sonny_putter@prodigy.net
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate translation request from Russian
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Sonny Putter <sonny_putter@...>
I would appreciate an English translation of the Russian text of the 1909
Lublin, Poland birth record of Mojzesz Hersz DRESZER, Akta 597. I would like a translation of all the genealogically significant information, especially the actual date and location of the birth. It is on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM72312. Please respond using the online ViewMate form. Thank you very much. Sinai (Sonny) PUTTER Bellevue, Washington U.S.A. sonny_putter@prodigy.net
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Paler and Spitz familes
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Neil@...
Trying to make contact with the family of Rabbi Yissachar Bunim Paler
Rosh Yeshivat Mekor Chayim who married Zipora daughter of Chaim Aryey Spitz and his wife, Esther, daughter of Minke, born in Hungary on May 28, 1889 and died in Bnei Brak on February 1, 1984, married R. Joseph Aryey Feldman Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Paler and Spitz familes
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Neil@...
Trying to make contact with the family of Rabbi Yissachar Bunim Paler
Rosh Yeshivat Mekor Chayim who married Zipora daughter of Chaim Aryey Spitz and his wife, Esther, daughter of Minke, born in Hungary on May 28, 1889 and died in Bnei Brak on February 1, 1984, married R. Joseph Aryey Feldman Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.
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Rav Yisrael Muller
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Neil@...
Trying to make contact with Rav Yisrael Muller of Chestnut Ridge, NY
and formerly a Rosh Kollel in Toronto, who married Chaya, daughter of Moshe (Paul) Reichmann and his wife Leah, daughter of Moshe Feldman, descendants of the famous Shick Rabbinical family. Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic Rav Yisrael Muller
#rabbinic
Neil@...
Trying to make contact with Rav Yisrael Muller of Chestnut Ridge, NY
and formerly a Rosh Kollel in Toronto, who married Chaya, daughter of Moshe (Paul) Reichmann and his wife Leah, daughter of Moshe Feldman, descendants of the famous Shick Rabbinical family. Neil Rosenstein MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.
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